Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-23

DHA 44AN1 LIE ~ L r II n " N
AND MAINTENANCE OF ITS
, WATER SYSTEM.
The City Council of the City of
Ell Centre do ordain as follows:
Section l. WATER SUPERINTEN
DENT. There is hereby created
and continued the office of water
superintendent, which shall be filled
by appointment by the City Coun-
Gil upon the recommendation. of
the water commissioner. The water
superintendent shall serve during
the pleasure of the City Council
and shall receive such compensa-
tion as shall be fixed, and discharge
such duties as are aow, or which
shall hereafter be provided by Or
dinance or resolution passed and
adopted by said City Council.
Section II. INSTA LII A TION
CHARGES. The City of Ell Centro
shall charge and collect in advance
in lawful money of the United
States for each connection made
with its water system as follows:
For each rs inch to q inch
pipe $25 90
For each l inch pipe ....-....--... 1890
For each IA inch to 112 inch
pipe ...................................... 600O
For each inch pipe ................ 10000
For all pipes over and above two
inches in diameter, the charge
shall be the actual cost to the City
of all necessary labor and material,
and in addition thereto, an amount
equivalent to ten per cent Q0%)
of such actual costs. All such
charges shall be paid in advance
by the applicant. Such charges
shall, in the first instance, be es-
timated by the water superinten-
dent and deposited by the applicant
with the city clerk before the work
is commenced. When such con-
nection shall have been completed,
then the water superintendent shall
file with the city clerk an item
lied statement of the costs thereof,
and thereupon the city clerk shall
adjust any difference between such
estimated costs and such actual
costs, by refunding to the appli-
cant any money in excess of the
actual costs, plus ten per cent
-thereof, or collecting from said ap-
picant any deficiency between the
amount deposited and the actual
cost plus ten per cent thereof. I'm
less said deficiency shall be paid by
applicant to the City upon notice
thereof, the same may be added to
the said applicants monthly water
bfll and collected in the manner
provided for collecting such bills.
Section III: CONTROL AND
MAINTENANCE. Title to such
connections, including the meters,
shall remain in the City of El Cen
tro, which shall maintain and re-
pair all connections and meters eX-
listing within the street lines.
Section ": WATER RATES. For
water furnished by the City through
the pipes, connections and meters
herein provided for, charges shall
be made by the City at the follow
ing rates:
For the first twenty thousand
(20,000) gallons of water delivered
in any one month, sixteen Q6)
cents per thousand gallons; for the
next eighty thousand 100000 gal
Ions delivered in any one month,
fifteen G5) cents per thousand gal
Ions; for all water delivered in any
one month in excess of one hun
dred thousand 100000 gallons, the
charge shall be fourteen Q4 cents
tlApco,,I rNY0xyiInI fh1
public schools within the City shall
be charged at the following rate,
to-Wit:
= Ten Q0) cents per one thousand
gallons delivered in any one month;
and provided further that swim
ming pools within the City shall be
charged at the following rate, to-
wit: Eleven CID cents per one
Thousand gallons delivered in any
one month; and provided further
that the charges for water deliv-
cred outside of the City of Ell Cen
tro shall be at the following rates,
to-wit: For the first twenty thou
sand (20,0O0) gallons of water de-
livered in any one month, thirty
two 1922 cents per thousand gal
Ions; for the next eighty thousand
100000 gallons delivered in any
one month, thirty 900 cents per
thousand gallons; for all water de-
livered in any one month in excess
of one hundred thousand G00,000)
gallons, the charge shall be twenty
eight (28) cents per thousand sal-
Ions; and provided further, that
any applicant for water to be de-
livered outside of the City shall
first make application for the same
to the City Council, wherein said
applicant shall undertake to pro-
vide, at his own expense, all neces-
sary piping, meters, fittings and
other materials required to make
connection with the nearest existing
water main within the City, and
that he will be governed by all
other provisions, rules and regula-
tions, and subject to all other OBJ
legations and penalties herein pro-
/ vided for, and which shall be ap-
plicable to him.
Section V: MINIMUM RATES.
All applicants for whom water con-
nections are installed through which
water may be drawn and received
shall, Notwithstanding the amount
of water so drawn or received
by such applicants, be made a min
imum monthly charge at the fol-
lowing rates, to-wit:
Within the City,