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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-10-30

From 100000 gallons to 100000
gallons 16c per 1000 gallons.
From 100000 gallons to 100000
gallons 15c per 1000 gallons.
From 100000 gallons to 100000
gallons 12c per 1000 gallons.
From 100000 gallons to 100000
gallons lie per 1000 gallons.
From 100000 gallons up lOc per
1000 gallons.
Domestic consumers of water shall
have installed and pay for meters, or
upon contract with the grantee or his
assigns meters shall be rented at a
charge of, not to exceed twenty cents
(20c) per month for each inch size
water meter. For larger meters,
special contracts shall be made be-
tween the grantee and the consumers.
Section 10. For the purpose of
meeting and paying promptly the
quarterly annual rental for said pub
lie service, as hereinbefore set forth,
to said grantee or his assigns, the
City Council shall appropriate each
year sum sufficient to pay the same
and in the event that the general rev.
enue of the city is insufficient there
for there shall be levied and collect
ed in the same manner as are the
taxes for general purposes suffi-
cient amount to pay the annual rental
for said service, which said tax when
so collected shall be held inviolate
for the special purpose for which 9R
is collected and paid to said grantee
or his assigns.
Section IA. The failure on the
part of the grantee herein to comply
with any Of the terms or conditions
of this contract within a reasonable
time after he has been notified in
writing by the city of Butler of his
failure, shall upon notice from said
city subject him to a forfeiture Of this
franchise such hearing on the SUBJ
ject to be before court of proper
jurisdiction. Service of the notice
mentioned in this section may be had
in the same manner as provided for
service of notices in Section Three 81.
Section Is. A special election shall
be held in the several wards of the
city OF Butler for the ratification or
rejection of the contract embodied
in this ordinance by the qualified vot-
ers of said city. Said special elec-
ton shall be held in the same man.
ner and the returns thereof made and
in all respects as is now
provided by law for the election of
city officials, and the Mayor shall by
proclamation give at least fifteen days
notice of the time when and place
where such election shall be held in
each ward. At said election the quail
fled voters of said city who favor.
shall deposit a written or
printed ballot in this form:
FOR THE WATERWORKS. YES.
And all who are opposed to the |
Of this contract shall de- |
posit . written or printed ballot in |
his form:
FOR THE wATERwORKS. NO.
II ii shall,appear from the returns
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-10-30

water, for shutting off water for non
payment of water rates, or for waste
of water, for requiring consumers to
install meters and for requiring and
fixing the penal sum Of any bond of
those who may engage in plumbing,
and otherwise regulate the safe and
efficient operation of the waterworks.
Saidgrantee shall not make any charge
for the tapping Of mains in making
new service connections, except the
actual expense of plumbers and labor
time consumed on each job. Pro
vided any consumer may employ his
own plumber to make connection,
same being licensed plumber by the
city, by giving reasonable notice to
and procuring a permit from the
company.
Section II. In the operation Of the
waterworks unseen and unavoidable
accidents may occur, such as break
age of mains, of machinery, of stand
pipes, or tornadoes, or cyclones, or
floods or cloudburst, water spouts,
or droughts, fire or lightning, or lab
or troubles or malicious interference,
and injuries to the waterworks may
be perpetrated, making it impossible
to operate said waterworks to the ten
or and effect as hereinbefore set forth.
Therefore, hindrance from any of the
aforesaid causes shall not make a
forfeiture of this franchise or any Of
the provisions thereof, provided that
in good faith all such repairs and OBJ
stacles be as speedily made and over
come as possible with due diligence.
It being understood by the city of
Butler and the grantee herein that
the property is to be maintained by
said grantee or assigns in good repair
and any failure to properly operate or
maintain 1.-THE property subjects the
grantee to the revoking of this con-
tract as hereinafter provided for.
Section IL. Said grantee or his
assigns, during the term of this ordi-
nance, may charge as rates for the
use of water tariff of prices equal
to, but not exceeding the annexed
list as follows: For city use Three
Thousand Dollars $4,000 per year for
fire hydrants, payable quarterly as
provided and Forty
Dollars $4,000 for added new ones
and for water furnished to domestic
consumers same shall be sold through
water meters on the following month
ly basis.
For the first 5000 gallons at the
rate Of 40 cents (4Oc) per 1000 gallons
with a minimum monthly charge
against each consumer Of not less
han 1850 gallons.
Prom 5000 gallons to 6O00 gallons
38c per 1000 gallons.
From 5000 gallons to 5000 gallons
36c per 1000 gallons.
From 5000 gallons to 1000 gallons
36c Per 1000 gallons.
From 10, 600 gallons to 5000 gal
O. 90 per 1000 gallons. /
fum lk 600 gallons to $1,000 gal
o. 26c Per 1000 gallons.
ponS 50 90 gallons to 100. 900 GAL
e1 ~ pr 100 gallons. |
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-10-30
Ordinance No. 275.
AN ORDINANCE.

