Before a service connection is installed, the property owner shall pay to the city clerk a service connection charge which shall be the cost of materials and labor and any other costs incurred by the city in laying the service pipe to a point inside the property line and furnishing and installing a water meter; the charge will be paid on the basis of the city estimate and adjustment will be made after actual costs are determined. In order that a uniform charge may be made to the property owners abutting on opposite sides of the street, all charges for laying service pipes to a point inside the property line shall be calculated as if the water main were laid in the center of the street. (Ord. 529, 11-2-1965)