The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-05-24
TO THE CUSTOMERS OF THE
EAoRD OF LIGHTS & WATER

uniform price scale will take effect
June 1st, applying OH May consump-
ton.
These new rates are not raise IN
price of electricity, bat are put into
effect primarily to adjust prices and
make them uniform to all parties a
like. Whether large or small consul
mer, whether resident or manutact-
urer, whether your water laaks or IS
used for a purpose, it is all the exact
same rate to each and every custom
er. There will be no more mautact-
ureres rate, store rate, cooking rate
nor residence rate. It makes no dill
ference how MANY rooms your house
has. the water rate is the same ana
the minimum is the same to all. III
the water rate there is slight change
in price to the large consumers above
100000 gallons per month, and 1or
the small consumers using around
10000 to 10000 gallons per month
there is slight cut in price, but all
take the exact same scale OF price
If YOU use 100000 gollons IN your
house through a leake you pay the
same per thousand as the mautact-
urer would. The more electricity or
water YOU use through one meter per
month the less per kilowatt or thou
sand gallons you pay. Ths unit price
goes down as the consumption M
creases.
The raise in water rate to the large
consumers is owing to the fact that
the old rate was less than the cost OF
production.
There is no reason why electricity
or water used for one purpose should
cost less to the consumer than if used
for another purpose. 1t all costs
the Water Board the same and for
what purpose it is used matters not to
the Board. The more we can sell
through one meter the less expensive
it is to us and the less we can sell it
for.
In adjusting the scale of rates the
gross has been increased and the dis
coant also increased. In the old rate
you were given 10 per cent, in the
new rate the discount is rs per cent
and both prices are printed ON the
back of your bill The rate is so fix
ed that should the Railroad Commas
sion allow the Georgia Railway and
Power Company to increase their
rates then it will be necessary for us.
to decrease our discount only, just
how much will depend on how much
the power is raised TO us. At present
the rate is practically the same as the
old rate. The minimum light rate is
$1.25 gross and $.94 if paid before
the 10th of the month. The minimum
motor rate is exactly the same, $1.00
for the first H. F. and $50 for each
additional H. P. with the regular
scale of rates applied to the kiiowatt
consumption above what the mini
mum pays for.
The water rate minimum has been
made uniform regardless of the size
of the house and only varies accord
ing to the size of the meter. Practi-
cally every customer in the city takes
the new minimum. A very few have
required larger meters and for this
larger nseter higher minimum is
charged, but the scale of rate is ex-
actly the same. :
The 60 net rate goes to .S3 net
minimum and also 4,o0s gallons are
allowed instead of 5000 gallons.
The 80 net rate comes down to .83
net and also takes 4,000 gallons in
stead of 5000 gallons. All over the
minimum is exactly the same scale
to all customers. A 1" meter is al
lowed 5000 gallons aNd $1.24 net,
11a" mater $4,000 gallons and $3.50
net, 2" mater $4,000 gallons and
$1,000 ret.
Printed on the. back of your bill
will be found the X. W. and opposite
the gross the net charges, and also
the "thousasd" gallons of water and
the gross and net charges,
You can see from the above eN-
planatjo0 of the new rates that the
whole idea rs to have a unifoCm price
to all The old rate was very unfair
IN maay respects. If yeu used the
electricity for cooking it cost only sc
pey K. w, but for lighting it cost t0c,
A store got better rate than a resi-
dence The rate rs simpler, no chance
for .erper, eesier to check the price,
and above All the satisfaction of
knowing that you have as good rate
as anyone IN the city.
Icertainly hope the new rates VIII
meet wish the approval of the entire
public, and l believe if 1t is once un-