No person shall willfully or carelessly break, injure, mar or deface, interfere with, or disturb any building, machinery, apparatus, fixture, attachment, or appurtenance of the waterworks of the city, or any public or private hydrant or water trough, fountain, stop-cock, meter, water, supply or service pipe, or any part thereof, nor shall any person deposit anything in any valve or stop-cock box, or commit any act tending to obstruct or impair the intended use of any of the above-mentioned property, without the permission of the City Council, except in cases hereinafter, or otherwise regulated by ordinance of the city.
(Prior Code, § 13.52.010) (Ord. 143, passed - -1926) Penalty, see § 51.999