Waste of Water in New York and Its Reduction by Meters and InspectionMerchants' Association of New York, 1906 - 270 pages |
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amount of water Annual Reports aqueduct Asbury Park assessment rates average daily consumption Bayonne Board of Water Bronx Brooklyn capita consumption capita per day cent charge completely metered Constable Hook consumption of water consumption per capita Cross River reservoir Croton Aqueduct Croton River domestic consumers estimated fixtures gallons per capita gallons per day house-to-house inspections increase introduction of meters John Ericson leakage and wastage leaks Manhattan manufacturing meter rates meter system night number of meters number of services P'mpd percentage population practically present proportion public purposes quantity of water rate of consumption repairs reservoirs result service pipes services metered street mains sumers sumption tion total number total supply typhoid fever unaccounted for water unaccounted-for water universal metering Waste of Water waste reduction Water Board Water Commissioners water consumption Water Department water is sold Water Meter Water Supply Water Waste Water Works Assoc Yonkers York City
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Page 269 - Waste of water in New York and its reduction by meters and inspection; a report by JH Fuertes, to the Committee on water-supply of the Merchants...
Page 248 - Thereafter, as shall be determined by the commissioner of water supply, the said department shall make out all bills and charges for water furnished by them to each and every consumer as aforesaid, to whose consumption a meter as aforesaid is affixed in ratable proportion to the water consumed, as ascertained by the meter on his or her premises or places occupied or used as aforesaid.
Page 250 - The Commissioner of Water Supply (sic) is authorized, in his discretion, to cause water meters, the pattern and price of which shall be approved by the Board of Aldermen, to be placed in all stores, workshops, hotels, manufactories, office buildings, public edifices, at wharves, ferry-houses, stables, and in all places in which water is furnished for business consumption...
Page 7 - The following is the same bill, amended in a few particulars : AN ACT to create a department for the care of dependent children in the city of New York.
Page 251 - Electricity, for all stores, workshops, hotels, manufactories, office buildings, public edifices, on wharves, ferry houses, and in all places where water is furnished for business consumption, except private dwellings; the charge for water measured by meter to be ten cents per 100 cubic feet. All charges not herein mentioned or fixed are reserved for special contract by and with the Commissioner of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity.
Page 249 - All expenses of meters, their connections and setting, water rates and other lawful charges for the supply of water shall be a lien upon the premises where such water is supplied as now provided by law. Nothing herein contained shall be construed so as to remit or prevent the due collection of arrearages or charges for water consumption heretofore incurred, nor interfere with the proper liens therefor, nor of, charges, or rates, or liens hereafter to be incurred for water consumption in any dwelling-house,...
Page 247 - ... from the date of the revocation of the former certificate held by such person. LAWS OF 1897, CHAPTER 635, AMENDING SECTION 312 OF THE NEW YORK CITY CONSOLIDATION ACT (LAWS OF 1882, CHAPTER 410).
Page 249 - York, and of the board of water supply of the city of New York, are complied with, and shall make such regular or special inspections as the state commissioner of health, or the commissioner of the department of water supply, gas and electricity of the city of New York...
Page 248 - ... so that all water so furnished therein or thereat may be measured and known by the said department, and for the purpose of ascertaining the ratable portion which consumers of water should pay for the water therein or thereat...