The Post Office Greenock Directory - National Library of Scotland

—ADVERTISEMENTS.REGULATIONS for CONSUMERS of GAS by METER.WHENGas is supplied by measure, the charge will be 5s.per 1000 cubic feet; payable on the \5th November, \bthJanuary, and \bth May, of each year, subject to the undernoted graduatingscale of Discounts, which will be deducted from the payment in May,viz. :When the Gas passing through any one Meter per annum amounts to2\ per cent£1, and is under £10510, „ „ 3030, „ » 60n >»10 „60, „ „ >00.15100, „ „ 150,„150, and upwards, ~~-~ 20 ,,No discount to be allowed, unless the first payment be made on or before*v,» lVh November, the second on or before the 15th January, and the^ rd on or before the 15th May, OR AT THE FIRST CALL THERE-AFTER- and if the accounts are not paid within a reasonable time aftereither of the aforementioned dates, the Committee may order the supplyto be turned off until payment be made. The Committee likewise reservepower to demand security, or to exact payment in advance, whenever theythink necessary.TT _\ service-piDe will be laid at the expense of the Works, from themain pipe to line of 'street, and if necessary to continue it farther, it will beoptional to consumers, either to pay for the same, or 7* per cent, annuallyon the co9t.TIT —All interior fittings of every description to be done at the expense„f fV,;*Prnnrietor, bv gas pipe fitters alone, who have been duly authorisedt 12Xthe° CommitteVof Management. The gas pipe fitters, on no'„f tn moceed to fit up meters, or to make any alteration in theirSSuspecial Ler from the Manager. The fittings to beannroved of before the gas is let on, and subject at any after period to theSection of the Manager, or any other person appointed by him for thatpurpose, who is to have access at all reasonable hours.be used but such as are furnishedTV _No gas meters will be allowed tohv the Works; the expense of fitting them up in all cases will have to beborne by the consumer. It will be optional for consumers e.ther to pur-V «rr«.t the meter • if purchased, it will be given at prime cost, and allt" rs and^cleansbg will h'ave to be borne by the Proprietor. When re-6s.!!no 5, 7s—all per annum ; in this latter case the cleaning and repairswill be at the expense of the Works.