Ordinance No. 1,373ORDINANCE NO. 1373
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE RATES OF UNITED GAS, INC. IN THE CITY
OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYT0WN:
Section 1: The following rates and charges are hereby fixed as the maximum
monthly net rates and charges, and are hereby authorized for distribution and sale
of natural gas in the City of Baytown, Texas, to be applied and used by United Gas,
Inc. (the "Company "), its successors or assigns.
RESIDENTIAL RATE
Net Monthly Rate:
1. For the billing months of May through October:
$2.00 per month, which includes the use of
12.3¢ per 100 cubic feet for the next
11.01 per 100 cubic feet for the next
4.2t per 100 cubic feet for all additional gas used.
Minimum Bill: $2.00
2. For the billing months of November through April:
$2.00 per month, which includes the use of
12.3¢ per 100 cubic feet for the next
11.0¢ per 100 cubic feet for the next
9.0� per 100 cubic feet for the next
5.5� per 100 cubic feet for all additional gas used.
Minimum Bill: $2.00
400 cubic feet
2,600 cubic feet
3,000 cubic feet
400
cubic
feet
2,600
cubic
feet
3,000
cubic
feet
10,000
cubic
feet
Each monthly residential bill shall be increased by the lesser of (a) 10%
of the net monthly bill or (b) $3.00, to arrive at the gross monthly bill. The
difference between the gross bill and the net bill, representing a discount,
shall be allowed for payment of bills within ten (10) days after the date of the
bill. If a gas bill is not paid within ten (10) days after its date, the gross
bill shall apply.
COMMERCIAL RATE
Net Monthly Rate:
$2.25
per month, which includes the use of
400
cubic
feet
13.3¢
per
100
cubic
feet
for
the
next
8,600
cubic
feet
11.0¢
per
100
cubic
feet
for
the
next
11,000
cubic
feet
7.5�
per
100
cubic
feet
for
the
next
10,000
cubic
feet
6.O¢
per
100
cubic
feet
for
all
additional gas used.
Minimum Bill: $2.25
Each monthly commercial bill shall be increased by the lesser of (a) 10%
of the net monthly bill or (b) $5.00, to arrive at the gross monthly bill. The
difference between the gross bill and the net bill, representing a discount,
shall be allowed for payment of bills within ten (10) days after the date of the
bill. If a gas bill is not paid within ten (10) days after its date, the gross
bill shall apply.
The rates hereinabove set out shall be effective and applicable to distribution
and sale of natural gas billed with the effective date of this ordinance, unless and
until such rate 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 1 of this ordinance and may,
in addition, establish special contract rate schedules for larger volume commercial
or industrial use providing other rates and charges.
Section 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent 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 this ordinance
shall be cumulative of other ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter
covered by this ordinance.
Section 3: If any provision, exception, section, subsection, paragraph, sen-
tence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person
or set of circumstances, shall for any reason be held unconstitutional, void or in-
valid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of
this ordinance or their application to other persons or sets of circumstances and
to this end, all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 5: This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage by the
City Council of the City of Baytown. The City Clerk is hereby directed to give
notice hereof by causing the caption of this ordinance to be published at least
twice within ten (10) days after the passage of this ordinance.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of
the City of Baytown on this 8th
ATTEST:
EDNA OLIVER, City Clerk
day of March 1973.
L_,�
C. GLEN WALKER, Mayor
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APPROVED:
NEEL RIC ARD ON, City Attorney
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