The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-24
OFFICIAL.

Water.
Sec. 4. Be it 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
ulated, he may, by himself or agent,
present TO the city treasurer of Sa-
vannah 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 shall then and there pre-
pay to said city treasurer, the fee
for such work, to wit: One dollar for
each such meter removed from such
premises, tested proved and
sealed, whereupon, the said city
treasurer shall send at once the said
written request to said inspector.
Thereupon, it 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-
sumner. if he so desires, or in the pres
ence of the gas or electric companys
employe, If it 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, if, upon such test and ex-
animation, the said meter shall be
found to register incorrect, because
too fast, then, and in such
event, upon the written or
der 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 or olQnfria ~
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 and sealing) of such
meter, and it shall be the duty
of such gas or electric company to
make such payment within five days
after it 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
Savannah postoff1ce, addressed to said
gas or electric company.
The apparatus used by the inspector,
and the mode of testing practiced by
him. shall be standard such as may be
approved by the Committee on Water
IT in testing and proving any such
meter, the inspector shall find that it
Is so worn, that it 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 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 to be correct.
A meter shall be deemed correct for
the purpose of this ordinance if 1t ap-
pears from the inspection and test of
the inspector that it does not vary
more than three per cent. from the
standard, proved by the inspector of
meters.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, that
it 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, as the
case may be, than is registered by
the meters, respectively.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, that
In case any gas or electric company
in the city of Savannah, or any official
thereof, shall fail or refuse to COM
ply with the provisions of this ordi-
nance, or any of them, such person.
corporation or official of such cor
poration so violating the same, shall
on conviction before the Police Court
of the city of Savannah, be punished
for each and every such offense by
a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or
Imprisonment not exceeding thirty
days. either or both, in the discretion
of the court.
Sec. Z. Be it further ordained, that
all ordinances and parts of ordinances,
in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Committee of the Whole
Whereas, the shell pavement in this
city on CASTOR street, between the west
side of Price to the west side of TAFT
nall streets, seems to be worn out and
no longer serviceable as a good pave
ment for the better ascertainment OF
the condition of the pavement on this
portion of Gordon street it is
Resolved, by the Mayor and Alder
men of the city of Savannah, in Coun-
Gil assembled, that the director OF, pub
lie works and the city engineer, are
hereby directed to make a thorough
and careful examination of the pave
ment of shell on said portion of Gas
ton street so as to ascertain its true
condition and as to whether or not
1t is worn to such an extent as to be
no longer serviceable as a good pave
ment, cutting into same wherever
deemed necessary, and these officers
will make a detailed statement to
Council concerning such pavement and
their examination thereof so that
Council may be possessed of the neces-
sary information to the end that it
may take such action In the premises
as may be required looking toward re-
paving of such portion of CASTOR
street. Adopted.
BY Alderman Garfunkel-
Resolved, That the Committee. on
Water be authorized to purchase one
gas meter tester and one electric me-
ter tester, the total expenditure not
to exceed four hundred dollars. Adopt
ed.
There being no further business
Council took a recess subject to the
call of the chair.
j. ROBERT DREAMER.
Clerk of Council.