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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION III OF ORDINANCE
NO. 1909, PRESCRIBING THE RATES TO BE CHARGED
BY THE CITY OF FORT WORTH TO PERSONS, FIRMS AND
CORPORATIONS USING ITS SANITARY SEWER LINES AND
SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF DURING THE BILLING PER-
IODS BEGINNING MAY 1, 194t AND ENDING SEPTEMBER
30th, 194t; MAKING SUCH RATES APPLICABLE ONLY
TO RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS USING WATER PURCHASED
FROM THE CITY OF FORT WORTH FOR RESIDENTIAL AND
IRRIGATIONAL PURPOSES: AND PROVIDING THE ]MO-
TIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1,
That Section III of Ordinance No. 1908 be and is hereby amended and, after
being so amended, shall read as follows?
The schedule of charges and rentals set forth in the
Treceding section shall be maintained each month, provided, however
1) that no charge or rental during the billing periods beginning
May 1, 1942 and ending September 30th, 1942, shall exceed the average
charge or rental Bade for the preceding months of December, January,
February and March; and (2) that persons, firms and corporations using
water purchased from the City of Fort Worth and being residential con-
sumers using water for residential and irrigational purposes shall pay
the charges or rentals set forth in the preceding section, bat no
charge or rental during the billing periods beginning May 1, 1942
and ending September 30th, 1942 shall exceed the average charge and
rental made for the preceding months of December, January, February
and March.
Under the terms of this ordinance, "residential consumers of water for
residential and irrigational purposes" is meant those using water in or upon the
premises of a residence or dwelling for the purpose of sprinkliegg lawns, shrub-
bery, flowers, gardens and any other improvements to the property exterior to the
dwelling, and does not include and shall not be applicable to hotels, tenements,
commercial establishments, industries and apartment houses hating more than two
separate apartments, or boarding houses having more than three rooms for occupancy
by tenants; and be it further provided that in case of apartments and subdivided
dwellings for which more than one meter is placed, that the reduced summer rate shall
apply only to the meter of the consumers who maintains and waters the exterior premises
of the property.
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect
from and after the date of its passage.
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City Secretary