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Water Meters and Hydrants SECTION 31. Water Meters. Except for extinguishment of fires, no person, except authorized Village employees, shall use water from the water system or permit water to be drawn therefrom, unless the same be metered by passing through a meter supplied or approved by the Village. No person not authorized by the Plumbing Inspector shall connect, disconnect, take apart, or in any manner change, or cause to be changed, or interfere with any such meter or the action thereof. (1) A payment in the amount of $ 55.00 , or such sum as set by the Village Council by resolution, shad be made by customers, to the Village, for water meters and payment for the same shall be made in advance of installations. This payment shall be made only once, subject to the following. (2) Where a consumer has need for a larger line in addition to his domestic line, as in the case of a commercial consumer who needs a one inch line for normal use and a six or eight inch line for a fire sprinkler system, he will be permitted to run one line into the premises and Y off into two lines at the building. When this is done, the meter will be attached to the small or domestic line and a check valve as well as a 3/4 inch detection meter shall be put on the large line. (3) There shall be an installation charge for meters on fire sprinkler systems of $ 10.00 per meter, which shall include the first 10 sprinkler heads, but where there are more than 10 sprinkler heads on the system, there shall be an additional $ 1.00 charge for each additional 10 sprinkler heads. (4) The Village shall maintain and repair all meters when rendered unserviceable through ordinary wear and tear and shall replace them, if necessary. However, where replacement, repair, or adjustment of any meter is rendered necessary by the act, neglect, including damage from hot water backup, or carelessness of the owner or occupant of the premises, any expense caused the Village thereby shall be charged against and collected from the water consumer. (5) A consumer may, by written request, have his meter re- read, by depositing the amount stated below with the Clerk - Treasurer. In case a test should show an error of over five per cent of the water consumed, the deposit will be refunded to the consumer, a correctly registering meter will be installed, and the bill will be adjusted accordingly if the meter erred in favor of the Village. Such adjustment shall not extend back more than one billing period from the date of the written request. The deposit charges for meter testing are as follows: