(a) Required. All premises using water from the Municipal water supply must be equipped with an adequate water meter, furnished by the City, provided that such water service may be supplied by the Municipality at a flat rate or charge until such a meter is installed. Before any premises are occupied a water meter shall be installed therein, or an application for water service at a flat rate or charge shall be made, or no water shall be furnished to such premises.
(1942 Code Chap. XLIII, Art. III, Sec. 1)
(b) Installation. Meters shall be installed by the City in a location that will be easily accessible. The owner of the water connection, upon being furnished with a meter by the City, shall deposit with the City Clerk a sum equal to the purchase price of the meter, which sum shall be held by the City Treasurer as an indemnity against theft or misplacement of such meter. However, if the water service for which the meter was installed is discontinued by the owner of the property, the owner may return such meter to the City in good working condition and the deposit thereon will be returned to such property owner, less a depreciation of ten percent for each year that such meter was in service.
(1942 Code Chap. XLIII, Art. III, Sec. 2)
(c) Failure. If any meter becomes inoperative during any half-year of service, the sum the property owner shall pay for water service for such half-year shall be the same as that paid for water service for the preceding half-year.
(1942 Code Chap. XLIII, Art. III, Sec. 3)
(d) Repairs. The resident of property upon which a meter is installed shall be held responsible for any willful or malicious damage to such meter. Such resident will also be held responsible for any damage sustained by freezing or caused by hot water backing through the meter, and must bear all costs of repairing the meter when the same becomes damaged through such causes.
(1942 Code Chap. XLIII, Art. III, Sec. 4)
(e) Reading. The Superintendent of Water shall read or cause to be read every water meter used in the City at such times as are necessary to assure that the bills will be sent out at the proper time.
(Ord. 93-10-12. Passed 10-13-93.)