Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-06-30

gested. The Commission, therefore
decided that a monthly minimum
charge of 1888 for pumping service
will be equitable under conditions
existing.
The Commission decided further
that the water departments earnings
in the past have been inadequate
to the extent of fully justlfying an
increase over the present schedule
of rates, to be effective July 1, 1916,
as follows:
Public Fire Protection Service
A charge OF $500 to cover the use
of mains and hydrants up to and in
Guiding the terminal hydrant and con
nection on each line of main exist
ing Jan. 1, 1916.
For all extensions of Fire Service
a charge of cents per lineal foot of
pipe shall be assessed on the basis
of length of main put into use be-
tween hydrants placed.
A further fixed charge of $500 per
hydrant set to be made for each by
drant added to the system.
The above charges to cover all wa
ter used for flushing hydrants and
public sewers
Public buildings and fountains to
be charged meter rates.
Street sprinkling rates to remain
unchanged
Commercial and Industrial Service
Meter rates:
First $4,000 gallons per quarter 80
cents per 1000 gallons.
Next $4,000 gallons per quarter, Is
cents per 1000 gallons.
Next $4,000 gallons per quarter, Is
cents per 1000 gallons.
Next $4,000 gallons per quarter, 7
cents per 1000 gallons.
All over $4,000 gallons per quar-
ter, 5 cents per 1000 gallons.
Minimum charge per quarter, $1.25.
Each dwelling, flat, suite, store,
Or distinct unit of service shall be
regarded as one consumer and the
minimum assessed accordingly. Suites
| in houses or apartment buildings ir
which complete house keeping func-
tons (such as cooking) are not ex-
ercised, shall be classed as rooming
houses. Where, however, one or
| more flats, suites, or distinct units
of service are supplied through the
same meter, each such consumer, in
addition to the first, shall be as
sessed a minimum Of $100 per quar-
| ter.
Rules
Bills due and payable the 1st to
10th of January, April, July and Oc-
tober of each year.
A penalty Of 10 per cent will
positively be charged on all pay
ments not received before - o'clock
noon, 10 days from date. If bills
are not paid by II o'clock noon on
the goth of the month"; service will
i DO discontinued.
Failure to receive bill is no ex-
cuse for nOn-payment
Claims or complaints must be made
| within days from date.
Meters to be furnished and in
stalled by the city.
| Flat rates-eliminated.
Each consumer agrees, by virtue
| of the acceptance of service from
quarter to quarter, that the utility
may discontinue such service if the
consumer has failed to pay bills by
the close of office hours on the Goth
day of the month bill is rendered.
Emergency and Occasional Service
Flushing sewers (by private con-
sumer) per 100 lineal feet on all
sizes, $3.50
Settling trenches, for each 100 so.
feet, $1OO.
Building Purposes:
Cement, tile, or artificial stone
sidewalks, $50 So feet or less, %
cents
All over ESQ SO. it., per 100 SO. it.,
| 10 cents.
Brick work, per 1000, cents.
| Stone work, per 100 Gu. it., 10
cents.
Plastering, per 100 so. yds. or less,
Is cents.
| Concrete, SO Gu. yds. or less, Is
cents.
Each additional Gu. yd., l cent.
| Filling cistern, per 100 Gu. TT.
capacity, 35 cents.