The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-21
ORDINANCE IS SUBMITTED
 TO REDUCE WATER RATES

including sprinkling rate. the charges for water may be by meter measurements, and shall not exceed the following rates, viz:
 For monthly consumption of: 80, ,000 gallons or less, 30.2O per 1000 gal Ions
 "So.ooO to 6oooo gallons, 271a. IS per 1"' gallons
 ''6o.ooo to 5000 gallons, 1T per 1000 gal Ions.
 'so.ooo to 12o.0oo gallons, .16 per 1000 gal Ions.
 .12o.ooO to 15o.ooo gallons, .15 per 1ocC gallons.
 ''In excess of 150,eo0 gallons monthly: For first 150,ooe gallons monthly, 15l; per 1000 gallons.
 For second l5o,ooo gallons monthly, # per 1000 gallons.
 For third 150,0oo gallons monthly, II per 1000 gallons.
 For fourth 15oooo gallons monthly l( per 1000 gallons
 For fifth 15o.ooo gallons monthly, .09 pei 1000 gallons.
 For sixth l5o,ooo gallons monthly. O, per 1000 gallons.
 For seventh 15o, GOO gallons monthly, oi per 1000 gallons.
 All in excess of seventh 15oooo gallons monthly, .06 per 1000 gallons.
 Minimum Rate
 And provided that no service except for dwellings as hereinabove provided shall be at rate less than s1 per month as a minimum.
 Sec. 4. For the purpose of determin- ing the amount of water consumed where water is sold by measure, and for the purpose of detecting waste or use In eX- cess of the quantities named as the max imum in section l hereof, meters may be put in at the expense of the person, hrnl or corporation furnishing the water, and where such meters are installed for the purpose of measuring water supplied by measure only, such person, firm or cor poration supplying the water, shall have the, right to charge monthly rental TOT such meter in addition to the regular water rate as follows; Half inch meter o5 cents; "A inch meter, 10 cents; l incl meter, 60 cents; 112 inch meter, $l; incl meter, Sl 50; inch meter g; inch me ter, $4; 6 inch meter, S.
 Sec. D. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation engaged 1T the business of furnishing water in the city of Birmingham, to charge. demand or collect from a private consumer ir said city, a higher price for water so fur nished than the maximum prices herin- above established, and any person, firm or corporation violating any of the pro- visions of this ordinance shall, upon con viction, be punished as provided in sec tion SOC of the city code.
 Sec G. All ordinances and laws of the city of Birmingham, insofar as the same conflict with any provision of this ordi- nance, are hereby repealed. '
 The Present Rates The water rates in effect at the present time follow
 CITY PROPER.
 Three room houses or less, S per year. Each additional room, $l per year. Bath rooms. S4 per year.
 Each additional bath room, & per year. Water closets, 8 per year.
 Each additional water closet, $2.5o per year
 Hose privilege 3 cents per square yard.
 SUBURBAN. E Including communities which were not part of Birmingham prior to 1910
 METER RATES.
 Three room houses or less, s2.75 mini mum with sewage.
 Four room houses or over s minimum with sewage.
 Three room houses, sl.5O minimum without sewage
 9 cents for each extra room up to S3. Charges per 1900 gallons are as follows: 1000 to 5000 gallons, D cents. 3000o to 45,O00 gallons, 2Iia cents. 45ooe to 6o,0oo gallons, 2sis cents. 60,0o0 to 100000 gallons, 20 cents. 10000 to 10000 gallons, 17lz cents.