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In compiling the annexed Tariff of Rates, the Water Commissioners have endeavored to make all the chafges as low as possible consistent with prudence, and earnestly solicit the assistance of the citizens m preventing waste of water. AH are interested in keeping down the cost of water supply, and are therefore requested to report to this office any infraction of the accompanymg rules which may come under their notice. As the expense of pumping the water which is wasted .s as grea as pumping that which is used, it >s obvous that where the waste by leakage, carelessness, or other- wise is great, the rates must be raised m proportion. In many cities the working expenses amount to more than the revenue, on account of the reckless use of 1. DANKS, Secretary. / i ' I A i :} ifk> SCHEDULE -OF- > ^ NNUALTVATES FOR WaTER F Private Dwelling Houses, not exceeding three rooms, for first cock $ 5 00 Each additional room 7 c Each cock after the first i 00 Boarding Houses, per room i 50 Bakeries, average daily use for each bbl. flour . 3 00 (No Bakery less than $15.') Butchers' Stalls 6 cx) Blacksmith Shops, one fire 4 00 Each additional fire 2 00 Barber shops, per chair 2 50 Each additional chair 2 00 Baths, other than swimming or plunge, in pri- vate houses, per bath 4 00 In hotels and boarding houses, per bath... 8 00 In bathing houses or barber shops, w . . 10 00 In schools, colleges, orphan homes, &c., special rates. Swimming or plunge baths by special. arrangement. Building purposes : Per M bricks * ,0 Per 100 square yards plastering 25 Per cord of stone 12 A reasonable charge will be made for laying supply pipes for building purposes. Wy, 4 Confectionaries, by meter or estimate. Cow-houses, per cow $ i oo Colleges, per bed i 50 Churches $5 00 to 10 oo Dye Works, per meter or estimate. Engine and boiler makers, per meter or estimate. Eating Houses $15 00 to $30 oa Foundries, by meter or estimate. Fish Stalls 6 00 Fountains, on counters, etc 7 5a In gardens, ^-inch jet, 8 hours per day. . . 10 00 Each additional /g-inch or fraction thereof, 7 50 Gardens — Season from 15th April to 15th October — Half Lawn rates. Greenhouses double Lawn rates Hotels of not more than 14 rooms, per room. . i 50 Each additional room 2 00 Bar-room in addition $10 00 to 20 00 Laundries, per meter or estimate. Lawn Rates : 2000 square feet and under, per season.. .$ 4 00 Above 2000 and under 4000, n . . 5 00 „ 4000 II 6000, II . . 5 50 Every additional 1000 square feet, or part thereof 25 Malt Houses, by meter, or 15c per bushel per annum on capacity of steep tub. Organs $50 00 to 100 00 Offices, law, medical, dental, etc $5 00 to 15 00 Printing Establishments, per special arrange- ment, or by meter. Photograph Galleries $12 00 to 20 00 Pop Factories by meter, or $50 00 to 100 00 Schools, per bed i 50 I .1 Saloons $15 00 to $25 00 Stables, Livery, for each stall 2 00 Hotel, do do i 00 Private do horse 2 00 Stores — Dry-goods, Hardware, Grocery, Book, Drug, etc $10 00 to 25 00 Soda-water fountains $6 00 to 10 00 Soap Factories, by meter or estimate. Steam engines of not more than 20-horse power, per horse 4 00 Each horse over 20 2 50 Steam boilers for heating purposes in private dwellings 6 00 Steam boilers in churches or public buildings according to size. Tenement houses, each family as a separate house. (See dwellings.) Tanneries, by meter or estimate. Troughs for cattle 6 00 Urinals in private dwellings, self-closing 4 00 Each additional 3 00 Hotels and boarding houses, self-closing... 6 00 do do not do ... 10 00 Water closets, in private dwellings, pan 3 5^ Private Hopper 20 00 Plotels and boarding houses, pan 6 50 do do Hopper. ... 20 00 Meter rates, 15c to 25c per 100 cubic feet. Meters furnished by the consumer must be of such pattern as the Board shall approve ; if furnished by the Water Commissioners, an annual rent will be charged in accordance with size of meter. All rents and rates are payable quarterly, viz.: on 1 5th January, April, July and October, in each year p and a discount of 20% v/ill be allowed off all rates paid within the first fourteen days of the month in which they shall become due ; except for building purposes, which are net in advance. Water supplied at special rates for purposes not included in foregoing tariff. Water for filling cisterns, or temporary supply, may be arranged for. ir; lid ch es, lot ay BY-LAW For the management and regulation of the London Water Works, made by the Water Commissioners for the City of London, under the provisions and by the authority contained in " The London Water Works Act, 187^-" and "The London Water Works Amendm'.;nt Act, 1878." Whereas the said acts authorize the Water Com- missioners for the City of London to make such By- laws as to them shall seem requisite anr' necessary for the ofovernment and maintenance of the Water Works thereby authorized to be constructed, Be it therefore enacted by the Water Commission- ers for the City of London, as follows : 1. That the rates or rents to be charged for the Rates when supply of water within the limits of the City of London shall be those set forth in the Schedule hereto annexed. That all rents or rates shall be paid quarterly at the office of the Commissioners, that is to say, on the 15th davs of January, April, July and October. 