WATER RATES
The Springfield, Mass., water department is making a reclassification of all its customers with a view to reducing some of the rates ard making them more uniform. The present rates are 22 cents a 100 cubic feet for the first 5,000 feet, with a rate of five cents a 100 fer amounts over the 5,000 mark. The minimum charge is $8 a year for a single-family house and $12 for a two-family house. The minimum rate for tenement houses is $1.50 a quarter for each tenement. The minimum rate for business places is $2.50 a quarter,
The California Railroad Commission has readjusted the rates of the San Jose, Cal., Water Company. The commission makes a slight increase in rates paid by the municipality and a slight decease in meter rates to householders. Monthly minimum for 4000 gallons, or less, 90 cents; between 4000 and 10,000 gallons, 20 cents; between 10,000 and 100.000 gallons. 15 cents; above 100,000 gallons, 12 cents for each 1,000 gallons. The city will pay $1.75 a month for each fire hydrant owned by the city and $2.25 a month for each fire hydrant cwned by the company. Rates for parks and lawns, street sprinkling and sewer flushing are to be collected from the city at 12 cents for each 12,000 gallons.
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