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(d) Maintenance of privately owned water service con- nections. Except as provided in subsection (e) hereinbelow any privately owned water service connection or portion thereof shall be maintained by said owner or the tenant of the premises served thereby in accordance with the standards of the depart- ment of public utilities and the provisions of this article. Failure to conform to said standards and provisions shall con- stitute cause for discontinuance of service. When such failure necessitates shutting off water service at the tap cutoff valve the owner of such water service connection shall pay the cost thereof and the cost of restoring service before service shall be restored by the department of public utilities. (e) Repair of road damage between the water main and the meter. ~enever an existing water service line is damaqed be- cause of vehicular traffic on the road above th~ same or caving in the roadway between the water main and the meter, it shall be the responsibility of the department of public utilities to repair such damage and replace such lines as the situation requires. Section 37A-46. Public fire hydrants. Public fire hydrants shall be used for the extinguishment of fires only. Public fire hydrants within the corporate limits of the c~ty shall be paid for at the rate of fifty dollars each per an- num. Public fire hydrants located in a city or town other than this city, or in a county, shall be subject to contract, or if no contract is entered i~to for such fire hydrants, they shall be paid for at the rate of s!eventy-five dollars each per annum. Rates for public fire hydrants shall be payable quarterly. Bills for public fire hydrant r~ates shall not be subject to discount. 3. An emergency exists, and this ordinance shall take effect July 1~ 1971, and shall apply to all water meter readings re- corded on and after that date. Adopted by the ~ouncil of the City of Portsmouth, Vir- ginia, at a meeting held June 22, 1971. Teste: City Clerk