To provide supply Of water to the
city of Butler and its inhabitants, in
the county of Bates and State of
Missouri, and authorizing Charles
E. Stephenson, his associates, as
signs and grantees, to maintain,
extend and rebuild and operate
i. waterworks, and for making and
entering into contract with said
Charles E. Stephenson, his associ-
ates. grantees and assigns, for fur
3 nishing water through hydrants for
purposes of fire protection, and
for other municipal uses, and Civ
ing the city Of Butler an option to
purchase said waterworks; also for
submitting this proposition to the
qualified voters of the city of But
Ter for their adoption or rejection.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council
of the City of Butler as follows:
Section l.. That there is hereby
granted to Charles E Stephenson, his
successors and assigns, for the term
of Twenty (2O years from and after
the final passage of this ordinance,
the privilege and authority of main
tanning and operating a system
of waterworks in accordance with
the terms and provisions of this or
dinance and of using the streets, al
legs, public square and all other pub
lie places within the corporate limits
of the city of Butler, Missouri, as
they now exist or may hereafter be
extended, and within such other ter
ritory as may now or hereafter be
under its jurisdiction, forthe purposes
IF laying pipes, mains and other con-
,,'uits, erecting and maintaining reser-
oirs, standpipes and hydrants, and
Ii other apparatus for conducting
ID furnishing an adequate supply OF
ater to said city Of Butler and its
habitants for public and private use,
J I'd for making repairs and extensions
20 said system from time to time dur
ing the period for which this ordi-
nance shall be in force. The said
city of Butler also hereby gives the
said grantee, his successors and as
signs, the right and privilege of erect
ing and maintaining poles under the
direction ofthe City Council, inandup-
on the streets and alleys Of said city
o.. Butler for the conveying OF electric
power to the water station on the
Miami River II in the Judgment OF
mid grantee, his successors or as
signs, It should be thought advisable
Is uss electric power in addition to
he present steam pumps for the
vumping Of water to the city OF
Butler, provided the city may, in pur-
n,ance Of q general plan affecting all
overhead wires, require the grantee
& III assigns 10 bury said wires un-
playground within the limits OF the
~ a. any sectipn thereof.
secsion Z he Seurcs Of the wafer
iln,ly slaIl b from tie Miami Creek
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shall be guarded by DarrlcadeS Dy Gay
and by danger lights at night. All of
the aforesaid constructions, operation,
maintaining, excavating, refilling,; re-
pairing and guarding are to be done
wholly by and at the expense of the
grantee and his assigns, and said
grantee hereby agrees to save the city
harmless from any damages to person
or property arising from negligence
on the part of said grantee or his en-
ployees in the noncompliance with
this section, as herein provided.
Section 5. In consideration of the
water supply hereby secured to the
city Of Butler and its inhabitants and
as an inducement to said grantee, his
grantees and assigns, to accept the
provisions OF this ordinance and con-
tract, the said city Of Butler hereby
agrees to and does rent from said
grantee during the full term OF this
franchise not less than the present
eiphty-three (80 hydrants as located
on the present pipes and mains within
the city limits, and the city Of Butler
does hereby agree and binds itself to]
pay to the sid grantee This assigns
for the use Of said eighty-three 0Sll
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
NEW JERSEY SALES.

