Sec. 352. Deposit by gas consumers—when gas bills
are payable—service charge for gas connection.
1. Deposit: Any person, firm or corporation which shall hereafter
begin the use of City gas, shall before connection is made
and meter placed make a deposit according to the following schedule:
A consumer operating a hotel, restaurant, eating house, hot dog
stand or similar business, catering to transients, $25.00; a consumer
operating a boarding house accommodating more than ten
boarders, $10.00; all other consumers, $5.00, except in cases
where prepay meters are used the deposit shall be $2.50.
Said deposit or any part thereof, may, at the option of the City,
be applied on any obligation the consumer may owe the City in
connection with City gas. Until the account of such consumer
with the City shall be closed out, said deposit shall be kept unimpaired
by the consumer and when the account is closed out, the
balance if any, shall be returned to the consumer or his personal
representative, or assigns.
2. When Gas Is Cut Off: The gas furnished to any consumer
shall be cut off whenever any charge therefor remains unpaid beyond
the last day allowed for payment and when any consumer
shall fail, after ten days' notice, to make good any impairment of
the deposit hereinbefore provided for.
3. Connecting Charge: For turning gas on again after it has
been cut off for non-payment there shall be a charge of $1.00
payable in advance.
4. Gas Bills Payable: All gas bills for the preceding month
are due and payable on or before the tenth of each month and
where such bills are not paid before the tenth day of each month
the service shall be discontinued.
