12/07/1953 Board of Public Works Minutes

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ESTIMATED SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES A. Based on use of water (1) Quantity of water used per month Rate per 100 cu. f t. per month First 50.0 cu.rt. .19 per 100 cu. ft. i From 501 2,000 cu.ft. .13 per 100 cu. f t. • ; From 2,001 41500 cu-ft. .11 per 100 cu. f t. From 4,501 12,000 cu.ft. .09 per 100 cu. f t. _From 12,001 30,000 cu-ft. .08 per 100 cu. f t. From 30,001 50,000 cu.ft. .07 per 100 cu. f t. From 50,001 100,000 cu.ft. .06 per 100 cu. f t. From 1000001 500,OOO cu. f t. .05 per 100 cu. f t. From 500,001 to 1,000,000 cu. ft. .04 per 100 cu. f t. I Over 11000,000 .03 per 100 cu. f t. i Minimum charge per month - $0.95 i j Above rages and charges are in addition to water rates and charges. ji (2) Sewage treatment service charges are to be billed at the above rates on the basis of the quantity of water used from the water supply furnished by the municipal waterworks of the City of �j South Bend, as indicated by the metered water consumption records, or in cases where there is no water meter or con- sumption record, then the quantity of water used may be de- terrained in such manner as the Board of Public Works and !� Safety may elect. (3) The quantity of water obtained from sources other than the • municipal waterworks and discharged into the public sanitary sewer system, may be determined by the City in such manner as the Board of Public Works and Safety shall elect., and the sewage treatment service may be billed at the above rates. it (4) Water which is used in the process of manufacture, or for other pruposes, not discharged into the public sanitary ;j sewers, shall be exempt. I B. The City shall have the right to base its charges not only on !{ volume but also on strength and character of the sewage and wastes which it is required to treat and dispose of, and the right to determine the strength and character of sewage in such manner and by such method as it may find practicable. j+ and WHEREAS, the City is authorized by Chapter 61 of the Acts I of the Indiana General Assembly for the year 1932, as amended, to issue revenue bonds to obtain funds to pay the cost of a sewage treatment works, which bonds under said Act are payable solely from the revenues of said sewage treatment works; and the Board of Public Works and Safety now finds that the cost of said sewage treatment works should be financed by the issuance of revenue bonds issued pursuant to said Act; and •WHEREAS, the Board deems it expedient to take construction bids prior to the adoption of a bond ordinance by the Council, in order to determine with greater certainty the amount of bonds required to be issued to finance said project and the rates and charges for sewage treatment service; now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend that the plans, specifications and estimates heretofore prepared and filed by Consoer, Townsend & Associates be and the same are hereby approved. FURTHER RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of South Bend be requested to authorize the Board of Public Works and Safety of said City to advertise for and receive bids on the construction of a sewage treatment works for said City in accordance with said plans and specifications; that a copy i of this resolution be filed with the City Clerk for presentation to the Common Council for such purpose.