The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-11-17
NOTICE TO WATER AND LlGHs
CONSUMERS

CONS SOMENS
The Commissioners Of Public w orks
of the City of Newberry, S 4. nave
and do hereby order that discount
of 20 per cent Gnstead of the present
10 per cent? oe now conditionaily al
lowed from regular, monthly water
and light bills only. The discount
pe,ng now effective anc consequently
applying to this December the Isl
collections.
The conditions of the discount ere
that all indebtedness then due the
commissioners be paid into their OF
fee, which is now at loll q 10
Boyce ST., not later than SIN c4oeh
on the evening of the !th OF the
month; and that mailed, discounted
checks are acceptable only where
their respective envelopes evidence
the facts that same actually were on
the inside of our local post oince not
later than said 7th.
The Board earnestly requests the
nnhlic to assist the Management IN
every little way possible in curt2ll-
ing all unnecessary meter testing,
ALL INACCESSIBLY PLACED
LIGHT METERS, cut-offs for non
uayynent OF bills, etc.-and thereby
materially aid the Commissioners IN
their present efforts to continue this
trial, 20 per cent discount.
Ii the possible event that the cor
rectnass OF bill is in question, ana
same IS not brought to the attention !
of the Supt. in reasonable tine TOR
the many Investigations, ere the ex-
piration OF the discount period tthe
1th) then the consumer may receive
mis- discount only by paying IN due j
time. the bill under receipted protest;
The Board hereby assuring that al
worthy complaints will have just anu
timely consideration.
Just here the writer would respect
fully call your attention to certain !
bureau of Standards circulars Whlch
are mailed by our Washington Govt.
and which bulletins it is believed will
convince one of the usual fact that
.once-right" meters IN service teno
to under register; and also 1t Is :
common practiie for "good-faltn
deposit OF $l.00 to accompany Gus
toner's written request for all irreg-
ular tests. In circular No. Sc from
Washington you will find certain !
items which are partly responsible for
our present efforts to test, without
solicitation or charges, the meters eV-
cry three years.
The commissioners would here ex-,
plain that even though a reestabilsn-
ing fee Of one dollar ,(Sl.O09 IS
added to delinquent bills, the service
of which having been cutoff for the
second time for nonpayment by the
10th. such charge usually will hard-
ly cover the total cost thus careless,
ly imposed upon the iollerting and
construction dept.
1t is the Managencnt's partly in
formed opinion that Newberry now
has one Of the best lighting and gen
eral purpose motor rates IN this state;
and that her stove rate is 2.d best.
City-limit, ultimate rates are as
follows:
Electric
lst 40 K: Nv. Hrs. at SC each and
! all thereafter at S.2c each.
The ultimate, monthly minimum
here amounts to SOC per each meter
however where a consumer has a
motor or stove on his ONE METER,
the minimum amounts TO 40c per
each and every horse power connect
ed thereto. or the equivalent thereof.
= Water:
1st 10 M. gallons at 2Or per each
thousand gallons.
End 10 NJ. gallons at 16c per each
thousand gallons.
All thereafter at 12c per each
thousand g.llons.
With monthly minimum charge
), amounting to soc per each meter.
Respectfully,
H. w. SCHUMPERT,
Supt.
l1-15-1922.