2. That a discount of 20% shall be allowed on all Discount, rates paid within the first fourteen days of the month in which they shall become due, except rates for building purposes, which are net, payable in in advance. 3. In nocase will a service be laid for a less annual ^°*^*''*'^'s~ rental than $5 ; and where water is used for garden purposes only, the season will be limited to the period o^ason limited. pay- date the supply will be shut off. latter 8 Free services, umbers' v.'ork Mi. Meters 4. The expense of introducing the water into the ground or basement flats of houses, stores, offices or buildings, will be borne by the Commissioners, and the work performed by them, provided such buildings are not more than twenty feet from street line ; but the expense of the distribution of water through such houses, stores, offices, buildings, or parts of buildings, shall be borne by the proprietors, tenants or occupants. No premises shall be entitled to more than one free service. 5. That all plumbers* work in any house, store, office, building, or part of building, must be done in a workmanlike manner, with good materials, sufficiently strong to resist the pressure of the water; and all cocks used for the purpose of drawing off the water must be upon the conipression principle, and approved by the Commissioners, or their duly authorized agents or officers ; and should any of such work or materials be not approved by the Commissioners, their agents or officers, it may and shall be lawful for the Commis- sioners to turn oF or refuse to turn on the supply of water. 6. That it shall and may be lawful for the Commis- sioners, whenever they deem it advisable, to use water meters, and to refuse to supply water to any premises unless the person requiring the water shall first sign an agreement to pay for such water according to form provided for that purpose. That no meter shall be used by any person unless authorized by the Commissioners. Every owner, tenant or occupant shall give every facility for the introduction and protection of such meter. That whenever any person refuses to pay within the time specified in the said agreement for the water as registered by the meter, it shall and may be lawful for the Commissioners to cut off the supply, and in every such case to collect for the water supjilied, as if no meter had been used ; and in all cases where the meter indicates that no water has been used, it shall f and may be lawful to charge and collect the same rates as if no meter had been introduced. 7. That in case of non-payment of rates or rents Non-payment of for twenty days after the expiration of the day ''""■ upon which the same shall have become due m payable, the Commissioners or their duly authorized officers may cut off the supply of water from any house, store, office, building, or part of building, upon which the said rate or rent shall be due, and the water shall not again be let on except upon payment of all arrears due, and one dollar fine to pay for expense of turning water on and off. 8. That the Commissioners shall, in addition to the Power to distrain foregoing, or any other remedy, have power to distrain for the said water rate or rent, upon the goods and chattels of the person or persons who ought to pay the same, or upon any goods and chattels in his or her possession, wherever the same may be found ; and until payment, the same shall be a lien upon the premises for which the same may be due, in the same manner as municipal taxes on real estate are liens, as provided by the said Acts. 9. That water shall be introduced into houses, stores, written appiica- offices, buildings, or parts of buildings, only upon the "°"°"'^" signature of the proprietors or their duly authorized agents, who shall sign an application for the purpose. 