Section 134-44 WASTE, UNAUTHORIZED USE OF WATER
A. If
the occupant of a lot or tenement, on which has
been erected or placed a hydrant, cock or other fixture to supply
water, shall
permit the water to run from hydrant, cock or fixture without proper
care to
prevent waste or shall permit the water to be used, taken or received
by any
person other than such occupant or member or visitor of his family,
except in
cases of necessity, there shall in each case be imposed a fine on the
occupant
of not less than five dollars ($5.) nor more than twenty-five dollars
($25.).
In the latter case, there shall be a like fine on the person so
using,
taking or receiving the water. In every such case, the town shall
stop
the water from such lot or tenement and not turn it on again until a
satisfactory assurance is given that a like case will not happen again.
If any hydrant, cock or other fixture is found leaking, and the
owner or
occupant of the premises shall refuse or fail to have the necessary
repairs
made, or if any hydrant, located in an exposed place is not protected
so as to
prevent its being used by the public generally, the town may cut off
the supply
of water, and there shall be imposed a fine of twenty-five dollars
($25.) on
any person who shall turn on the water before such repairs are made or
the
hydrant is protected as aforesaid.
B. All
willful waste of water and waste through
neglect of servants or agents or by any fixture being out of order or
allowing
water to be taken from premises by persons having no right to use it,
except in
cases of necessity, shall be sufficient cause of cutting off the supply
to any
premises and forfeiture of the amount of the bill paid in advance or
sufficient
cause for withholding the supply for such terms as the town may decide.