0195 (Amending Ord. 88)ORDINANCE NO . 197C
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION TWENTY NINE OF ORDINANCE
NO. 88 OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA, BEING AN
ORDINANCE CREATING A WATER COMMITTEE AND A SUPERINTENDENT
OF WATER WORKS FOR THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA,
PRESCRIBING THE DUTIES OF SAID CO ?1!1VITTEE AND SUPERINTENDENT,
THEIR QUALIFICATIONS AND FUNCTIONS; PRESCRIBING THE ?TANNER
AND MEANS IN WHICH WATER CONNECTIONS MAY BE MADE;
PROHIBITING UNATURHORIZED CONNECTIONS AND DESTRUCTION OR
DAMAGE TO THE WATER SYSTEM OF OKEECHOBEE AFORESAID, AND
PRESCRIBING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF, AND
PRESCRIBING WATER RATES FOR SAID CITY AND PROVIDING PENALTY
FOR THE NON PAYMENT OF SAID WATER RATES AND PROVIDING FOR
PUNISHMENT FOR VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE REGULATIONS IN SAID
ORDINANCE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH SAME.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1.
That Section 29 of Ordinance #88 of the City
of Okeechobee, Florida, be amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 1. -- RATES AND CHARGES: The rates of water to the
consumers of Okeechobee, Florida, shall be classified according
to t).e following schedules:
Where no meter is installed a flat rate of 11.50
for each fixture or spigot; where a hot and cold tap are
placed in one plumbing fixture, such arrangement shall be
considered one opening.
Where meters are placed the minimum rate shall be
11.50 per month, the minimum rate being defined as 5,000
gallons, the sliding scale being as follows: For the net
25,000 gallons the rates shall be 30 per thousand gallons
and in excess of 30,000 gallons shall be at the rate of 20d
per thousand gallons.
Where there is more than one house connected with
one meter, each house shall pay the minimum rate of 11.50 per
month and each of such houses shall be allowed five thousand
gallons for said minimum rate; all over 5,000 gallons for each
house shall be at the rate of 30 per thousand gallons up to
30,000 gallons and in excess of said thirty thousand gallons,
for each house shall be at the rate of 20th per thousand gallons . "
SECTION P.
Upon non -- payment of water bills by the fifteenth
of each month water will be immediately disconnected.
SECTION
All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
upon its passage by the City Council and approval by the Mayor.
Reed a first time and by unanimous consent
passed to a second reading.
Read a second time and by unanimous consent
passed to a. third reading.
Read a third time and PASSED in open session of
the City Council this /p
ATTEST:,
City Clerk
7,6 day of January, A. D. 1939.
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
BY . � %✓ ----e
President, City Counc$1 /
The above and foregoing Ordinance is hereby
APPROVED by me this ,JO hday of January, A. D. 1939.