All meters, service connections and other equipment furnished and maintained by the Department shall be, and remain, the property of the Department. Customers shall exercise proper care to protect the property of the Department on the customer’s premises and in the event of loss or damage to Department’s property, arising from the failure of customer to take proper care of the same, the cost of necessary repairs or replacements shall be paid by the customer.
(1994 Code, § 18-235) (Ord. 421, passed 12-18-1986; Ord. 423, passed 3-5-1987)