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Home My WebLink About03570 ORD - 10/28/1953TEXAS: AN ORDINANCE NO. 35.70 FINDING THE NECESSITY FOR FIXING OF RATES AND DETERMINING THE SCHEDULE OF RATES TO BE CHARGED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FROM CUSTOMERS OR CONSUMERS -'FOR GAS FURNISHED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES GAS DIVISION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; PROVIDING CLASSIFICATIONS FOR CONSUMERS; PROVIDING FOR THE MAKING OF SERVICE REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO CONSUMERS; PROVIDING CHARGES FOR SERVICES OF SAID GAS DIVISION; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT. BE IT ORDA1-NED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, SECTION I. THAT IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED AND FOUND THAT THE FINDINGS AND CONSLUSIONS HEREIN CONTAINED ARE DERIVED FROM A CONSIDERATION OF ALL EVIDENCE NECESSARY TO CONSIDER IN FIXING A JUST AND REASONABLE SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES. SECTION 2. RATES FOR GENERAL RATE CUSTOMERS: AT ALL TIMES FROM AND AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE AND COMMENCING WITH THE FIRST READING OF METERS OF THE RESPECTIVE CONSUMERS, FOR ALL CUSTOMERS OR CONSUMERS OTHER THAN THOSE COMING WITHIN FKE CLASSIFICkTION50F lg4SONAL USTOMERS, THERE SHALL BE I CHARGED AND COLLECTED THE FOLLOWING CHARGES FOR GAS FURNISHED AND DELIVERED TO THE METERS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY LIMIT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: 1. FIRST 1 MCF PER MONTH. . . . . . . . .$1.00 PER MCF 2. NEXT 2 MC'F PER MONTH . . . . . . . . . . .60 PER MCF NEXT 7 MCF PER MONTH . . . . . . . . . . .55 PER MCF .l NEXT IIO MCF PER MONTH. . . . . . . . . . .50 PER MCF 5. NEXT 50 MCF PER MONTH. . . . . . . . . . .35 PER MCF 6. NEXT 10,0 MCF PER MONTH . . . . . . . . . .30 PER MCF 7. 1W NEXT 0 MCF PER MONTH . . . . . . . . . .25 PER MCF ALL IN EXCESS OF 11000 MCF PER MONTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 PER MCF 9. WHERE THE ANNUAL CONSUMPTION FOR ANY PERIOD OF TWELVE CONSECUTIVE CALENDAR MONTHS EXCEEDS AN AVERAGE MONTHLY CON - SUMPTION OF 6,000 MCF PER MONTH THE CON- SUMER MAY REQUEST BEING PLACED UNDER A SEPARATE RATE OF $.16 PER MCF, WITH A MINIMUM ANNUAL BILL OF $12,000.00. THE MINIMUM MONTHLY BILL FOR ALL OTHER CONSUMERS SHALL BE $1.00. 10. SCHOOL AND CHURCH RATE: ALL GAS,CONSUMED SHALL $E AT THE RATE OF PER MCF AND THE MINIMUM BILL SHALL BE $1.00 PER MONTH LTHROUONOUT THE YEAR. AT ALL TIMES FROM AND AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE AND COMMENCING WITH THE FIRST READING OF METERS OF THE RESPECTIVE CONSUMERS, FOR ALL CUSTOMERS OR CONSUMERS OTHER THAN THOSE COMING WITHIN THE CLASSIFICATION OF SEASONAL CUSTOMERS, THERE SHALL BE CHARGED AND COLLECTED THE FOLLOWING CHARGES FOR GAS FURNISHED AND DELIVERED TO THE METERS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. 1. FIRST 1 MCF PER MONTH. . . . . . . . . . $1.50 PER MCF 2. NEXT 2 MCF PER MONTH . . . . . . . . 9O PER MCF NEXT MCF PER MONTH . . . . • • . .825 PER MCF NEXT 40 MCF PER MONTH. . . . . . . .. . . .75 PER MCF 5. NEXT 50 MCF PER MONTH. . . . . • • . • . .525 PER MCF 6. NEXT 100 MCF PER MONTH . . . . . . . . . . 