Imperial Valley press., 1923-02-09
ORDINANCE NO. 254


DELIVERED BY THE CITY OF
Ell CENTRIC, PRESCRIBING
TIE PENALTY FOR THE VIO-
LATION THEREOF AND RE
PEALING ALL ORDINANCES
AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES
En- CONFLICT WITH THIS OR
DINANCE.
The Board of Trustees of-thc
City of Ell Centre do ordain as fol,
lows:
SECTION I. That where meters
have been installed or shall hcreaf-
ter be installed by the City of FL
Centre for measuring water furnish
ed and delivered through its water
system the minimum charge for
water so furnished to each house
or place of business shall be 1920
per month except as hereinafter
otherwise provided.
SECTION II. That the provisions
of the foregoing section shall be
subject to the following excep-
tions:
l. Where there is more than one
house on a lot owned by one person,
firm or corporation receiving water
service through one meter the mini
mum monthly charge shall be $500
for the first house and l.50 for
each additional house.
2. Where water for irrigation is
furnished to a lot upon which there
is no house or place of business, the
minimum monthly charge shall be
$50.
3. For each hotel or apartment
house and each building used in
part as a hotel and in part as an
apartment house the minimum
monthly charge for water so fur
nished shall be $2.20 for the first
room or apartment and twenty-five
(25) cents for each additional room.
4. For each rooming house the
minimum monthly charge for water
so furnished shall be $2.20 for the
first room and fifteen 05) cents
for each additional room.
5. For each building used eXclu'
sively as an office building the
minimum charge for water so fur
nished shall be 1920 for the frs
room and ten (10) cents for eaci
additional room.
6. For each building used in part
rs a business building and in part
rs IN office building the minimum
charge for water so furnished shal
be 1920 for each separate business
establishment in said building ano
ten 00) cents for each office room
therein.
T. For each building used il
part as a business building and IL
part as a hotel the minimum month
" charge for water so furnished
shall be- 1920 for each business cs
tablishment therein; 1920 for tn,
first room in the part thereof uscC
rs n hotel and twenty-five (25
cents for each additional room.
8. For each circus or other tray
cling show to which water is fur
nishcd the charge shall be 5000
per dav. PAYABLE in advance.
SECTION 1T. Subject TO thi
foregoing minimum rates, -tht
charges for water delivered by tn
CITY of FL Centre through meters
shall be rs follows:
For the first twenty Thousand
go 000) gallons of water so deliv
cred in any one month the chang
shall be at the rate of twenty go,
cents per thousand gallons: for tn
next thirty thousand &0,000) pal
Ions of wafer so delivered tn,
charge shall be Mt the rate of nine
teen O9) cents per thousand gal
Ions: for the next fifty thousanC
(50.000) gallons of water so deliv
cred the charge shall be at the rat
of eighteen (1s) cents per thOusan'
gallons; for all water so delivere'
in excess of one hundred thousan'
(00,000) gallons the charge shaI
he at the rate of sixteen (l6) cent
per thousand gallons.
SECTION ". All sums to be
come due for wafer furnished or dc
livered by the City of Ell Centr
shall be charge against the own
er of the property TO which the sam
Is furnished or delivered and a
bills therefor shah be rendcre
against such owner and delivere
10 him or his duly authorized agen
or tenant, monthly on the first da
Of each month, and thereupon tn
same shall be Immediately due an
PAYABLE.
SECTION V. That where meter
are not installed and until installc
the monthly rates or charges to b
collected for water furnished or dl
livered by said City shall be an
remain the same as established b
Ordinance No. 203 of the City Q
Fl Centre.
SECTION VI. That the folloN
ing rules be, and the same hcreb
are. adopted for the regulation an
government Of the municipal waite
system OF said City, to-wit:
l. Meters shall he set just insid
the property line wherever praeti'
able.
.. Each property owner TO whoI
water is SO furnished shall be n
quired TO install a shut-off valv
50 arranged as 10 shut off the waite
from all pipes through which sue
water is delivered, and to be n,
cessiblc al an times, so that TO shr
off said water IL viii not be neeeI
sary 20 interfere with curb cock &
meter box.
3. II shall be unlawful for an