Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14

Section ID. Meter closets. Where
closets are erected for meters, conduit
for both service leads and service
wires must terminate in the closet
in plain sight. All meter loops
shall be Of ample length to be read
NY attached to meter and be so ar
ranged as not to necessitate the
crossing of loops from the service
and load side In closet or on mese
board II meter is not installed In
meter closet.
Section "A. One meter per SER
vice. Power and energy is 70 be
measured By a single meter Of each
kind needed ut each point of de-
livery for each consumes served.
Two or moro points of delivery to
one consumer shall be considered as
separate services and bills separate
ly calculated for each point of de-
livery. Whenever for I'M reason
consumers service leads are not
brought to a ommon point and
City is called on to furnish two or
more meters. each point OF metering
shall be considered rs a separate
service, covered by a separate con-
tract and bills separately calculated
for each separate service.
Section as. Period Of contract.
Contracts under all schedules, ex-
provided are for service TO be rem
! dered for n period of not lss than
n Cd year.
Section 46. Limitation or use.
Energy purchased from the city
shall be used by the consume only
for purposes specified IN applica-
tion for service and the consumer
shall not sell or otherwise dispose
OF such energy.
Section 81. City's right to term
mate contract or suspend service.
The company, in addition 10 all 9TH
err legal remedies, may terminate
the contract or suspend delivery Of
service, for any default or breach Of
the contract by the U Fail
ure Of the City at any time 10 eth
er suspend delivery of service or TO
terminate the contract or to resort
to any other legal remedy. or It's
adoption Of either M of these or
the other Of such alternatives,
shall not affect the City's rights to
resort TO any Of such remedies for
the same or any future default or
breach by the
Tho city may also terminate the
contract or suspend delivery Of ser
vice without the motive given on
delinquent bills. should il, upon an
inspection OF the consumers prem
Uses at any time. find the wires. APP
paratus and appurtenances used in
connection Herewith, permit electric
current used by the consu Ter with
out the same passing through the
meter.
Section az. Connections 20 con-
sumer's service. The ordinary meth
cd Of connection between the COM
pany's distributing system and the
customers service wires will be by
overhead wires. IL the consumer
shall desire to have connections
made in any other manner, special
arrangement will be made between
the consumer and the City by which
the connection will be made and
maintained at the consumers cost.
Section 40. Shutdown for repairs.
For the purpose Of making neces-
sary repairs upon its lines or sys-
tenn. the City may suspend delivery
of mower for such periods as may
be necessary, and in such name
as not to unnecessarily inconven-
ience the consumer, not TO exceed
an aggregate or twenty-four hours
in any month, for which there shall
be no abatement of service charge,
but the consumer shall have at least
3 hours notice in advance Of any
s~uspension, except in cases OF
where such notice Is i'm
practicable.
Section 50. Standard OF accuracy.
The average error OF a meter Is de-
fined as 70 one-half Of the ~algebraic
sum Of G) the error at light LOAD
and (2l the error AZ heavy load.
Light load shall be considered TO
mean approximately 5 per cent %
10 per cent or the rated capacity 81
the meter. Heavy load shall he
considered to mean not less than 90
per cent nor more than 100 per cent
OF the rated capacity of the meter.
No meter will he installed which has
an error Of more than plue : per
cen or minus 5 per cent at light
load. or plus or minus 2 per cent at
heavy load. whenever on installa-
ton. periodic or any other tests n
meter Is found 10 exceed these
limits. IL will be adjutsed or re-
placed.
Section 81. Phase Of motors. In
diyidual motor installations requir-
ing less than three horsepower
a - -I-m- GAH snMtnNln-
tions Of three horsepower and over.
polvphase alternating current VIII
be furnished at cycles and v~oltnSes
stated IN the application. but sim
gle phase service at the option OF
the company may be furnished for
installations or three h~orscpo-cl
and over. where the company has
only single phase service available
AZ the point where the consumer de-
sires the service.
Section 50. Phase. cycle and volt
2 The phase. cycle and voltage
which will be furnished by the City
will he specified for each irstaila-
ton.
Section SO. ta) Lighting on pow
cr schedules. No lighting Will he
served under any power schedule un-
less II is so specified in the power
schedule.
Ch) Power on lighting schedules
Motors exceeding three horsepower
IN aggregate connected load will net
be served under any lighting SEIZED
! ME unless IL is so specified in the
lighting schedule. Desk and cellin-
fans arc not classified as power
but as lighting. and are governed by
same rules and regulations As Tight
ing.
Section 81. Selection of schedules.
When prospective customer makes
application for service. at his re-
quest. the company will assist in the
selection Of the most favorable
schedules applicable for the ser
vice desired .
when a contract i for a term q