The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-25


RATES 1 OR ELECTRICITY FOR
LIGHTING PURPOSES.
The rates for electricity for lighting
purposes shall be eleven cents Q1c)
per one thousand watts, provided that
discounts on consumption exceeding
five (S5.oO) dollars per month shall he
allowed as follows
SOL to $1,000 5 per cent.
1901 to 2000- 7 per cent
POOL to 10000 per cent.
1000 to 6000-12 per cent
! 500 and upwards-15 per cent.
Electric lights shall be furnished
TO consumers at any point within the
highland boundaries of said CITY upon
the terms herein stated provided the
second party shall not be required to
make any extension as much as eigh-
teen hundred (1S0O) feet from anv
electric line existing at the time
the application therefore is made I'm
less the total revenue to be produced
by said extension from any and all
consumers using the same for lighting
purposes, shall be not less than four
dollars $4,000 per month at the rates
I herein prescribed, or unless such con-
sumers will enter into contract to
pay for such service not less than
! four (s4.0O) dollars per month In the
event the electricity co;sur:ed shat
not produce a revenue of four dollars
($4OO) per month under such pre-.
lscribed rates. Extensions in excess
Of eighteen hundred u,S00) feet shall
be made on the same proportionate
basis.
The company shall furnish electric
meters to consumers Of electricity Tex
cept that it shall not be required to
substitute meters for the meters now
owned and installed by consumers I'M
til such meters become so defective
as to be unfit for service) and the sec
ond party shall be entitled to collect
a minimum charge OF one dollar
| ($1.00) per month from all consumers
to whom such meters shall be fur
nished, such minimum charge to ap-
| ply IL the consumer fails to con-
sumo one dollars worth OF electricity
per month. The company shall have
the right to charge each consumer
who owns and has now installed his
own meter a minimum OF fifty cents
| (50c) per month.
The company or any consumer,
shall have the right to require me-
tiers to be tested from time to time
as to accuracy.
RATES FOR ELECTRICITY FOR
POWER PURPOSES.
/ The rates for electricity for power
purposes shall be seven and one half
cents e 12) per one thousand 10000
watts, except for operating fans, or
for operating motors Of one horse
power or less, for which the rates shall
be the same as lighting rates with
same discounts allowed on the light
ing rates.
The same provision as to meters
shall apply to consumers OF electric
tity for power purposes as above Lro
vided for consumers of electricity for
lighting purposes.
RATES FOR GAS.
The rates for gas to the city (other
lthan as above provided for street
purposes) and to private consumers,
for lighting purposes, shall be one
dollar and fifty cents (s150l per one
Thousand Il 000) cubic fe@4gand for
lheating and cooking purposes the
rate shall be one dollar and twenty
FIVE cents (s125) per one thousand
10000 cubic feet.
The company shall furnish gas
meters to consumers and shall be
entitled to collect from all consumers
to whom such meters shall be furnish
ed minimum charge Of fifty cents
/ (50c) per month, it being understood
that such minimum charge applies
only when consumers shall not use
fifty cents (50c) worth OF gas per
month.
Sd. 1t is agreed that the rates and
Icharges herein set out and prescrib-
ed TO consumers shall be effective as
of the LIST day CT July, 1908, and the
company hereby agrees to rebate to
CONSUMERS whatever amount will be
due and owing TO them by reason of
the reduction in rates herein made in
accordance with the agreement to
make such rate effective on said first
day of July.
4th. The company further agrees
that should the population of said city
increase during the term of this con
tract to twenty-five thousand