The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-08
ORDINANCE No. SOC.

An Ordinance Regulating Rates to
BE Charged For Gas in the City OF
keeiS,sk, Iowa, and Providing the
I Penalty For the Violation Thereof.
| Whereas. The Keokuk Electric
Company. as the owner Of the gas
plant and franchise in the City of
Keokuk. Iowa, has made application
TO the City Council of the City of
Keokuk for an advance in gas rates,
and
Whereas. The matter 6f increase
of rates was, by consent of the Keo-
kuk Electric Company and the City
of keokuk, submitted to the State
Board OF Cancellation to determine
the rate to be charged during the
period of the present war, and for
six (6l months thereafter, and
Whereas. The State Board of Con-
ciliatson rendered an order finding
that the rate to be charged for gas
service within the City of Keokuk,
Lee County. Iowa, should be as fol-
lows: one dollar and sixty cents
lSl.6ol net per thousand feet of gas
for the first two CD thousand cubic
feet per month; the sum of one dol.
lar and fifty cents (s1.50) net per
thousand feet of gas for the next
month; the sum of one dollar and
forty cents (sI.4O) net per thousand
feet of gas for all gas furnished in
excess of five (5) thousand cubic
feet per month,
NOW. THEREFORE, BE 1T OR
DAMNED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF KEOKUK:
Section 1. During the period of the
war, and for six (6) months there.
after, the Keokuk Electric Company,
or any person, firm or corporation
supplying gas to the inhabitants of
the city. may charge not to exceed
one dollar and sixty cents f$f66f net
per thousand feet of gas for the first
two f2) thousand cubic feet per
month, the sum of one dollar and
fifty cents ($1.50) net per thousand
feet of gas for the next three (3)
thousand cubic feet per month; the
sum of one dollar and forty cents
tS1.40) net per thousand cubic feet
of gas for all gas furnished in ex-
cess of five (5) thousand cubic feet
per month.
Section 2. This ordinance is en-
acted solely because of extraordinary
conditions due to the present war,
and said ordinance shall not in any
manner be considered or construed
as a waiver of any contractual right
the city may have at any time here
after to enforce the price of gas pro-
vided for in Ordinance number sew
enty-nine (79) as amended by Ordi-
nance number four hundred fourteen
(414 and four hundred seventy
t47O) of the City of Keokuk, Iowa,
or as a waiver of any contractual
right or other provision of said ordi-
nance as amended.
Section 3. This ordinance shall not
become effective until after the Keo-
kuk Electric Company shall have
filed in the office of the City Clerk
Of the City of Keokuk it's written
consent to the conditions stated in
section two (2) hereof. and shall fur
ther agree that during the time this
ordinance is in effect, the books of
account, contracts, and all other
papers, books and documents of the
company in any way relating to said |
of the City Council, or, it's
duly authorized employees and rep-l
poration violating any of the provi-I
sions of this ordinance shall, upon
conviction thereof, be punished by al
fine of not less than ten and no hum
dredths $4,000 dollars, and not
more than one hundred and no hum
dredths (s100.00) dollars.
Passed this thirty-first day of Oc- |
tober, A. d. 1918.
ED S. LOTION. Mayor.
Roll call:
Ed S. Lofton-Aye.
d. ]. Hemmy-Aye |
T. j. Hickey-Aye.
Attest: o. w. SlSNDBERG,
City Clerk