It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in the business of furnishing water to consumers through pipelines or service lines maintained in the streets, alleys and public thoroughfares of the city to collect a charge for such water service unless at the same time the charge made under this chapter relating to sewer charges is also collected for the benefit of the city, or satisfactory evidence is furnished that such charge has been paid.
(1964 Code, § 37-6)