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A 1-4,1 ORDINANG"E N0. <br />9 W ?Z <br />Regulating and fixi.ng the price at which The East Ohio Gas Gompany, <br />its successors a.nd assigns, sha11 be required to f-arnish natusal <br />gas to the City of North Olmsted, Ohio, and its inhabita.nts. <br />RE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, STATE <br />OF OHIO: <br />SECTION l. The maximum price which The East Ohio Gas Company, its succes- <br />sors and assigns (hereinafter called the "Company")y sha11 be permitted to <br />charge and the minimum price at which it shall be required to furnish natural <br />gas to the City of North Olmsted, Qhio, (hereinafter called the "Citytt) and <br />its inhabita.nts duxing the period commencing with the October, 1959, reading <br />of ineters in the City and ending with the pctober, 1963, reading of ineters in <br />the City, unless sooner terminated as hereinafter provided, shall be and the <br />sa.me hereby is fixed for each individual consumer as followst <br />For the first 1,000 cubic <br />each month, $1.00; <br />For a11 flver 1,000 cubic <br />each 1,000 cubic feet. <br />feet, or less, or none, <br />feet each month, 6520 for <br />Each bill to each consumer which shall not be paid within 10 days <br />from the date of maturity established theref'or is subject to an <br />additional charge of 3¢ for each 1,000 cubic feet per month. The <br />minimum additional charge shall be 3¢ per bill. <br />A11 bills shall be payable at the main office of the Company in the City <br />of Cleveland, Ohio, or at such branch collection agency or agencies in the City <br />or elsewhere as may from tisne to time be established by the Compan.y. <br />If and whenever a rate schedule for domestic and commercial natural gas <br />is finally fixed for the City of Cleveland, Ohio, applicable in Clevela,nd during <br />the period of this ordinance or any portion thereof, which differs from the <br />ordina.nce rate set forth above, then the ordinance rate sha11 in each case be <br />adjusted for such period or any portion thereof to the same rate schedule as <br />is finally fixed for domestic and comnercial natural gas consumers in the City <br />of Clevela.nd for such period or any portion thereof. The ordinance rate as so <br />adjusted for such period or any portion thereof shall be termed the "revised <br />ordinance rate" for such period or portion thereof. <br />The term "finally fixed" as used in this ordina.nce sha11 mean the final <br />determination of the rate schedule for domestic a.nd comnercial natural gas <br />consumers of the Company in the City of Clevela,nd for the period of this ordinance <br />or portion thereof, either by agreement of the Company and the City of Cleveland, <br />or by a final order of The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, original or on <br />remand, from which no appeal is taken or not affected by an appeal, or by a <br />final decree of the court of last resort if such decree fixes or affirms such <br />rates, or by an ordinance of the City of Cleveland not appealed from or not <br />contested by the Company, or by a rate schedule filed with said Commission <br />and permitted to continue without protest by any person. <br />If by the preceding paragraphs a revised ordinance rate is required for <br />the period of this ordinance or any portion thereof, then in lieu of the <br />ordina.nce rate such revised ordinance rate sha11 be a.nd it is hereby fixed <br />as the maximum price which the Company sha11 be permitted to charge and the <br />minimum price at which it,shall be required to furnish natural gas to the <br />City and its inhabitants for the time during which such revised ordinance <br />rate is applicable as above provided. In the event any such revised ordinance <br />rate is lower than the ordinance rate herein provided, the Compa,ny sha11 determine <br />the amount each consumer in the City has paid in excess of such revised or- <br />dinan.ce rate for the time dusing which the revised ordinance rate is applicable, <br />and refund such excess to such consumer by monthly credits upon his next suc- <br />ceeding monthly bill or bills and upon any outstanding indebtedness of such <br />consumer to the Company until such excess is fully paid by such credits; <br />provided that if prior to the full payment of such excess by such credits <br />any such consumer closes his account with the Company any remaining balance <br />due shall be paid by eash or check.