HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2306 ORDINANCE NO. 3 D 4,
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION III OF ORDINANCE
NO. 1908, PRESCRIBING THE RATES TO BE CHARGED BY
THE CITY OF FORT WORTH TO PERSONS, FIRMS AND COR-
PORATIONS USING ITS SANITARY SEWER Ln= AND
SYSTWS OR PARTS THEREOF DURING THE BILLING
PERIOD BEGINNING MAY 1, 1946, AND ENDING SEP-
TEMBER 30, 1946; MAMNG SUCH RATES APPI.ICABIE
ONLY TO RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS USING WATER PUR-
CHASED FROM THE CITY OF FORT WORTH FOR RESIDEN-
TIAL AND IRRIGATIONAL PURPOSES; AND PROVIDING
THE EFI"ECTIPE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
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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 emended, it shall read as follows:
The schedule of charges and rentals set forth in the pre-
ceding section shall be maintained each month, provided, how-
ever, (1) that no charge or rental during the billing periods
beginning May 1, 1946, and ending September 30, 1946, shall
exceed the average charge or rental made for the preceding
months of December, Tanuary, February and March; and (2)
that persons, firms and corporations using water purchased
from the City of Fort Worth and being residential consumers
using water for residential and irrigational purposes shall
pay the charges or rentals set forth in the preceding section,
but no charge or rental during the bill.ing'periods beginning
May 1, 1946, and ending September 30, 1946, 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 promises of a residence or dwelling for the purpose of sprinkling
lawns, shrubbery, flowers, gardens and any other improvements to the prop-
erty exterior to the dwelling, and does not include and shall not be appli-
cable to hotels, tenements, commercial establishments, industries and apart-
ment houses having more than two separate apartments, or boarding houses
having more than three moms 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, the reduced simmer rate shall, apply only to the
meter of the consuners who maintain and water the exterior premises of the
property.
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and ef-
fect from and after the date of its passage.
APPROVED:
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APPROVED AS TO FOR[:
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City Attorney