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(2) Other. All gas used for summer air conditioning shall be separately billed • at the rate of five dollars and thirty cents ($5.30) per one thousand (1,000) cubic feet. All gas used during billing periods other than May through October of each year shall be at the rates set forth in section 31-56, 31-60 or 31-61 of this Code, as applicable. (b) The director of finance may, when it is impracticable to install a separate meter for air conditioning equipment, permit the use of one (1) meter for all gas delivered to the customer, in which instance the director of finance shall estimate the amount of gas for uses other than air conditioning and shall bill for such gas at the rates provided in applicable sections of this division. Sec. 31-60. Interruptible sales service. (a) Conditions.... (b) Customer's agreement as to discontinuance of service. A customer purchasing gas pursuant to this section agrees to discontinue the service when requested by the gas superintendent, on one hour's notice, at any time whenever, in the sole judgment of the gas superintendent, such gas is not available for delivery under this section. If the customer • continues to use or consume gas under this section after being notified to discontinue, the customer shall be billed for all gas so consumed at a rate of twenty dollars ($20.00) per one thousand (1,000) cubic feet and the city shall, as soon as the violation comes to its attention, terminate service to the customer until the period of interruption is over. This twenty dollar ($20.00) per one thousand (1,000) cubic feet charge shall be in addition to any fine or charge incurred by the city as a result of any unauthorized use of gas by the customer. (c) Basic monthly service charge. The basic monthly charge for interruptible sales service shall be fifty dollars ($50.00). (d) Kate. For all gas consumed by interruptible customers the rate shall be $8.1448 6.4478 per one thousand (1,000) cubic feet for the first six hundred thousand (600,000) cubic feet, and $7.25H $5.5746 per one thousand (1,000) cubic feet for all volumes over six hundred thousand (600,000) cubic feet. (e) Annual Minimum Quantity. Interruptible rate customers shall be obligated to take or pay for a minimum quantity of one million two hundred thousand (1,200,000) cubic feet of gas annually. Each year, as of June 30, the director of finance shall calculate the total consumption of each interruptible customer for the preceding twelve (12) monthly billing periods, and shall bill any customer that has consumed less than the minimum quantity for the deficient amount at the rate of $7.2512 $5.5746 per one thousand (1,000) cubic feet. Any new customer shall be required to enter into a service agreement with the City prior to the start of service. If an 0 Page 2 of 4