5 PER MCF }7, NEXT 800 MCF PER MONTH . . . . . . . . . .375 PER MCF O, ALL IN EXCESS OF 1,000 MCF PER MONTH . . . . . . . . . . . . • • .30 PER MCF 9. WHERE THE ANNUAL CONSUMPTION FOR ANY PERIOD OF TWELVE CONSECUTIVE CALENDAR MONTHS EX- CEEDS AN AVERAGE MONTHLY CONSUMPTION OF 6,000 MCF PER MONTH THE CONSUMER MAY REQUEST BEING PLACED UNDER A SEPARATE RATE Of $ PER MCF, WITH A MINIMUM ANNUAL BILL OF 4 ,000.00 THE MINIMUM MONTHLY BILL FOR ALL OTHER CONSUMERS SHALL BE_$1.5D. 10. SCHOOL AND CHURCH RATE- ALL GAS CONSUMED SHALL BE AT THE RATE OF .375 PER MCF AND THE MINIMUM BILL SHALL BE $1.50 PER MONTH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SECTION 3. RATES FOR SEASONAL CUSTOMERS- ALL CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE REQUESTED A CUTOFF AND A RECONNECTION AT THE SAKE LOCATION OR FOR SERVICES TO THE SAME PREMISES, INCLUDING INCREASES OR REDUCTIONS OF THE SAME PREMISES, AND WHICH CUTOFF WAS NOT NE- CESSITATED BY REASON OF RECONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING, SHALL BE CLASSIFIED AS SEASONAL CUSTOMERS AND (N LIEU OF THE RATES APPLICABLE TO GENERAL RATE CUSTOMERS, AT ALL TIMES FROM AND AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE AND COMMENCING WITH THE FIRST READING OF METERS OF THE RESPECTIVE CONSUMERS, FOR ALL SEASONAL CONSUMERS THERE SHALL BE CHARGED AND COLLECTED THE FOLLOWING CHARGES FOR GAS FURNISHED AND DELIVERED TO THE METERS LOCATED INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. 1. FIRST 1 MCF PER MONTH. . . . . ,.. • . $1.50 PER MCF 2. NEXT 2 MCF PER MONTH . . . . . . . . . . . O PER MCF NEXT 7 MCF PER MONTH . . . . . . • . . . .70 ,PER MCF NEXT 40 MCI" PER MONTH. . . . . . . . . . .50 PER MCF 5. NEXT 50 MCF PER MONTH. . . . . .. . • • . .35 PER MCF 6. NEXT 100 MCF PER MONTH . . . . . . . . . .30 PER MCF 7h NEXT 800 MCF PER MONTH . . . . . . . . . -.25 PER MCF O. ALL IN EXCESS OF 1,000 MCF PER MONTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 PER MCF 9• WHERE THE ANNUAL CONSUMPTION FOR ANY PERIOD OF TWELVE CONSECUTIVE CALENDAR MONTHS EX- CEEDS AN AVERAGE MONTHLY CONSUMPTION OF 6,000 MCF PER MONTH THE CONSUMER MAY REQUEST BEING PLACED UNDER A SEPARATE RATE OF -$.16 PER MCF, WITH A MINIMUM ANNUAL BILL OF $12,000.00 THE MINIMUM MONTHLY BILL FOR ALL OTHER SEASONAL CONSUMERS IN CLASSES 1 TO 8, INCLUSIVE, SHALL BE $1.517. 10. SCHOOL AND CHURCH RATE: ALL GAS CONSUMED SHALL BE AT THE RATE OF .25 PER MCF AND THE MINIMUM BILL SHALL BE $1.00 PER MONTH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SEASONAL CUSTOMERS SHALL BE CHARGED THE RATES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION FOR NINE (9) CONSECUTIVE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF RECONNECTIONy AT -2- THE END OF WHICH PERIOD THE RATE SHALL, AT THE REQUEST OF THE CUSTOMER, BECOME THE RATE CHARGED GENERAL RATE CUSTOMERS UNTIL A DISCONNECTION OCCURS. ALL CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE REQUESTED A CUTOFF AND A RECONNECTION AT THE SAME LOCATION OR FOR SERVICES TO THE SAME PREMISES INCLUDING INCREASED OR RE- DUCTIONS OF THE SAME PREMISES AND WHICH CUTOFF