Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-10
NEW
WATER RATES
AIderman-at- t-Large Wester
Approves Tentative Ord
nance Drawn Up by Supt.
BASE RATE IS REDUCED
Small Consumers Will be Ben
Gifted by New Rates---ln-
dustries Will Stand Bulk.
BASE RATE IS REDUCED

A new ordinance establishing
water rates in this city has been
drawn up by Superintendent. of the
Water Department Samuel j. Ma
son and presented TO Alderman-dt-
Large John N. Wester for his ap-
proval. This new proposed ordin-
ance has not been acted upon by the
members of the Board of Water
Commissioners as vet. Superinten-
dent Mason having drawn it up fol-
lowing the last conference of the al
dermen and water board members
during which time a protest was
made to the water board against the
present rates.
The new ordinance, Mr.. Wester
points out. reduces the rate per 100
cubic feet from fifteen cents to thir-
teen cents. thus saving the small
consumers while the factory rate will
be slightly increased to make up for
| this deduction. Alderman Wester
has maintained all along that any
increases in the water rates made
necessary to pay the. interest on the
new reservoir should come from the
industries and large consumers and
not the small property owners.
These new rates. Mr.. Wester said
today. are acceptable to him and he
feels that they will be approved by
majority of the consumers who
-o.ested to him against present
rates.
Following is the ordinance al
drawn up by Superintendent Samue
]. Mason:
AN ordinance establishing watel
regulations and rates and repeating
previous ordinances and amend
ments effecting sans.
BE it ordained by the Board o
| Water Commissioners Of the City o.
| Perth Amboy. N. j.. that all pre-
vious ordinances and amendment:
| thereto establishing water rates b'
repealed and the following schedule
of rates or charges be adopted te
take effect Feb. /, 1921:
'All services shall be metered.
Minimum charge SO per quar-
ter.
Rate. 13 cents per 100 cubic
| feet. When bills are paid within
thirty days from the first day of the
month or quarter for which the,
are rendered discounts at the rate
| of one per cent. per 800 will b'
allowed until $4,000 or the maxi
mum of thirty per cent. is obtain
| ed.
Fire hydrants, public buildings
schools. hospitals, educational ane
| benevolent institutions and munici
pal uses shall be free. All deduc
| tions and rates for special purposes
! shall be determined by the Boart
| of Water Commissioners.
"All rates are payable at thu
Office of the Collector Of Revenue
quarterly and if not paid within
thirty days thereafter six per cent
/ interest will be charged till paid. /
not paid within three months waite
will be shut off and not turned oil
again except upon payment of ar
rears with interest to date of pay
ment and a fee of 81.
bills may be paid monthly a
1 the direction of the board"
A meeting of the water board Il
scheduled for Wednesday night o
next week and it is likely that thu
commissioners will adopt this pro
posed resolution at this time. M
mention is made in the new ordi
nance of the maximum amount o
water which may be consumed TO
the maximum payment of So but a
the rate of thirteen cents per hun
dred cubic feet this would entitl'
the consumer to about 1900 cubic
feet per quarter. The maximum al
lowed for the minimum charges a
present is 500 cubic feet, the mini
mum charge now being 50 instead o.
SO, however.