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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1975

EXTIL. 10 PER CUNT SURCHAGE CN UNF.LID WATER BILLS

X X X X X

PEOPLE WHO F..IL TO PAY THEIR WATER BILLS WILL F.CE .N ..DDITION.L

SURCH..RGE OF 10 PER CENT AFTER SIX MONTES CF NON-PAYMENT.

THE NEW SURCHARGE, WHICH IS UTHORISED UNDER THE VIITENICIKS

REGULATIONS 1974, WILL BE APPLIED .S FICM MICH 1.

A SPOKESMIN FOR THE WATERWORKS OFFICE POINTED CUT TODAY THAT

A SURCHARGE OF FIVE PER CENT ON UNPAID BILLS H.D BEEN AUTHORISED IND

IMPOSED FOR SOME YE..IS.

S.ID: +IF

GIVING AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THE NEW PENALTY WILL BE AFFLIED, FO

CONSUMER RECEIVED LST AUGUST .. BILL FOR $100 WHICH WAS

DUE TO BE PAID BY SEPTEMBER 1, THE FIVE FER CENT SURCHARGE WOULD HAVE

BEEN ADDED ON SEPTEMBER 2, MAKING THE SUM DEMANDED $105. AS FROM

MARCH 1 THIS YEAR, HE WILL FACE THE ADDITIONAL 10 PER CENT SURCHARGE ON THIS SUM, ME..NING THAT HE WILL BE BILLED FOR $115.5.+

THE REASON FOR IMPOSING THE NEW SURCH RGE, ADDED THE SI-CIESMIN

WAS VERY SIMPLE. +WE ARE OBLIGED TO GET TOUGHER WITH THE DEFAULTERS AND

THE SLOW PAYERS,+ HE S..ID, +IN FAIRNESS TO THE VAST MAJORITY OF CONSUMERS

WHO PAY FROMPTLY.

+TO ALLOW BAD DEBTS TO „CCUMUL TE WOULD MEN TILT THIS MAJORITY

WOULD HAVE TO P.Y, IN ONE FORM OR THE OTHER, FOR THE REMISSNESS OF THE FEW.

WE LIG CONFIDENT THAT THE PUBLIC T LARGE WILL SUPPORT THE AFFLICTION

OF THIS NEW MESURE,+

THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT A SIMIL..R..DDITION.L SURCILORGE

HD BEEN INTRODUCED FOR THE NON-PAYMENT OF R.TES .ND T..XES.

HE EMPHASISED THAT THE NEW REGULATION ON SURCH.RGUS IN NO WAY

FFECTS THE EXISTING PROCEDURE FOR DL.CONNECTION IN THE EVENT OF NON-

PAYMENT OF BILLS.

/DI CONNECTICH,