The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-24
NEW SCHEDULE
WATERRAT
IS AGREED upon
Repairs to Big Leak at Res
ervoir Will be Started
Soon.

The proposed schedule to increase
meter water rates of this city was
fayorably acted upon by the City
Board of Affairs at a special meeting
held this morning and on Thursday
morning of this week City Solicitor
Albert ]. Kern will leave for Charles
ton to attend the special session Of the
state legislature and will take with
him the petition for the proposed
change In meter rates and will present
same to the Public Service Commits
sion for its consideration and action.
The petition for increased meter rates
isSan aInendment 70 q petition for In:
creased flat rates which Is already be-
fore the Public Service Commission
but which has been held in abeyafiee
at the request of Governor John j.
Cornwen madesseveral weeks ago and
which the commission viii be asked to
take immediate action upon along with
the new schedule which effect ctssmeaE1
rates. Esl3S VI, "
1t is thought that the commission
probably will set some time early In
April for a hearing.
The Water department proposes to
at once or as soon as weather condi
tions will permit, proceed toward re,
pairing the big leak at the reservoir
which is daily costing the city large
sums of money and in this way save
this extra and unwarranted expense
1t also proposes to place at once q
much needed roof ON the pumping sta
ton and to also repair as far as posi-
BILE the intake at the pumping station
BY taking steps toward the improve
ment OF the intake the water supply
for the consumers will be greatly I'm
proved.
1t is to make these and other need
ed repairs and to provide funds for the
further depreciation Of the plant that
the Board of Directors has found II
necessary to increase the revenue from
the water works and has accordingly
petitioned the Public Service commits
sion.
Director OF Water ]. Clyde Morris
has gone carefully over the matter OF
increased meter rates for water con
sumption and has spared no pains nor
time to make up schedule which he
believes will be fair to all water con.
sumers and will form sinking fund
which will take care Of depreciation
and deterioration of the water plant
and provide funds for the necessary
upkeep and pay OF bonded indebted
ness.
The new schedule provides for a
maximum charge Of forty cents and a
minimum charge Of 12 and one-hali
cents.
The following is the proposed sched
ule which the Public Service commits
sion will be asked to take action upon:
The following schedule is the one
now pending before the Commission,
to which the foregoing is to be an
amendment:
1. To amend Section "a. (a)
(Page 10, Rates. Rules and Regula-
tions of the Water Department" I"
hereto attached) to read: "The fol-
lowing shall be chvarged for the con-
sumption fwater in the city limits.
and outside of city limits twenty-five
(25) per cent shall be added thereto
for water service (this was ten (10)
per cent in our old schedule of rates)
Also
For one faucet in dwelling houses
Of one family only, not exceeding five
rooms. per year, instead Of $500,
$1,000.
For boarding and rooming houses,
in no case shall the minimum charge
be less than. per year, $1,000.
For banks, for faucet water ser
vice, each per year, $1,000.
For barber shops, for faucet srr-
vices (first chair) per year, $12.00.
For blacksmith shops, faucet ser
vice, for first forge. per year, $1,000,
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