The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-08-06
ORDINANCE NO. so.

An ordinance fixing minimum standard OF
electric voltage for illuminating and power
uses, and fixing maximum light and power
rate for electric light aud power furnished to
the City Or Town of Newport and the inhabi-
tants thereof, from September LIST, 1908, to Aug
ust 3lst. 1909, and providing penalty for the
violation thereof.
Be II Ordained by the Council OF the City or
Town of Newport, Washington. as follows:
Section l. The M nlmum standard voltage to
be furnished during the entire night or dark.
ness OF each day for the period hereinafter
mentioned by any person or persons, Fl rm,
company, association or corporation, to be
used in the City or Town of Newport, for any
and all Illuminating purposes, shall be and is
hereby established at one hundred and ten
volts; said voltage to be determined by the
Council OF the City or Town of Newport.
Sec. 2-That for period commencing On The
LIST day of September, 1908, and ending on the
3lst day OF August, 1909, The max mum rate OF
compensation which any person or persons,
firm company association or corporation may
charge, collect or receive for furnishing, dls:
tributing or delivering electricity to the City
or Town OF Newport or the Inhabitants there.
Of for any and all Illuminating purposes. is
hereby fixed and established at the rate or
price OF fifteen cents uoc) per kilowatt hour,
and i'll this proportion for each fractional part
thereof; provided. that the minimum price fOr
such furnishing Of electricity for any one
month shall be one and 30, lOOths dollars $3.50
per each meter customer
Provided further, That the maximum fat
rate of compensation which any person
or persons, firm, company, association Or
corporation may charge, collect or receive for
furnishing, distributing or delivering cleo
t'icity to the City or Town OF Newport, or the
inhabitants thereof, for any and all illuminat-
ing purposes, is hereby fixed and established
at the following rates Or prices, TO wit: Twen-
ty-ive cents (2oc) each per month for an eight
candle power lamp; nifty cents {50c) each per
month lor sixteen candle power lamp; sew
eHty-tive cents t75c) each per month Tor thirty
TWO candle power lamp; five dollars ($5.00)
each per month for two-thousand (2OOO) can
la yVp al m SrOYi 1h6 he mi,
mum fiat late or price for such furnishing OF
electricity for any one month shall be one and
50-lO0ths dollars per each customer
Sec 3-That for period commencing Oh the
LIST day OF September 1905 and ending on the 3lst
day OF August 1909, the maximum rate OF com
pensatiOn which any person or persons, firm,
company, association or corporation may
charge, collect or receive for furnishing, dis
trlbuting or delivering electricity to the City
or Town OF Newport, or the inhabitants there
Of for any and al power purposes AID all
hereby fixed and established at the, rate or
price as follows: -s'.
For the first 100 kilowatt hours. or less, per
month, ten cents f10cl per kilOwatt hour
For excess over 100 and up to 500 kilowatt
hours eight cents lScl per kilOwatt hour.
For excess over 800 and up to 1900 kiloWatt
FJr excess over 1000 and up I'd any mum Der
OF kllowau hours, five cents [5cl per kilOwatt
hour.
PROVIDE" That the minimum price for such
be five dollars [$5.O0] per each power customer.
Sec. 1.-The maximum rate or price in this
ordinance specified shall be the maximum
rate or price for the furnishing, dis tributing
or delivering OF said electricity, and shall be
deemed compensation for and shall include all
rentals, interest. labor, uses Or services of
whatever kind employed in the manufacture,
furnishing, distributing or delivery of said
electricity, by whatsoever means, including
the use OF meters.
Sec. Sit shall be violation OF the provis-
ri ich
deliver electricity for Illuminating purposes at
the rate above specified ii The minimum
stal:dard voltage be less than that above de-
scribed, or if the rate Ior electricity charged.
purposes as aforesaid, be in excess
OF the rate or price above spec-
fed, or ii the rate OF electricity charged,
aforesaid, be in excess of the rate price abOv
specified and the person or persons, firm,
company, association or corporation individu-
ally or by association with others, either as
owners, principal, clerk, collector, agent. SER
want or employe, violating any OF the provis
iOus OF this ordinance, is guilty of misde-
meanOr, and upon conviction thereof shall be
lars $4,000, nor more than one hundred dollars
100000 or shall be imprisoned in the city Jail
OF the City or Town OF Newport for not more
than thirty 1901 days. or by both such fine and
Imprisonment, and every judgment or fine for
violation OF any provision OF this ordinance
shall direct that in default OF payment OF such
imprisoned in the city Jail OF the City or Town
OF Newport until the fine is satisfied, in the
proper ion of one days imprisonment for each
three dollars [s3o0l of such fine remaining un-
paid. tt.;-. i 49,"
Sec. 6--The City or Town Clerk shall certify
to the, passage OF this ordinance, and shall
cause the same to be published once ;ine.The
Newport Miner" and thereupon and there
after it shall take effect and be in force
Passed by the COunciI the 4th day of August,
A. D. 1908.
Signed and attested the 4th day of August,
1908, by the Mayor and Clerk of said Town.
[Seall E.S. APPEL, Mayor.
Attest-CARL K. SCHOTTE,
Clerk of the Town of Newport. -
|, Carl R. Schotte. Town Clerk Of the Town
OF Newport, do hereby certify that the forego-
ing is a true and correct copy of an ordinance
introduced on the It'll day OF July. 1908, and
was passed by the Town Council Of the Town
OF Newport, and signed by its Mayor and at,
tested by its Clerk at a regular meeting of said
Council, held on the 4th day o: August. 1903,
by the following vote: Ayes-Councilmen F.
D. Bennett, d. Caldwell and John McInnis
Noes-NOpe. Absent Councilman Geo. Hynes
In witness whe eof / have -hereunto set my
hand and the official seal Of said Town of New
port. CARL R, SCHoTTE,
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