10. That any person lending, selling, giving, or Disposing of otherwise dis'posing of the water supplied by the Com- '^'"^'^' missioners, or permitting^ it to be taken or carried away for the use or benefit of others, or increasing the supply agreed for with the Commissioners, or wrong- fully neglecting or improperly wasting the water, shall upon conviction thereof pay a penalty not exceeding Penait twenty dollars, or in default be liable to imprisonment in the common jail for a oeriod not exceedinp- one calendar month, with or without hard labor. 11. That no additional tap or water-cock shall be Additional tap*. iO Arrears for water rate^. attached by any person without permission of the Commissioners. 12. That all hose, jets and cocks used by any con sqjper shall be subject to the approval of the Com- missioners or their authorized agfent. Tappiiig mains. 1 3. That none but persons duly authorized by the Commissioners shall tap or make any connection with main distribution pipes. ^'°vTce°pip[.'"' '4- That all persons taking water must keep their own service pipe and all fixtures connected therewith well protected from frost, at their own expense, and also keep in good repair, or replace by a new one when necessary, the compression cock placed at termination of service pipe by the Cf^mmissioners. 15. That no application shall be entertained for water to supply any premises in respect of which rates or rent are due to the Commissioners, until such indebtedness is paid. The water may be withheld from any person who is in arrears for water rates, until the amount due is paid, whether such person resides on the premises where the water was used for which he is in arrears, or on any other premises. 16. That sprinkling streets with hose between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. be not allowed, and is here- by strictly forbidden. ^'■^Tocks""^" ^7- ^^^^ turn-cocks under the sidewalks are the property of the Commissioners, and any person found in any way tampering with Uicm will be prosecuted. 18. If at any time it appears that a wrong statement has been made of the number of rooms in a house, or the purpose for which the water was to be used, or there has been an addition to. or alteration in, the premises, it shadl be the duty of the Secretary to make the proper correction. Sprinkling streets. Premises not cor- rectly rated. 19. No rate shall be charged for a less period than three months, except by special agreement. .( ■» 1 1 20. Persons who may require water for building pur- Building pur- poses shall make application in writing to the Secre- ^°^^^' tary, accompanied by an estimate of the number of bricks, cords of stone, and yards of plastering for which it is required, and pay rates in advance upon such estimated quantities ; and if more materials are used than in the original estimate, the applicant shall pay any additional charges on the completion of the work. 2T. When statements are made of the quantity of statements un- water used, or to be used, the Secretary may, at his '^^'°''^^' discretion, require the same to be verified by a statutory declaration. 22. No connections shall be made between the i st Time for laying December and ist March next ensuing, unless especi- '^'■'""'• ally recommended by the Engineer or Secretary. 23. The right is reserved to suspend the supply ofR'gin'^'^r'P*"'^ 11 r ' ' ' 11 .11 supply for foun- water to all tountams, jets, garden hose, or sprmklers, tams,&c. or to limit the hours for using the same, whenever, in the discretion of the Commissioners, the public interest may require it. 24. The Secretary may have the water shut off from shut ofr water the premises of any persons not complying with the [ng "wKei?" rules and regulations made by the Commissioners ; and in cases where the water has been shut off for allowing waste or leaks, or defects, in pipes or cocks, he may refuse to turn it on again until he shall receive satisfactory evidence that the necessary repairs have been properly made. 25. That any person or persons injuring or destroy- ing any hydrants or any property belong) ing to this Cor- poration, or guilty of any infraction of the provisions of this By-law, shall, on conviction thereof before the proper authorities, forfeit and pay a sum not exceed- ing Twenty Dollars, excepting in case of convictions under the nth Section of this By-law, or any other sections, the punishment for the infraction of which is provided by Act of Legislature. Penalties. 12 26. In default of payment of said fine, it shall and may be lawful for the Police Magistrate or Justice convicting to issue his warrants to levy the amount of fine on the goods and chattels of the offender ; and in case no sufficient distress be found to satisfy such fine, it shall and may be lawful for the Police Magis- trate or convicting Justice to commit the offender to the com.mon jail, with or without hard labor, for a period not exceeding one calendar month : one half of the fine shall be applied to water works purposes, and the other half be handed over to the person who shall lay the information. 