21 Herald - Lantern - Dispatch 10 July '85 ±1

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There is no such thing as I free money if you are a municipality. Council last week increased the city's i bonded indebtedness by i $92,250. The sum pays for i legal and engineering expenses connected with a $500,000 grant received from the state's Small Cities Program to pay for relocation of a 100-year-old sewer line in the bed of Columbia Avenue in the heart of the historic district. BIDS ON the care and service of city trees will be opened at a special meeting of City Council on July 15, at 10:30a.m.. in Ci16 at SJCA Named to Honor Roll L ERMA — Sixteen South Jersey Christian Academy students were named to the academic Honor Roll for the final marking period of the 1984-85 school year. Earning position on the Distinguished Honor Roll, reserved for students with "A's" in all subjects were: Third graders Kristie Woods. Brooke Roberts, Laurie Evoy, and Scott Harrison; and fourth graders Charissa Ricketts and Kerry Woods. Those on the Distinguished Honor Roll maintained grades of 94 per cent or better. TEN STUDENTS garnered spots on the "A-B" Honor Roll by maintaining grade averages of 86 per cent or better. They are: Third graders Douglas Canova, Karl Herman. Michael Todd, and Amy Reichle; fourth graders Cory Brant, Nathan Douglass, and Thomas Hargest . and sixth graders Heather O'Neal, Heather Harrison, and Julie Esher. Students in grades three through seven are eligible for Honor Roll honors at SJCA. South Jersey Christian Academy is a K-8 Christian day school located in the Tabernacle Church Complex here. There are currently classroom openings at all grade levels. Meetings Off Lower Township Federation of Senior Citizens meetings for July and August are cancelled. Next meeting will be Thursday, Sept. 19.

ty Hall. 643 Washington St. LONG A W A I T E D renovations of City Hall are < expected to get under way this month. Council last week awarded a contract of $31,171.92 to Barry Harper, trading as AVP Roofing & Sheet Metal Co.. Wildwood. to install a new hot roof and renovate the auditorium skylight. The contract breaks down into $19,600 for a fiveply fiberglass roof, and $11,571.92 for the skylight. The black paint will be removed from the skylight and six electrically operated Andersen smoked glass windwos with screens will be installed. The work carries a 20-year guarantee. City Manager Fred Coldren said after the first phase of renovations are complete, work will begin on creation of additional conference rooms, the cleaning up of existing conference chambers, and installation of new carpets. COUNCIL has approved an application for a transit trolly driver's license for Edwin G. Aikin. Aikin, an employe of Five Mile Beach Bus Co., will operate a motorized jitney that will run along Beach Avenue this summer. THE CITY'S beach tractor and sanitizer began preparing beaches for the summer season in May. One Hundred and sixteen hours were) spent on the project at a cost of $1,002.15. THe city's Public Works Department reports that $9^94.35 in labor and materials have been spent so var this year on beach cleaning. JERRY INDERWIES. assistant superintendent. Department of Public Works, says city workers are handling an unusually heavy amount of trash from public trash containers because householders are using the containers to dump garbage. THE WASHINGTON Street Mall, the promenade. streets in the business district, and public restrooms are all being cleaned seven-days a week, Inderwies reports. "We are now able to clean the promenade's entire length each day," said Inderwies. Inderwies said several large opening in the Cape Island drainage pipe cannot be repaired because they are continually filled with water. The problem has been referred to the County Engineer.

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NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION AND PUBLIC HEARING ALL PARTIES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND AND PRESENT THEIR VIEWS IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF SOUTH JERSEY GAS COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF INCREASED BASE TARIFF RATES AND CHARGES FOR GAS SERVICE AND FOR AUTHORITY TO CHANGE THE RATES FOR DEPRECIATION CURRENTLY BEING USED BPU D0CKET N0 AND MAKE OTHER TARIFF REVISIONS. o.a.l. docket no puc 02694 84 TO OUR CUSTOMERS: NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of Public Utilities and the Office of Administrative Law will be holding a public hearing in a rate proceeding that could yield additional revenues of $3,527,300. NOTICE is further given that the Office of Administrative Law has scheduled a public hearing at the following time and place: TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1985 at 7:00 P.M. CITY HALL CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1301 BACHARACH BOULEVARD ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY 08407 The present and proposed rate schedules are as follows: I MO

Rat* Schedule Residential Service Cape Hay (RSG-CM): Raw Matartats Adjustment 30 Itwrmt 200 thnm Rale Schedule General Service (GSG). Raw Materials Adjustment SO Ihermt 400 Itwrmt 1000 tttermt 3000 Iktrmt Rate Schedule General Service Cape May (GSG-CM): Raw Materials Ad|ustment SO Ikermt 400 Ihermt 1000 Ihermt 3000 Ihermt Rale Schedule Large Volume Service (LVS): Raw Materials Adjustment Rate Schedule Residential Service (RSG) Raw Materials Adjustment 30 Ihermt 200 Ihermt

