Sec. 35-1. Application for service; deposits; making connections
and installing meters; temporary connection;
charge for turning on water.
Whenever any person owning or leasing property along a street
in which a city water main has been installed desires the
introduction of water onto his premises, he shall make written
application to the director of finance, on forms prescribed by the
director of finance and approved by the city manager, which shall
set forth the name of the applicant, the location and description of
the property into which the water is to be introduced and the
purpose for which the water is to be used. For domestic
consumers, such application shall be accompanied by a deposit of
five dollars if the water is furnished within the city and ten
dollars if the water is furnished outside the city. For commercial
consumers, the deposit shall be based upon the estimated
consumption, but shall not exceed twenty-five dollars.
In addition to such deposits, there shall be a charge of two
hundred thirty-five dollars, payable upon such application, for the
installation and connection of a five-eighths inch water meter to
the city's main. If the applicant desires a larger service and meter
than the foregoing, he shall be furnished an estimate of the cost of
providing such service, including the cost of the meter and repairs
to the street, by the city engineer and, after the payment of this
estimate and approval by the city manager, the city shall cause
the service and meter to be installed.
All installations made pursuant to this section from and
including the meter to the main shall be the property of the city
and the city shall maintain such service and meter.
There shall be a charge of twenty-five dollars, payable in
advance, for all temporary connections.
There shall be a service charge of two dollars for turning on
water. (Code 1959, § 35-1; 1-3-61; 8-5-63; 8-17-70; 12-31-73, § 1.)
