All water furnished by the Water Department of the Town shall
be, wherever practicable, measured by meters furnished and installed
by the Town for that purpose. Such water meters shall be the property
of the Town and shall be, unless otherwise authorized by the Town
Superintendent, placed as near the curb line as possible and on property
owned by the Town.
No person shall tamper with a water meter, or use, or cause
to be used, any device whatsoever, so as to injure the same, or as
to prevent or interrupt the proper and accurate registering by it
of the quantity of water from the Town water system used or supplied.
The Town Treasurer shall collect all charges made for water
and sewer service furnished and supplied by the Town to its consumers.
Monthly charges for water furnished and supplied by the Town
of Elkton shall be determined by the Town Council, and subject to
rules and regulations adopted therewith.