Preuat lUti ScSedste SO. 40 customer charge $.726? per therm for first 33 therms S.6173 per therm lor all over 33 therms $.0000 per therm Typical HO Companion lor AeiMeatisI Service Cape May |RSG CM) Monthly OH" Monthly Bill at Prttenl Ratet at Propoted Ralet S 2B 70 I 2B50 $133 45 5135 73 Present Rat# Schedule $14.85 customer charge par month $.7232 par therm lor first 33 therms $.6454 per therms tor nest 14.967 therms $.6222 par therms lor all over 15, OOO therms $.0000 par therm Typical BM Companion lor General Service |CS6) Monthly Bill Monthly Bill at Preterit Ralet « Propoted Ralet $ 49 69 5 5*11 $275 51 5280 B6 $662 82 5676 44 $1953 62 $1995 04 Present Roto Schedule $14.85 customer charge per month $.7160 per therm lor tlral 33 therms $.6406 per therm for next 14.967 therms $.6167 per therm tor all over 15.000 therms $.0000 par therm Typical Ml Companion lor General Service Cape May (GSG-CM | Monthly BUI Monthly BUI at Pretenl Ralet Ji Propoted Ralet $ 49 43 5 49 56 $273 64 5274 61 S65S00 S66041 S1939 20 $1946 41 Present Rata Schedule $.5734 per therm lor first 200 Mcl per day $.5406 per therm lor all over 200 Mcl per day $.0000 per therm Present Rale Schedule $5.50 customer charge per month $.7526 per therm lor ftrst 33 therms $.6394 per therm tor all over 33 therms $.0000 per therm Typical BM Companion lor Aeueentlal Service (RSC| Monthly Bill Monthly Bill at Pretenl Haiti M Propoted Ralet $ 7$ 08 5 29 15 $137 12 513B 75

Propoted Rate Schedule $8.40 customer charge per month $.7398 per therm tor first 33 therms $.6293 per therm lor aM over 33 therms $.0000 per therm Increaie Increase Amount 4* 50 39 1 38*. 52 28 1714* Proposed Rale Schedule $14.85 customer charge per month $.7288 per therm lor llrst 33 therms $.8593 per therm lor nail 14,967 therms $.6222 per therm for all over 15.000 therms $.0000 per therm increase Increase Amount 4* SO 42 0 85* . $5 28 1 92*i $13 62 2 05** $41 42 2 124» Proposed Rate Schedule $14.85 customer charge per month $.7205 per therm lor first 33 therms $.6430 per therm for nasi 14,967 therms $.6199 per therm lor all over 15,000 (harms $.0000 per therm Increaie Increase Amount S SOU 0 76*1 SO 97 0 35S $2 41 0 374* $7 21 0 374* Proposed Rate Schedule $.5838 per therm lor first 200 Mcf per day $.5406 per therm lor • all over 200 Mcl per day $.0000 per Iherm Proposed Rate Schedule $6.40 customer charge per month $ 7750 per therm lor first 33 therms $.6394 per Iherm tor alt over 33 therms $.0000 per therm Increast increase \ Ameuni 4* $1 57 5 594* $1 63 1 194*

NOTICE Is furthsr hereby given that on March 30, 1984 South Jersey Gas Company (Company) filed a petition with the Now Jersey Board of Public Utilities (Board) In Doekst No. 843-184, together with revised tariff containing Increased rates for gas service and other revised terms and conditions, and a proposed change In Its depreciation rates. The changes wars proposed to become effective for service rendered on or after November 1 , 1984 as to the Company's Cape May Division, and on or after July 1, 1984 for the balance of the Company s ser^On'AprSTs and August 22, 1984 the Board Issued orders suspending the effectiveness of the proposed revised tariff sheets. By Decision and Order dated February 27, 1985 the Board approved a rate Increase for the Company of $2,991,000, of the $14.1 million requested In the petition. By the seme Decision and Order the Board established a Phase II proceeding to allow the parlies to supplement the record on the following Issues: I. Poet Teat Year Addition - Major Construction Projacts A. McKee City Operating Facility B. McKee City LNG Facility C. Expansion of Folsom General Office II. Other Property on Customer Premises III. Acquisition Adjustment IV. Cash Working Capital - Gross Receipts and Franchise Tax V. 1985 Payroll Adjintmenl A. 1985 Genoral Wage Increase B. Employee Additions VI. Non-Recurring Expenses VII. Transportation Service (TSG) If the Company prevails on aH of the above listed Issues, the result would be a rate Increase of $3,527,300. Baaed upon total operating revenues lor the twelve months ended June 30, 1984, the result would be ^'"crease of 1.4*. The actual percentage Increase applicable to specific customers wlllvary according to the 'WifcaM* rate schedule end the level of the customers' usage. Moreover, any rate relief found by the Board to be Just and reasonable msy be allocated by the Board and appHed by the Company to any class or classes of customers or any rate schedules as the Board may determine, so that final rates approved by the Board In this proceeding for any specific customer class or rate schedule may b« higher or lower then those set forth herein. The preceding comperslon of present and proposed rates will permit customers to determine the "P?" them of the Impact of the Phase II proceeding. Any assistance required by customers In this regard will be furnish^Hearings ww'contlnueTlf necessary, on such additional dates, end at such locations as the Board or the Office of Administrative Lew may designate. SOUTH JERSEY GAS COMPANY ....u By: WILLIAM F. RYAN, 01 MH PRES4QEMT