13.04.090: TESTING OF METERS:
   A.   All water meters installed by the water department shall remain at all times the property of the village and shall be maintained and repaired when rendered unserviceable through fair wear and tear, and renewed by the water department; provided, that where replacements, repairs or adjustments are rendered necessary by the age, neglect or carelessness of the owner or occupant of any premises, any expense caused to the department thereby shall be charged against and collected from the owner of the premises.
   B.   Any customer shall have the right to demand that the meter through which water is being furnished be examined and tested by the water department for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not it is registering correctly the amount of water which is delivered through it by the department to such consumer; provided, that when any consumer desires to have the meter so examined and tested such consumer shall make application therefor in writing to the department and shall deposit with the application the amount charged for the various sizes as follows:
      1.   For testing a three-fourths inch (3/4") meter, one dollar ($1.00);
      2.   For testing a one inch (1") meter, one dollar twenty five cents ($1.25);
      3.   For testing a one and one-half inch (11/2") meter, one dollar fifty cents ($1.50);
      4.   For testing a two inch (2") meter, two dollars ($2.00).
   C.   Upon said application being made it shall be the duty of the water department to cause the meter to be examined and tested for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not it is registering correctly the water being delivered through it. If on such examination and test the meter shall be found to register more than two and one-half percent (21/2%) more water than actually passes through it, another meter will be substituted therefor and the fee charged in the application returned to the person making the application.
   D.   Whenever a meter gets out of order and fails to register correctly, the consumer shall be charged with an average daily consumption as shown by the meter when in good working order and registering correctly, said average to be taken over a period of three (3) months. (Ord. 43 § 9, 1935)