Evening journal., 1912-12-23
WATER BOARD
ADOPTS new
CHARGES

Water Commissioners William W
Knox and A. ID Poole this morning
adopted the new schedule Of water
rates for Wilmington. TO go into effect
January i. 1914 The new tariff prac-
ucally will mean am increase in rates
TO many consumers using the meter
service. as 90 provides first of all a
sorNicc charge OF So upward FOR
meters. whether or not one gallon oi
water is used. anC AL water USED Is
O. be charged for at "a ratio of seventy
Ite cents q thousand feet or less. ac-
Ncrlirg TO the consumption OF water.
iayOs Howell had requested the
Wafcr Commissioners to defer action
ON tho proposed change until june,
1913. but final action was taken to-
cay. The Commissioners, however,
providing that The changes should not
take effect until one~year hence.
The principal changes in the un-
mctcrcd class are that the charge for
the first wash pave shall be 81 and
for each additional wash pave ST. For
each stationary wash stand a charge
of Sl is 10 be made The principal
change in rates is I'm the metered
class Thc notices TO be sent out TO
t'AN uiiNio ''iith- va N4'~
say
''lf you do not wish said water sup
piled to you under such changed CON
diuons YOU must notify the Water
DeDartmCnt before January !, 1914.
The new schedule of rates for prop
critics having meter service is;
Annual service charge. SIS inch me-
ter S5. annual service charge "a
annual EnFNIIH
chaige ] inch meter, $40; annual
service charge / l-2 inch meter, Sl2;
annual service charge inch meter
S15. annual service charge inch
meter. 500: annual service charge a
inch meter S25, annual service
charge 6 inch meter, $50; annual SER
vice charge 3 inch meter. $40
In addition to tho annual service
charge. water will be supplied
through each meter at the following
rates per quarter
First two thousand cubic feet or
less Zoe per thousand
Next three thousand cubic feet or
less, 60c per thousand.
Next five thousand cubic feet or
less 45c per thousand
NcNt ten thousand cubic feet or
less t0c per thousand.
Next thirty thousand cubic feet or
less 3Sc per thousand.
Next fifty thousand cubic feet or
less sac per thousand
Next 100000 cubic feet or less, 36c
per thousand
That is. the cost OF two hundred
thousand cubic feet, Is SI545
An IN excess Of two hundred thou
sand cubic feet at 80 cents Bills for
water consumed by meter measure
meni are payable quarterly during
the month following the close Of the
quarter
The foregoing schedule means that
q service charge OF S5 or more for a
meter Is % ho made whether or not
?ry water Is consumed The Water
Commissioners say the rate establish
ol for water by meter is about the
grmo as that under Che present sys.
em which allows 30o gNlcna o
aic- daily for Sioa year TO- the SIS
ioch meter but without scrvic,
Qfgc. Thus If q household averages
tl gallons a day under tho new
tc Gle The charge will be approx
mctclg $40 for water consumed and
. serricc charge Under the ex-
istrs rate the consumer OF but 90 oI
oo Ealicnf daily pays as much as
tac consumer Of 300 gallons daily
1der The new rate water is TO be
p1ii icr according TO the amount used
ttc,e being l-2 gallons IN a cubi,
feet Il IS estimated that ~ a house.
bold with 5-S inch meter service aver.
AGES use of 100 gallons daily, the
charge for year would be So service
chaiGe plus So for water used Con.
suners Of less than an average OF 15C
g3llcns daily apparently will be IN,
only savers finder tho new rates be
ginning 1914 Tho same proportion
follows ont 1t Is estimated, with IN,
ir1p-r motors ne 10 charges