In addition to payment of the monthly service charges and fees listed in §§ 53.01 and 53.02 above, each new water customer who has not heretofore made and paid over to the Municipal Water Company a meter deposit, and who, after the City’s acquisition of said system, desires to connect thereto and be served thereby, shall be required to deposit with the City Treasurer the sum of $15 to secure to the city the payment of water bills. The city shall be authorized to apply the security deposit to the payment of any delinquent call upon the delinquent customer to restore the amount of the security deposit, or be deemed delinquent and subject to the penalties hereinafter provided.
(Ord. passed 3-8-1971)