The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-15
OFFICIAL.

1865, Whenever made
Sec. II. All ordinances and parts Of
ordinances conflicting with the provis-
ions of this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed; provided. nevertheless. that SO
much and such parts of ordinances
heretofore passed as provided for the
issuing and enforcement of executions
TOT any tax assessment, or part of tax
or assessment, required by any such or
dinance and now remaining unpaid.
snail continue and remain of force so
AS 70 authorize the Treasurer to issue
such executions and the Marshal to col
lect the same. until such taxes or as
sessment shall be fully paid
ordnance read in Council for the
nrst time Dec. q 1904, and published
Tor information.
BY Alderman Garfunkel-
An ordinance, providing for the in
spection. testing, proving and regula-
ton OF gas and electric meters in the
city of Savannah, Ga, prescribinm
| proper punishment for infractions %
TINS ordinance, creating the office OF
inspector of meters in this city, de-
timing and fixing his duties and for
| other purposes connected herewith
Section l. Be II ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen Of the city of Sa-
| Nannah. in Council assembled that
| from and after the passage of this
| ordinance, each and all gas and cleo
| trio meters, then in use or thereafter
to be used in this city, shall be subject
| TO inspection, testing, proving and reg
| ulations as hereinafter prescribed. to
| the end, that the same shall register
accurately, the quantity of gas or cleo
| tricity, respectively, consumed or used
| ON the premises wherein such meters
may be located.
Sec. 2. BE 1t further ordained. that
the office of Inspector of meters is
hereby created, and such officer shall
| be appointed by the Committee on
Water, with the approval of the May
or. and he shall hold Office during such
| period of time as he shall satisfactor-
| lily perform the duties thereof, that
| is to say, he may be removed at any
| time by the Committee ON Water. with
| the approval of the Mayor, and a Sue
| cessor appointed in his place. The
| salary of said official shall be such as
shall be fixed by the Committee on
| Water, to be paid out Of the city
| treasury of Savannah in equal month";
| ly instruments.
Sec. 3. BE 1t further ordained, that
| such Inspector. shall be charged with
| the duty of inspecting, testing, prov
| ing and regulating gas meters and
| electric meters in the city OF Savan-
nah as prescribed herein. shall have
| his office in and be attached to the
water department, and shall in addi-
| ton to the foregoing, perform such
| other duties as may be assigned to
him by the superintendent Of that de-
partment or by the Committee on
| Water.
Sec. 4. BE 1t further ordained, that
whenever any person in this city who
| may have a gas or electric meter on
| his premises, and who may be liable
| to pay for consumption or use of gas
or electricity, shall desire TO have such
| meter inspected tested, proved and reg
uated, he shall, by himself or agent,
! present to the city treasurer of Sa-
| vannah a written request to said in
| spector to inspect such meter. to ex-
| anime, test, prove and ascertain the
! accuracy of the registration of the
same and to correct the same, II nee
essary, and shall then and there pre-
| pay to said city treasurer, the fee
J for such work. towit One dollar for
| each such meter removed from such
| premises, tested, proved, (sealed and
| replaced), whereupon, the said city
treasurer shall send at once the said
| written request to said inspector.
Thereupon, Ii shall be the duty of said
| inspector TO inspect, examine, test and
| prove said meter SO complained of, in
| the presence Of said complaining con-
| sumer II he so desires, or in the pres
| ence OF the gas or electric companys
| employee, If 1t so desires. and IL said
meter shall be found to be correct IN
| its registration, then said Inspector
| shall stamp, seal or mark such meter
| so found to be correct with some
proper, distinguishing and Ineligible
device, (and shall replace the same as
it was before) but, IL. upon such test
and examination, the said meter shall
be found to register inaccurately, then.
and in such event, upon the written
order OF said inspector on the city
treasurer, the fee paid by said con-
sumner, as hereinbefore provided, shall
be returned to him, and like amount
shall be paid to the city treasurer by
the gas or electric company, as the
case may be, whose manufacture OF
gas or electricity has been consumed
on said premises, as a payment or
remuneration for the (removaD, test
ing correcting, sealing and replacing)
of such meter, and 1t shall be the duty
OF such gas or electric company to
make such payment within five days
after 1t shall have been notified in
writing by the inspector Of meters,
that such meter has been found to be
inaccurate and has been (corrected),
and stamped. sealed or marked as
aforesaid (and replaced). The said
five days shall date from the time,
when such written notice shall have
been mailed by the inspector in the
C2GEA
gas or electric company.
The apparatus used by the inspector,
and the mode of testing practised by
him, shall be such as may be approx
ed by the Committee on Water.
If in testing and proving any such
meter. the inspector shall find that 1t
IL so worn. that II cannot be correct
ed and made useful and adequate for
the purposes of registration. he shall
condemn the same and give written
notice accordingly to the gas or cleo
trio company interested. as the case
may be- and said condemned meter
shall not be replaced, but It shall be
the duty of such gas or electric COM
pany in such event. to replace said
useless meter, with a new one, which
must be previously proved to be cor
rect by the inspector and be sealed
or marked by him, and for said serv-
ice the said company shall pay a fee
of twenty-five cents into the city treas
ury, and the city treasurer's receipt
for the same shall be exhibited to the
inspector, before he shall seal or mark
said meter 10 be correct.
Sec. 8. BE II further ordained. that
Il shall not be lawful for any gas or
electric company, under any circum-
stances to charge or collect, In the
city of Savannah. for any greater
amount Of gas or electricity, az the
case may be, than Is registered by
the meters, respectively.
Sec. s.. BE Il further ordained, that
in case any gas or electric company
In the city Of Savannah, or any officLl
fharoof ahall fail mr. refuse RI COM