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. e NO. 259 ';'~J OBDIlUUWE PBESCRIBUJG TdE RATBS, F'E1<~S AND alARGES FOR t'v"A1'E:R SERVICE _ BY THE' CITY T~ CONSm''ERS DrSIDE 1I1TD OUTSIDE TBF CORPORhTE LD.:ITS OF l,~\ POm'E, TEXI'_SJ PROVIDnTG FOR P!.OlrrHLY VlATER BIlLS; PRESCRIBIUG TH.!!: TIEE FOR p.i\Yllm~'!T '~'HE1I30It'; RE~Um- TIm ..\ '.'JtSSR BERVl CE L.PPLICA.TION J.JID COl\TTRi'"CT; PIi.OVIDING FOR DIscm1Tn!U[J~CE OF WATr.;R SlmVICE FOR Fli.ILUP.E 'IO PiLY BILlS PROliPl'LY lUlU) FAILU~ TO :5X3CUTE APPL!CATIOllT A1\'f!) CON- THACT; REPEALING ORr.INAlifCES OR ?!~S OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT H~:['!~TfT AND DECLAR- InG A,'!IT EL~RGENCY. BE IT CRD.f..INED BY Tf:E CITY COUNCIL OF THE om OF IJ" PORl'E, r:~mu.,G, Tlild': Seotion 1. For the purpos& of this ordinance, the term "City'! !;leans the Ci.ty of La Porte, in l!arr::'s County, Texas; the term "ConsUTller" shall be held and oClnstrued to mean and, include each and every person, firm, association and corpor- .- atiOIl being Empplied :1ri'ch water from the Uater System of the City, ,..rhcthez' :i.nside the oorporate limits M: the City or outside thereof; the terD1S "month" E:.nd "monthly" shall be held and conntrued to mean the period of time between the dates the read- ings of tho ,,;,ro:ter metlJrs are usually taken by the City, ,rhinh period she n be approxi- :7.a:\:;ely thirty (30) de.~,'s. seotion 2. On and after the 1st day of Janua:r:-y, A. D. 1937, eaoh and ::Ivery Consur.J.er inside the corporate limits of the City shall pay to the City their re:spective b:tlls for l:ater oonsun:?tion at the following rates and shall pay the other fel~s or ohe.rges as follovlS, to-wit: .....--.......,. For Vl8.tAr oonsumed during a~ month the rates shall be: 501 p3r 1,000 ~allons for the first 3,000 gallons of ,vater; 201 per 1,000 gallons in excess of the first 3.000 gallons o? water. . The rum of ~~ 1. 50 shall be the monthly minimum charge for water con- sumption through each and. every connection to the City 'jlater System. The sum of ~l.OO shall be paid as a re-connection fee in all oaees where the \~ater service has been disconnected at the request of any Consumer or hy the City because of failure of such Consumer ~o p~y the \vater bill pranptly or beoause of the failure of suoh Consurr:er to othervnse oomply with tho provisions of this or of any other Ordi- nanco ot the City. Sootion 3. On and' af'ter-the 1st day ot January, A. D. 1937, each 9.nd every ConsUl:ler outside the corporate limits of the City shall pay to the C:1.ty thei:r respectiva bills for ~~ter oonsumption at the following rates and Shall P&Y the other fees or oharg9s as follows, to-vlit: ...~- '- ...... For '\"'tater consumed during any month the rates shall be: 66 2/3t per 1,000 gallons for the first 3,000 gallons of Tater; 20t per 1,000 ~allons in excess of the first 3,000 eallons ot ~~tcr. e The flmn of $2.00 shall be tho monthly minimum charge for Vll~/cei' cor-- sumption through each and every connection to the city Water Sy'stem. The sum of ~1.00 shall be paid as a re-conneotion fee in all CaSHJ vmera the v~ter service has been ~isconnooted at the roquest of any