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Utilities bill due

Ordinance 197 Section 6:

ORDINANCE 197

SECTION 6: PAYMENT

 

1. All utility service bills shall be due and payable at the City Clerk’s office on the same day of mailing. Failure to pay in full by the 25th day of the month will result in delinquency.

2. A shut-off notice will be issued on the 26th or the closest weekday if the 26th falls on a weekend or holiday. Payments are due by the 10th of the following month. If payment is not received by the close of business on the 10th, utilities will be shut off the following morning at the start of business. All past due amounts and current amounts due must be paid before utilities can be reconnected.

3. A reconnection fee of $100.00 is charged during business hours, and $150.00 is charged after hours.

4. If a renter leaves with a balance due and the City is unable to locate or collect from the renter, the property owner is liable for all outstanding balances as outlined in Ordinance 187.

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Ford Ctiy Beginnings
The story begins in 1884, when Mr. Andrew Russell paid a visit to the present site of Ford, called it a "good place for a townsite" and proceeded to organize the Ford Town Company. They were Rueben Small - president, William Shaw - secretary and Andy Russell- treasurer. They in turn appointed city appraisers who were G. W. Milton, Judge Whitelaw and Chalk Beeson, all of Dodge City. General Fonda was hired to do the surveying.
On May 15, 1885 all the necessary legalities were finished and the platte was filed at the land office in Garden City, but in order to incorporated they needed 200 people.
The City of Ford was declared "Incoporated" on the 3rd day of October 1887,  by the Board of County County Commissioners in Dodge City. At this meeting, a petition was presented showing the number of inhabitants at 261. Also presented was poof the the petition had been published in the Ford Boomer for three consecutive weeks, commencing September 2, 1887 and ending September 23, 1887. It was also stated at this meeting that the first election for city officers would be held on the 15th day of November 1887. This election was held in the Shaffer Building and the following were elected:
Mayor- W.S. Crouch
Police Judge- A.L. Wells
Councilmen- George Anderson, T.B. Lillard, W.L. Boyd, Lyman McKean, and Glen Lawrence.
The first City Council meeting was held on November 18, 1887, at the Boomer office. the oath of was taken by the new governing body, and these appointments were made;
City Clerk- Frank G Prouty
City Attorney-  W.B. Shaw
City Treasurer- H.J. Smith
 
Current Poplulation as of 2020 Census 203