All gas customers shall be liable for the gas consumption as shown by the meter. Waste, leakage or other causes not the liability of the village shall be included under such liability. The meter reading shall be conclusive; provided that, whenever the village shall find any meter not registering, then an average bill may be rendered based at the option of the village, on either the nearest previous three months average use when meter was in good order, or based on the same month or months of the preceding year. Whenever the village shall have reason to believe that the meter is not registering correctly, then an average bill as stated above may be rendered and the meter removed for testing. If such average bill should prove to be incorrectly estimated, either by actual testing or by actual gas consumption, after being replaced by a corrected meter, then such bill shall be compared and adjusted.
(Prior Code, § 51.006) (Ord. 121, passed 9-2-1958)