When a temporary service is desired by contractors and builders for water to be used on construction work, they shall make application to the Superintendent of Water and Sewer and deposit with the Water and Sewer Department, the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) for a swing meter to be used on such services; provided, however, that in lieu of a cash deposit, the application may be signed by three (3) freeholders of the City as sureties who will guarantee payment of such water service charges and the return of the meter in good order.
The charges for such water service shall be at the same rate as other services, including minimum monthly charges. No one shall use water that is not measured by a meter furnished by the Water and Sewer Department.
All swing meters shall be returned to the meter room of the Water and Sewer Department office before November 1 of each year for reading and testing. A penalty of five dollars ($5.00) per month shall be charged for swing meters that are not returned as above specified. (1994 Code)