3632 - 36 Rules & regulations for Div. of Water & fix rates

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2ULZ 18 - RL~LE 19 - RULE ~0 - RULE 21 - RULE 2:$.- _~Y~S FOR DUiLDIhG PURPOSES: Jater meters for building purposes shall be set by the ,star Depart~ et the expense of the contractor or person making.application therefor. ZR~fATE ~'~;... SETTING TO BE. F~.iD ii( I~VANCE: !n all cases where private'.meters are to he lnstalled~ whether u~o~%~ der of the ffater Depar~ant or upon' applicatiou of"a consumer or cwl~er, cf premises, the total charges comprising cost of meter and setting of the shall be at the expense of the consumer or owner, and shall be paid in at the office of the Jater. Departm~ut. %.Ai'Lf{ D~?AR~J~T ?0 SET ALL :.~T~S: All :~ers v~hether private or belonging tc ~,he Water Depart.meat shall be by the employees of the Water Department. tETTiEG~TEES !N BASE~,NT OR CSIJ-~I: CO~TRUCTiO~ OF VA~JLTS: %%hen meters are set in the basement er cellar they shall be placed es close as is practicable to the ~vall where the inlet pipe enters th~ building. t~eeu ~he ~eter and the entrmnce ortho pipe through the wm~l~; a base and waste cock or valve shall be placed. Should a dwelling h~mea'be l~a~e~ a greater distance than sixty ($0) feet from the curb liue or where t~ae cannot be eomve~iently audsafely' lcca~edwithin the buildin~, shall construct, at a place approved by the Water Departmemt~ am~F~er of concrete,brick, or other material that will net permit the entu'a~ce surface water. A business ~laee, apartment house or sorinklingsye~emma~ be metered in a vault st the curb, uuless practical difficulties re,mire location elsewhere. ~eters in vaults shall be provided with shut-off on both sides of the meter.. ~he vault shall not be less than three ($)fee~ in diameter and shall be covered with a cover at least twenty~wo (~2) in diameter, ami shall be provided with a sm~er connection for tko pwA~p~e$ proper drainage. No obstruction shall be placed on the cover at a~t~e I~ETER SPJ~ TO BE EEPTFREE ~ ~enever a me'~er is set, whether in the sidewalk or area vaul~i of the basemeat o~ any building, the spaceoeeupied by the meter for the sa~.~ must at ell times be kept free from rubbish and obstm~ie-=l~ any kimi. ebbaRS 20 PROTECT PRIVATE i~TERS: 0wner~ shall protect all private .meters from frost or damage of. but such meter shell not under any eircumstauoes be m~ved for repaire' otherwise, by anypersen excepting an emoloyee of the ¥~ater Depa~haea~l~M- ing under the direction of the Director ~f Public. Works. The ~mer cf premises will be held responeible for all d*mage to meters. KEPAIRS TO. :ifATE~ L~TERS~ Any and all repairs to water meters or the appurte~,,oee thereof shall be made ~ater Department and the east thereof charged to the eomsumer. RULE 24 - RULE 26 - ~TERS TO BE TESTED~ Ail meters shall be tested by the ~ater Department before being TESTS OF PRIVATE b~TERS~ The Superintendent shall, whenever i~ his opinion it is deeme{l test any private meter. Any ~eter foun~va~ying more mhan ~ s~ll be re~ed and if beyond repair a n~ meter shall be inatall~ e~ense of the owner. Upon the ~itten application of any acne,er of water witch the Ci~ to the ~Ta~er Depar~e~t, sad acc~panied by au i~spectiem fee of $~.~ ease ~f a~ meter one iaoh im size or less~ or of $8.00 i~ the case ~eter ~er o~e inch in size~ the ~ater Depar~t s~ll bring the meter its office and there ~est the same. if upon such inspectiom the ~te~