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Home My WebLink AboutORD NO 148 0RDINAN0~. ~n ordinance establishing water rates and fixing the for ~he pure ~.~er for family uses, for private purpeses, a~ p~pose~, an~ for all public uses in an~ for ~he 0i~y of Ba~'~s~iei~, Ee~n Ooun~y", Oalifornia, for ~he year comenci~, ~July lsd, 1910, an~ e~i~ J~e S0~h, 1911 . ~he Board of Trustees- of ~he Oity of Bakersfield, Oali~ornia, do ordain as follows:' SECTION ONE: ..... · he rates ~obe c~ged and collected by any person company, association, or' corporation supplyi~ ~he Oily of. Ba~e~sfie2d, or ~he in~bi~an~s ~reofx~~a~ wi~h ~er, a~ for wa~e~ f~nished s~i~ city or ~he in~bitants ~hereof are hereby fixe~ for ~he fiscal year comenoi~ July lsd, l~X0~ and ending June S0~h, 1~1I, as ~ollows: 1-- Eot eve~ ~enemen~ or ~welling house of not excee~i~ ~l~ee rooSs, occupied by a single family, 6B' cents per month. S--- ..~ Eo~_ every tenemen~ or ~welli.~ house of four rooms, occupied by a single family, ?~ cents-pe~ month.. S--- ~or every ~enement or dwelling house of five rooms, occupied ~ a single f~ily, 85 cents per 4--- Eot every tenemen~ or ~wellin~ house of six rooms, occupied by a single family,~ 9~ cents per month. ~--- ~o~ every ~enemen~ or ~welling house of seven rooms, occupied by a single family, $1.0~ per 6.-~ Eot every ~enement or dwelli~ house of eigh~ rooms, occupied bM a sidle family, $1.1~ pe~ ~L'~' "~o'~ every ~enemen~ 6r '~elling ho~se 'of nine ro~ ocoupie~ ~ a single f~mily~ $ 1.2~ S .... Eor every ~enemen~ or dwelling house of ~en rooms, occ~nie~ PAGE ONE. by a. singI..e fami'l~.., $1.~5 9er month. 9--- ~or every tenement or dwelling house of over ten rooms, and occupied by a single family, for each"addition~l room, §-cents,l~e~ 'm~h. 15-- ~or hotels or boarding houses, in addition to family rates, for each boarder, 10 cents per month. 1~.- Eot lodging houses, in addition to family rates for each lodger,, 5 cents per month. "' .... ':.."--. 12-- For .business blocks, for each office, in addition to a basis rate of $2.00, 8' cents per month. 1~-- For private hydrants, each 26' cents per month. 14-- For restaurant~ and eating houses, according to the daily Everage of people fed, for each 2~. people per day, $1.76 per month. 16-- ~or public bath tubs, each tub, 60 cents per month. 16-- For bath tubs in hotels and lodging housesfor use of guests only, each tub, $0 cents per month. 17-- For public ~1~, each, 26 cents per month. __ lB,- Fqr water closets in private -residences, 15 cents per month. 19-- ~or public water closets in business blocks, 50 cents per month. 20-- For public water closets in stores, 26 cents per month. 21-- For public water closets in hotels, 75 cents per month. 22-- For sprinkling lawns and gardens, 1 cent. per fromt for lots not e~ceeding 150 feet deep, per month. 2~-- For all additional area a proportionate rate shall be charged; provided that the sprinkling rate for.. no yard shall be less than 25 cent~, per month.' Also that when the amoun~ of lawn or shrubbery, or both, does not exceed 40 square yards, the minimum rate of 25 cents .............. shall 'be Charged'per "month. .......... ' ..... .,. 24-- For horses kept for pri~e~use, including water for washing vehicle., .one horse', 15 oents per month. PAGE TWO. ~SFor each flat of 3 rooms and toilet, occupied by a single family 80 ·cents, each additional room l0 cts per month. ~For basements occupied as living apartments 7% cts per month. ~ For ap~artment houses, each apartment of. not exceeding and toilet rooms'^o~ccupied by a single family 80 cts, .each addit'ional room l0 cts per month. 28For garage, including water for washing machine, each automobile 20 cts per month. ~For cement or concrete, each cubic yard l0 cts. ~.'~For Chinese hand laundry, from, $2.50 to $8.00 per month. ~For stearn l~undry, for the first washing machine $2.~0, '. ~l.00 per month. "~o each additional washing m~chine ~ ~For dyeing and cle~uing works ~0 per month. · '~or fe~.