The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-04
Ordinance Adopted


| President Exum announced the ordi-
ance adopted and after passing on few
other matters the board recessed until
Friday
The caption of the ordinance sub
mitted by Judge Lane is as follows:
An ordinance to change and modify
certain existing water rates in the city
| of Birmingham, IS heretofore charged
| by the Birmingham Waterworks com
pany, and to reduce said rates for sup
plying water In the city of Birmingham,
under certain terms and conditions, and
to authorize the city TO purchase the
waterworks of Birmingham Water
works company and the mains, plugs
and other equipments of former munich
palities, East Lake, Woodlawn Avon
dale, Elyton. Graymont, North Haven
West End, Pratt City, Ensley and Wy
lam, along with the waterworks of
said company, at the expiration of the
contract between the city and said Bir-
| mingham Waterworks company of date
June 2, 1888, and prescribing certain
penalties for charging, demanding
| collecting water rates in excess of the
maximum rates here provided
|
The following is the proposition the
Birmingham Waterworks company in
part as embodied in the ordinance:
THE water company proposes to
change its rates for water furnished in
'ne epS VI nii"iiisi nam " piiNate cum
sumers, ana 70 the city Tor public pnr,
the following rates, viz:
Flat Rates
pwelrings of three rooms mr. loss &c M
| ner annum
Each additional room under tenn 81 90
per annum.
Each additional roon, over ton 70 centa
nor annItn
xyate,. closet for nriv.,,e IA n,il,, IN dwey
linps of three rooms or less IN rer
annum.
other fat rates as snecificd In tbe sew
eral contracts TO remain unchanged.
Meter Rates
tsor dau,, ayara,p consrn,nt,o,, Of
200 Gallons ar loss % cents ner ! ooo ga1-
Ions
Eor dau,, a,,erooa cons,m,t,op 81
e,1,,,@ /. ooo ~ < ooo aa1io,s ,17,L carts ,,o,.
! :, ooo r,1,1,,,s -
80 %t,,ss ',tet $3.50 a,sos +. A.,
sa,,ars,i 800 ~ 1901, ,,,'a.anaad
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water Cseu ny Ohy
s.That all water used by the city of
Birmingham for municipal purposes. 9th
er than for protection against fire, shall
| be metered and treated as passing
| through one meter and paid for monthly
at the rates applicable to other consum
ers. Services supplying water for NUM-
| ciraL purposes shall not be subject to
fanny minimum charge.
Fire hydrants shall not be used for
any purpose except 10 furnish water forI
the extingushment of IRE, and for test
f fnT n rs ~ e bv f,ren,an N4
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IuDilc rHe Hydrdhts
That the water company Will. within
two years from July 1st 1912, install at
its own expense. at locations to be sell
ected by the city, 3lS additional fire hy-
drants, so as to make the total number
of fire hydrants 1913. At least $50 of said
S'3 additional fire hydrants shall be con-
larger. now laid as som as nossi,,ls 'so,'
lowing the location OF rame bv the citv
and the remaining 223 or said 373 addf-
tional hydrants shall. at the city's on