WATER RATES

WATER RATES

The Water Committee of Worcester, Mass., has before it for consideration an order for a charge of one cent per 1,000 gallons of water to the park commissioners. The present rate charged to the parks department is 10 cents per 1,000 gallons. The park commissioners are willing to pay a nominal sum such as would accrue from the new rate asked but they claim that they face a deficit in their accounts because of the bills under the present rate.

The new schedule of rates for Auburn, N. Y., are: Dwelling houses—For the first family, exclusive of water closet and bath tub, per year, $6.00; for each additional family, per year, $5.00; water closets, self-closing, per year, $2.00; water closets, not self-closing, per year, $3.00; water closets, two or more families in same dwelling, each, per year, $1.50; bath tubs, per year, $2.00; hand hose, per year, $3.00; fountains, 8 hours each day, per year, $6.00. Offices—Set bowl in office, $3.00; water closet in office, per year, $3.00. Private stables—For first horse or cow, per year, $2.00; for each additional horse or cow, per year, $1,000. Churches, per year, $5.00. Churches, baptismal, per year, $5.00. Boarding houses—Same as for private families with additional charge of 50 cents per year for each mealer or lodger. Hotels, laundries, livery stables, garages and manufacturing businesses are metered and subject to meter rates quoted. Fish markets, per year, $20.00. Stores—Sink in store, per year, $6.00; water closet in store, per year, $2.00; tumbler washer, per year, $5.00. Apothecaries—Sink, per year, $6.00; water closet, per year, $5.00; tumbler washer, per year, $5.00. Lunch rooms—Faucet, per year, $6.00; water closet, per year, $2.00. Restaurants—Faucets, per year, $10.00; water closet, per year, $2.00. Barber shops—Each workman, per year, $3.00; water closet, per year, $2.00. Bakeries—For each bbl. of flour per day, per annum, $4.00; milk rooms, per year, $10.00. Manufacturing plants employing less than 20 hands, per year, $12.00.