The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-07-23
ORDINANCE

An ordinance to repeal Section One Of
an Ordinance passed December 10, 1918,
entitled, "An Ordinance to amend Sec
ton Six of an Ordinance passed May 8,
1911, entitled, "An Ordinance granting
to The Medina Gas and Fuel Company,
the rights and privileges of laying
pipe lines tn and through the. streets,
lanes. alleys, avenues, commons, bridg-
es and public places and grounds of Me-
dina, Ohio, for the purpose of conveying
and suppling natural gas and fuel gas
to the consumers thereof, and fixing
therefor for the period of ten years.
SECTION l. Be it Ordained by the
Village Of Medina, Ohio, that The Me-
dina Gas and Fuel Company, its success
sors and assigns, shall from and after
the taking effect Of this Ordinance be
ed to the public and private consumers
of said Village, the sum, of.forty eight
(48) cents per thousand cubic feet for
each one thousand cubic feet used by
any one consumer during any one
month, up to- and including five thou
hand cubic feet used by aAyNone con-,
sumer during any one month, fifty
three (53) cents pei thousand cubic
feet for the next five thousand cubic
feet used by any one consumer during
any. one month, fifty-eigha, (58) CENTS
bfcT tHUuScdIu C,uUlC IeeLy lpT dll over
fifteen THOUSAND cubic feet used by any
one consumer during any one month
sixty three (63) cents per thousand Gu
bic feet from all of which rates dis
count, shall be allowed of three (3)
cents per thousand cubic feet on all
bills paid on or before the tenth day. of
each month for gas used during the
previous month. But the minimum
charge for each month, irrespective .of
the amount of gas used, or if none is
used, shall be fifty (50) cents, provid-
Led further that all gas furnished under
the provisions of this Ordinance shall
be what is known as merchantable gas
and of the standard measure as defin-
I'D by the General Code of Ohio, and
provided further that the said The Me-
dina Gas and Fuel Company hereby a
grees to and shall at all times keep and
maintain not less than five regulators
as the same are now located orTmay be
located for the purpose of reducing and
regulating the flow of gas distributed
from he high pressure pipe lines of
said Company into gas mains in said
Village and that said Company shall
and hereby agrees to at all times keep
and maintain pressure of not less
than eight (S) ounces on the low pres
sure side of said regulators and where
the gas is allowed to flow into gas
mains and pipes laid in said Village.
1t is hereby provided that the said
me Medina GaS ana fuel company, 1lS
successors and assigns, shall furnish
meters free; the meters so to be provid-
ed shall be Of standard make, tested
and sealed by an employee of the Viii
lage, and all meters shall be subject at
all times to such reasonable inspection
and regulation as shall ybe provided
from time to time bv Ordinance or reso-
luton passed by the Council Of said
village or provided by the laws Of Ohio
and the said The Medina Gas and Fuel
Company hereby agrees to install, in
addition to the three regulators now in
use two additional low pressure regu-
lators, at such points as will best main
tain an even, regular and proper press
ure in said town.
SECTION RI, Section .One of a gas
Ordinance passed by the Village Coun-
Gil December 10, 1918, entitled, "An
Ordinance to amend Section Six Of an
Ordinance passed May 8, 1911, entitled
"An Ordinance granting to The Medina
Gas and Fuel Company the rights and
privileges of laying. pipe lines in and
through the streets, lanes, alleys, ave-
nues, coomons, ,bridges,pu places and
grounds of Medina, for the purpose of
conveying End supplying natural gas
and fuel gas to consumers thereof, and
fixing and regulating the rate to be
fcharged therefor for a period of ten
years; and all other ordinances or Sec
tions Of ordinances in conflict herewith
are nereDy repeated.
SECTION III. This Ordinance to be
in full force and effect UP to and in
Guiding May, 1922 reading meters.
SECTION Nv. This Ordinance! shall
take effect and be in force from and af-
ter the earliest period allowed by law,
and upon acceptance in writing .bv The
Medina Gas and Fuel Company within
five days from this date.
Passed July 13, 1920. &
HI. H. HARTZOG
Mayor {
ATTEST:
w. P. AINSwORTH