The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-27

minimum rate.
 Section T of the ordinance provides that the new ordinance shall not apply to the suburbs which prior to their annexa- tion to Birmingham had contract with the water company. It is also provided that the new rates shall be effective April l.
 The New Ordinance
 The ordinance which is styled An or dinance regulating the manner and rates for furnishing water to private consum- CTS in the city of Birmingham" follows in full:
 Be it ordained by the board of con- missioners of the city of Birmingham, as follows:
 Section 1. Commencing the 1st day of April, 1912. the domestic rates for water furnished in the city of Brming- ham shall not exceed the following rares per annum, viz:
 Dwelling of rooms or less $500
 Each additional room under ten, 50c.
 Each additional room over nine, S1.oo.
 Water closet for private family, si00.
 Additional closet, same family or sery- ant, goo
 Bath tub for private family. S3.00.
 Additional tub, same family or servant, sl00
 sprinkling lawns and gardens, per square yard, cents
 Section ?. All buildings occupied partly for stores or business purposes, with rooms used for residences by the same tenant. shall be supplied with measured water; and stores. hotels and other bus ness houses shall be supplied with meas ured water: and all water supplied under this section shall be paid for at the ra tes set out in Section 2 hereof. Provided, that where rooms or flats not on the ground floors of business houses. are oc- cupied as dwellings by a different ten ant or occupant than those on the ground floor water for such rooms or flats shall be charged for at the rates set out in Sec ton l hereof
 Section 3. For all purposes other than those set out in Section l hereof, the charges for water may be by meter measurements and shall not exceed the following rates, viz;
 For a monthly consumption of 5000 gallons or less, 20 cents per 1000 gallons.
 5000 to 6o,Oo0 gallons, IS cents per 1000 gallons
 6o.oO0 10 90,ooO gallons 1G cents per 1000 gallons.
 5000 to 10000 gallons, IA cents per 1000 gallons.
 10000 to l5o,coO gallons, B cents per 1000 gallons.
 ''In excess of 10000 gallons monthly:
 For first l5O. .ooo gallons monthly, 12 cents per 1000 gallons.
 For second 150,N0 gallons monthly, Il cents per 1oo0 gallons.
 For third ljo.O0O gallons, monthly 10 cents per 1oo0 gallons.
 For fourth 10000 gallons monthly 9 cents per 1000 gallons.
 For fifth 150,000 gallons monthly, s cents per 1000 gallons.
 For sixth 15o00o gallons monthly, [ cents per 1900 gallons.
 For seventh 15o,Oo0 gallons monthly. 6 cents per 1900 gallons
 All in excess of seventh 150000 gallons monthly, , cents per 1000 gallons
  cept as hereinabove provided in Sec ton 1 shall be at a rate less than 30 cents per month, as minimum.
 Meters at COmpany's Expense
 sec 4.-In all cases where water Is sold by measure, meters are to be put in at the expense of the person. firm or corporatio furnishing the wa ter.
 Sec. ,. II shall be unla wful for any person. firm or corporation engaged in the business of furnishing water in the city of Birmingham to charge. demand or collect from a private consumer in said city a higher price for water so furnished than the maximum prices hereinabove established; and any per son, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction. be punished as provided in Section s06 of the city code.
 Sec. G. All ordinances and laws of the city of Birmingham in so far as the same conflict with any provision of this ordinance are hereby repealed
 Sec. :. The provisions of this or dinance shall not apply to or be in force in the territory embraced in any of the incorporated towns or cities an nexed to or absorbed by the city of Birmingham, which said annexed or ab sorbed cities or towns had separate con tracts regulating water rates in such cities or towns at the time of such ab sorpti6n or annexation. if such contracts are now in force: and said separate contracts and water rates of said am nexed or absorbed cities and towns shall not be affected in any way by the adoption of this ordinance
 Sec. 8. It shall be unlawful for any corporation. firm or person engaged in | ha hne pf fEb n h 70 city of Birmingham to refuse to supply water to any occupant of any dwelling who shall be an applicant therefor, upon the ground that a former tenant of the premises is in default for the payment of water furnished to such former tenant"