(A) No free gas service shall be furnished to any person, firm, organization or corporation, public or private, and all rates and charges shall be nondis- criminatory, provided that the City Council reserves the right to impose special rates and charges where particular circumstances render the regular rates and charges where particular circumstances render the regular rates inadequate or unjust. If the city would elect to supply itself with gas for any purpose, regular rates therefor shall be charged against the city and payment made from the funds thereof to the gas fund.
(B) All gas service shall be measured with a meter of adequate size to measure the amount of gas consumed. Meters shall be of standard design and may be of the diaphragm, rotary or turbine type properly used at the discretion of the city's Gas Superintendent. The measurement pressure base shall be seven inches water column. The temperature base shall be 60° Fahrenheit.
(C) All meters shall be placed and installed as to render them accessible at all times for the purpose of reading and repairing. All meters shall be set outside of the buildings where practical. Indoor installations shall be vented with an adequate vent extending to the outside and shall be approved in writing by the Superintendent before doing the work.
(D) Estimated meter readings shall not be used, except in the case of meter failure or proven inaccuracy and only in accordance with this subchapter.
(E) Monthly accounting for all metered gas compared to gas purchases shall be done by the City Clerk and reported in writing to the Superintendent.
(F) An installation fee of $200 for the first 100 lineal feet and an additional fee of $.30 per foot after the first 100 lineal feet will be charged for each new meter installed.
(G) If the service is required on a steel gas line
and a contractor is required to make the gas tap, the customer shall be responsible for all contractor costs charged to the city.
('74 Code, § 27-167) (Ord. 1060, passed 7-21-87; Am. Ord. 1324, passed 8-16-05)