Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-08-14
Ordinance No. SO.

An ordinance amending Sections
VII, TX and WI Of Ordinance No
80 (as amended by ordinance No. 49,
of the ordinances of the City of Alma
Michigan, the same being an ordinance
entitled, An ordinance adopting the
meter system of supplying water to
consumers from the village water
works, revising and establishing rates
therefor, providing for "A board OF
water commissioners, defining their
duties, providing for the protection
preservation and control of the water
works system and to repeal all ordi-
nances in conflict Herewith. "
THE CITY OF ALMA ORDAINS.
Section l. That Sections VII, TX
and XVI of Ordinance No. 80 Gas
amended by Ordinance No. 49) of the
Ordinances of the City Of Alma
Michigan, entitled GAN ordinance
adopting the meter system of supply
ing water TO consumers from the vii
lage water works, revising and estab-
fishing rates therefor, providing for a
board of water commissioners, defin-
ing their duties, providing for the pro
lection and preservation and control
of the water works system and to re-
pear all ordinances in conflict there
with" be and the same are hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Section VII. From and after the
1st day Of May, A. d. 1913, the water
rates shall be due and payable at the
Office of the City Clerk, on the 1st day
of February, May, August and No
vember, of each and every year, for
the three months Immediately pre-
ceeding each such respective dates
The rates charged each owner for
water measured and registered by
such meters from and after May LIST
1913. based upon each 1000 gallons or
fractional part thereof shall be as
follows:
First 5000 gallons at zoe per M,
$1.00 for 5000 gallons.
Next 5000 gallons at 19c per NJ,
81. 95 for 10000 gallons.
Next 5000 gallons at 1Sc per NJ,
1896 for $4,000 gallons.
Next 5000 gallons at tie per NJ
1910 for 10000 gallons.
Next 5000 gallons at 16c per NJ
$3.50 for $4,000 gallons.
Next 5000 gallons at 15c per M,
1915 for 10000 gallons.
Next 5000 gallons at lac per NJ,
1896 for $4,000 gallons
Next 5000 gallons at 13c per M,
$500 for 100000 gallons.
Next 5000 gallons at 12c per M,
1920 for $4,000 gallons.
Next 5000 gallons at lie per M,
$775 for $4,000 gallons.
Next 5000 gallons at 10c per M,
1925 for $4,000 gallons.
Next 5000 gallons at &c per NJ
IS. 20 for 10000 gallons.
Next 5000 gallons at Sc per M,
1910 for $4,000 gallons.
Next 10000 gallons at &c per NJ
$3.50 for $4,000 gallons.
Next $4,000 gallons at &c per M,
$11.30 for 100000 gallons.
Next $4,000 gallons at DC per M,
$3.50 for 10000 gallons.
Next $4,000 gallons at &c per M,
1850 for 225, 1000 gallons.
Any additional quantity at the rate
of cents per 1000 gallons.
Provided, however, thai there shall
he no charge to any owner Of less than
Five Dollars per year for any one
building or premises, to be paid in
quarterly installments of $1.25 each
at the time when said water rates be-
come due and payable as aforesaid
provided further, if from actual ex-
perience it shall be found that said
rates are either too high or too low
consistent with the expense of the
maintenance of said system, that is to
say, as may be shown by the water
fund account as provided for in this
ordinance, the Common Council may
provide by resolution for a horizontal
reduction or increase Of said rates,
and all the water furnished by the city
to consumers is contracted and fur
nished subject to such change as the
actual experience may determine
necessary to sustain said system upon
such basis.
Section X. That hereafter the
use of all water shall be charged to
the owner of the premises where con-
nection is made
Section XVI. On or Immediately
before the first days Of February,
May, August and November, in each