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FIRE SERVICES Section~No~ 10. No fire line shall be used for any purpose other than for the extlngulslmnent of fire, unless the same be equipped with a meter, in which event, the regular rates shall be charged, together with cost of meter. Where fire line is used for fire purposes only, the owner shall pay for all repairs to service, from main to City Curb cocks. Upon failure to pay said charges, water will be shut off until such charge is paid. Fire hydrants are provided for the sole purpose of extinguishing fire, and shall be opened and used only by the Water and Fire Departments, or such persons as may be ~thorized to do so by the Water Department. All persons using water through fire hydrants, or other hydrant owned or controlled by the City of Santa Aha, shall be required to obtain a ~ rmit so to do from the Water Department, whic shall issue no such permit to any person who has violated any of the provisions of these rules, or whose indebtedness to the City of Sant Ana for water used, or damage to hydrants, is delinquent. All persons per~nitted to open fire hydI'ants, will be required to replace caps on the outlets whmu the same are not in use. Failure to do so will be sufficient cause to p~ohlbit furthe~ use of the hydrants, and the refusal to grant subsequent ~ rmits fox the use of such fire hydrants. METERS TO REMAIN PRO~RTY OF THE CITY Section ~o. ll. All wa~er meters installed by the Water Department, shall remain at all times the property of the Water Department, and where replacements, repairs or adjustments of any meter are rendered necessary by the act, negligence or carelessness of the consumer, any expense caused the department thereby, shall be charged against, and collected from the consumer. If consumer or owner fails to pay such charges, water may be shut off until such charges are paid. Section No. 12. FAILURE. ,,. ----OF ~ETE~. If a meter fails to register during any period or is known to register inaccurately, the consumer shall be charged with an average daily consumption at same season, as shown by the meter when in use and registering accurately. INSTALLING NETEHS S_~o_~. The City of Santa Ana shall have the right at any time, and at any point, to put in a water meter, and may force the collection for the amount of w~ter that shall be used in accordance with all the ordinances, rules and regulations of ssi City, governing the consumption of water, and for that purpose, and at any time, go upon the premises of the consumer of water. STOP COCKS Section...... No. 14. There shall be a stop-cock in every ¸85