The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-08

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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 a 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 II. All 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, anC 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, q
sufficient per centum per annum
to provide 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 annumi
to provide a 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 q 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 30, 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 a 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
its estimate of such costs for the
preceding fiscal year, and submitted
to the council as in this section
provided, and shall pay to the
school district Of the city sum not
in excess Of five per centum of such
annual net earnings; provided, that,
if the council Of the city, or the
board Of education of said school
district with the approval Of said
council, by q vote of q majority Of
the councilmen elect, should re-
quest, in any one year, a payment
from the funds of the electric plant,
to the city or said school district,
Of q sum greater than the amount
herein provided for. the commission.
If the fund for extensions and i'm
provements to such electric plant
exceeds the needs for such purposes,
as anticipated by the commission
may pay to the city or said school
district such greater sum, Y the
payment thereof would not impair
such fund, and If such such pay
ment is approved by a majority Of
the electors Of the city voting on
the question Of the payment of such
greater sum, at the next general
election in the city, held at least
sixty days after the adoption of o
resolution by the commission con-
curing in the request of the coun-
Gil, or Of said board Of education,
as aforesaid. and after
notice to the electors required by
Section 10, of Chapter III, Of this
charter.
SO. Section Is. The municipal
service commission shall cause to
be kept an accurate list of all as
sessments for water rates, and an
accurate account of all moneys due
for electricity and heat sold by the
city, which shall be subject to in
Spection at all times. The commits
sion shall make quarterly reports to
the council, which reports shall en-
brace an itemized statement Of the