Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-16
light RATES ADOPTED
Compromise Measure to Regulate
Electric and Gas Rates Passed
by the Council

A Penalty Clause Concerning Cor
rectness Of Meters Stone Pile
For Prisoners.
Change Of Front on Methods Of
Building Sewers Marshal's
Salary Increased.
At an adjourned meeting Of the city
council, held Friday night, the ordi-
nance regulating gas and electric rates
in the city came up on its second read
ing. The amended measure. which was
a compromise from the one introduced
last month, was finally passed with one
change regarding meters. The essen
tial features of the new ordinance are
as follows:
Sections and provide that the light
company shall connect with service
wires any building within 200 feet of its
supply wires on application of the
property owner, and with service pipes
any building abutting any pipe line of
said company.
section 2. That every person, firm
or corporation engaged in the business
of furnishing gas to consumers for any
purpose within the city shall furnish
| the same at price or rate not to ex-
| coed $1.S5 per thousand cubic feet
where used. for illuminating purposes,
| or $3.50 per thousand cubic feet where
fused for fuel purposes; and SAID per-
SON firm or corporation shall allow Tor
prompt payment of bills on or before
| the 10th Of each succeeding month the
following discounts on gas used Tor II
Illuminating purposes:
The discounts run from 10 cents per
Thousand feet for bills under 4,0OO feet,
| to Is cents for bills of 10000 feet or
| over. The discounts for fuel gas are
somewhat lower. And said person
firm or corpora ton may charge on all
| monthly gas bills not equal to or ex-
1 ceeding 80 cents per month meter
4 rent enough to make the bill equal tna'
/ amount, but in no case more than .
cents for rent of meter"
i Section 4. That every person, firm
4 or corporation furnishing electric cur
i -e1t to consumers for any purpose
4 within the city limits shall furniss
same at price or rate not to exceed
lis cents per 1000 watt hours, and sale
oerson. firm or corporation shall ALLOW
!, for prompt payment of bills on or be
!. fore the 10th day of the succeeding
month the following discounts
The discounts run from cent pc
thousand watt hours on bills of 5000
watt hours and under to 3 cents pc
!, watt hour on bills of 100000 watt hour
or over The minimum amount is fixe'
a. so cents and no other charge shall b
: made for meters.
$ Section 6. That any consumer g
electricity or gas within the city VII
pays for such service at meter rate
land who believes that the meter doe
s not register correctly may have tn
d same tested by the city by fling
III written request therefor with the cit
Z Jerk and depositing with said clerk
< 20 pay for the cost of said test. Upo
-ithe filing of said test and deposit of fe
t of 50 the city will at once cause tn
s meter in question to be removed an
{ ltest the same, and IL said meter regis
filters correctly, or within 2 per cent G
n correctly, the party making the reques
! shall pay for the same, and If the mete
n loes not register within 2 per cent {
d eorrect the person. firm or corporatio
n 1wning said meter shall at once pa
c the city 50 to cover the expense of sal
& test, and the deposit fee of the perso
J. requesting the test shall be returne
o by the city clerk. And any person, fri
y or corporation whose meter is to /
d tested shall be notified of the time an
a place of such test and may have rel
e resentative present.
n Section I. That every person, fir
or corporation who shall wire ar
building in said city shall do sue
/ work with the material and in the mar
$ ner required by the rules of the M
y tional board of fire underwriters
le The principal reduction of the rat,
lie to be charged consumers is in the ma
re ter of electricity. The old rate was
&c cents for every watt hour, which W;
Ne equivalent to cent per hour for ever
'f sixteen candle power lamp. Under II
d new ordinance the rate is fixed at
20 cents per thousand watt hours, With
cent off for cash, making the reductiS
y per hour per light about 1-5 cent
se The old rate for Illuminating gas W
Y 50 per thousand cubic feet, while Il