St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-10-22

section ]. Be it ordained, by The
Mayor and Board of Aldermen, tina
section three ~ of the ordinance adj.
opted Sept. IL, 1904, be amended and re,
enacted to read as follows, towit:
be 1t further ordained, etc, that the
superintendent of the Electric Light
n Waterwork Plant, shall in no case
install q meter, do any plumbing or
electrical wiring without first having
caused the subscriber or applicant to
sign a written application made upon a
blank to be furnished by the city. and
addressed to the Clerk of the Board OF
Aldermen, in which the applicant
agrees TO pay for services as registered
by meters and to abide by the provi-
sions of this ordinance. Where appli-
cants are lessees the application must
De approved IN writing by the owner of
the premises. All such applications
shall be numbered and kept on file at
the Clerks office. The applicant shall,
before being furnished with either
water or hight make such deposit with
The Clerk of the Board of Aldermen. as
shall be required by the superintendent
Of the power plant. The amount Of the
deposit to be governed by the amount
OF service required by said applicant.
The amount of deposit so made Shall be
credited to the applicant, and to be re-
turned to him whenever his service
snail be discontinued, and his indebted
ness for said service shall be paid in
full.
Section 2. Be it further ordained, etc,
That section fifteen 15(, of the ordi-
nance adopted Sept. Il, 1904, be amend
ed and reenacted to read as follows, to-
wit:
That 10 cents per kilowat is establish
ed to be the rates to be charged con-
sumers n users of electric light fans.
power QfR- from tho FtFr Dlnn4 r. -
case where a meter is used for electric
iignt, fans, power, ETC., shall a monthly
Dill be rendered for less than.
'5Og where l to 10 lights are used,
69g where IL to 20 lights are used,
Sl.W where 81 or more lights are used
temporary light may be arranged
Tor, by agreement with the superinten-
dent, but in no case shall the fat rate
be less than the meter rate.
Sectlon ). B4e 1t further ordained, etc,
mat section eighteen (18l, of the ordi-
nance adopted Sept. 18th, 1904, be
amended and ~reenacted, to read as
follows, to-wit:
BE it further ordained, etc., That Gil
Oils of the City for water, electric
light, fans, electric power, or. material
used in connection herewith. shall be
due and payable on the first day of
each month, for all work, material.
tlght, water, or power furnished up to
the 18th of the previous month. The
bills shall be payable at the col
iector's Office, and q failure to settle a
like Indebtedness by the 10th of the !
month, shall be sufficient cause for the
cutting off the service furnished the de-
llnquent, and it shall be the duty of the
collector to furnish to the superinten-
dent q list Of the delinquent on the 18th
day OF each month, and the duty of the
supeTlntendent upon being furnished
list, to discontinue the service of
said d~elinquents without delay, and to
remove all meters and other property
belonging to the city.
section 4. Be it further ordained, etc,
That it shall be the duty of the col.
Lector, to collect from a DELINQUENT sub
scrlber, before he be reinstated, the sum
0f q dollar, (S1.00), as expense charges
50p for cutting off the service, and
for putting IN the service.
Section 5. Be it further ordained, etc..
the fact Of parties being IN ac-
sount with the city shall not be suffi
cause to prevent the collector
rom ordering the service of said par
les discontinued, when same are de-
lnquent IN their water and lightdues.
Section 6. Be it further ordained, etc..
mat any ordinance or part of ordi-
anne are hereby repealed.
Section Z. Be itfurther ordained, etc,
for good and sufficient reason this
is to take effect from its
.doptfon.
NJ. HALPHEN, Mayor.
:. B. A. stage, Clerk,
On motion duly seconded and car
led, the above ordinance after being
cad and adopted section by section,
vas unanimously adopted as a whole.
The Finance Committee approved the
GLOWING bills, to-wit:
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