Series 47

Salt Lake City (Utah). City Treasurer


Water assessment books, 1892-1897.

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Schedule Description

These three books record the billings for water usage. The first book, "Water Assessments West", covers the period from July 1, 1892, to June 30, 1893. It lists: name of owner or agent; house number; street; categories of purposes for which water used with costs assessed; remarks; amount; total amount; when notified; when paid; receipt number; when charged. The second volume, "Water Rate Collections", covers the period from July 1, 1893, to June 30, 1894. It lists name of person or business; street number; purposes for which water was used; total amount; and rate for month. The third book is labeled "Water Rates Collected" and covers the period from 1896 to 1897. It is arranged chronologically by date and contains: the receipt number; payment received from; address;
rate; whether paid in cash (amount and total); whether paid with script (certificate number); amount and total.

Scope and Content

These three books record the billings for water usage. The first book, "Water Assessments West", covers the period from July 1, 1892, to June 30, 1893. It lists: name of owner or agent; house number; street; categories of purposes for which water used with costs assessed; remarks; amount; total amount; when notified; when paid; receipt number; when charged.
The second volume, "Water Rate Collections", covers the period from July 1, 1893, to June 30, 1894. It lists name of person or business; street number; purposes for which water was used; total amount; and rate for month.
The third book is labeled "Water Rates Collected" and covers the period from 1896 to 1897. It is arranged chronologically by date and contains: the receipt number; payment received from; address; rate; whether paid in cash (amount and total); whether paid with script (certificate number); amount and total.

Notes

Only the first two volumes (1892-93 and 1893-94) were located during accessioning in June 1991.