A. Wherever water services have been installed or are to be installed on any premises, in such a location that the meter box is or may be subject to vehicular traffic, then it shall be the responsibility of the owner or occupant of the premises to install or have installed entirely at such owner's expense, a standard heavy concrete meter box with ductile iron ring and cover of sufficient strength to withstand the load of such vehicular traffic without breaking.
B. If the owner or occupant of any such premises fails to make such installation as above provided, the department of public utilities may, in addition to any and all other remedies afforded it by law, remove the meter, if one is already installed, and terminate all water services to such premises until the proper installation is made or provided; or the department may make such installation and bill the owner or occupant for the cost to the city of making such installation. (Prior code § 49-6-8)