Ordinance No. 586J
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ORDINANCE NO. 586
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE RATES OF THE
HOUSTON NATURAL GAS CORPORATION IN THE CITY
OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS; PROVIDING A REPEALING
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PRO-
VIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE
THEREOF..
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF-BAYTOWN:
Sect: iL) Winter Rates: That the Houston Natural Gas Corporation,
its successors and assigns, is hereby authorized to charge no more than the fol-
lowing rates for all gas used by its Residential and Small Commercial Customers
in the City of Baytown for the billing months of November through April, inclus-
ive.
RESIDENTIAL
First
1,000
Cubic
Feet
@
16.04
per
Ccf.
Next
2,000
Cubic
Feet
@
8.74
per
Ccf.
Next
7,000
Cubic
Feet
@
8.4t
per
Ccf.
Next
40,000
Cubic
Feet
@
7.64
per
Ccf.
All over
50,000
Cubic
Feet
@
6.14
per
Ccf.
Minimum Monthly Bill - $1.60
SMALL COMMERCIAL
First
1,000
Cubic
Feet
@
18.5t
per
Ccf.
Next
2,000
Cubic
Feet
@
9.2t-per
2,000
Ccf.
Next
7,000
Cubic
Feet
@
8.74
per
Ccf.
Next
40,000
Cubic
Feet
@
8.14
per
Ccf.
All over
50,000
Cubic
Feet
@
6.14
per
Ccf.
m;nimum Monthly Bill - $1.85
(B) Summer Rates: That the Houston Natural Gas Corporation,
its successors and assigns, is hereby authorized to charge no more than the fol-
lowing rates for all gas used by its Residential and Small Commercial Customers
in the City of Baytown for the billing months of May through October, inclusive:
RESIDENTIAL
First
1,000
Cubic Feet
@
16 ,,Ot
per
Ccf.
Next
2,000
Cubic Feet
@
8.74
per
Ccf.
Next
3,000
Cubic Feet
@
8.4t
per
Ccf.
All over
6,000
Cubic Feet
@
3.54
per
Ccf.
Minimum Monthly
Bill
- $1.60
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SMALL COMMERCIAL
The Summer Rates for Small Commercial Customers will be the
same as the Winter Rates, provided above, unless the Small
Commercial Customer uses gas air conditioning equipment, in
which event, the rates for gas consumed for operation of such
gas air conditioning equipment will be established by contract
between Houston Natural Gas Corporation and such Small Commer-
cial Customer.
The above and foregoing Summer Rates may be discontinued or adjusted not to
exceed the rates provided in Section 1: (A), by Houston Natural Gas Corporation
within thirty (30) days after such Utility gives the City Council of the City of
Baytown written notice of its intention to discontinue or adjust such rates.
All of the above rates are net rates and will apply to all bills paid with-
0 in ten (10) days of date of rendition. If bills are not paid within ten (10) days,
gross rates shall apply, which rates shall be the above net rates plus one (la)
cent per Ccf of gas consumed per month. Ccf used herein means One Hundred (100)
Cubic Feet of Natural Gas.
The Railroad Commission of Texas, after notice and hearing of its Docket
No. 246, by its order dated December 1, 1458, established and fixed the rate to
be paid at the City Gate for gas purchased for resale to the consumers affected
by this ordinance. If such City Gate Rate is hereafter decreased or increased
by subsequent order of the Railroad Commission (and from time to time as such
orders may issue) the rate herein fixed for Residential and Commercial use shall
is forthwith be likewise adjusted by changing the price per Ccf of each step of the
above two schedules in an amount equivalent to the change in the Gate Rate, minus
or plus, as may be appropriate; provided, however, that no such increase shall be-
come effective unless and until written request is made for such an increase by
the Company to the City Council and such increase is approved, and, provided fur-
ther, that.if the City Council takes no action to disallow such increase within
thirty (30) days of such request for an increase in rates, then, in such event,
,such requested.rate increase shall become effective, ipso facto, without further
action by the City Council.
The rates in effect hereunder shall also be adjusted by the Company (1) so
as to accomplish a decrease or increase of such rates equivalent to the change in
the amount of taxes or other government imposition payable solely by reason of any
change in rates pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph; and (II) up-
on the imposition of any new or increased rate of tax or similar charge imposed by
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any governmental agency on the Company and determined or measured by the volume,
• proceeds, or receipts of gas delivered to such customers, to the extent necessary
to pass the effect thereof on to such consumers.
The rates hereinbefore set out shall be effective and applicable to distri-
bution and sale of natural gas billed after the effective date of this ordinance,
unless such rates shall be changed hereafter in accordance with law.
Section 2: The Company shall establish and post in its office rate schedules
providing monthly billing rates complying with Section I of this ordinance and may,
in addition, establish special contract rate schedules for large volume commercial
or industrial use providing other rates and charges.
Section 3: Repealing Clause: All ordinances or parts of ordinances,incon-
. sistent with the terms of this ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however,
that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such inconsistency, and in all
other respects the subject matter covered by this ordinance, shall be cumulative
of other ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this
ordinance.
Section 4: Savings Clause: If any provision, sub - section, section, excep-
tion, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application
of same to any person or set of circumstances, shall be held unconstitutional,
void or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining
provisions of this ordinance or their application to other persons or sets of cir-
cumstances, and to this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
0 severable.
Section 5: Effective Date: This ordinance shall take effect immediately
from and after its passage by the City Council. The City Clerk is hereby directed
to give notice hereof by causing the caption of this ordinance to be published in
the official newspaper of the City of Baytown at least twice within ten (10) days
after the passage of this ordinance.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by a majority of the City Council of the City
of Baytown, on this the 10th day of March, 1960.
R. H. Pruett, Mayor
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ATTEST:
Edna Oliver, City Clerk