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(d) There will he no charge for water used to extinguish a fire or for sprinkler heads, nor ready to serve charge for bypass me~er. (e) The use of water from such connection for any purpose, except through'the sprinkler sy.stem to extinguish a fire, the attachmSnt tO the servibe pipe of any connection or fixture, e.xcept the usual sprinkler control valves and heads ~al~ operate to render void the contract for the' connection, and the water will be shut off at the n~n by the w~ter department. (f) For a supply' of water for private fire hydrants or hose connections, or bot.h, withor with- out a sprinkler system, such connection shali be supplied through a fire protection meter to register all water used, the' size of connection, and tYPe 6f meter to be determined by the director of public utilities. (g) For fire protection meter, gate and check valves, connection with the city main and service pipe from the main to the meter will be installed by the water department and paid for in advance by the owner of property to be protected. There shall be no ready to serve charge or minimum applied to meters used exclusively for fire protection services~ nor any charge for water used through such meters to extinguish a fire. Water registered by such meters, not used to extinguish a fire, will be paid for at schedule rates. 2. That Section. 37A-45 of the Cede of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1961, be, and the Same ~reby is, repealed. 3. An emergency exists and this ordinance shall take effect from its passage. · ~ Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Vi~ginia, at a meeting held February 14~~ 1967.~ - Teste: City Clerk