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s tidij pla< sar} mei sioi , ? J ? { t ; i i , * ? i : • ,•> . . - i i nee imp tioi pro the dol h§i| Uti ap| (A ................... ? ) SB R u tui a j fo l firl all on cot En o f he is n ,! ., ? • j ( ( , ? j ’ , Ha (af (D (<j Sf ti| Ri su w hich is furnished only fo r tem porary purposes, may be required to deposit w ith the Departm ent an amount equal to the estim ated maximum bills fo r the service to be rendered, excepting in those cases where the applicant has established his credit b y the prom pt paym ent o f all bills previously rendered fo r a period o f tw elve months. I f a cash deposit is made any balance rem aining a fter the final bills fo r service have been liquidated w ill be refunded. I t is intended that this rule shall be applicable to con ­tractors, circuses, fairs, stock shows, etc., using w ater from hydrants w ithin the C ity and County o f San Francisco. R ule 4. Cash deposit: amount required. I f an appli-cant fo r m etered w ater supply makes a cash deposit I to insure paym ent fo r service to b e rendered, such [ deposit shall be o f an amount approxim ately tw ice I the average m onthly bill, provided, that the deposit [I fo r dom estic or residence m onthly service shall not |. exceed $2.50 except where the average o f the I m onthly bills o f those consumers o f dom estic or resi- I dence service is in excess o f $2.00; in that event the I deposit shall be o f an amount approxim ately tw ice ™ the average m onthly bill. In cases where initial serv­ice is applied fo r, the average m onthly b ill shall be determ ined b y the past record usage o f a sim ilar service. R ule 5 .^ A p p lica tio n o f deposit to liquidate unpaid bills. I i - a consumer w ho has made a cash deposit fails to p ^ i a b ill o f w ater service, the Departm ent shall apply tlm deposit in so fa r as necessary to liquidate the mU and w ill ^require that the deposit be restored to ithvoriginal/4im ount. Service w ill not be discontinued u n tlk a ftp f fifteen days w ritten notice o f intention to do so^JjQthe Departm ent. R ule 6. R eturn o f d e p o sifcsA fte r a cash deposit to guarantee p a y m en t^ or w ater-service has stood unim ­paired fo r tw elv ^ ^ on secu tive mbqths, it shall be re­turned to the depositor. U pon closibg an account the balance o f a n y ' deposit rem aining afbqr the closing b ill fo r service has been settled w ill—die returned prom ptly to the depositor.