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Tot'onto, Sep tember 24th, 1895.
T his form is applicajble- to p laces tha t hav e c oniplied with t he requirements given
below. The only places t,hat have, at this date, c omplied are Dunu ville, Fort Erie, Port
Colborne, Walkerville an~ Windsor.

&lt;ranabiah jfire illnberwriters' association.
NATURAL GAS REGULATIONS.
The following N AT U R AL ! GAS REG ULATIO NS a nd Certificat e, adopted a t Annual Meeting, October,
1893, apply only to places inspected and fo und to be up to the standa rd requi red by he Association.
1st.- That the follow ing st1a ndard for work b e a d opted :
That a sufficie nt number , of safety tanks throug h w h ich the gas can free l) esca pe a t a p ress ure not
ex ceeding 8 ozs. b e provided in each place w he re n atu ral gas is u sed .
That each t a nk h ave a properly p rotected g lass gauge t ube o n outs ide w ith scJ le t o s h ow depth of liquid
above bottom of dip pipe in tan k.
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That no by-pass be 'a llowed to any regulator ex cept it be in connect ion with a nd gove rned by 8 oz.
safety tank.
That all regulators b e provid ed with suitable pressure gauges on hig h a nd low I) res sure s ides .
znd. - That b efore permits a re g ra n ted for the u se o f natural gas in a ny place tl1e works supplying the g as
shall be inspected by the Ins pector of t he C . F. U . A., a nd repor ted as being up t o the s t a ndard req uired:
3rd.- That before granting a p ermi t t he assured sh all fu rnis h to t he Compa 11y g ran t ing s uch permit a
certificate from the Gas Compa'.1y Â·in the follow ing terms :
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Bring this Paper with you when Paying your Taxes.

MUNIGIPALITY OF FORT ERIE
COUNTY OF WELLAND.

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Amount of Assessment on Real Property ... . ... .

Total, a$ confirmed by the Court of Revision . ....

TAXES.
County Rate .... . ...... . ......... ~ mill in the $
Village Rate .... . .... . ........ 3~ mills in the $
Public School Rate . . . .... ..... . 3~ mills in the $

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Arrears of Taxes on qnoccupied Lands. . . . . _....

SPECIAL RATES.
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