The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-08-26

60.Vl and upward5-l5 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 U,S00 feet from any
electric line existing at the time
the application therefore is made un
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 ($4.00) per month at the rates
herein prescribed, or unless such con-
sumers will enter into contract to
pay for such service not less than
four $4,000 dollars per month in the
event the electricity coIsur ed shall
not produce revenue Of four dollars
($400) per month under such pre-
scribed rates. Extensions in excess
of eighteen hundred (,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 UNI
til such meters become so defective
as to be unfit for service) and the sec
ond party shall be entitled to collect
minimum charge of one dollar
($1.00) per month from all consumers
to whom such meters shall be fur
nished, such minimum charge to APP
ply if 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-
ters 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 1-2) 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.
Tbo oopoo nrouicinp 10 rooIorc
shall apply to consumers Of electric
ity for power purposes as above pro
yided for consumers of electricity for
lighting purposes.
RATES FOR GAS.
The rates for gas to the city (other
than as above provided for street
purposes) and to private consumers,
for lighting purposes, shall be one
dollar and fifty cents ($1.5O) per one
thousand Il ,000) cubic feet, and for
heating and cooking purposes the
rate shall be one dollar and twenty
five cents ($1.25) per one thousand
Il ,000) 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
(5Oc) per month, it being understood
that such minimum charge applies
only when consumers shall not use
fifty cents (50c) worth of gas per
month.
3d. It is agreed that the rates and
charges herein set out and prescrib-
ed to consumers shall be effective as
of the LIST day Of 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
annnrd min. hn L.