Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-06-21
Ordinance No. III.

establish certain rules ana reRula-
tions concerning same, and for other
purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained, by the
City Council of the City of Fitzgerald,
that the following rates shall be
charged for the use of city water and
lights, from and after Jure let, 1906.
All water rates shall be divided
into two classes, commercial rates
and resident rates. Under the head
of commercial rates shall be the fol-
lowing: Drug Stores, Bar Rooms,~
Photographic Galleries, Barber
Shops, Livery Stables, Restaurants,
Hotels, Soda Founts, Boarding
Houses, and all manufacturing es-
Establishments that use water. The
foregoing shall be placed on meter,
and a charge made at the following
rates: One to five thousand gallons
per month, % cents per thousand;
Ave to ten thousand gallons per
month, is cents per thousand ten to
Atty thousand gallons per month 129
cents per Thousand; fifty to one
hundred thousand gallons per month
cents per thousand. The minimum
rate for each meter shall be ST 90 per
month. Under the haad of residence
rates shall be all residences using
water for purposes not mentioned
under Commercial rates, and the fol-
lowing charges shall be made: for
purposes other than sprinkling and
bath tub a charge of 80 cents per
month shall be made; for sprinklers
a charge Of so cents per month for
the first faucet and ten cents per
month for each additional faucet and
| 25 cents per month for bath tub shall
be made. For each faucet not used
for the foregoing named purposes a
charge of so cents per month shall be
made. No two consumers shall use
the same faucets without each paying
the above rates. All applications
for water shall be made to the super
intendent on blanks furnished by the
city, to be accompanied by fee of
SIS 90 for each tap, and both applica-
| ton and fee shall be turned over to
the treasurer by the superintendent.
ELECTRIC RATES.
All customers having ia use three
or more than three lights shall be
placed on meter at the following
rates: less than twenty five thousand
watt.hours per month, 10 cents per
thousand; twenty five to fortyfive
thousand, 8 cents per thousand;
forty five to seventy five thousand,
cents per thousands seventy five
to three hundred thousand, cents
per thousand; church rates shall be
6 cents per thousand. A minimum
charge for each meter shall be S1.00
per month; for all electric appara-
fuses, such as fans, small, electric
motors, etc, consuming power, the
above rate shall be charged. The
following fat rates shall be charged
customers using one and two lights:
lie to IL o'clock p. m. S1.OO per
month; 1-16 all night. s1,25 per
month; 2-16 to IL O'Clock p. m. 81 80
per month; 2-16 all night $500 per
month. ALI fat rates for both water
or light, or either, shall be paid the
first of each month, and in advance.
The following rules and regula ions
shall govern from June 1st, 1906.
1st. The water aud light plant
will run wires to the main cut out at
the entrance of any residence free of
cost to the consumer, provided such
main cut out is located within ore
hundred yards of the main line.
End. The consumer shall furnish
and own all wires and fixtures and
apparatus inside of the building, and
beyond the main cut out, except the
meter, the city to furnish electricity
and deliver same to the customer at
the given rates as registered on city's
standard recording Watt-meter, or
at specified fat rate.
3rd. Every meter shall be thorou-
ghly tested before being put out,
and made absolutely correct, and the
reading of such meter must be ac-
copied by the customer and the city
as showing the amount of current
used. The superintendent shall upon
request of any consumer show him
how to read and test m ters when
their accuracy may be in question.
No meter shall be taxed beyond it's
capacity, thereby rendering it in
accurate.
4th. The city will set the meter
and furnish current for three Or more