The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-08-20
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ORDINANCE No. 6-59
cH3RRlSG cHoRGGs AND E0F AMENbNG sEMhR RFTA RATES
TO BE CHARGED BY THE VILLAGE
PERSON. FIRM OR GoRPoRATToN
WHOSE PREMISES ARE SERVED BY
Ar1gR GoNNEcTIoM TO the Mh MusEGIPak sFN AZ
TREATMENT PLANT OF THE VII
LACE OF BLUFFTON. OHIO. AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the Village of Bluffton.
Ohio, has constructed and installed
Sewage Treatment Plant and intercept
ting sewers, together with various ex-
tensions and improvements to the Munic--
ipal Sewer System of the Village of
Bluffton, Ohio. for the purpose of col
Letting sewage. and conveying the same
away from the premises where pro-
duced. to the disposal works for the
treatment of such sewage; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the Village
of Bluffton, Ohio, has previously deter
mined that in order to, preserve the
venience of the inhabitants of said
Village, it was necessary to construct
Sewage Treatment Plant and intercepting
sewers, and to improve and extend the
Municipal Sewer System in accordance
with plans and specifications recon-
mel ded by the engineers and approved
by the Health Department of the State
of Ohio, and that in order to pay the
the cost of management, maintenance,
operation and repair and to pay the in
terest upon the bonds issued to provide
funds for the construction thereof. and
to retire said bonds as they mature, it
was necessary to levy and collect a
| charge or rental upon the lots, lands and
| premises served by sewerage connection
with the Sanitary System of said Viii
WHEREAS, the Village has cove
nanted that it will not permit the net
revenues, after provision for operating
| and maintenance expenses of the Utility,
than 1909 of the payments required to
be made In such year into the Debt
| Service Fund and
WHEREAS, the present existing levy
Is insufficient to provide the necessary
funds to carry out the provisions OF the
RE 1T ORDAINED BY THE COUN-
Gil OF THE VILLAGE OF BLUFF
Section /. That Ordinance 2-s-52
passed by the Council of the Village of
Bluffton, Ohio, on September 8. 1862. as
amended by Ordinance 1886 passed by
the Council of the Village of Bluffton,
Ohio. on July "a, 1855, be hereby amend
ed with respect to Section /. subsections
% (2) t3l (D and (5). to provide
| for the following charges and rentals
| to-wit:
(i) For the first zoe Gu. #. of water
or part thereof. so used per
month, the sum of $l.20;
(2) For the next 200 Gu. #. of water
used in excess of the original 200
Gu it,, used per month. at the rate
| of SOAP per 100 Gu. it,:
(3l For the next 200 Gu. It. of water
used in excess of 400 Gu. #. used
per month, at the rate of $3.50
per 100 Gu. it.:
| (4) For the next 5000 GU. #. of water
used in excess of 500 Gu. #. used
per month. at the rate of $0.24
Der 100 Gu. it..
| CD For all water used in excess of
$500 Gu. fl. per month. at the rate
of $0.1S per 100 Gu. #.
| and that said Ordinance 2-S-52 as
amended by Ordinance 1886 is hereby
| reaffirmed in all other respects.
Section 2. This Ordinance is hereby
| declared to be an emergency measure.
and shall take effect and be in force
from and after October I. 1859.
Signed David L. Riser. Mayor
| Passed: August IL. 1859
Attest: A. j. B. Longsdorf, Clerk
Aug. 13. 20