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344 THAT A GAS LEAK ON CUSTOMER PREMISES IS A SAFETY HAZARD, HE MAY TERMINATE SERVICE IMMEDIATELY OR MAY REQUIRE THAT THE LEAK BE REPAIRED WITHIN A REASONABLE LENGTH OF TIME; AND IF SUCH REPAIRS ARE NOT COMPLETED WITHIN THE SPECIFIED TIME PERIOD. HE MAY TERMINATE SERVICE UNTIL SUCH REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED. • FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION LEAKS OCCURRING DOWNSTREAM FROM THE METER SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO BE ON CUSTOMER PREMISES. SECTION 14-14. STANDARDS FOR GAS APPLIANCES; WHO MAY INSTALL, ETC.,-PERM+T-TB-+NSTALL-AUTUMATIE-WATER- HEATER. NO GAS APPLIANCE SHALL BE SOLD OR INSTALLED IN THE CITY WHICH DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED STANDARDS FOR SAFETY TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY. APPROVAL OF LISTING OF AN APPLIANCE BY THE TESTING LABORATORIES OF THE AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION OR THE AMERICAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION SHALL BE PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE THAT THE APPLICANCE CONFORMS TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION AND LACK OF SUCH APPROVAL OR LISTING SHALL BE PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE THAT THE APPLIANCE DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED STANDARDS FOR SAFETY TO PERSONS THE PROPERTY. ALL WORK OF INSTALLING, CHANGING, ALTERING OR REPAIRING GAS SERVICE CONNECTIONS, OR PIPES, CONNECTED TO FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES SHALL BE DONE ONLY BY A MASTER PLUMBER OR A MASTER GAS FITTER OR BY A QUALIFIED MECHANIC EMPLOYED BY THEM AND WORKING UNDER THEIR IMMEDIATE SUPERVISION OR BY THE CITY • GAS DEPARTMENT; AND IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OR EACH MASTER PLUMBER OR MASTER FITTER TO SECURE A PERMIT FROM THE PLUMBING INSPECTOR PRIOR TO PERFORMING ANY OF THE ABOVE WORK. THE-INSTALLAT+9N-AF-ANY-AUT9MATTE-GAS- WATER-HEATER.- THE PERMIT FEE FOR EACH SUCH APPLIANCE-INSTALLEB INSTALLATION SHALL BE ONE TWO DOLLARS AND TWENTY -FIVE -FIFTY CENTS. M_ SECTION 14-15. GTTY-TB-MAKE-EBNNEET+eN-Te-PRePERTY-E-INE ; -PAYMENT-eF-EXRENSE-AF-EXPENSE-eF--iNSTALLAT+9NS 4NSIDE-PR9PERTY-E+NE-. RESPONSIBILITY FOR INSTALLATIONS. ALL GAS CONNECTIONS FROM GAS MAINS T9-PR9PERTY-LINE DOWNSTREAM TO AND INCLUDING THE METER SHALL BE INSTALLED BY THE CITY AT ITS OWN EXPENSE. ALL SERVICE PIPES FROM THE PR9PERTY-LINE-T9-THE-L9EATI9N-9F-THE- METER-AND-AEE-SERVIEE-EINE-EXTENSIBNS-FR9M-THE-EE9ATI9N-BF-THE-METER-METER TO THE FIXTURES SHALL BE INSTALLED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER OR CONSUMER, BY OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A MASTER PLUMBER OR MASTER GAS FITTER. ALE-SERVTEE-PIPES-FRBM-THE-METER-TB-THE-PROPERTY-E+NE-SHALL-BE-NOT-LESS-THAN-9NE-AND-eNE-F9URTH-4NEH-SIZE AND-SHAEL-BE-EAIB-WITH-A-SEBPE-T9WARB-THE-MA+N-BR-METER-9F-NeT-FESS-THAN-9NE-+NOH-+N-TEN-FEET . THE GAS SUPERINTENDENT SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF ALL LINES DOWN- STREAM TO AND INCLUDING THE METER. SECTION 14-16. REPAIR OF PIPES AND FIXTURES +N -STREET. ALL REPAIRS TO PIPES AND FIXTURES +N -THE -STREETS, FROM THE MAIN TO UPSTREAM FROM AND INCLUDING THE METER, SHALL BE DONE BY THE CITY AT ITS OWN EXPENSE. AND NO PERSON, EXCEPT-AN-EMPL9YEE-9F-THE-EITY, SHALL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE ALLOWED TO OPEN A STREET OR IN ANY WAY INTERFERE WITH THE GAS PIPES UNDER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE GAS SUPERINTENDENT -+N -THE -STREET. C7 SECTION 14-18. RIGHT OF ACCESS TO PREMISES. THE AUTHORIZED AGENTS OF THE CITY SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT OF FREE ACCESS TO THE PREMISES INTO WHICH A SERVICE PIPE IS LAID, WHETHER GAS IS BEING USED OR NOT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXAMINING THE WHOLE GAS APPARATUS; REPLACING ANY NATURAL GAS PIPELINE TO COMPLY WITH U. S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS, OR FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE METER AND SERVICE PIPE. SECTION 14-19. OBSTRUCTING STOPCOCKS OR FIXTURES; INTERFERING WITH PIPES. NO PERSON SHALL PLAEE-ANY-BUIEB+NG-MATERIAL;-RUBBISH-9R-OTHER-MATTER-9N-THE-ST9P-CeeJ-9F-ANY-STREET MA+N-9R-SERV+GE-PIPE,,-9R OBSTRUCT ANY FIXTURE CONNECTED WITH THE GAS WORKS IN ANY MANNER, OR REMOVE OR INJURE ANY PIPE OR OPEN THE SAME SO AS TO WASTE GAS. 0