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. . ,. ORDINANCE NO. 950 AN ORDINANCE DETERMINING AND FIXING THE MAXIMUM SCHEDULES OF RATES TO BE CHARGED BY UNITED GAS, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, FOR NATURAL GAS AND NATURAL GAS SERVICE FURNISHED BY IT TO RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONSUMERS, PROVIDING FOR GAS COST AND OTHER COST ADJUSTMENTS, CONTAINING DEFINITIONS, FIXING THE EFFECTIVE DATES OF GAS RATES PRESCRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE, MAKING MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT. WHEREAS, United Gas, Inc. has filed with the City of La Porte, and presented to the City Commission of said City an app1ica- tion for an increase in rates to be charged to its customers for natural gas and natural gas service within the City of La Porte; . and . . WHEREAS, the amount of said increases is only sufficient to cover in part the increase in gas costs, wages and employee benefits and other costs of United Gas, Inc. since the dates the rates of said corporation were last adjusted by the City of La Porte for increases in such expense items; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds and concludes that the following o~dinance shall be enacted, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: Section One: That the following rates, as adjusted in the manner provided in Section Four, are established, subject to the terms and' conditions hereof, as the maximum rates which may be charged by United Gas, Inc., its successors and assigns (hereinafter referred to as "United"), in the furnishing and supplying of natural gas ser- vice of the type and class hereinafter specified, to consumers there- of, . for consumption within the corporate limits of the City of La Porte. Section Two: Residential Service (A) Application - This schedule shall be applicable to natural gas supplied to residential consumers, which gas shall be for the individual use of the customer at one point of delivery and shall not be resold. (B) Residential Consumers Defined - Residential consumers are defined to be consumers of gas to whom service is supplied at one point of delivery for a single private dwelling unit and its appurtenances, the major use of which is for household appliances, and for the personal comfort and.convenience of those residing therein and is not resold or shared with others. (C) NET MONTHLY RATE: The net'monthly bill shall be calculated' from the following schedule of rates: