The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-11-27
BLUFFTON. ONO

Note: Water Restins service is controlled
ey time IN % swIfsh Ga Tank For Larger Tanks:
" :" 400 VIII a lie for 5o-74 Gal
500 wh lie for ~ 1889 Gal Tn
& Commercial
sSS Sss::ss
500 a 2.5
TX q 20
Min: SO. .OuT& Up Plus Demand Charge OF
RI 00 per .paFEin Excess of 20 Kva.
Proposed Lac available for both single and
e-phase sera&ce on a combined billing basis
where metef4sare at same location.
ssfReSidential Rural
III Minimum: $2.+0
- 40 M 60
- 40 6Q 40
81 l20 a 2.5
SRural Water Heating
20 g Sc
I2S I2S g g rs.
Note: Wpaar heating service is controlled
go to 4s cal Tank. For Larger Tanks;
4Hp XVIII a lie for 50-74 Gal.
6dA XVII a lie for 75-s9 Gal
70s. XVII a lie for 90 Gal. Up
LIST 80 XVII Per kva OF Denano g s'VoS
Next 10 Kyh Per Kva of Demand W l75c
over 100 XVII Per Kva of Demand a l25c
Minimum Dssnand: 40 Kva
Minimum Chssge: s1.2O per Kva of Billing
Df%aepi Mstepinr voltage: 24oO Volts For secon-
Diary metering the XVII metered are multi
pisa s1bstation: y n,D: If Customer furnishes substa-
tion discount of ~ per Kva of demand is
allowed. -, -.
Filed by authority Of the Board OF Public
Affairs of The Village d Bluffton. Ohio un-
der date of Nov. H. l9% . .u
ISSUED: Effective JaM. 1, 1853.
GENERAL RULES, TERMS AND CONDl-
TIONS FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE
fa1 Anniicatfons for eMctric service shall
ha rnade At tho City's S&rtric light Office
New service connections A&sll be made only
upon written applicationN by the properly
owner ANY aprlication mon acceptance by
tha C;+v shall he Transferable except
ypbar agreed 10 bv the CMSs and will be con.
siderad as a contract cov%t1ng the supply of
one class o. service to tAS Customer under
which the City will instalksDne set of service
wires and the necessary R0etering equipment
both of which shall remafnits property. Ih'
City will maintain the ssHdce wires and th'
meters and il is the resp&Nibiity OF the Gus
toner TO maintain all ever equipment ant
wiring commencing front ne point OF eohtac
of the service wires to So Customers oullo
ing and extending throa5Shout the Customer
wiring and equipment. x4xcept In cases %
house trailers and tentrMary serVlces' 10
which definite chargss# made. said apph
cation shall cover twelve8 consecutive months
use of electric service e&gd will be require
from every Customer bdfore installation o
service wires and otheFS Equipment is started
A deposit to secure tka9 Customers account
may be required as PFovided under DE
Sec Section for cha&yes for disconnectior
and reconnection of seFVce, and Paragraph
ID and tj) of this a&Rction for services e
temperament structtFfs.
(b) Where one sef3M premises is used anS
occupied by Custol1<er as a commercial es
tablishment and alsq5as residence, all ser
vice supplied will beabilled under the appii
cable commercial sSfxdule, or at the Gus
toner's option the wiring may be separateS
(subiect to the Citv% inspection) a eacf
class of service rnetnfed separately and billec
in accordance withf4he applicable schedule
or at the option ofa1he City such servi"o may
be billed on the bakss of predominant usage
as determined by tM City.
(cI Commercial Tervice shall include ser.
vice to churches, ssAools, orphanages. stores
hotels, rooming houses, apartment houses
tourist camps. trailer camps, restaurants. OF
fees, clubs, theataws, ETC., and all other es
tablishments that are non-residentiai, com
mercal or industrial in character except
where otherwise pfovded for in the schedule
itself. Any establishment carrying bust
ness. professional or commercial telephone
directory listing wil be aid in determin
ing commercial service.
(d) All commercial lighting schedules, ur
less otherwise provided for, are for combines
single phase and 3 phase service. Excep
where 3 phase secondary lines are already in
stalled at the Customers location, phas
installations will mot be made for motors o
less than 8 HIP naine plate rating, and tbs
City reserves the right TO require single phase
service for motors of SHIP less individual
name plate rating, Where unusual phase
line extensions are. required, the cost of such
special extensions will be prorated between
the City and the Customer by special written
agreement a basis according to the reve-
involved. For further reference TO
phase service, reference is made to Section
8, Paragraph (c). e
(e) Combined single and phase service
for commercial or popular use will be furnished
under a single bill for leach meter location
provided the Customers wiring be terminal
ed at a single meter location to be determined
by the City. If service is supplied at more
than service meter location on the
Customers premises. subject. to the City's
option separate billing will bstmade for each
location of service. SN
tD In order to obtain service under the
standard residential rate the2owner of an
apartment house, or a singie@f family house
which is converted constructed to include
separate living quarters or dMelling units
for more than one family. except trailer
camps, etc, which are regardedS as CONNER
cial, shall provide separate wiT5ag for each
dwelling unit that each suchS service can
be metered separately The CityMeserves the
right to furnish all service in syFh instances
through a single meter under H& applicable
residential rate with the minis um charge
and the quantity of kilowatt-h03rs in each
rate step multiplied by the nunrk&r of dwell
ing units connected to the servio&
Where separate metering is 4sired upon
being notified in writing that th< wiring of
the building has been so arrange& and wiring
arrangements for the additionaE meters in
stalled in accordance with the Mtys specif-
cations and usual practices, thesEity will in
stall the necessary meters at nHe cost to the
owner. -
tg) Residential or domestic Mrvice sched-
ules provide for single phase sh&Vice, or 8
wire at l20/240 volts and are<Rvaable for
single phase motor operation. 4Eervice under
such schedules shall not be usf8 for the op-
Grafton of individual motors *ith a name
plate rating in excess of 5HP.A
Residential domestic sefSice schedules
not applicable where transforming equip
ment in excess of 5 Kva per Enstomer is re-
quired, unless provided in &he schedule or
by written agreement betwea# the Customer
and the City. in which eveH the minimum
and other charges will be iaH Creased as pro-
yided for in the schedule.
th) Three phase services for residential
service will be furnished onl# where existing
phase lines already Installed or where
such lines may be extendedySat the option of
the City, at the expense 0 the Customer
Where phase service is Mrnished for resi-
Dental use, same will be furnished only on a
IL months or non-seasonal basis and will be
separately billed and meterxd as provided In
the. residential schedule. al such phase
residential service shall be covered by sep
arate written agreement
Gl For the initial establishment of electric
service to trailer or other portable or non.
permanent structures a connection charge OF
$1,000 will be made inside the CORPORATE linn
its. and $500 beyond the CityNlimits wher
not more than the service drop" 9is required
Subsequent transfers of such acceunts shal
be in accordance with Section A. xParagrapi
OBJ where service other wiring changes
required. When such connection require
more construction than specified above. al
labor and material costs in excesg4of the ser
vice drop" shall be charged to the Custome
at construction cost plus the u9Ral overheat
charges.
I'D Where temporary servio@Fis installed
such as for building contraetqt# for the op
aratiOn of nd Of her rs11f able elect ri