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04--12-1.951
ORD~_NC~ NO. 04-'AJ-1.951 1071
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 896 ENTITLED, 11AN
ORDINANCE FIXING WATER RATES IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK; MAKING
BILLS PAYABLE WITHIN TEN (10} DAYS FROM THE DATE RENDERED;
PRESCRIBING MINIMUM RATE OF ONE DOLLAR AND 80/100 ($1. 80) FOR
EACH CONSUMER; ALLOWING TEN (10) PER CENT DISCOUNT ON BILLS PAID
IN TEN DAYS (10) AFTER RENDERED; CLASSIFYING RATES APPLICABLE TO .
COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USES; AND APPLYING A RESIDENTIAL
IRRIGATION RATE 'DUE TO DROUTH CONDITIONS." SO AS TO DELETE
THEREFROM THE TEN (10) PER CENT PROMPT PAYMENT DISCOUNT
PROVISION.
WHEREAS, the provision of Ordinance No. 896 authorizing a ten (10)
per cent discount on water bills paid within ten (10) days after the date same are
rendered has proved wholly inadequate as an inducement for prompt payment of
water bills, and the City Commission deems it to be in the public interest to
eliminate suc!t .provision, due partially to the increased cost of producing water
and in an effort to avoid an increase of water rates, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THA. T Section 1 of Ordinance No. 896 BE and the same is hereby
amended to read as,follows:
SECTION 1. That from and a fter the passage of this Ordinance, the
City of Lubbock, through its Water Department, shall charge and collect, a nd
every consumer of water shall pay, for wat.er furnished by the City of Lubbock
to the consumer the amounts calculated by application of the following rates, a n d
in accordance with the classifications set out:
C-1
C-2
C-3
C -4
C-5
C-6
C-7
C-8
C-9
E-1
E-'2
E-3
Rl-4
COMMERCIAL WATER RATE
First 3, 000 gallons per month
Next 2, 000 gallons per month
Next 3, 000 gallons per month
Next 10, 000 gallons per month
Next40, 000 gallons per month
Next 100, 000 gallons per month
Next 140, 000 gallens per month
Next 100, 000 gallcfns per month
Excess
$1. 80 per M Gallons
RESIDENTIAL WATER RATE
• 30 per M Gallons
• 25 per M Gallons
• 20 per M Gallons
.18 perM Gallons
• 16 per M Gallons
• 15 per M Gallons
.12 per M Gallons
• 10 1/2 per M Gallons
First 3, 000 gallons per month $1 • 80
Next 2, 000 gallons per month
Next 2, 000 gallons per month
Excess (Residential Irrigation only)
• 30 per M Gallons
• 25 per M Gallons
• 15 per M gallons
All bills sb.all be due and payable monthly within ten (10) days from
date rendered.
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A minimum rate for water charged all consumers on meters shall be
ONE DOLLAR AND 80/100 ($1. 80) per month regardless of the amount of water
used.
Due to existing drouth conditions which are destroying lawns and other
plant life, which directly contributes to excessive sand and dust which consti-
tutes a nuisance where residences are situated, creating the need for use of an
adequate economical water supply to revive and perpetuate plant life including
lawns, trees, shrubbery, in an effort to abate such nuisance in the public inter-
est, the residential irrigation rate (Rl-4 ) shall apply to all premises used
exclusively for residential purposes and where lawns, trees and other plant
life are maintained or cultivated, from first billing date after March 1, 1951,
until changed by ordinance.
The City Commission reserves the right to change, modify or
reclassify all rates.
AND· IT IS SO· ORDERED.
Passed and approved by unanimous vote of the City Commission this
12 day of April , 1951.
Passed and approved by unanimous vote of the City Commission this
26th da,y oj April , 195:t_ to become effective on airbi!ling ·dates
beginning and following June l, 1951!
Mayor
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