When for any reason a water meter is not registering accurately the volume of water passing through it, the consumer shall be charged for the month or months in which the meter is inaccurate a sum equal to the charge for the amount of water used on the premises during the corresponding period for the preceding year; provided, that if no basis for such comparison exists, or if in the opinion of the Public Works Director such basis is unfair, the consumer shall pay such reasonable sum for water rent during such period as the Public Works Director shall fix.
(Prior Code, § 51.063)