St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1912-08-30

that the charge for a smaller ouan.
| tity of water shall not exceed the
charge for larger quantity; and
further that meter rates shall pre-.
vail over flat rates.
If any person or persons, partner.
ships or corporations supplying water
TO the City of st. Johns or its in
habitants, shall be unable for any
reason to furnish water, then in such
an event the consumer or consumers
snail not be required TO pay any
water rents or charges for such a
time or periods as he shall be without
water
Auxiliary Water Supply.
Section V. A building supplied
with water pumped from private
Wen may have service pipe with a
meter attached connected with the
main Of a vendor of water and in case
Oh accident to the pump, aud in case
the consumer Of water shall desire he
snail obtain temporary supply of
water at meter rates providing, how.
ever, that he shall pay the minimum
base charge under the schedule for
meter rates which shall be based up.
on the amount Of water which the
consumer would require if he obtained
the entire supply Of water from the
person or persons, partnerships or
corporations, supplying water to the
city Of st. Johns aud its inhabi-
tants.
Special Rates.
Section VI. Water for other pur.
poses and uses than those named in
the foregoing schedules may be fur.
nished at special rates to bc fixed
upon between the consumer and the
person or persons, partnerships or
corporations supplying water 10 the
city of 81. Johns aud its inhabitants.
Deposit To Secure Payment OF
water Rates.
Section VII. II any vendor of
water shall demand and receive "a
deposit of money in advance ~ So.
curity for water rents. the vendor
shall pay TO any person or persons
making such n deposit. interest there.
on at the rate of six per cent per an.
mum for the use of such money for
80 long time as IL shall hc re-.
tanned by the said vendor of water.
Posting OF Rates.
Section VIII. An vendors uf water
shall keep posted In n conspicuous
place In their office the aforesaid
schedule Of rates, which schedule
shall at all times bc kept open for
inspection Of any aud all consumers
of water.
Further, copy Of these schedules
Of rates shall be kept posted In the
office Of the city Recorder Of st.
Johns.
Definitions.
Section IN. ~ REGULAR coz.
SUMER" within the meaning Of this
ordinance shall hc any person. partner.
ship or corporation which shall contract
% use water for any part Of n month
or longer. or shall continue ~ use
water after so contracting for sun.
ply for any part of month or long.
or.
"A VENDOR" within the mean.
ing Of this act shall bc amy person or
persons, partnership or partnerships.
corporation or corporations which en-.
gage 10 regularly supply the city Of
~, Johns or its inhabitants with
water.
Repeal OF Prior Acts.
Section y. All ordinances aud
parts of ordinances aud all acts aud
parts of acts IN conflict with hero,
with are hereby repealed aud an.
nullcd.
Time OF Taking Effect OF Ordinance.
Section NJ. This ordinance shall
bc In effect aud shall hccomc law
Immediately after the expiration of
the time provided for filing rcfcrcu.
dum petitions as provided for iu tho
Charter Of the city of st. Johns. ore,
gon, aud the amendments thereto
Passed by the council this 27rd dny Of
August, 1919.
Approved by the mayor this 27rd day
OF August, 1919.
]. T.. HlLLBR,
Mayor.
Attest; 4, A, RICE,
Recorder.
Published In the 81. Johns Review ON
Angus, 80, 1919.