The Payson Mel Merrill Company, Inc
sold 10 Jacob Schuster. r., the property
Of Mrs James 3. Dill, corner Of lakewood
avenue and Berwyn street, Orange, y. j.
consisting Of a dwelling house and one
acre OF land; also sold for Mr.. Schuster a
plot Of land on Wildwood avenue, Level
lyn Park, West Orange, y. j., 10 Mrs.
Dill, and an acre adjoining, on Tulip ave
nue.. for Frederick w. Browning, on
which property Mrs. Dill will erect resi-
dence for her occupancy.
+. NJ. Crawley & Bros. report the sale OF
a residence on Clarewill avenue. Upper
Montclair, y. j., to T. p. Mills. The prop
erty has a frontage OF 100 feet and the
house is a two and one-half story. The
same brokers also sold the stucco resi-
derce on Clairldge avenue. Montclair,
valued at $1,000.
Louis Schlesinger, Inc, sold for Martin
S. Thomas the frame residence NO -
Grove street on plot 150Xl5O feet. at Gran
ford. y. J., to DR.. II. r. Durham; also
scld a ffty-acre farm at Wilmington y. D.
for A. I. Cochrane TO NJ. 81 Woodley.
Taendler G. Scholz sold twenty-acre
farm, with buildings and stock, at ADAMS
near New Brunswick. Middlesex County
y. j.. for Anton Stahl to Robert NJ
Mowry, Of Richmond Hill, who gave ~
part payment a cottage at Greenwood
avenue, Richmond Hill.
Steven B. Ayres has sold FOR th'
Wheeler Corporation to Norman X. Jeh
nor PLOTS 4. Is and 1s in Block +. PAIN
field Park, North Plainfeld.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
EXPLAINS CIVIC NEEDS
Conserve Real Estate Values
and Economic. SAYS Expert.

William II. Chesebrough president OF
the City Economy League. explained
what he termed the "civic necessity" for
the organization OF the City Economy
League and the means by which the
league purposes TO fulfil an urgent mis-
sion" to protect the city's credit and re-
store the citys finances TO a SOUND
basis
The City Economy League" said Mr.
Chesebrough. (which now shows an
actual enrolment of nearly $1,000 and
claims a potential strength OF 100000 Is a
product of civic necessity.
1T is the urgent mission OF this league
to devise means for protecting the citys
credit and to restore its finances to
sound basis.
New York has become the greatest
municipality, as we'll as the greatest ousi-
ness corporation, i'm the world. with It's
cosmopolitan elements and constant &C
cretions of unassimlated populations. TO-
gether with ITS ultra-progressive spirit
and habit" Of rapid expansion, the city
has become so vast and unwieldy as 10
require the most vigiant and expert ser
vice in all It's rsmihed departments to d.
rect its course In safety.
students OF political economy. great
fnanciers and business men OF large al
fairs. have foreseen trouble ahead and
given warning to the effect that:
'1 The city's debt (now about $500
900 COO has reached the limit OF the city's
legal credit.
80 The city cannot incur more deht
with IMMUNITY without an expansion OF
its credit.
80 The city cannot expand its credit
for the reason that real estate. which Is
the basis OF its credit and security for
It's debt. is burdened with an assessment
valuation Of 100 per cent OF its actual
value in the open market. There Is no
further margin for an expansion OF the
city's credit.
ut follows. therefore. that real estate
values must he conserved and a policy
Of economy and efficiency maintained
whereby all waste and extravaganza will
be eliminated. our resources preserved
city owned property made productive and
self-sustaning and new sources Of reve-
nue. developed.
THE City Economy League has dedi-
Gated its best endeavors to this purpose
FIRST by securing in the next administra-
ton the adoption Of policy Of economy;
second. by securing the nomination of the
ablest and best men available for pubic
Offices. and. third. by assisting our pubic
officials to determine the proper lines be-
tween proposals for unnecessary things
and the Just requirements of the public In
civic betterment for the health. education
and general welfare Of the people al large
IF we can accomplish these things We
expect to do with the cooperation OF rent
payers. business men and other good clu-
zens. confidence in real estate Will be re-
stored. our citys finances placed on
sound basis and a new era OF general
prosperity enjoyed"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
WATERWAY IMPROVEMENTS
Add to Values of Long Island
Real Estate.

