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Division and Fire Department, or such persons as may be author- ized to do so by the Department of Public Works. No person shall draw water throu~ any fire hydrant without the use of a standard fire hydrant wrench and an auxiliary valve, such auxiliary valve to be placed on fire hydrant opening with the auxiliary valve closed before any fire hydrant valve is opened. No person shall draw water through any fire hydrant, or other hydrant owned or controlled by the City without first obtaining a permit so to do from the Department of Public Works. No such per- mit shall be issued to any person who has violated any of the pro- visions of this Chapter, or who has not paid the City for water used, or damage to hydrants. Such permit shall show the date of issuance, the number of the hydrant to be used, and the location thereof. All such permits shall expire at the end of construction period, or six months after issuance, whichever occurs first, and shall not be trausferred. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to return to the Water Division any fire tools issued under such permit on or before the expiration of said permit. Upon granting any permit under this section, the Department of Public Works shall require a fifty dollar deposit from the ap- plicant, said deposit to be returned upon the return to the Wate~ Division of any tools issued to such applicant under such permit, and upon payment to the Department of Public Works for all water used under such permit. Deposit shall be forfeited upon failure to report water used monthly, make payment for use of water within sixty days, or return tools within thirty days of completion of Job. Water drawn from any fire hydrant into a tank shall be charged for at the rate of ten cents for each 2~0 gallon tank or fraction thereof, and the rate of pa~ent for larger tanks shall be mul- tiples of said rate, with the exception that water used for sub- division construction purposes shall be paid according to rate schedule of Section 7412. Section 7411. Fire Service. No fire line shall be used for any purpose other than for the extinguishment of fire. All fire lines shall be equipped with a Detector check valve. With the exception of the Detector check no meter shall be installed on a fire line. ~ll necessary maintenance and repairs of fire lines from the water main to curb shall be paid for by owner. Upon failure to pay said charges, water will be shut off until such charge is paid. Section ?~12. Subdivision Construction Water. Water used for construction purposes within subdivisions of five or more lots shall be paid for at the flat rate of Six Dollars per lot for each lot in the subdivision. This payment shall cover all water needed for curbs, sidewalks, concrete pavement, pavement sub-grade, plastering, bricklaying, and other normal construction uses excepting only flooding sewer ditches. Water used for floo. ding sewer ditches shall be paid for at the rate of One Dollar for each one hundred linear feet of ditch, and this-payment is in addition to the per lot charge next hereinabove referred to.