WAS NOT NECESSITATED BY REASON OF RECONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING SHALL BE CLASSIFIED AS SEASONAL CUSTOMERS AND IN LIEU OF THE RATES APPLICABLE TO GENERAL RATE CUSTOMERS AT ALL TIMES FROM AND AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE AND COMMENCING WITH THE FIRST READING OF METERS OF THE RESPECTIVE CONSUMERS2 FOR ALL SEASONAL CONSUMERS THERE SHALL BE CHARGED AND COLLECTED THE FOLLOWING CHARGES FOR GAS FURNISHED AND DE- LIVERED TO THE METERS LOCATED OUTSID -E THE CITY. LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI) TEXAS, 1. FIRST 1 MCF PER MONTH. . . . . . . . . . $2.25 PER MCF 2. NEXT 2 MCF PER MONTH . . . . . . . . . . 1.20 PER MCF 3: NEXT 7 MCF PER MONTH . . . . . . . . . . 1.05 PER MCF J1 NEXT 40 MCF PER MONTH. .75 PER MCF 5. NEXT 50 MCF PER MONTH. . . . . . . . . . .525 PER MCF 6. NEXT 100 MCF PER MONTH . . . . . . . . . 5 PER MCF 7: NEXT 800 MCF PER MONTH . . . . . . . . . .375 PER MCF 8 ALL IN EXCESS OF 1,000 MCF PER MONTH . . . . . . . . . . .30 PER MCF 9. WHERE THE ANNUAL CONSUMPTION FOR ANY PERIOD OF TWELVE CONSECUTIVE CALENDAR MONTHS EX- CEEDS AN AVERAGE MONTHLY CONSUMPTION OF 6,000 MCF PER MONTH THE CONSUMER MAY REQUEST BEING PLACED UNDER A SEPARATE RATE OF $ 24 PER MCF, WITH A MINIMUM ANNUAL BILL OF $18,000.00 THE MINIMUM MONTHLY BILL FOR ALL OTHER CONSUMERS SHALL BE $2.25. 10. SCHOOL AND CHURCH RATE: ALL GAS CONSUMED SHALL BE AT THE RATE OF .375 PER MCF AND THE MINIMUM BILL SHALL BE $1.50 PER MONTH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SECTION 4. FOR EACH CUTOFF OF SERVICE OF EACH CUSTOMER OR CONSUMER THERE SHALL BE CHARGED $1.00. FOR EACH CONNECTION OR RECONNECTION FOR EACH CUSTOMER OR CONSUMER THERE SHALL BE CHARGED THE SUM OF $1.00. SECTION 5. THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI MAY PROVIDE REASONABLE REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO SUPPLYING GAS TO CUSTOMERS AND CONS- UMERS. SUCH REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS AS ARE NOW IN EFFECT ARE HEREBY FOUND TO BE REASONABLE AND ARE CONTINUED IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT. SECTION 6. THAT ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH ARE HEREBY REPEALED. -3- SECTION 7. THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAS READ THE FIRST TIME AND PASSED TO THE SECOND READING ON THE / y- DAY OF 9 1953s BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: �T A, .A. LICHTENSTEIN ELLR07 KING P. C. CALLAWAY JAMES S. NAISMITH W. JAMES BRACE THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE WAS READ THE SECOND TIM AND PASSED TO THE THIRD READING ON THE P DAY OF (9l' �7S , 1953, BY THE FOLLOWING. VOTE: A. A. LICHTENSTEIN ELLROY KING P. C. CALLAWAY JAMES S. NAISMI TH W. JAMES BRACE THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE� WAS READ THE THIRD TIM AND PASSED AND ORDERED APPROVED BY THE MAYOR, ON THE DAY OF aJK 1953, . BY THE FOLLOWING. VOTE: A. A. LICHTENSTEIN ELLROY KING P. C. CALLAWAY JAMES S. NA)SMITH Off. W. JAMES BRACE S ' MAYOR THE TY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS ATTES CI Y SEC TA APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: r CITY ATTOR EY —4— .3578