Be it further enacted, that the Supervisor of Water Works shall submit to the city manager a full and complete detailed statement of the condition of the water department showing the improvements, extension, alterations, and other things, with such recommendations as may to him seem best and proper for the improvement, extension and betterment of said water works system, when called for by the city manager or when required by ordinance or resolution; and, also, an annual report as to such alterations, improvements, extensions, and additions as may seem necessary and for the best interests of the city, with an estimate of the cost of same.
Neither the city or the water department shall connect with privately owned lines at the corporate boundary unless the owner, or owners, of said water lines shall agree in writing that the city shall use and treat such privately owned line as property belonging to the water department. (As amended by Priv. Acts 1972, ch. 416, sec. 20 and Priv. Acts 2014, ch. 55, sec. 1)