Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28
Light AND POWER RATES
ARE AIRED AND DISCUSSED

Nphhutl'H, HlItCtly OF indirectly, 10
iiserR or consumers OF such current /:
ana In addition thereto. one dollar aud
twenty cents (si.20) for each and
every meter located In the city and
which Is used by such person. firm,
Joint stock company, corporation or
association, supplying electric chr
rent for light or power or TO measure
electric current. for lighting or power
purposes. delivered TO such said rsers
or consumers, TO he apportionpd and
paid monthly; and IN addition thereto,
on all bills paid for current Furnished
Tor Hight and power In this city, up To
ninety-nlhe ana nine TENNIS tg9.9) ltilo
watt hours, ninety-nine (99) per Get.
of the excess paid over nine COZ cents
per kilo watt hour, on ali bills nal |
for current furnished for light nnd
power from one hundred Cl00) tn
two hundred and seventy seven and
seven tcnths (2777) kIlo watt hours.
ninety-nine $500 per cent. OF excess
paid over eight ana oneienth (S.f)
cents per lsilo watt hour. and ON ali
such bills paid for current furnished
FOR Hight and power from two hundred
and soventysevcn aud eight tenihs
(277S) 10 six hundred and twenty.four
ana nine tcnths (G240) kilo watt
hours, ninety nine (99) per cent, of
excess paid over seven and two-tenths,
az cents per kilo watt hour. and on
all bills paid for current furnished
for light ana power from six hundred
ana twenty Ave (625) to fourteen
hundred and iwentyeight and fonr
tenths (h42S.i) l,ilo watt honrs. nine
ty'nine 900 per cent. of excess paid
over six and three tenths (G.3) cents
per ldlo watt hours ana OH all bills
paid for current furnished for light
and power from fourteen hundred and
twentyeight ana flve-tcnlhs Q,42S.5).
kllo watt hours, and upwards, ninety.
nine (99) per cent of excess paid or
i've and four-tenths (5.4 cents per
lsllo watt hours. and ninety nine (aQ)
per cent. of all excess over nifty (50)
cents collected on any minimum
monthly bills, and such persons, firms,
joint stock companies, corporations
ana association shall he required to
deliver to the commissioners D, The
revenue within ten QO) days after the
end OF each month. II ii3t OF The pnr.
ties TO whom they have fnrn5hed cur
rent during the preceding month the
amount of such current In kilo watt
hours furnished each OF sucn lartieR
respectiyely,Aa and the cyict amount OF
kllo watt hours ana amounts cf snoh
bills. shall he SET opposite the name s
of ench of such respective parties.
and at the end of each month or
within ten C0) days thereafter such
parties firms, joint stock companies,
corporations, md associations shall
pay TO the commissioner OF the reyc
nue. OF this city. the amount due upon
such license tax as above required.
ana at snch time, report IN him the
amount of money collected from the
parties to whom such persons. firms,
JOINT stock companies, corporations
and associations have furnished cur
rent during such preceding month. the
names OF such parties and the respec.
tive amounts collected from each. and
also the number of meters actually In
use ana charged for during such pre-
ceding month, and by what parties
used. Upon tho failure of any such
person. firm, Joint stock companies.
corporations or associations TO pny
for and procure such license rs hcreln
above provided, on or before May ist,
l9OS, and May list of each year there
after and to comply with the above
provisions or any OF them and make
payments In accordance herewith.
within the respective time required
SO TO do. such person, firm, Joint
stock company. corporation and as
ISOLATION shall pay n fine OF not less
than one hundred ($i00.00) dollars.
and not more than three hundred
(S300.00) dollars for each day during
the continuance of such failure after
May LIST. zoos. and May lat of each
year thereafter, and such respective
times required TO make monthly pay.
mcnts and reports.
Gas Plants.
"2S. And on each and every person.
firm, joint stock company, corporation
and association, supplying gas in the
city. for light or fuel, one thousand
tSl.On0.00) dollars. and in addition
thereto, one dollar and twenty cents
tS1.20) for each and every meter used
by such person. firm, joint stock COM
pany, corporation or association, for
The purpose of measuring the amount
Of gas used by the respective consrm-
ers of same, to be npportloned month
ly; and In addition thereto: ninety.
nine t99) per cent. of the excess over
one dollar tSi00) per thousand cubic
feet collected from any and all con.
s''mers. and ninety-nine 600 per cent.
OF the excess over twenty 600 cents
collected on any minimum monthly
bill And such persons, firms, joint
stock companies. corporations and as
sociations shall be required to deliver
TO the commissioner of tho revenue
within ten tl0) days after The end OF
each month, q list of the parties to
whom they have furnished gas during
the preceding month, the amount OF
such gas furnished each of such mar.
ties respectively. and the exact
amount OF the hill made ont to each OF
such nnrtins rnsnnoiiu nlr ,rhinl ..,.,,,