Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-10-02
Was introduced at Meeting
Last Night Showing Big Re-
ductlons for Meter Users.
COMPARISON SHOWS THE
CHANGES MADE
New Rules and Regulations
Also Included in Ordinance
Now on Second Reading

Beginning January 1, next, rates
| for water measured by meter will be
reduced in price to the smaller con-
sumers and increased to the largest
users, and the minimum meter
charge will be reduced from $40 to
! $4 year, If an ordinance introduced
and passed upon Its first reading at
a meeting of the Board of Water
Commissioners last night is finally
| adopted. 1t will also provide for the
proper maintenance Of service lines
in streets, the proper replacement of
pavements and strict observance by
plumbers of all ordinances and rules
| of the department. The ordinance
which Is in the form of an ordinance
| to amend an ordinance to establish
water regulation and rates, was in
troduced last night after it had been
reported out of the committee of the
whole by President G. d. Snedeker.
| Small consumers will benefit most
| by the reduction of meter rates and
the lower meter charge. This action
was taken mainly to encourage the
use of meters over the fiat rates to
stop water waste. Most large con-
| sumers must buy water at meter
rates under the rules of the depart
ment. The highest rate for the
smallest amount of water consumed
has been reduced from fifteen cents
to thirteen and a third cents per
| 1000 gallons. Smaller reductions
have been made In the other meter
rates, the reduction being smaller as
the amount consumed increases, but
| the lowest meter rate has been in
creased half cent. The new rates
will be as follows: Per 1000 gal
| Ions when during three months the
quantity consumed shall average less
| than 10000 gallons per day, 1888
| cents; 10000 and less than 10000
gallons a day, IL cents; 10000 and
| less than 10000 gallons day, IL
cents; 10000 and less than $4,000
gallons a day, 10 cents; $4,000 and
less than $4,000 gallons a day, 8
cents; 900 and less than 100, 900
gallons a day, cents; 100000 and
less than 100000 gallons a day,
cents; 100000 and less than 1,000,-
900 gallons day, cents; all
amounts over 100000 gallons a
day, $50 cents. The lowest rate now
charged for any amount of / 100000
gallons day Is five cents thousand
gallons.s
The present meter rates are as fol-
lows: When for three months (75
days to be a factor to establish the
rate) the quantity consumed shall
nx 1noC hn, 1 no
day, / 5 cents per thousand gallons;
1000 and less than 5000 gallons per
day, IA cents per thousand; 5000
and less than 10000 gallons per day,
13 cents per thousand; 10000 and
less than 10000 gallons per day, IL
cents per thousand; 10000 and less
than $4,000 gallons per day, l l cents
per thousand; $4,000 and less than
900 gallons per day, 10 cents per
thousand; 10000 and less than 49,
900 gallons per day, cents per
thousand; $4,000 and less than 100,
900 gallons per day, cents per
thousand; 100000 and less than
100000 gallons per day, cents per
thousand; 100000 and less than
100000 gallons per day, 6 cents per
thousand; 10000 and less than
100000 gallons per day, s " cents
per thousand, and all over a million
gallons per day, s cents per thou
sand. Provided that In no case when
a meter is used shall the annual
charge be less than $1,000.
Flat rate charges for water remain
unchanged in the new ordinance, ex-
cept that charge of 50 per year is
added In cases where automobiles
are owned The charges per year as
embodied in the new measure follow:
Dwelling house for one family only,
Sc; stationary tubs in private dwell
ing, 81; in boarding house, So; bath
tubs in private dwelling, $4; each
additional tub, 81; in boarding
house, $8; water closet in boarding
house, $8; each additional closet, So;
in private house, SO; each additional
closet, So; urinal in private house.
So; in stores or offices, Sc; boarding
houses, s8; stables, first four horses
each 81; each additional horse,
$3.50; each COW or OK, $3.50; each
automobile, So. For washing win
dows, carriages, sprinkling streets,
lawns, gardens and the like, s4 for
new structures, for each barrel of
lime used, six cents.
The new ordinance makes it com
pulsory to install meters In all dwell
ing houses containing more than one
family and in Photographic galleries,
livery stables, public garages, laun-
dries, soda fountains, bottling estab-
all places where steam is
used for power. milk dairies, bake
ries, markets, confectionery stores.
public drinking fountains, water |
troughs and such places as may be
designated by the water board.
The ordinance provides for the |
strict regulation OF meters and gov
erns their use and installation. |
Among other things 1t also provides |
that there must be no direct connec-
tion with fire pumps, that no lines
must be run to yard hydrants with |
out meter, that water must not be |
given away, unless metered, under a |
penalty OF $40; that garden sprink- |
lers must not be wasteful and sprink- |
ling must only be done between April |
l and November / and then only be- |
tween the hours of and A. NJ and |
5 and r. NJ, under a penalty OF SIS |