56 GRAPHICAL COMPARISON OF METER RATES 



WINNIPEG, MANITOBA 

 (Water Works Pay for Service and Meter) 



Water rates are collected quarterly in advance. A discount of 5 per 

 cent is allowed if the rates are paid on or before the i8th of the first month 

 of each quarter. 



Frontage Tax: Upon streets wherein the water mains have been 

 placed a frontage rate of 4 cents per foot is charged, and may be imposed 

 irrespective of whether such real property is vacant or not connected with 

 the water main. 



Water according to meter rate, 23 cents per 1000 gallons, subject to 

 special discount, as follows: 



A single consumer using in respect of any one building 200,000 gallons 

 and less than 400,000 per quarter is entitled to a discount of 5 per cent. 



A single consumer using in respect of any one building 400,000 gallons 

 and less than 600,000 gallons per quarter is entitled to a discount of 10 

 per cent. 



A single consumer using in respect to any one building 600,000 gallons 

 and less than 800,000 gallons per quarter is entitled to a discount of 15 

 per cent. 



A single consumer using in respect to any one building 800,000 gallons 

 or upwards per quarter is entitled to a discount of 20 per cent. 



In no case, however, shall the amount charged be higher than the mini- 

 mum paid by consumers in the next highest class. 



(The Imperial gallon used in this schedule is 1.2 U. S. gallons.) 



(Plotted in Fig. n.) 



OTHER RATES 



In Figs. 12 to 19 are plotted the meter rates for some fifty American 

 cities. Where these cities have separate rates for manufacturing, com- 

 mercial and domestic purposes, the domestic rate is shown for the smaller 

 quantities and the manufacturing rate or commercial rate for the larger 

 quantities; in other words, the line is intended to represent the most 

 common meter rate for takers of each class. The rates were selected from 

 those readily available to the author, and completeness has not been 

 attempted. The rates represented are sufficiently numerous, however, 

 to give a very fair idea of the variety and range of meter rates in use in 

 American cities. 



