The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-11-24
NOTICE TO WATER AND LIGHT
CONSUMERS
November Is, 1922.

The Commissioners of Public Works
of the City of Newberry, S C. have
and do hereby order that discount
of 20 per cent (instead of the present
10 per. cent? be now conditionally al
lowed FROM regular, monthly water
and light bills, only. The discount
! being now effective and consequently
applying to this December the 1st
collections. ..
The conditions of the discount are
that all Indebtedness then due the
commissioners be paid into their of
flee. which is now at 1o11 & 1s
Boyce St., not later than six o'clock
on the evening of the 7th of the
month; andathat mailed, discounted
checks are acceptable only where
their respective envelopes evidence
| the facts that same actually were on
the inside of our local post office not
later than said 7th.
The Board earnestly requests the
| public to assist the Management in
every little way possible in curtail-
ing all unnecessary meter testing,
| ALL ~oFf..TATCESSIBLY PLACED
LIGHT METERS, cut-offs for nom
! payment of bills, etc.-and thereby
| materially aid the Commissioners in
their present efforts to continue this
trial, 20 per cent discount.
| In the possible event that the cor
| rectness7 ora bill is in question, and
same is nst brought to the attention
of the Supt.- in reasonable time for
the many Investigations, ere the ex-
piration of the discount period (the
| 7th) then the consumer may receive
| his discount only by paying in due
time, the. hitkunder receipted protest:
The Board hereby assuring that all
worthy complaints will have just and
timely eonsid deration.
Just here the writer would respect
| fully call your. attention to certain
Bureau of Standards circulars which
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 tend
to under register; and also it is a
common practiie for a "good-faith"
deposit of $500 to accompany Gus
| TONER'S written request for all irreg-
ular tests In circular No. Sc from
| Washingto you will find certain
items which are partly responsible Tor
our present efforts to test, without.
solicitation or charges, the meters ev-
ery three years.
The commissioners would here ex-
plain that even though reestablish
! ing fee of one dollar (S1.00) is
added to delinquent bills, the service
of which having been cutoff for the
second time for nonpayment by the
10th. sneA a charge usually will hard
ly. cover the total cost thus careless,
ly imposed upon the iollerting and
construction dept.
i 1t is the Management's partly in
formed opinion that Newoerry now
! has one of the best lighting and gen
cral purpose motor rates in this state;
! and that her stove rate is End best.
! Cits-linfit,i ultimate rates are as
follows:e 81,
/ Electric:
i lst 40 K. w. Hrs. at Sc each and
j all thereafter at 3.2c each.
The ultimate, monthly minimum
;; here amounts to soc per each meter
l-howeyer where consumer has a
imotoT or stove on his ONE METER,
the minimum amounts to 4Oc per
each and every horse power connect
ed thereto, or the equivalent Thereon.
Water:
1st 10 NJ. gallons at 2Or per each
thousand gallons. ;.
2nd 10 NJ. gallons at 16c per each
thousand gallons.
All thereafter at 12c per each
thousand gallons.
With a monthly minimum charge
amounting to SOC per each meter.
.~r.. Respectfully,
! H. W. SCHUMPERT,
Supt.