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" ,\ , \ __~ I .J ~\ j I , ./ e e NO. 259 l l. \ AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBIliG THE RATES, FEES AND aIAHGES FOR WATER SERVICE BY ~~HE' CITY TO CONSUMERS INSIDE AND OurSlDE THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF LA PORl'E, TEXAS. PROVIDING FOR MONTHLY WATER BILLS; PRESCRIBING THE TIME FOR PAYMENT THEREOF; REQUrn.- Hm A WATER SERVICE APPLICATION AND CONTRACT; PROVIDING FOR DISCONTII\TlJANCE OF WATER SERVICE FOR FAILURE TO PAY BILLS PROMPl'LY AND FAILURE TO EXECUTE APPLICATION AND CON- TRAC~T; REPEALING ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN conFLICT HERE'rTITIr AIm DECLAR- 11W AN EMERGENCY. BE IT <R DAIllli"'D BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA. PORTE, TEXAS, THAT: Seo'tion 1. For the purpose of this ordinanoe, the tenn "City" means 'the City of La Porte, in Harris County, Texas; the tenn "Consumer" shall be held and oons'trued 'to mean and inolude each and every person, finn, assooiation and corpor- ation being supplied with wa'ter from the Water System of the City, whether inside the corporate limits of the City or outside thereof; the terms "mon'th" and "monthly" shall be held and construed to mean the period of time between the dates the read- ings of the vmter meters are usually t~cen by the City, whioh period shall be approxi- mately 'thirty (30) days. Seotion 2. On and after the 1st day of Januar,y, A. D. 1937, eaoh and ever)' Consumer inside the oorporate limits of the City shall pay to the City their \ respetctive bills for vm.ter oonsumption at the following rates and shall pay 'the other fees or oharges as follows, to-wit: For wa'ter oonsumed during any month the rates shall be. 50~ per 1,000 gallons for the first 3,000 gallons of water; 20~ per 1,000 gallons in exoess of the first 3,000 gallons of water. " The Eum of $1.50 shall be the monthly minimum oharge for water con- sumption through each and every oonneotion to the City Water System. The sum of $1.00 shall be paid as a re-conneotion fee in all oases where the ~~'ter service has been disconnected at the request of any Consumer or by the City because of failure of such Consumer to pay the water bill promptly or beoause of the failure of suoh ConSUMer to otherwise comply with 'the provisions of this or of any other Ordi- nance of the City. Seotion 3. On and after the 1st day of January, A. D. 1937, each and every Consumer outside the oorporate limits of the City shall pay to the City their respeotive bills for water oonsumption at the following rates and shall pay the other fees or charges as follows, to-vdts For water oonsumed during any month the rates shall be: 66 2/3~ per 1,000 gallons for the first 3,000 gallons of water; 201 per 1,000 gallons in excess of the first 3,000 gallons of water. The sum of $2.00 shall be the monthly mintmum charge for water con- sumption through each and every connection to the City Water System. The sum of $1.00 shall be paid as a re-connection fee in all cases where the water service has been disconnected at the request of any "". ... .' .