~d corral of not exceeding 8 horses 7% cts,each additional horse· or cow l0 cts,. ~ For p'ublic schools each pupil %.cts per month. ~,l.00 per month ~For fountains, each ~ ~or each vegetable spray ~0~ per month ~ For ice machine each 1.~O per month ~ .Fo'r gas engine each horse, power 25 cts per month. ~-- ,~gFor livery, board and hack stables, including water for washing ve~icle~.., for each horse, SS cents per month. ~-- 40 For feed and sale stables where no wash rack is used, for each horse, 10 cents per month. ~-- 4-~ For each water trough inpublic streets, $1.00 per month. K-- ~2Eor bakeries, in addition to .tenement rates, for each barrel of flour used, 3 cents per month. ~I~ 4~ Eot barber shops, for each chair, 20 cents per month. ~-- 4{~': For boarding schools, in addition to tenement rates, for each pupil, S cents per month. ~__ 45 For each soda fountain, S0 cents per month. ~-- 46 .For steam engines, for each horsepower, SS cents per month. ~-' 4'~ For building purposes, for each 100 yards of plastering, 3S cent s. ~-- ~ Fo~ cement w~lks, for each 100 square feet, 2S cents. -- ~9' For cememt curbs, for each 100 linear feet, SO cents. .~-- . ~0 For all other purposes, per barrel of cement, 10 cents. ~-- ~ For each 1000 brick laid, including wetting of brick and slacking of lime, 10 cents. ~- ~-~ For each saloon, not/including water closets or urinals, SI.S0 per re°nth. ~. For each water beer pump, 7~ cents per month. ~--'~?-.~ For stores, warehouses, butcher shops, confectionery shops, halls, p~otograph galleries, printing offices, markets, book binderies, blacksmith shops, and for other purposes notenumerated above, 75. cents per month. ........... "~ All railroads, ~-ist'~ieries, breweries, eie'vat'6~,'~mac~hine shops, manufactories, street s~ri.n~ting wagons, and all consumers not · mentioned above, requiring large guantities of Water, shall be governed by the following meter rates, viz: From 1000 to 20000 gallons, 10 cents per 1000 gallons. Prom 20000 to 40000 gallons, $ cents per 1000 gallons. From 40000 to. 80000 gallons', 6 cents..per 1000 gallgns.. From 80000 and over, § cents per 1000 gallons. $~'. ~ Ail rates except meter rates are due and payable in advance, and meter rates are due' and payable-at the en~ of .the month, excepting that a deposit may be required thereon not exceeding three-quarters of the ~stimated quantity of water used.. ~-- ~ ~'or water required for purposes which are not specified in the above tariffs, the rates shall be fixed in accordance with the above~ rates. ~ .5~ No charge shall be made for bath tubs in private residences. ~-- ,~'~ For irrigating yards 'Oy ditches, for a twenty-four inch flow under a four inch pressure, per hour, 3§ cents. For irrigating acreage property, per cubic foot per second for twenty four hours. 75 cents. SECTION- .TWO: .... No person except a fireman in the discharge of his duty, shall without a written permit from the company, open or in any way. tamper with any fire h~drant, stop-cock or air-cock connected with the mains of said companiesor persons. I~maediately upon an alarm of fire, all persons using water for sprinkling' or irrigating purposes must close their faucets and keep them closed during the continuance of the use of 'water ~Y the fire department' .. ............. SE~ T ION_.T HRF/~'---.-~ - ................... This ordinance fixes the minimum beyond which any person, company, association or corporatio~"shall not be permitted to charge or collect for water supplied. PA~F, PO'JR.. 'SEOTIO~ FOUR: .... T.'his ordinance shall take effect.' effect and be in full forde and effect on the first day of July; A. D. 1910, and remai~..~.~...~ull force and effect until and including the 30th day of June, A.D. 1911, and before going into effect sDmll be published once in. the Bakersfield Ca lifornian. ·..,..~k . .'~...~.... '.. ~ .... Pas~ this day o& , A.D. 1910, by ~ho foll'0wi~g:'".' ' vote: NOES ~ ABSENT ~~ '~~~ o clerk o~ the Board of Trustees of the Oity of Bakersfield. PAGE FIVE.