All persons who shall have contracted for the use of water and who may desire to discontinue the same shall give notice of their intentions to the city treasurer in writing, who shall thereupon notify the superintendent of waterworks, and it shall be the duty of the superintendent to forthwith cut the water off from such premises, and no person shall turn on the water leading to the premises, or to any other property supplied with water, except the superintendent. Water shall not be supplied to such premises again except by the superintendent, who is hereby directed to turn water on again only after the owner shall have made application as herein provided and been granted the right to be supplied with water in the same manner as a new applicant for the use of water; provided, that water shall not be furnished to any such property unless all amounts due and owing hereon shall have first been paid to the city treasurer. Whenever any consumer of water shall report to the city treasurer that he does not have as many fixtures as he is charged with, or that some of the fixtures have been disconnected, or that the amount charged against him is excessive, the city treasurer shall notify the superintendent, who shall forthwith make an investigation of the premises and report his findings to the city treasurer, and the city treasurer shall make such adjustments in the account of any such consumer as may be necessary to conform with the provisions of this chapter.
Where water is carried or conveyed from one property to another property having no service pipe connecting with the water system, each property so supplied shall be charged the prevailing water rates.
No deductions will be allowed from the prevailing rates on account of any fixtures not in use, unless such fixtures are disconnected by the consumer, in a manner satisfactory to the mayor and board of aldermen. The superintendent of waterworks shall make an investigation to determine whether such fixtures have been properly disconnected and report his finding to the city treasurer, who shall make such adjustments in the account of any such consumer as may be necessary to conform with the provisions of this chapter. No vacancy shall be allowed for a period of less than three months. (Code 1953, § 21.18; Ord. No. G-75-17, § 1.)