The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-01

and give adequate security for the
performance thereof.
Purchasing Of Supplies.
90. Section Is. The municipal
service commission through the pur-
chasing department Of the city shall
purchase all engines, machinery,
tools and other appliances and all
materials and supplies necessary for
the purpose Of the department, pro-
vided that no purchase exceeding
five thousand dollars in amount shall
be made without the consent Of the
council.
Rates, Assessment and Collection.
81. Section 16. The municipal
service commission shall, from time
to time, fix and cause to be as
sessed the water rates to be paid
by the owner or occupant of each
house or building having the use of
water, against any person or per-
sons using water, upon such basis
as shall be equitable and such water
rates shall become and be until paid,
a lien upon such house or other
building and upon the lot or lots
upon which such house or building
shall be situated. The commission
shall also from time to time fix
the rates to be paid for electricity,
water and heat furnished and sold
by the city. The commission may
make and enforce all necessary rules
and regulations for the collection
of water, electric and heating rates.
All such rates shall be promptly
collected by and paid TO the COM
mission and all moneys so received
shall be turned over when and as
collected, to the city treasurer on
daily balances, and the city treasur-
er shall give duplicate receipts there
for: one of which shall be filed
with the City clerk. All necessary
adjustments in the collection of
such rates shall be made by the
commission. Whenever any person
or persons using water, electricity
or heat, shall fail to pay the rates
fixed by the commission, the water,
electricity, or heat, as the case may
be, may be shut off and suit may
be instituted by the city for the
collection Of the same in any court
of competent jurisdiction, or in the
case OF water rates, the same may
be reported to the city treasurer to
be spread by him on the next gen.
eral tax rolls. as special tax as
sessment upon the lot or premises
on which said unpaid water rates
have become lien. In case such
unpaid water rates are SO spread by
the city assessor, they shall be COL
lected in the same manner as other
city taxes. No attempt to collect
any water rates by any process
herein provided shall invalidate the
lien upon the lot or premises.
Disposition of Money Paid In
90. Section IL. AL moneys paid
into the city treasurer by the com
mission shall apply, except as here
inotherwise provided. exclusively on
the payment Of expenses incurred by
it. including the interest and prin-
cipal on all bonds issued on account
OF the water, electric and heating
plants Of the city, ant anticipated
capital costs. The water, electric and
heating rates determined by the
commission shall be sufficient TO pay
operating and maintenance expenses
of the water, electric and heating
plants of the city; fixed charges, a
sufficient per centum per annum
to provide a sinking fund to pay
the principal at their maturity of
any bonds issued for the purpose Of
providing for such plants, and a
sufficient per centum per annum
to provide found to pay the cost
Of anticipated extension and i'm
provements to such plants. On or
before the second Monday Of May
OF each year the commission shall
transmit to the council its esti-
mate In duplicate of the amount of
money required for its purpose for
the next fiscal year, which amounts
shall include the amounts to- be
charged the city at large for fire
protection service, water for flush
ing streets and sewers, water furn-
iShed public institutions and public
swimming pools, street lighting,
heating and all services for which
the city should have to pay if it
were purchasing water, electricity or
heat from a privately owned public
service corporation; provided that
nothing herein shall prevent the
commission metering such services
and charging for the recorded
amount used. If the earnings of the
electric plant, In any one year, in
Guiding the fiscal year ending Sep
TENDER 80, 1914, are sufficient TO
pay and discharge operating and
maintenance expenses and fixed
charges, to provide a sinking fund
to pay the principal at maturity of
any bonds issued for the purpose of
providing funds for the electric
plant, and to provide fund to pay
the cost of anticipated extensions
and improvements to the electric
plant, the commission shall pay to
the city, from such annual net
earning OF the electric plant, a sum
equal to the cost to the city Of
street lighting, fire protection serv-
ice and water for street and sewer
flushing and swimming pools, as
determined by the commission in
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