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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #106 ORDINANCE NO 106 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING WATER RATES AND FIXING THE COMPENSATION FOR PURE WATER FOR FAMILY USES, FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES,AND MUNICIPAL PURPOSES,AND FOR ALL PUBLIC USES IN AND FOR THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 1913,AND ENDING JUNE 30, 1914. The Board of Trustees of the City of Huntington Beach do ordain as follows: Section 1. The maximum monthly rates to be charged and collected by any person,company, association or corporation, supplying the City.of Huntington Beach,or the inhabitants thereof with pure water for family uses and municipal purposes and for all public uses,are hereby fixed for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1913, and ending July 30, 1914,as follows: Paragraph 1. For every dwelling house occupied by one family-- $1.00 Paragraph 2. For every dwelling house occupied by one family,having bath or toilet or both bath and toilet-- $1.25 Paragraph 3. For every house or dwelling occupying a yard of not exceeding one hundred and fifty 150 feet in depth,the charge shall be one half of one cent per front foot and a proportionate rate for additional area, provided that the charge for any house for yard shall be not less than$.25 Paragraph 4. For hotels and rooming houses,for the first six rooms, $1.50; each additional room$.05;bath tubs and urinals,each$.50 toilets, $.25. Paragraph 5. For restaurants and boarding houses,regular store rates, and in addition a charge based on daily average of people, for every ten people fed,$.25. Paragraph 6. For Barber shops, in addition to store rates, for each bath tub- - - - - $.25. Paragraph 6 %z. For Sewer&for each flushing structure,per mo. - - - $.30 Paragraph 7. For stores, shops and warehouses, including toilet, --- $1.00 Paragraph 8. For each horse kept for private use,including water for washing vehicles,- --- - - - - $.10 For each cow for private use $.05 ORD. 106 1 Paragraph 9. For livery stable, including water for washing vehicles,for each horse-- ----- - $.25 Paragraph 10. For feed and sale stables, without water for washing vehicles,for each horse, $.20 Paragraph 11 For each water trough or drinking fountain in public street, - - -- - - -- - - - - $.50 Paragraph 12. For Steam for each horse power $.25 Paragraph 12 '/z For gas engines for each horse power$.10 Paragraph 13. For building purposes,foundations and concrete or plaster work,for each barrel of lime or cement- --- - -- - - - - ----- $.10 Paragraph 14. For building purposes, for each 100 yards of plaster $.25 Paragraph 15 For building cement walks,for each 100 square feet$.10 Paragraph 16. For building cement curbing, for each 100 lineal feet$.20 Paragraph 17. For each 1000 brick laid, including wetting of brick and slacking of lime---- --- -- -- $.10 Paragraph 18. For Butcher shops,confectioneries,bakeries,halls, photograph galleries,printing offices,book binderies, and for all other purposes not included in the above or hereinafter provided for- - - - -$.100 Paragraph 19. For water measured by meter,the consumer shall pay monthly according to the following schedule; For the first 750 cubic feet,and up to 4000 cubic feet,per 100 cubic feet, $0.10,but it is understood that the first 750 cubic feet is to be paid for at the rate of$0.13 1/3 for each 100 cubic feet, any amount above 750 cubic feet; for an amount from 4000 cubic feet and up to 10,000 cubic geet,per 100 cubic feet, $0.08; for all water to users of over 10,000 cubic feet,per 100 cubic feet, $0.05. provided,however,that the monthly minimum upon any meter shall be$1.00,and provided further that in no case shall the monthly minimum be less than 50%of the schedule rate. Also provided that where more than one house is situated on one lot, all owned by the same person,but in such cases only one meter shall be required,otherwise each house or lot so supplied shall be considered separate and shall pay the rates providing for the use of water without meter as hereinbefore set forth. It is also provided that wherever a meter is set on any premises,the meter rate shall apply. ORD. 106 2 Section 2. Any customer,upon application, shall have the right, at the. consumers expense and at actual cost of such meter to have placed upon his premises within thirty days after making request therefore,by the person, company, association, firm or corporation supplying water, a meter of make mutually satisfactory to the said person, company, association, firm or corporation supplying water and to the consumer for the purpose of measuring water consumed thereon under the supervision of the person, company, association, firm or corporation supplying water,and such consumer shall pay the water rates as set forth in Paragraph 19 of Section 1 of this Ordinance. Section 3. Any Person, company,association, firm or corporation supplying water under this ordinance shall have the right at any time and in any cause to attach a meter to the service pipes of any consumer at the expense of the person, company, association, firm or corporation supplying water, and he,they or it,may thereafter collect the meter rates as set forth in Paragraph 19 of Section 1 of this Ordinance. Section 4. It shall be the duty,and every person, company, association, firm or corporation supplying water under this ordinance shall flush and remove the water from the dead ends of any water system so used for supplying water under this ordinance every fifteen(15)days under the direction and supervision of the the City Engineer of said City. Section 5. All rates,except meter rates are due and payable in advance on the first day of each and every month,and all meter rates are due and payable at the end of the month,excepting that a deposit may be required thereon in an amount not exceeding 75%of the estimated quantity of the water consumed monthly;provided,that nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to prevent the person, company,association, firm or corporation supplying such water from charging a penalty,not to exceed$.25 for failure to pay the water rates herein specified on or before the tenth day of the month in which the same become due. Section 6. Any person,company, association,firm or corporation furnishing water to the City of Huntington Beach of the inhabitants thereof, shall furnish water free for the use of the Fire Department in the extinguishing of any and all fires in said City and no charge shall be made therefore by such person,company,association,firm or corporation as furnishing said water. Section 7. Any person violating any of the provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not to exceed the sum of One Hundred Dollars($100 0O or imprisoned not to exceed thirty (30)days,or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 8. The City Clerk as ex officio Clerk,of the Board of Trustees of the City of Huntington Beach shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published by one insertion in the Huntington Beach News,a weekly ORD. 106 3 newspaper published and printed in the said City of Huntington Beach and thirty(30) days thereafter it shall take effect and be in force. Passed and adopted this 19''day of May, 1913. W.D. Seely, President of the Board of Trustees of the City of Huntington Beach, California. Attest: C.E. Lavering City Clerk and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board of City Trustees of the City of Huntington Beach,California. State of California ) County of Orange ) S.S. City of Huntington Beach. ) I,C.E. Lavering, City Clerk and Ex Officio Clerk of the Board of Trustees of the City of Huntington Beach,do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was read to the Board of Trustees of the City of Huntington Beach on the 121'day of may, 1913,and that the same was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said board held on the I SP day of May, 1913,by the following vote: Ayes, Helme,Manning, French, Seely. Noes, None Absent, Rosenburger. C.E. Lavering City Clerk and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board of City Trustees of the City of Huntington Beach, California. Date of Publication May 23, 1913. I C.E. Lavering City Clerk,and Ex-Officio Clerk,of the Board of City Trustees of the City of Huntington Beach,hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach,numbered 106,and entitled An Ordinance establishing water rates and fixing the compensation for pure water for family uses,for private purposes and municipal purposes, and for all public uses in and for the City of Huntington Beach, State of California, for the year commencing July 1st 1913 and ending June 30, 1914.,and that the same was published once in the Huntington Beach News, a weekly newspaper,printed and published in the City of Huntington Beach according to law,on the 23` day of May 1913 ORD. 106 4 C.E. Lavering City Clerk and Ex-officio Clerk of the Board of City Trustees of the City of Huntington Beach, California. ORD. 106 5 phis Ordinance was reproducedfrom a lool lool handwritten original in its exact form to maintain its historicaCtntegrity. 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