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o f said buildings or parcels o f property lie w holly w ithin the property lines o f a single c ity block. W hen more than one consumer is supplied through one service connection and meter the Departm ent w ill hold the accepted applicant fo r w ater service responsible fo r the bills fo r all w ater supplied. I f the ow ner o f the premises or the responsible appli­cant desires separate billin g to the several con ­sumers, the Departm ent w ill, at its ow n expense, install separate services and meters and render bills accord in g ly ; provided the ow ner o f the property seg­regates the house piping and brings it to the curb line o f the property. This rule is applicable only w ithin the C ity and County o f San Francisco. Those provisions o f this rule lim iting the area and num ber o f buildings that m ay be supplied from one service do not apply to M ilitary Reservations or other properties owned and operated b y G overn­m ental Agencies. (A s amended Ju ly 6, 1942. R esolution N o. 5147.) Rule 8. Temporary service. W hen w ater service is required fo r tem porary or interm ittent use only, the Departm ent, upon receipt o f form al application ac­com panied w ith the required deposit, w ill make the installation at the expense o f the applicant, provided adequate mains are already laid in the street. The charge fo r such tem porary installations w ill be the actual cost th ereof to the Departm ent, exclusive o f the cost o f the meter, except that fo r services not exceeding one-inch w hich do not in volve cutting or replacing o f pavem ent a flat charge o f $9.00 w ill be made. W hen tem porary w ater service is desired from a fire hydrant, perm it must first be obtained from the Board o f Fire Commissioners and filed w ith the D e­partment. A flat charge o f $3.50 w ill be made fo r the installation o f the meter w hich w ill b e supplied b y the Departm ent w ithout charge, but the applicant w ill be held responsible fo r an y damage to or loss o f the m eter or fittings. The am ount o f deposit required in connection with any tem porary services not installed fo r a fixed flat charge w ill be determ ined b y the Departm ent on the basis o f the estim ated cost o f the installation, exclu­sive o f the cost o f the meter. W hen such an installa­tion is made, the Departm ent upon com pletion o f the work, w ill determ ine the actual cost thereof exclusive o f the meter. A n y difference betw een the amount o f the deposit and the cost o f the w ork as above determ ined shall be adjusted b y the Departm ent or the applicant as required. The requirement fo r a deposit shall not apply to a governm ental agency, or to a public u tility, pro­vided sa tisfactory w ritten authorization is received carrying agreem ent to pay the charges involved. A ll w ater delivered through m etered tem porary service shall be paid fo r at the established schedule o f rates fo r general usage. A n y service installed as a tem porary service may be reclassified as a permanent service upon request o f the original applicant made w ithin tw o years o f the date o f the original installation provided; that there has been continuous service fo r tw elve months or more w ith paym ent o f bills, and, in the case o f services tw o inches or larger, the total revenue from the service is equal to or greater than ten times the cost o f the installation exclusive o f the cost o f the meter. W hen any service is reclassified from tem po­rary to permanent— the D epartm ent w ill refund to the applicant any deposit or paym ent made fo r the installation w hich w ould not have been required i f the service had been originally installed as perma­nent. The Departm ent reserves the right to refuse to provide any tem porary service w hen it considers the installation or use o f such service to be detrim ental to the interest o f the D epartm ent or its perm anent consumers. (A s amended M ay 1, 1944. R esolution N o. 6116.) R ule 9,-10. Change o f location or size o f service. W hen the size o f service pipe and m eter has been determ ined and installation made b y the Departm ent at its expense at the location specified, it is under­stood that the Departm ent has fulfilled its obliga­tions in sofar as the installation is concerned. I f the 8 9