The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21

in which such charges are due and payable
and service shall be discontinued on the goth
day Of such month until such delinquent
customers shall have paid all arrearages due
the city and If such delinquent again desires
service he shall pay to the city treasurer
the sum of s1-00 as a charge for reconnect-
ing his property
Sec g. All electrical energy or current
furnished by the City Of Hays shall be meas
ured to the consumer thereof by a meter or
meters owned and controlled by said City
Sec. 10 That uniform rental of Csc per
month payable monthly for each meter so
used as provided herein be and the same Is
hereby fixed and established provided how
ever. any user of meter meters may de-
post with the city the of $1,000 for
each meter used in lieu of said rent, said
deposit to be returned to party making same
upon the return of the meter in good ser
viceable condition for which said deposit
made. provided however, that any
customer who IS in arrearage shall be en-
titled only to the return of that portion of
his deposit which shall remain after his in
debtedness for service is deducted
Sec II. That all electrical energy or
current used for lighting purposes shall be
measured through a meter separate and dis
tinct from the one used to measure heat or
power and any person, firm or corporation
using the current measured to him or it
through the power meter for lighting pur-
poses shall pay therefor the rate estab-
lished herein for lighting purposes for all
electrical energy as shown by said heat or
power meter
Power herein
strued to mean current for power TO drive
mechanical devices for all kinds of industrial
work and for charging batteries but shall not
be construed to converting electrical
energy by motor into electrical energy by a
generating device for lighting purposes, and
any person. firm, partnership or corporation
using the electrical energy, so furnished by
the city, to pull generating machinery for
lighting purposes shall pay for such cleo
trical energy used at the rate herein
established for lighting purposes
al O
string or purposing to use electrical energy
for any purpose shall make a deposit OF
$500 with the city treasurer as guarantee
that charges for electrical energy furnis shed
to him viii be paid promptly Such deposit
to be made prior to the rendition of service
by the city and to be returned to him when
he ceases to be a customer of the city less
any sum or sums due from him for electrical
energy so furnished. Nothing in this sec
ton shall be construed to do away with the
deposit required for meters in lieu of rent
therefor; but such tenants and lessees will
be required to make such deposit on said
meter or paw the rent established herein
Sec. IA Any consumer of electrical
energy who believes that his meter IS Incor-
rect and desired the tested. shall make
said meter 1t shall be the duty of the cleo
tricaI Inspector to test such meter and II
said meter shall be found more than per
cent fast said customer shall have adjust
ment of electric light, power and heat
charges covering q period of the preceding
three months and If said meter be found
more than per cent SLOW salu cusIOH
shall pay the proper adjustment to the city
for the preceding three months, provided,
however that before any meter shall be test
ed as provided in this section, the party de-
string said test to be made shall deposit with
the city treasurer the sum of S1-GO and II
said meter if shown by said test shall be 2
per cent less fast said deposit of s1-O0
shall be forfeited to the city for costs OF
such inspection
Sec. Is. That ordinances Nos 1877, 757
and other ordinances parts of ordinances
in cf 6ore nv ed
Sec. 16. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publica-
ton
Passed and approved this goth day of
October, 1920 w w Paul,
Attest: 6arrie Meyer. Mayor
City Clerk.