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s SE C TIO N E — G E N E R A L Rule 0.1. A p p lication o f San F rancisco rates. W here the R ate Schedule provides different rates fo r w ater service “ w ith in ” and “ ou tsid e” the lim its o f the C ity and County o f San Francisco, rates applicable w ithin the lim its o f San F rancisco shall apply to all w ater service to promises located w holly w ithin the boundaries o f the C ity and County o f San Francisco, and to those premises located w holly or p artly out­side o f the c ity lim its w hich are served through a connection to the D epartm ent mains w hich together w ith the m eter or meters, is located w ithin the boundaries o f the C ity and C ounty o f San Francisco. (A s adopted N ovem ber 15, 1943. Resolution N o. 5875.) R ule 1. Charge fo r turning on w ater supply. N o charge w ill be made fo r turning on w ater supply and disconnecting same at the request o f the consumer, provided however, that: (a ) W hen the w ater is ordered turned on and service then discontinued in less than th irty days, a full m on th ’s “ service ch a rg e ” w ill be made to cover the additional expense o f turning on and shut­ting off. (b ) W hen the w ater is ordered discontinued and supply ordered renewed b y the same consum er in less than th irty days a full m on th ’s ‘ ‘ service charge ’ ’ w ill be made to cover the additional expense o f turning on and shutting off. (c ) W hen service has been discontinued on account o f the non-paym ent o f bills, or on account o f failure to make a required cash deposit, or fo r any other in fra ction o f the rules, a charge o f one (1 ) dollar m ay be made b y the Departm ent fo r restoring service and this sum must be paid, in addition to the amount o f the outstanding .bills, b efore service w ill be re-established. Rule 2. M eter tests. I f a consum er questions the accuracy o f the m eter supplying his premises, or the premises fo r w hich he is paying the bills, the D e­partm ent w ill, upon receipt o f one (1 ) dollar, test the m eter and i f it is found to be registering more than tw o per cent in excess o f the actual quantity o f w ater passing through it, another m eter o f not m ore than tw o per cent o f the proven capacity w ill be substituted therefor, and the fe e o f one (1 ) dol­lar w ill be returned, together w ith the overcharge based on the correct m eter readings, and said over­charge m ay be allow ed fo r a period o f not to exceed tw elve (12) months last preceding the test, or as much o f the said tw elve (12) months as the con­sumer had been paying on the bills on the fast meter. In no case w ill the Departm ent refund fo r any excess charges previous to M arch 3, 1930. The consumer, i f he so requests when applying fo r the test, w ill be notified as to the tim e o f the test, and m ay witness the test i f he so desires. (2a) In case the m eter tests less than tw o per cent o f the actual quantity o f w ater passing through it, another m eter o f not more than tw o per cent o f proven capacity w ill be substituted therefor, and consumer w ill be billed fo r all under charges fo r a period o f tw elve (12) months last preceding the test, or as much o f th e said tw elve (1 2 ) months as the consumer had been paying the bills on the slow meter. In no case w ill the Departm ent charge fo r any under charges previous to M arch 3, 1930. The fe e o f one (1 ) dollar i f deposited w ill be credited against any additional billing on account o f the slow m eter, but no part o f the fee m ay be applied against other bills fo r w ater supplied. Rule 3. Supply from fire hydrants. I f w ater is de­sired through fire hydrants, perm it must first be o b ­tained from the Board o f F ire Commissioners o f the C ity and County. The permit shall then be filed w ith the Departm ent, together w ith a form al appli­cation fo r w ater supply. The charges fo r such sup­ply w ill be based on the existing legal rate fo r such service. R ule 4. Tam pering w ith Departm ent property. N o one except an em ployee or representative o f the D e­partm ent shall at any time, in any manner, operate the stop cocks (ex cep t to stop leaks on the premises o f the consum er), main cocks, gates or valves o f the 26 27