Ordinance No. 2,693712 -'1 . .
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7,ORDINANCt NO: 260`3
;AN. ..ORDINANCE SUSPENDING HOUSTON LIGHTING &, -•POWER• COMPANY.' S
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PROPOSED 'INCREASE .IN RATES ,FOR,_120
CERTAIN F'I'NDING` S `AND PROVIS,IONS:. L
-WHEREAS, Hou=ston Lighting &' Power• _ Company f fled, a ''.Rate
F ling.Package" stating,`.its- _intent increase rates within
:the Cit y.iof.'Baytown with- thd'City- Clerk,pursuant:,to Article
:'1446c' .on _Jul y,'2,- 1979;; and
• � ' - 'WHEREAS, ...
the.. ro os.6d ef.f ect.ive
p „ p date of ,,the '-in,cr. eased
= rat es:.is`Augu st 7; 1979;..-and ,
WHEREAS, the City of "Baytown desires to evaluate the°
merits of such. -rate increase prior to the inception - of the
pr;opoSed.:rates;;:• .and;
WHEREAS, t;h& tune- nec'e'ssary for a;;- complete: evaluation
- ' --120 requires the proposed rates be susp .ended::for „ a period . of,
days beyond A' t-7, 1979; NOW THEREFORE,
B;E IT ORDAINED`. BY -`THE CITY COUNCIL -OF 'THE CITY; ^QF
- Sect'ion 1; .,Having considered the time necessary, to
evaluate the _merits of Houston Lighting• & Power ::Company'
p`ropo.sed ,rate ,increase, the. <.C1ty' ,Council hereby finds that
^pursuant
the proposed rates'. should be suspended- _to Article,
1446c.
Sect'ion'2:. Houston Lighting &Power .Compari`y's,proposed
rates for customers within the:c`ity limits-of the City of
Baytown :are suspended. for" a: 'per.od of 120 .days 'beyond. August
7,' 1979, which date t•he.`rates.:,would otherwise become effective, .'
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it a `new ;ra
.. or unt . -• .. rate ordinance for:Houst;ori'Lighting..& Power
Company is;. passed "by "-the City Co whichever .comes
first
Section 3.- , The City CJ6e !F is "hereby directed toy
deliver a', copy of this .ordinance to: Houston:-: T;lgh'ting ,,& Power
Comp any . .
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