HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1649 A ILO. IWO
At a special meeting of the Citi Council of the City of Part Worth duly
and regularly called in strict compliance with the provisions of the 'Oer
of the City of Fort "Wsort , held in the Council dhmber at the City IWI on
Tuesday the Ith day of .fan v , A. D. 1930, at ltsmt o'clock. at mblot-40OUng
were,presents Billiamm Barlrmms, Mayor,or, V. R., Thompson, 11,11sxA, yrton, You
WitJarvis, ft. Xonnig, X. T. Renfro, J. It. Penn and Jahn B. Davis,` ''0
men, constituting a„ majority and quorum of the membership of said board and
1. L. 'fan Zendt, Jr., City Ceoretary-'lraassurer, was in attendance at 'said
meeting, and the following pro oodinds aziog oth r things were bad and done.
Councilman, Barton, seconded by OouAcilzan Jarvis, moved the adoption of
the following ordinance:
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VMRUS, on the 5th der of November, ;a.. D. 1929, 4 Statuto'%7 Court of
tlaa Vh1U4 States, oonsisting of the Renewable William H. Atwell of Daljao,
Honorable Rufus B. Fostor of Now Crleeas, looulsiana and .Honorable st'. S. Dawkins
of Konvoe, 14misinn4, rendered, a deoisiou in tto case of Fort Worth Cap ", y
vs. Citi' of Fort Horth, whi,oh court in effout hold timet the said Cit ' , d be
iAjolaod and restai,ned from Interfering with the said Gas Comtpi f in ndoptin
and collecting reasonable+ rates, and
WKMM, 3, the principal matter that has been in dispute between the
parties since said date has boon the question as to how much increased revenues
would result from"various rate structure* that boon promulgated by the parties,
and
MMRW, the amount of suota increo revenues that could roasa aablf be
expected to, be realized as a result of the, application of any now rates Vabodull
would be problematical and at boot an eats ','te, and'
WMEAS, an accurate determination of the issue will 'be depend,upon a
reasonable test period in order that actual experience stay be offered in lieu,
of opinions'and estimates. and
'WIMVA, S, an agreement has been n o 'between the attorneys for the On%
Cospany and the attorneys for the Citi` of Port north, with the approval And:
sonatIon of the Three federal n s t ats a: rameonable toot period to asoar-t ain
the facts in dispute would not be less thymi ton months,
,Page - Ordinance No. 1,649.
NEW, "T . 9 ; , BE 1'1 ORMIWWaD BY " CITY COUNCIL OP TIM CITY OOP FORT
WORTH:
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That Ordinawoe No. 1645, 'being at oral" ee duly passed aadad adeptett at
a replar meeting of the Clty Council ,, January 2,, 1930, and 'boin
sera ordinance setting forth a proposed *obaftle of rates for domestic consumers
of natural gas in tho City of Fort Worth, 'bo:and thea same is hereby ropealai.
That the agreement made 'between thaa attorneys for the Us 0ampany and
the Attorneys for the City of fort 'Werth, with the sanction and approval of
the United States Three Judge Court, to the 'effect that the rates peat into
effect by the Fort 31arth 'teas,Coppeny on the list day of December, A. D '1 ,
be given a test period and a fair opportunity to disclose what actual revenues
will result from the application of suck rates to domestic aonsumors, and
that the City of Port Worth a not wAartoke in any way to disturb, r am=
r or re-sarcine such rates strwactures for at least toga months from the,
said date of December 310, 112V, to In ell,, things e !Ji od.
I, 3. S. Birdsong,, City aejoretary of the City of Port Worth, Toxas, do
hereby certify that the above and foregodag is a true aaad'oorrect copy'of
Ordin=ae No. 160 ung im®usly,adapted, 'by the City Council of the City`of
Yort ''Worth at a speciaal session held on the "nth day of January, A, D. 1930,
as some appears of record in Otdizowe Book R, Page 588.
WITIMSS MT WD and athia -,ffloiau7l meal of the City of Fort Worth, Texas,
this the l6th day of March,, A D. 1939.
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,Tort Worth, Texas.