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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING SECTION EIGHT (8)'0F AN ORDINANCE PASSED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL ON JULY 15,'1952 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE
"PRESCRIBING CERTAIN RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING
.THE OPERATION OF'THE SEWER SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF BEAU-
MONT; PRESCRIBING.RATES TO BE CHARGED.FOR SEWER SERVICE;
EMPOWERING THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONTROL, OPERATE, MANAGE,
MAINTAIN, AND IMPROVE THE SEWER SYSTEM OF THE.CITY.OF
BEAUMONT; AUTHORIZING THE EMPLOYMENT OF ALL NECESSARY
HELP; PROVIDING THAT THE FUNDS OF SAID SEWER SYSTEM
SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE FROM ALL OTHER FUNDS OF THE CITY
OF BEAUMONT,.AND FOR.THE MANNER OF EXPENDITURE OF SAID
FUNDS BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES; EMPOWER-
ING THE CITY COUNCIL TO PRESCRIBE.NECESSARY RULES AND
REGULATIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF SAID SYSTEM AND DEFIN-
ING CERTAIN TERMS; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE, AND A
PARTIAL INVALIDITY CLAUSE," AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
That Section 8 of.an ordinance passed by the City Council en-
"`PRESCRIBING CERTAIN RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING
THE OPERATION OF.THE SEWER SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF BEAU-
MONT; PRESCRIBING.RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR SEWER SERVICE;
EMPOWERING THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONTROL, OPERATE, MANAGE,
MAINTAIN, AND IMPROVE THE SEINER SYSTEM OF THE.'CITY OF
BEAUMONT; AUTHORIZING THE EMPLOYMENT OF ALL NECESSARY
HELP; PROVIDING THAT THE FUNDS OF SAID SEWER.SYSTEM SHALL
BE.KEPT SEPARATE,FROM ALL OTHER FUNDS OF THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT, AND -FOR THE MANNER OF EXPENDITURE OF SAID FUNDS
BY THE CITY COUNCIL.FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES;; EMPOWERING THE
CITY COUNCIL TO PRESCRIBE NECESSARY RULES AND REGULATIONS-
FOR
EGULATIONSFOR THE OPERATION OF SAID SYSTEM AND DEFINING CERTAIN
TERMS; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE, AND A PARTIAL INVALID-
ITY CLAUSE A.
be, and the same is -hereby, amended to read as follows:.
"Section 8.
"The following rates, rules, -'and regulations are -hereby estab-
lished and shall be enforced and collected by the City Council of The
City of Beaumont for sewer services furnished within the corporate
limits of The City of .Beaumont:
"(a):. The following metered rate based upon water measured
through.meters approved by the Waterworks Department shall be effec-
tive on the effective date of this ordinance, to wit:
Inside City Limits of The City of Beaumont:
First 2.1000 gallons
Next 31.000 gallons
$ .75
.10 per M. gallons
Next 95,000 -gallons
.05
per M.
gallons
Next 400,000 gallons
.03
per M.
gallons
All over 500,000 gallons
.01
per M.
gallons.
Minimum charge per month .75
Maximum charge:. per month
for single family residence
or each dwelling unit $1.50
"(b) No flat rate connections shall be made to the Sewer
System of The City of Beaumont.
"(c) All bills shall be computed at the herein prescribed
rates and.shall.be payable within fifteen (15) days from date of said
bills.
"(d) Failure,or refusal by any customer to pay any bill to
the Sewer Department, .or its authorized representatives, upon demand,
shall constitute a breach .of- contract, and water and sewer service.
.shall within ten (10) days from notice,of such failure be discontinued
to the customer, and.such services shall, not be renewed until the cus-
tomer-has
us-tomer has paid all delinquent bills, plus one .($1.00) dollar service
charge. Protest of charges.on file with the Sewer Department shall
not in any manner alter or extend the purposes of this paragraph.
"(e) Where a building containing more than one dwelling unit
is served by a single water meter or where there is not a separate
water meter for each dwelling.unit, the total consumption of water, as
measured by the meter or the meters, will be divided by the number of
units served and a minimum charge of 750 per ...unit will be made when
consumption is equal to an average of 2,000 gallons or -'less per unit,
and on all water used over 2,000 gallons per unit a charge will be made
according to schedule in paragraph (a) of this section. Said charge
to be computed as.if-each dwelling unit had a separate meter, provided,
however, that the total charge made for service shall not exceed one
dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per unit per month."
Section, 2.
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
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PASSED by the City Council this ��. day. of September, A. D.
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