All water services shall be installed by the water department as provided in this chapter. It shall be unlawful for any person to install any such service or any part of such service, or to repair any service now existing or any part thereof, from the water main to and including the meter, or disturb any street or alley in any manner for the purpose of locating trouble or any other reason whatsoever.
(1953 Code, ch. 25, ยง 12)