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I I I I I I I I I I I I I :1 I I I copper service pipe must be laid sufficiently waving to allow of not les8 than one (1) foot of extra length in such manner as to prevent rupture by settlement. The service pipe must be placed not less than 7-1/2 feet below the surface in all cases, so arranged as to prevent rupture from freezing. 7. The service pipe must extend from the main to the inside of the building, or, if not taken into a building, then to the hydrant or other fixtures which it is intended to supply. A stop cock accessible from the surface through a sleeve without digging in all cases must be placed outside in a box at the property line, and a shut-off or other stop cock with waste of the size and strength required shall be placed close to the inside wall of the building, well protected from freezing. All stop boxes and cocks must be approved by the City. All stop boxes at the property line must be set in front of the building intended to be supplied or as approved by the City. 8. The service pipe from the City watermain to the meter shall enter the building so that the meter and horn is in a horizontal position. In no case should there be more than twelve (12) inches of pipe exposed between the point of the entrance through the basement floor and the stop and waste, and said stop and waste shall be connected directly to the meter. 9. If, from any cause, a person laying the service pipe should fail to have the corporation cock inserted or the connection made to the curb stop at the time specified in his application, a written notice to that effect must be left with the Director of Inspections and Licenses fixing another day on which he wishes to make said connection. A notice must be given at least two days previous to the excavation for the laying of a service pipe and the connection made before 4:00 p.m., except in a special case and then the work shall be done only on written order from the City. 210.0211 Stop Box City Property. The stop cock at main and property or curb line, together with box and cover, are the property of the City and all unauthorized persons are forbidden to interfere with them. 210.0212 Water Service, Freezing Weather. The water service to a building shall not be turned on in freezing weather unless the temperature within said building is 50 degrees or above. 210.0213 Connect ion Prohibited. 1. No more than one house or building or in the case of townhouses, one unit, shall be supplied from one water