ORDINANCE NO. 1068

 

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 1, 2 AND 5 OF CHAPTER 19 OF THE 1953 COMPILED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION TO PROVIDE FOR MONTHLY BILLING FOR WATER RENT AND SERVICE CHARGES THEREON.

 

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO:

 

That Sections 1, 2 and 5 of Chapter 19 of the 1953 Compiled Ordinances of the City of Grand Junction be amended to read as follows:

 

1. Section 1. GENERAL REGULATIONS. All persons who desire to use water from the City water mains shall, before doing so, make written application to the Water Department of the City of Grand Junction.

 

The provisions of this ordinance, so far as applicable, shall be considered as a part of the contract between said City and each property owner who is furnished with City water, and each property owner, by using City water or allowing City water to be used, shall be presumed to express his consent to be bound by all the provisions hereof, or such others as the City may hereafter adopt.

 

All water rent shall be due and payable monthly.

 

All consumers of water, before receiving service, shall pay to the City Treasurer an amount equal to one minimum quarterly charge as an advance payment on his account which shall be held and considered as his advance payment on succeeding months.

 

2. Section 2. SHUT OFF AND NON-PAYMENT OF RENTALS. All water rent shall be payable to the office of the City Treasurer within ten days following the date of billing, and if not paid within that time shall become delinquent, and the water shall be shut off without notice.

 

Whenever the water shall have been shut off for non-payment of water rent, the water shall not be turned on again until the back water rentals have been paid, together with Two Dollars ($2.00) additional for the trouble and expense of shutting off and turning on the water. The owner of the property where the water is used shall be held liable for the payment of rent for all water used thereon.

 

3. Section 5. SERVICE CHARGE (Within the City Limits.) The following service charge shall be levied and collected upon all water meters installed within the City Limits, except meters larger than two (2) inch if owned, installed and maintained by the owner or consumer:

 

For 5/8" to 1 1/4" meters, inclusive

$0.30 per month

 

For a 1 1/2 inch meter

0.50 per month

 

For a 2 inch meter

0.75 per month

 

For a 3 inch meter

1.00 per month

 

 

 

All meters which are now in service and which are owned by the consumer, except meters larger than 2-inch, shall be purchased by the City of Grand Junction for a reasonable amount, based upon the cost of the meter installation, the age of the meter, and other factors. Payment for such meters shall be made, commencing January 1, 1951, by a reduction in the water bill over a period of not to exceed thirty-six months, or, in cash, in not to exceed three annual payments.

 

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of February, 1959.

 

/s/Harold H. Shults

President of the City Council

 

ATTEST:

 

/s/Helen C. Tomlinson

City Clerk

 

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No. 1068 was introduced, read and ordered published by the City Council of the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, at a regular meeting of said body held on the 4th day of February, 1959, and that the same was published in The Morning Sun, a newspaper published and in general circulation in said City at least ten days before its final passage.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City, this 19th day of February, 1959.

 

/s/Helen C. Tomlinson

City Clerk

 

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