Ord 1791 10/28/1957RD I NNS E NUMBER
N ORDINANCE AMENDING ECT I ONS ONE (1) AND TWO ( )
OF ORDINANCE _,x 445, AS SAME HAS H E E'T` F P BEEN AMENDIED
BY ORDINANCES IIZI., 1132 AIM SS p SUCH ORDINANCE R 445
All water bills shall be due monthly upon the date stamped
upon bills rendered and must be paid at the office of the Water
Department 10 days after said time and if not paid within said
time, the water shall be shut off from such premises and shall
not be turned on again until said bill has been paid, including
an additional charge of $1.00 for disconnecting and turning on
again.
MUNICIPAL CONSUMPTION. All water furnished to the various
departments of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, by the Water
Department shall be measured by meter and all water used by the
City Departments shall. be charged to their respective accounts
and paid for monthly by the respective departments to the Water
Department at the rate of S .ZU per one thousand (1,000) jallons
of water, such amount of water to be used during the current month.
All water furnished the departments of the City shall be paid
as follows:
1. For all water furnished for street sprinkling, street
cleaning, sweeping, and flushing to the Street Department.
2. For all water furnished to Public Parks, Cemetery, Play
Grounds, etc., to the Park Department.
3. For all water furnished to the incinerator, flushing
sewers, or sprinkling dumping grounds, to the Sanitary Department.
4. For all water furnished for any municipal building or
for the use of any of the Departments of the City Government
not specified in this ordinance the same shall be charged to such
building or department service account and paid for from such
funds as may be available, but in the event no building or de-
partmental fund is available such account shall be paid for
from the general fund or other funds as directed by the Board of
Aldermen.
CHURCHES, SCHOOLS AND - CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. For all
charitable institutions, inclining, but not limited to churches
and schools, a monthly charge for water shall be paid for on the
basis of $ .2U per thousand (1,000) gallons of water used during
the current month, with a minimum charge of ,1.50 per month to
be charged each such charitable institution user.
SECTION 2. Provided that the schedule of rates set forth
above in.Section 7 -1001 to be charged shall not apply to persons,
firms and corporations residing beyond the city limits of the
City of Wichita Falls, or having and maintaining places of business
outside the city limits of said city,'but..that such persons shall
pay a rate equivalent to the rate above prescribed, plus 50% of
the rate so prescribed in said Section.' Provided that the minimum
charge shall be $2.25 per month for persons, firms or corporations
residing outside the city limits.
SECTION 3. Because of the fact that the present water rates are
inadequate and because of the urgent necessity that the water works
and water supply be supplemented without further delay creates an
emergency/ and requires that this ordinance shall take effect immedi-
ately upon and after-its passage, and it is accordingly so ordained,
and the rates herein prescribed shall become effective November 1, 1957.
'ASSED AND APPK
o. T. Hdnderson', Uity filer
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