[1961 Code, § 24.43; Ord. 257; Ord. 894]
(A) 
All water services not otherwise provided for in this chapter shall be metered and all city water used on any premises shall passed through a meter.
(B) 
No bypass or connection between the meter and the main shall be made, maintained or permitted except as may be installed by the Water Department for sprinkler or fire service. Water served to any premises, where there is or has been any infringement upon § 54.088, will be shut off at once and will not be turned on again until full satisfactory settlement has been made with the Water Department for that infringement.
[1961 Code, § 24.44; Ord. 257]
All water meters and appliances installed by the Water Department at its expense upon the consumer's premises shall remain, at all times, the property of the city, shall be maintained, repaired and renewed by the Water Department when rendered unserviceable by normal wear and tear and may be removed from the consumer's premises at any time.
[1961 Code, § 24.45; Ord. 257]
(A) 
The consumer shall exercise reasonable care to prevent water meters and appliances on his or her premises from being injured or destroyed and shall refrain from interfering with the same.
(B) 
Where replacements, repairs or adjustments of any water meter or other appliance are rendered necessary by any act resulting from malice or neglect of the consumer or any member of his or her family, or of anyone employed by him or her, the cost thereof shall be charged to and paid for by the consumer on presentation of the bill therefor.
(C) 
Any damage which may result from hot water or steam from any boiler or heater on the consumer's premises shall be paid for by the consumer on presentation of a bill therefor.
(D) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to move, alter, interfere with or remove or cause the same to be done, any water meter or appliance installed by the Water Department without first obtaining written permission from the Water Superintendent or to make or maintain any bypass or other connection between the meter and main water line.
[1961 Code, § 24.46; Ord. 257]
When a nonregistering meter is removed for failure to operate, a notice shall be left on the premises informing the consumer that the old meter supplying the premises has been removed for failure to operate and that a new meter has been set in its place. This notice shall also inform the consumer that in the event the removed meter shall be found upon examination to have been injured and rendered ineffective because of the backing up of hot water or steam from the consumer's water heater or boiler, the expense of the damage caused thereby will be charged to the consumer.