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<br />.. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br />/-2 :;..f <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, DECLARING CERTAIN <br />RATES FOR GAS AND GAS SERVICE CURRENTLY BEING CHARGED BY ENTEX, <br />INC., TO BE JUST AND REASONABLE; ACCEPTING THE OFFER OF ENTEX <br />NOT TO FILE NEW OR REVISED RESIDENTIAL AND SMALL COMMERCIAL RATE <br />SCHEDULES REQUESTING AN INCREASED LEVEL OF RATES WHICH WILL <br />BECOME EFFECTIVE PRIOR TO APRIL 1, 1983; DETERMINING THAT ENTEX <br />AND AETNA FIRE UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY HAVE INCURRED NO <br />REFUND, CREDIT OR INTEREST OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE BOND PAYABLE <br />TO THE CITY OF LA PORTE; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY ATTORNEY <br />TO TAKE ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO CAUSE THE DISMISSAL OF GAS UTILI- <br />TIES DOCKET NO. 1175; CONTAINING SEVERABILITY AND REPEALING <br />CLAUSES; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND <br />PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Entex, Inc., filed a Statement of Intent to change <br />~ rates with the City of La Porte on March 30, 1977; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of La Porte denied Entex's requested rate <br /> <br />revision; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, En'tex filed a Petition for Review of the City of <br /> <br />La Porte's action with the Railroad Commission of Texas which was <br /> <br />docketed as Gas Utilities Docke~No. 1175; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in accordance with a letter agreement dated September <br /> <br />9, 1977, Entex and the City of La Porte have agreed that pending <br /> <br />settlement negotiations and a final determination of Gas Utilities <br /> <br />Docket No. 1175, Entex should charge the rates in effect from <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />time to time in the cities of Lomax, Morgan's Point and Shoreacres <br /> <br />under bond and subject to refund or crediting of any amount in <br />excess of that finally determined to be appropriate; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Entex and the City of La Porte have reviewed the <br /> <br />facts and the law and have reached a settlement of the dispute <br /> <br />in Gas Utilities Docket No. 1175: NOW, THEREFORE, <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: <br /> <br />Section 1. That in accordance with the settlement of the <br /> <br />dispute between Entex, Inc., and the City of La Porte in Gas <br /> <br />Utilities Docket No. 1175, the rates set out in Rate Schedule <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />No. R-564-l and Rate Schedule No. SC-564-1, with rate schedules <br /> <br />attached hereto and made a part hereof, are hereby declared to <br /> <br />.- <br />t . <br /> <br />,n <br />