Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21

mented by future receipts, will start
the major improvement program, but
commencing with the fiscal year
1916, dent will result, reaching a
maximum IN 1850 between $4,000, 900
and $4,000 900. depending on the cost
Of proposed work"
Free Users Cut Return.
The Board added: 1T is pertinent
to note that II. during the fiscal year
1887, the 1901 ,000, 900 cubic feet of
water delivered to 'free-water' users
had returned the same average rev.
enue per cubic foot as water sold,
then the water system would have
obtained $4,000 additional revenue
and would have showed q net return
Of per cent above operation, main
tenance and depreciation charges"
Estimates of the cost OF projected
extensions Of the supply system were
obtained from Maj w. d. Luplow,
District engineer Of the War Depart
ment. He calculated the total cost
OF new supply system units at $l3,-
$4,000. but said that proposed further
engineering studies may indicate pos
slblllties OF reducing this capital cost
by some $4,000, 900, to some $40, 737, O00
The board, in figuring the tentative
new rate schedule, observed this pos
sibility and based the hypothetical
new rate schedule on approximately
the midway between the two tentative
estimates.
Were the proposed new rates in
effect this fiscal year, the board fig-
ured, there would be surplus of some
$945,000 over all expenses, which
would represent return of 81 per
cent on valuation by now increased
to s45,00o,000.
New Rate Schedule,
The new rate schedule. tentatively
offered to finance the projected capital
OUTLAWS, Is as follows:
l. For all metered services for
which no allowance OF free" water is
specified: Minimum charge 81 on a
quarterly basis and SO on an annual
basis; with q metered allowance of
1000 cubic feet for three months, or
1000 feet for a year, and with the
following charges for water used in
excess Of the metered allowance:
Nine cents per 100 cubic feet for con-
sumption between 900 and "a, 900 feet
on quarterly billing and between
1000 and $4,000 feet on an annual
basis; 81 cents per 100 cubic feet
for consumption between $4,000 and
249,000 cubic feet on 4 quarterly bill
ing and between $4,000 and 996 900
cubic feet on an annual basis: and 8
cents per 100 cubic feet for consum-
ton Of more than 249 900 cubic feet
on quarterly billing and more than
$4,000 cubic feet on an annual bill
ing.
2. For all nat rate accounts, an in
crease of 20 per cent.
3. For construction permits, a IS
per cent increase over existing rates.
For Charity Institutions.
4. Consumption by charitable in
stitutions in excess of the allowances
OF free water granted by proper au-
thorities:
Nine cents per 100 cubic feet for
consumption between the free allow
ance and 100000 cubic feet; 81
cents per 100 cubic feet above 1OO,-
600 feet, and not exceeding 1.000.-
900 feet; and 8 cents per 100 cubic
feet for any excess above 1000, 900,
these rates being on an annual billing
basis. These rates are figured also on
quarterly billing plan.
S. Arlington County: A 20 per cent
increase over current charges. The
existing rates Of $50 per million gal
Ions would be raised to $50, the
equivalent Of AZ cents per 100 cubic
feet.
8. Washington Suburban Sanitary
District maryland: A 20 per cent
increase over currently applicable
rates which average s cent? nor 1OO