Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-10-01

Rates for tho sale OF watcr are
fiscd as follows.
up 20 10000 gallons por month
zoe per fhousand gallons
over 10000 saions aud Wp 90 2s,-I
600 salons per month, 1ie ncr thou
sand salons
In excess % $4,000 aud up 60 s0.-
coo gallons per month. lgc per ihou-.
sand gallona
in crceea OF 50.o0o and up 90 100.
600 esilcns Per month, i2c per thou
aand gallons
And FOR consumers IN excess of one
hundred Thousand gallons pes month
end up 10 100000, lie per ihouaand
gallons
And for consumoru I'M excess OF five
hundred Thousand gallons per mouth
the charge viii be ioc per thousand
salons
All educational institutions using
water shall pay i0c per thousand gal
Ions.
Provision Is made whereby con-
sumors must also pay a monthly rem
tul on their water meters. depending
upon the size of the meter. as fol-
lows.
soc per month for each meter t-s
inch $40 OF connection.
75c per month for each meter "a
inch size OF connection
s1.0O per month for each meter
inch and nnder inches OF size OF
connections: meters OF 2 inch and lar
ger must be furnished and repaired
nc customers expense. and shall re-
main his property, but be under the
supervision OF the water superintond-
emit
In addition 70 fixing meter rates,
imposing upon tho consumers rem
tai for meters. the ordinance sets a
minimum monthly rate for residences
and other places. and in addition to
the minimum rates for the water viii
charge zoe q month for each sewer
CONNECTION. The minimum rate for
all consumers is TO be Si.50 per
month, Of which soc Is meter rental.
The ordinance appropriatea from
the Water Fund OF the city the sum
Of $500. TO be called a meter fund,
and with which meters are TO be
bought. Each month the wator de-
partment is to pay into this fund
such rentals for meters as are col
lected from consumers. until tho
/ $4,000 is received back. when tho
water fund will be reimbursed for
the loan TO tho meter fund As the
rentals are collected and placed into
the meter fund, moro meters are q
be bought. until All consumers are
placed on meter service.
The ordinance provides fees fol
tapping water mains for instaliatioT
OF service. invariably to be paid FOL
by the consumer, and ranging as fol
lows: For SIS inch tap. $780,; FOL
"a inch tap. 5000; for inch tap
5000. and with the further provis
ION tnat when taps are made on paw
cd streets the consumer shsll pay nc
tual expenses Incurred. with no limit
Charge Service Against Property
Another provision makes the own
er Of the property liable for the wat
er service. instead Of the actual con
sumers. Gs has been customary here
tofore. and Il rs provided that ar
rears shall become n lien against an
4 premises. even though the debt Is in
} Cured by tenant.
/, Flat rate customers must pa
monthly IN advance, by the 10th
? getting a ten per cent discount. Me
ter patrons must do likewise on IN
month following,
A Water Commission Is provide
for. 20 comprise three business mer
I selected by the mayor and council
I 10 serve without pay. and who shal
j, constitute an advisory board for IN
r water superintendent No supple
Z or equipment shalPbe purchased 70
~ the department without the approve
: Of this cohhlssion.
@ The ordinance also provides pona'
o ties, ranging from $40 to $40
Q fine, and imprisonment, for anyon
: who monkeys with the water depar
e ment equipment, or fools with fir
a hydrants. meters. or connections, q
i in any way violates any of theprovii
I ions OF the ordinance.
& Attorney &. c. Hatchett. .-of the fir
t OF Hatchett & Ferguson, who klndl
: consented TO draft the ordinanC
o without charge to the city.
RUB MY-TIS M