The widening and Strengthening OF wind
ing creeks that flow into the bays OF the
south side of Long Island is form OF
Improvement that has engaged the ac-
tivlties Of land developers In the last
five years. and the same character OF I'M
provement has also engaged the attention
OF the townships OF the south shore.
The latter. az well az the land develop
ers, have awakened to the fact that real
estate increment or the south side Is &C
celebrated by waterway improvements be-
cause the chief attraction OF that part Of
Long Island is it's bays and the ocean be-
yond; and. rs the deepening aud straight
enng OF creeks make the bays they now
into more accessible. property along and
within easy walking distance OF the
creeks grow in value through becoming
attractive as cottage sites.
All Of Long Island that is not immedi-
ately adjacent to the railroad is becoming
a playground for New Workers. And as
most Of the waterfront OF the south shore
is within a mile OF either the Montauk or
Long Beach division of the railroad
property along that coast has come INTO
the market as sites for all-year homes.
The towns that have aided In waterway
improvements have, as a result. added 10
their totals OF assessed valuations. while
the land companies which have improved
the waterways running through their de-
velopments have increased toe value Of
every lot comprising them and have has
tened the sale OF them.
The south shore OF Nassau County IS
now part Of the metropolitan residential
district. and tho water advantages form
the principal cause Of the influx Of popu-
lation. together. OF course. with Increased
accessibility The deepeued waterway
back OF Long Beach proved to be an in,
centive for the improvement OF the shore
OF the mainland opposite. and II had much
10 do with inspiring the government TO
plan a deep inside waterway through
Hewlett. Hampstead and Great South
bays
When the government completes its
plans in this respect the dcepened water
ways along the south shore OF Nassau
County that have been made so by town
ship and private enterprise Will prove 20
be valuable adjuncts 10 the general route.
At East Rockaway the Windsor Land
and Improvement Company has built a
Yacht or harbor or waterway 70 feet wide
and nearly a mile long, and II is Of great
benefit not only to its immediate devel-
opment but TO the entire surrounding
area. when the state improves Powelrs
Creek and Mil River at Oceanside and
Rockville Centre the surrounding acreage
will come into stronger demand. although
Il is already being placed on the market.
Real estate utilitarianism and the inces-
SAINT demand for home sites in southern
Nassau County require that all waterfront
and creeks in the territory be made prac-
ucally navieable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
TO HAVE NEW BUILDING
MontCIair Structure for Public
Service Corporation.
COST WILL BE $4,000
Realty Dealers of Town Expect
Lively Fall Renting
Season.

Plans were filed last week with Building
Inspector William II. Senior for the new
office building which the Public Service
Corporation will erect at the northwest
corner of Bloomfield avenue and Bell
street Montclair. y. j.. opposite the com
pany's present large car barn. Ground
was broken for the new structure at
once.
The new building. which will cost t56.-
00O. will be another important addition
to that section Of the town which has
recently been benefited by the erection
or the new municipal building. the art
museum and the Montclair Theatre. 1t
is to be of bricl steel and concrete con-
stuction. two stories high. 80 by 100 feet.
The building will be complete In every
detail II will be heated by steam, and
both gas and electricity Will be used for
lighting. In the basement will be the
display room the collectors office and
the storeroom on the first floor Will be
another display room and the offices Of
the cashier ana his assistant.
on the second floor will be located the
electrical and gas departments. and the
general bookkeepers' Offices. in addition
to large lobby for the public. The Z. J.
Heddon Construction Company, Of New
ark are the general contractors.
What with the extensive building that Is
going on along Bloomfield avenue and the
optimistic expressions OF real estate deal
ers generally. it is expected that the fan
season in MontclaIr will be one Of great
activity.
The demand for new houses Is good.
In the course OF FIVE years at least 40
new dwellings have been erected I'm Mont
clair, and nearly all are occupied. Nat
urally. some OF tho houses previously
tenanted are now for rent. II does not
follow that these vacant houses are not
desirable. Many arc well built In thor
ough repair. and splendidly located.
On account Of the past years dulncss
and partly because OF the large number
Of structures. rents in some sections OF
the town have been relI.ed. This. It IS
expected. will increase the demand for
good houses here.
Montclair is becoming a fall renting
town. and I'm future there VIII prob
ably be but one leasing season-Ociober
all renting dating from that period.
The market IS controlled there from this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
MISCELLANEOUS LEASES.

