(A) The town shall install five-eights-inch, one-inch or two-inch meters on the water service pipes of persons using water from the water supply system of the town. Such meters shall be installed on said service pipes in such manner and place as may be prescribed by the Director of Public Works or his or her authorized representative.
(B) No meters shall be placed in service nor recognized as standard meters within the town unless approved by the Public Works Department. The Public Works Director or his or her representative shall prescribe the size of meter to by placed on each service pipe, and no person shall place any other meter on any service pipe, save as prescribed and of the size as prescribed by the Public Works Department enabling the reading of the meter from the exterior of the premises served. The Town Council, with approval of the Mayor, is hereby authorized to establish uniform rates for the installation and rental of such remote control meter reading devices, such charges to be paid by the owner of the premises served by such device.
(C) No water meter shall be installed save and except by a plumber, duly licensed under the laws of the state or by the Department of Public Works, and no person other than one acting under the authority and direction of said Department shall open, repair or interfere with any water meter. Such meters are owned by the town and are furnished to consumers and set in place without charge; provided, proper receptacles are provided for them and the service pipes are suitably arranged. All meters installed within the town shall be provided with a cut-off valve on each side of said meter so that any meter may be removed for the purpose of supplying the consumer with water during the testing of said meter.
(D) Consumers supplied by meter shall take every responsible precaution to protect the same from injury or damage by frost or otherwise, and shall be liable for all injury to meters. If from any cause the meter fails to register correctly, the charge to the consumer shall be at the rate used for the corresponding period of the month previous, or if for any reason the rate for corresponding period of the month previous adjusted by the Department of Public Works. For the testing of each meter at the request of the property owner, if the meter is found defective no charge will be made. If the meter is in good working order and registering properly, a service charge of $25 will be made.
(Prior Code, § 4.07.035)