Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-05-31

tod /. Be it ordained, by the
Douncil of the City of Fitzgerald,
fhe following rates shall be
s.. iced for the use of city water and
I .kts. from and after JuEe let, 1905
An water rates shall be divided
TO two classes, commercial rates
ma resident rates. Under the head
III commercial rates shall be the fol-
owing: Drug Stores, Bar Rooms
Photographic Galleries, BARBER
hops, 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
five to ten thousand gallons per
month, Is cents per thousand; ten TO
Atty thousand gallons per month 12t
cents per thousand; fifty to one
hundred thousand gallons per month
cents per thousand. The minimum
rate for each meter shall be 81. OO per
month. Under the head of residence
rates shall be all residences using
water for purposes not mentioned
under Commercial rates, and the 1oi-
lowing charges shall be made: FOR
purposes other than sprinkling ana
bath tub a charge of 30 cents per
month shall be made; for sprinklers
a charge of 80 cents per month for
the first faucet and ten cents per
month for each additional faucet and
% cents per month for bath tub shall
be made. For each faucet not used
for the foregoing named purposes
charge of 80 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 a fee of
$500 for each tap, and both applica-
ton and fee shall be turned over to
the treasurer by the superintendent.
ELECTRIC RATES.
All customers having in use three
or more than three lights shall be
placed on a meter at the following
rates. less than twenty FIVE thousand
watt-hours per month, 10 cents per
thousand; twenty five to fortyfive
thousand, cents per thousand;
forty five to seventy five thousand,
8 cents per thousand; 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 100
per month; for all electric appara-
fuses, such as fans, small, electric
motors, ETC., consuming power, the
above rate shall be charged. The
following fiat rates shall be charged
customers using one and two lights:
1-16 to 10 o'clock p. m. $1.O0 per
month; 1-16 all night, S1.25 per
month; 2-16 to - O'Clock p. m. $3.50
per month; PIG all night $500 per
month. All flat rates for both water
or light or either, shall be paid the
first of each month, and in advance
The following rules and regulations
shall govern from June 1st, 1906
1st. The water and 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 one
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 fiat 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 &C.
cepted by the customer and the city
as showing the amount of current
used. The superintendent shall upon
request of any consumer show him
7 how to read and test meters when
their accuracy may be in question,
No meter shall be taxed beyond its
capacity, thereby rendering it in
accurate.
4th. The city will set the meter
and furnish current for three or more |
than three lights. AS the meters are |
very expensive, and the city Is obli-
ged to reserve space for the lights on
its dynamos. wires and transformers, |