Thomas J. O'Rellly has leased tie
dwelling. 30 go West l22d street and the
following stores: 40. 2si5 Broadway. to l.
Hayashi. 80. 2si7 broadway. TO B. chalk
No. ..9l Broadway. 10 the lieenan Laun-
dry. No .s3s Broadway, 10 shedko's Bak-
err. and 80. 2S35 Broadway, TO Miss ilar-
rlet: a loft at the northeast corner OF
Broadway and 10th street, to Or. kutyn:
loft NJ tho southwest corner OF Broadway
and 10th street. 10 Madam Goodman.
NJ & T.. Hess have leased the eleventh
loft iu 80. eo2 10 go Broadway To Wen
4 Livingston.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
TO ERECT BIG PLANT
Lonu Island City Factory to
Cost $4,000.
BUILDINGS FOR QUEENS
Operations Larger than at Any
Other Time in Mid
August.

The extent of the building operations in
Queens is larger now than at any o'nei
time in mid-August. In the week apph-
cations for permits totalled S7SSO2. There
were seventy-eight applications for ne"
buildings Of a cost Of Sl2,6G; thlrty-t"o
applications for alterations of an esu-
mated cost Of S2s.500, and sixty-seven APP
plications for plumbing permits OF an es'i-
mated cost of $50. $50.
Another factory is to be built in the
Industrial section, near the termlnai OF
the Greensboro Bridge. 1t will be erected
at Wilbur avenue and Sunswick street by
the Greensboro Bridge Loft Corporation
which is planning to erect other oulIulhes
OF the same character there. Inc iac'oi'
for which permits were asked VIII De l.Ne
stories. of brick hreproof construction Jun
lS5 feet and will cost $4,000 concerns
that now have headquarters in Manhat-
tan will locate there.
Steady progress is being made IN the
development Of other sections OF queens
At Corona Thomas DAILY will continue Ms
DEVELOPMENT by the erection OF three stoIS
brick stores and tenements on JACKSON
avenue. east Of Randall avenue at a cost
~ s1oooo each. These buildings VIII be IN
g section which has developed from Va
cant lots in three years
In the Long Island City tenement sec
ton W. G. Mowat will erect four story
tenenents TO cost $4,000 each. The tene-
n,ents will be built in Lockwood street, in
the heart of a rapidly developing tract.
One of the first concerns to take ad-
vantage Of the extension of the dual rapid
transit system TO Corona by building
along the line Of the elevated is Thoinp-
son Brothers. They have applied for per-
mits for the erection Of two and a hai
story frame dwellings on Roosevelt ave-
nue.. north Of Park avenue. Corona. at Il
cost Of $500 each. II is predicted that
this section will be reserved for apartment
houses. Houses similarly modelled Will be
erected by the same company In Lent
street. south of Park avenue. Corona.
At South Ozone Park John Koran VIII
build a number of two story frame dwell
ings OF a pretentious style on the ROCK
away road, east Of Presberger avenue.
John F. Kendall will continue the devel-
opment in the Kew section by the erec-
ton OF a number of commodious frame
dwellings. to cost $500 to 5000 each.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17

CITY. and that rule is in practice here, Que
IN the fact that many persons acquired
the habit. when their leases expired on
Nav |. 10 store their furniture ana nc
IN tho mountains or seashore, depending
on the fall furnishing them an opportuh-
itv TO secure an advantageous lease oi
new premises. The owners and real es-
tato men soon saw the disadvantage to
themselves of this system, and changed
the date of leasing.
Another encouraging sign in the Mont
clair market is that many inquiries are
being made concerning loans. At the
offices OF the Montclair Building and
Loan Association the demands for loans
for building at the present time Is saiu
TO be fair. while 1T Is stated In other
quarters that there is plenty Of money 10
be had at and OF per cent
Real estate is becoming more OF an
attraction for large investors In Mont
clair than ever before.
The fluctuations OF other Investments
railroad stocks and bonds and even gov
ernment securlties-have induced people
desiring a reliable and sound place lot
their money 10 s'th otHe' SNN
come.
Land south Of Bloomfield avenue IN
Montclair is getting scarce. but there
are many splendid pieces Of building prop
ertv available at reasonable prices north
Of that dividing line TO develop por-
ton OF this section crosstown traction
lines are being advocated, and one OF the
churches of the town. through display
advertisements. IS urging that such ac-
commodations he provided the people.
There is a section Of Montclair, along
Grove street. which would instantly pe-
come highly desirable II trolley line
or auto bus service were established on
that thoroughfare. and il is expected that
a strong movement WIKI this end In Vie"
Will De started before aext spring.