The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
LEGAL NOTICES.


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penalties for the violations of sucl
regulations, and to repeal Ordi
nance No. 1856 and the ordinances
amendatory thereof"
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
OF TACOMA:
Section !. That Sections II: ls
passed April 9Th. 1913. and en-
titled:
"An ordinance to fix the price OF
and to regulate the manner of sell
Ing, electric current by the City OF
Tacoma; to prescribe penalties FOL
the violation OF such regulations
and to repeal Ordinance No. 1885,
and the ordinances amendatorS
thereof"
be and the same are hereby amend.
ed to read as follows:
Section II. Method Of CIassificn-
tion. For the purpose of classifi
cation each dwelling, flat or apart
ment, shall be divided into two
parts. The first part shall consist
OF those rooms most used, includ-
ing living room ,parlors. library
dining room, kitchen and pantry
and shall be designated the Work,
Ing Part" The second part shall
consist Of those rooms less fire.
quently used, such as Railways
bedrooms bathrooms. etc. and shall
be designated the idle Part"
For the purpose of computing
the floor space as provided in the
schedules given below, all the floor
space of the working Part" of the
house shall be counted, and one
half of the area of the idle Part;
and the total shall constitute the
Equivalent floor space" of the
house. For the purpose of comput-
ing rates. no dwelling, flat OF
apartment shall be figured as hav.
ing less than 500 square feet oil
floor space.
Rates for electric current used
In dwellings. flats and apartments
The rates for electric current used
In dwelling houses, flats and apart
used I'm any one month as indicat-
ed by the meter or meters which
shall be installed on the service
for the purpose of registering the
quantity OF electric current used
and except where otherwise pro-
vided shall he as follows:
Five cents per kilowatt hour fol-
the first 40 watt consumption pei
square foot OF equivalent floor
space and for each and every kiio-
watt hour consumption In excess OF
that amount, one cent per kilo'
watt hour shall be charged: Pro-
vided, however. that the minimum
charge shall be fifty cents pei
month; and provided further that
the above reduction in rate for cur
rent used In excess of 40 watt con-
sumption per square foot of equiv
alent floor space shall not be made
until the owner or occupant of said
dwelling house. flat or apartment
I'm which such current is to be con-
sumed shall have furnished to the
Light Department the correct
measurement of the floor space OF
the same. and any person who shall
m!srepresent to said department
the amount of such floor space fol-
the purpose of securing the reduc-
ton In said rates shall be guilty
of misdemeanor and shall be
punished as provided by Section 81
of this ordinance.
The superintendent of Electric
Works shall have the power to re-
fuse to furnish current to macain-
cry or apparatus that in his opin-
ion is detrimental to the service;
provided. that any applicant to
whom current may be refused shall
have the right of appeal to the
Council. whose determination shall
be final.
Section IS. The rates for electric
current for hospitals and kindred
charitable institutions shall he the
same as those prescribed in section
20, subject to a discount of twenty
per cent. provided the previous
months bill is paid before becom-
ing delinquent.
Any consumer of current use1
for lighting purposes whose month
ly consumption, at the rates speci-
fled in Section 20 hereof, shall eX-
coed Seventy-five Dollars, shall be
entitled to the power rate, accord
ing to Section 10 hereof, for such
current as he shall use for such
lighting purposes between the
hour of 5 o'clock a. m. and the
hour OF turning on street lights In
the evening.
Section 10. Rates for pOwer. The
price of current for Industrial
power shall be as follows:
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