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AnD PR OVIDING WLES AND REGU U, T:IQN3 GOV,E ING THE USE uF :IATSR
AND CREATING A FU 14D TO BE .T'JiQ f AS THE CITY WA'TY,'E Di ARTMENT
FUND , J U PR OVIDING F OR -THE TRAnsFER 0? S LM PLU S MONEY S IN SAID
FUND TO� A 21fTKIM YUND •F -OR I'RE RPOSE ui° PDYING, OFA' ILITEREST C
MINCIP.AL OF ME'=D7MTBMXSS OU' STAUDI O AGAINST SAID WATER ,
DEPARTIM T , SUCH SINKING RT11D T 0 BE 1T O,-jN AS PASCO SFE C IAL ;DATER
REVZFXE BOND FUND
WHEREAS, heretofore` by Ordinance No. 341. of the ordinances
of the. City of :Pasco the City Council of the City of Pasco specified,
adopted and submitted to the qualified electors of the City of
Pasco a plan for the acquisition by purchase or condemnation of the
water - system vaned by the Pacific Power & Ligl.t Company and provided
for addition and improvements thereto; and
WHEREAS, at a special election held in the City of Pasco
on the. 2nd day .of June, 19.23 , pursuant to s.a.id ord inane& , the
qualified voters of, the said City approved of said plan and
voted. in favor of the proposition of issuing public utility bonds
t6 the extent of ,150,000. for said purpose; and
111EREAS the City Council thereafter did negotiate with
the Pacific Power & light Company f or the purchase of said, water`
system, and did purchase said ; sys tem fx:om the Pacific Power &
Light Company for the sum of X60 ,000. and are about to take over
and 'assume management of said system and to proceed with the
betterments and improvemuri. is proposed?
N0;1 , T ME REF OR, E , THP, C ITY
COUNCIL CSF THE' CITY OF PASCO DO' ORDAIN AS FOLLCI'dIS;
SECTION 1. That there be and is hereby created and estab-
lished a public utility to be known and designated as the CiV
later Department of the City of Pasco.
SeCTION 2. That there be and ie hereby created the position
of. manager of said public utility, said _anger to e 1eetpd by
it an o receiv a salary ll�� •
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That said m ger sha 11 have full supervision, charge and control
of the water department; he shall appoint such employees as may
be deemed necessary and proper, shall enforce all rules and reg-
ulations that may be from time to time adopted and necessary for
the efficient management of said department; he shall establish
an office or headquarters of the City of Pasco and :hall direct
the accounting and operation of said system and report to the
City Council on or before the f irst meeting night of each month
concerning the affairs of said department.
SECT ION 3. The .manager shall forthwith, after his appoint-
ment under this ordinance, proceed to take over and commence to
operate as a public utility the water System of the Pacific Power
8c; Light company, and the improvements and extensions as soon as
completed; the improvements and extensions, however, to'be made
under the rirection and supervision of the City Engineer employed
for that purpose.
SECTI0U 4. There be ana is hereby created a fund to be
down as the city rater Department Fund, into which shall be paid
all revenues received from the operation of said system or from
tGhe sale of bonds and out of which will be paid all expenses for
the purchase, improvement and extension of said. water system and
all expenses in connection with the operation and maintenance
o,f the same.
SECT ION 5. There be and is he reby created a f and Ito be
known as the Pasco Special eater o.evenue, Bond Fund, into which
fund shall be paid from the gross revenues of the operation of
said system, a sufficient sum to meet the principal and interest
of the bond issue as the same becomes due, as provided by
Ordinance 1?o. 341 and particularly Ordinance No. of the
Ordinances of the pity of Pasco. That sai d fund shall be used
for no other purpose than as in this section and in Ordinance vo.
Zt s' provided.
SECTION 6. 'Nater may be sold and furni2hed to the inhab-
itan ts of the City of Pasco, to individuals, corporations or
associations , aid to Local Improvement 'Districts, and to the
City of Pasco, at rates and charges at all times sufficient to pay
operating expenses, maintenance, and principal and interest on
all boxided indebtedness as the same becomes dual; and all water
fumiched shall be metered, meters to be installed by the
water department at such cost or charge and under such regulations
as may be from time to time adopted for said purpose. later
furnished to the association or local improvement districts may
be. metered such association. or district and by them distributed
and collected for in a manner suitable or as provided by law for
such association or district, except that water f rnis hed to the
City of Pasco for fire protection purposes shall be charged for
on a per hydrant basis.
SECTION 7. The manager of the water system and the City
';ngineer shall meet forthwith and prepare the schedule of rates
and rale s and regulations g ov ern ing said sye tem and submit the
Fame to the City council for a?proval or rejection, and until such
rates and regulations are fixed and adopted by the city council,
the rates and regulations now in force by the Pacific Paver & Light
Company shall prevail*
SECTION 8. This ordinance shall take effect five flays from
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