If any person shall destroy, deface, impair, injure or wantonly force open any gate or door, or in any way whatever destroy, injure or deface any part of any enginehouse, reservoir, standpipe, building or appurtenances, fences, trees, crops or fixtures or property appertaining to the water department of the city, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(1953 Code, ch. 25, ยง 9)