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is abandoned (for 5 years or more) or n.o longer used, the Water Department shall cut out or remove such service connection, after which should a service connection be required to said premises, a new service shall be placed only upon the owner making appli- cation and paying for a new tan in the regular manner. When the service connection of any premises does not come from a main in front of said premises, the Water 1'epartment shall, when a main is laid in front of said premises, after notifying the owner or tenant thereof, transfer the service connection to the new main (without charge) and at the same time cut out the old service connection. Section 41: Bonds. Such employees of the Everett Water Department as the Council may determine by ordinance, shall furnish and file bonds in the amount fixed by such ordinances. Section 42: Condemned Buildings. Whenever the building inspector shall report in writing to the Water Superintendent that any building has been condemned by him as a structure not habitable and dangerous to human life, and whenever the Health Officer shall report in like manner to said Superintendent that any building has been condemned by him as unsanitary and not fit for human habitation, said Superintendent shall at once shut off the water from said building and not pep-+ mit it to be turned on again until the building has been made safe or sanitary, as the case may be, which conditions must be reported to the Superintendent by the Building Inspector or health Officer as soon as it exists. Section 43: On and Off Order. Should it be desired to have the water turned on after it has been shut off, or where new services have been put in and plumbing is completed, a written order by the owner or his auth- orized agent must be given to the Water Department after which the water will be turned on, providing there are no defective or leaking faucets, closets, or fixtures, and when such may be discovered the water will be shut off. Section 44: Rates for Eleemosynary Institutions. That all eleemosynary institutions and hospitals of more than twenty (20) beds shall be charged one-half of the regular metered rate. This rate does not amply when a building is occupied by two or more tenants unless the organization entitled to the reduced rate has a separate service. Section 45: Meters Supplying Lomestic, Commercial, Man- facturing and Fire Service Lines within the City Limits. For the purpose of these rules and regulations, a 2" ser- vice is considered the maximum standard size for domestic, commercial and manufacturing uses. Services larger than 2" shall be considered fire protection services. The owner of the pro- perty shall pay the cost of meter, material and labor used in installing fire service lines. The meter pipe and appurtenances to the main shall be maintained by the Water Department as set forth in Section 19. The cost of all meters up to and including 2" sizes is borne by the City. The City shall credit to the cost of a fire protection service a sum equal to the cost of a 2" meter, provided that all -13-