St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-18
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to be bound thereby. When any Of these rules and regulations shan have
been violated it shall become the duty of the. Superintendent of electric
light and waterworks to cat off the service from the premises of the con
shall have paid to the Clerk of the Board of Aldermen the sum Of dol
lar to cover te cost ocuttfng off the service. and enter into an agreement
satisfactory to the Superintendent that the cause of complaint viii not &C.
cur again
Section 2. Be it further Ordained, etc, That every application for cleo
on blanks to be furnished by the City These blanks shall be addressed to
the Clerk ana shall state that the applicant agrees to pay for service as
applications shan be- numbered and kept dn- file in the Clerks office. All
Applications shall be aceOnpanied by the deposit of n amount. sufficient to-
guarantee the payment of the bin when due. The amount of money to be
deposited III each case shall be- determined by the Superintendent. The
to him whenever his service shall be discontinued and his Indebtedness for
said service shall be paid in full.
Section 5. Be it further Ordained, etc. That it shall be the duty of the
Superintendent to se that all meters are read once each month, in the lat
ter part of the month. He shall endeavor to read the meters o that each
reading shall cover one months service. He shall make out the bills and
place them in the hands of the Clerk for collection as nearly as possible O
THE first day of each month. These bills shall be made in tnplcate, one copy
being kept in the book, one used as a receipt and one sent to the customer
as a statement of his account. These bills shall be due and payable OF the
first day of each month at the Clerks office and a failure to settle them by
the 10th # the same month shall be sufficient cause to discontinue the serv-
ice for which the bill is rendered. This clause shall also apply to all mate
rial furnished by the City for repairs o other service supplied in connection
with the electric light, power and water service Of the City.
Section A. BE It further Ordained. etc. That the Clerk shall receive and
receipt for all money due the City for electricity, water r materials charged
for in connection. Herewith. He shalt turn over to the City Treasurer once
each month all moneys collected by him and at each regular meeting make a
detailed report of all his collections to the Mayor and Board Of Aldermen.
The Clerk shall be required to furnish a bond Of $500 to the City for the
faithful performance Of his duties al collector.
Section 5. Be it further Ordained, etc, That the following is established
to be the rates to be charged to consumers Of electricity and water from the
city Electric Light and Water Works plant:
LIGHTING RATES, SMALL MOTORS AND GENERAL ELECTRIC sERV-
ICE RATES:
First $50 kuowatt hours. per month, 1c per K. W. H, Minimum rate 81 per
Next so knowatt hours, per month, 1c per K. H.
Next so kilowatt hours, per month, SC per XIV. H.
Next so knowatt hours, per month, &c per <. ". H.
Next 50 klowatt hours, per month, &c per X. W. H.
WHOLESALE POWER RATEs-oNE HORSE POWER OR OVER
Minimum rate, soc per horse power per month, horse power based 81 max
Imum demand. Not less than s1oo per month
First klowatt hours, 1c per K w +
Next so knovatt hours. Sc per Z. " +.
= COOKING AND HEATING RATES.
Four cents per klowatt; n minimum bill. Under this rate customer shall
furnish his own meter and pay entire cost of installation The entire in
sta1ation shall be in plain sight and 81 put in that it will be impossible :
use the electricity for any other purpose than for cooking or heating rms
service shall be connected m Tor customers using oue. $50 ~ - ~
plant on the SANE premises, which service requires that meters be read and
bills made out and collected. Should the cooking or heating service require
special large transformers or special service wires to customers premises
he entire cost of this installation shall be borne by customer.
WATER RATES.
Minimum SalE-I2, ga and i inch, 75c per month; 1 II and I Il inch,
$50 per month ! inch, $3.50 per month; all larger 10 per cent Of cost Of
FIRST 5000 gallons dssd per month Csc per thousand; next 5000 gallons
used, per month, 22c per loco; next 10000 gallons used, pei month, zoo per
1000; next 10000 gallons used. Bsr month, lc per IVoV' nAl #10WV eohU'
Each meter Installed shall be considered as separate and distinct serV-
ice. whether installed on the same premises O not and the bills shall be mace
out at the above rates from each meter separately. The quantities useo On
several meters shall not be added together $ % as o obtain the mt OF
wholesale rates. -
section S. Be it further Ordained, etc. That the Superintendent shah
water are beingf furnished by the City for the purpose o. eadlng ,tesuhs
or installing meters or seeing if the regulations imposed 0 TINS oo"Ane
are being carried out.
to make a connection between the wires of the City int nose OF 9
onsnner annlicaton shah be made to the Superintendent who shall in
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onirements of the National Electric Code. The City hail furnsh Whnhs
on1v = far a. the point where the wires cross the property line Of tn ~
umer II other wiring O n or over the property of the consumer nan De
maid for by the consumer. Should the City not have faclnt1es OF 2 suaoo
nature 10 supply the applicant, the Superintendent shall have the utnof
to dictate upon what terms the City will make tne ecessas eumo
where 1T shall become necessary to make a onnecao 1' "
pines Of the city and those of a consumer, application nan De mane -
SUPERINTENDENT who shall inspect the pipe workt to see nat u mas Dh -
emy done All connections between the water mans q te - a1
.of . consumer will be made by the City, to a point O the cFp me no'
ia the closest water main of the City For this connecuon me = "n -
nsh one corporation cock, one stop cock and the neeessars pipe ~ ~ ~ aaa ant
This connection shall be paid for by the consumer az a Price ~ 20 20 -
above the actual cost OF all material and labor. Once fao' " oy W. -
-. tms onnection in operative condition, but the stop COCK shah nt ~
nv Inn one but a employee of the City. snoula consumes consumes = 20
49, .+ten,nt ia use this stop cock and shall break 1t or cause \ " feA' ~
Nsetonae hall renlaeet with a new one and shall charge tn consumer
fo-t ms new enc and the labor of putting It on
cao3on 3 Re IT further Ordained, etc, That mol more mn ~ -
han - served with water from the same service nnect eAe1ps -
snec5al arrangement with the superintendent who IA ~ tm' natar
nl.tsos s nroytded with a separate stop cock SO afrahseu - - a.
can ha ont off or each premises metered without meIietns 49,
i0as supplied from the same tap - n.oront
- $50 q Do II further Ordained etc, That consumers shall prevent
aaogosrv waste of watera and shall keep in perfect condinon az un W.
un ! ali pipes and attachments SO as to AVOID lakags 80 80 paows ~
expens" cd with stp and waste cock inside the premises ant peoN ss
- um st and 81 arranged as to cut OF al WaNr - ~ pp