1 4. ■% id :e Df in :h s- tr a of id ill % ■•» ■I r i. EXTRACTS -FROM THE- I^oiidon Wktef Wofk^ ^dt^ OF 1873 AND 1878. 7. If any person shall willfully or maliciously hinder injury, &c., to or interrupt, or cause or procure to be hindered or in- '^'"^' terrupted, the said commissioners or their managers, contractors, servants, agents, workmen, or any of them in the exercise of any of the powers and authorities in this Act authorized and contained ; or if any person shall willfully or maliciously let off or discharge any water, so that the same shall run waste or useless out of the said works ; or if any person shall throw or de- posit any injurious, noisome, or offensive matter into the said water or Water Works, or upon the ice, or in any way foul the same, or commit any willful damage or injury to the works, pipes, or water, or encourage the same to be done, every person offending in any of the cases aforesaid shall, on conviction thereof before any justice of the peace having jurisdiction within the locality where the offense shall be committed, forfeit and pay for every such offense a sum not exceeding twenty dollars, together with the costs of conviction : one half to be applied to the use of the commissioners for water works purposes, and the other half to him or her who shall lay the information ; and in case the Penalty, parties suing for the same shall be the commissioners themselves, or any of their servants, officers, agentSj or workmen, then the whole of the said penalty" shall be applied to the use of the commissioners for water works purposes ; and such justice may ■HH 'i* i 14 cretfon, further condemn such nerson .. u m the common jail of the Countv nf M- ut ^"^ '°"^"^^ period not exce'eding one c^leX J^^^ ^^^^^^ justice shall seem meet and pn T^^' ^' ^^ ^"^^ sons so offending shall belableTn'"'^ P'^'"" ^^ P^^" the suit of the commissioners fn 1" '''''°" ''^^ ^^^ ^^ age done by him, her or "hem "'^" ^'^^ "^^ ^^"^- Protection of offi- ^ /-pi '--t-hav^'ihl'LTrS^^^^^^ thefr officers shall spective offices anfthrexection'r/Z' "'"/'"'''• ^^■ ,.t.. or the peace now har^X^L'^Lt^n^: Penalty for tQ TT Pipe.or „,IinTth: s^d Va° er Workfo^'^- ''"'' ^"^ obtain or use anv wntpr fl,» 7 . ?'^'^=> or "' any way the commissLneL hTo C shl'?"'f t ^T^"' °' the commissioners for wa er w„ ^ '^" ''"'' P^X ^ of fifty .lollars and JunTf 1^^ Purposes, the sum for each day o^ part of di'""- ?"' °^ '^^^ dollars such pipe o'r marsh^illt'- Zr:^'^!^ °("«'^'' Sd^ ^'''cirictiri'" ^"' ^*^^^^^ ^ Province hLin^cir^risltfon^ to^^ ^1" ^^ Jrenalty for o/^ T«- T- ii "»*»•• "'°"^"S"-'"%ione?;.andte' Teher:b?%'r'"'/°^ the conm^is- to make sucrb/lw/as to th^'l ""f <='"P°wered site and necessary frproWbitinA '°r,''}??«e of any house water. ■'•^ ^- ■^ 15 e confined sx for any s to such )n or per- at law at any darn- ers shall their re- 'uties, as s of this cause to ^ith any iny way nsent of pay to the sum dollars f night, ^ sums, be re- in the It. )mmis- )wered requi- ^ceed- )r im- h, the rison- rison- n the 1 any ', any louse from from ^tmn£- it away, or permitting it to be ^aken or carried away, or from using or applying it to the use or bene- fit of others, or to any other than to his, her, or their own use and benefit, or from increasing the supply of water agreed for with the said commissioners, or from wrongfully negieding or improperly wasting the water; as also for regulating the time, manner,' extent, and rnature of the supply by the said works, the tenement of parties to which and to whom the same shall be furnished, the price or prices to be exacted therefor, „ apd each and every other matter or thing relating to or connected therewith which it may be necessary or proper to direct, regulate, or determine, for issuing to the inhabitants of a city a continued and abundant supply of pure and wholesome water, and to prevent -the practicing of frauds upon the Commissioners with regard to the water so supplied. ;, ■/. "• ■ 25. It shall be lawful for the ofificers of the water officers may m- commissioners, and every person authorized by them 'P'" '^"''''"«''- for that purpose, to have free access at proper hours of the day, and upon reasonable notice given and re- quest made for that purpose, to all parts of every ■ Wlding in A^vhich water is delivered and consumed. 32. The watchman and other officers of the water Power of officers, commissioners, when in the discharge of their duty, shall be ex officio possessed of all the powers and au- thorities of officers of the peace.