All persons who are regular consumers of the village water and who shall desire to do so may, in proper application to the village, be permitted to connect with the street mains and lay at their own expense large pipes with hydrants and hose couplings to be used only in case of fire, but the hydrants and hose couplings shall at all times be under the supervision and direction of the village and shall be free of charge for fire purposes only.
(1979 Code, Ch. 8, § 10)