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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1989 (d) Should, within the period of this franchise, developments within the field of power or heating substances offer to the grantee the opportunity to more effectively, efficiently or economically serve its customers through use of a substance or material other than natural gas, then the grantee may petit.ion the City Council .~for .review of this franchise in line with such 'developments. !. SECTION 6. SERVICE~'STANDARDS AND'CONTROLS. ,! -..~. (a) In General. The grantee agrees to provide and maintain, at all times, its entire plant and system in such condition that it will furnish safe, adequate, efficient and continuous service. (b) Quality. The quatity of the natural gas to be furnished and supplied by the grantee to the consumers of natural gas within the city shall at all times be of a heating value of not less than 1,000 British Thermal Units per cubic foot of gas so furnished, unless the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or other authorized governmental agency should approve a lower value for gas to be delivered to the grantee by the company or companies transmitting the natural gas to the grantee. (c) Pressure. Gas pressure, as measured at the outlet of the grantee's service to any consumer, shal~l never be less than four inches of water column. The grantee shall install and maintain a reasonable number of graphic recording pressure gauges at points in the distribution system as necessary to determine average pressure. (d) Meter Accuracy. All gas service shall be supplied through a meter which shall accurately measure the amount of gas supplied to any consumer. The consumer shall supply a safe and proper place for the installation of each meter. Meters shall be tested for accuracy by the grantee upon the request of any consumer who believes his meter to be inaccurate. If, upon test, it appears that such meter overruns to the extent of three (3) percent or more, the grantee shall pay the cost of Such tests and shall make a refund for overcharges collected since the last known date of accuracy but for no longer than six months, on the basis of the extent of the inaccuracy found to exist at the time of the tests. If, when any meter is tested upon the demand of a consumer, it is found to be accurate or slow or less than three (3) percent fast, the grantee may require the consumer to pay the reasonable cost of such testing. Any meter found inaccurate upon any test beyond a tolerance of two (2) percent shall not be returned to service until properly adjusted.