Either lead, enameled or calamine service pipe may be used at the option of the applicant and if iron pipe be used, there shall be at least 18 inches of lead pipe between the corporation cock and the coupling in the iron service pipe; to relieve the rigidity of the iron pipe, a brass coupling must be used for connecting the lead pipe with the iron pipe; and in no case must lead be soldered to iron. All service pipes must be laid five feet under the surface of the ground and must be provided with a stop and waste cock on the edge of the sidewalk and near the curb line and protected by an iron pipe or box reaching from the top to the service pipe, of suitable size to admit a stop key for turning the water on or off, to be covered with a metal cover, with the letter W thereon, the cover to be even with the sidewalk or planking. Upon the premises supplied with water, such fixtures and connections may be put in as the patron may desire, but there shall be provided at some point of easy access, a stop and waste cock to be used to shut off the supply to prevent damage or waste of water in case of cold weather or accident.
(1974 Code, § 7-4-9)