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UTILITIES § 28-48 Sec. 28-46. Location of stop boxes. Curb stop boxes will be xnstalled at a point on the property line moat suitable to the property and shall be left in an accurate vertical position when back-filling ia completed. Curb atop boxea will be installed at an approximate depth of seven (7) feet below the grade established by the city engineer: (Ord. No. 103, § 2.5, 11-13-67) Sec. 28-47. Supervision by plumber. All piping connectiona from curb box to house supply piping shall be made under the supervision of a licensed plumber. (Ord. No. 103, § 2.6, 11-13-67) Sec. 28-48. Connections within city to systems out- side city. The council recognizes that in certain border areas of the city water service for property in the city may be more economically and conveniently obtained from water systems outside of the city. The council also recognizes that connection charges may be imposed by other municipalities for such service to property in the city, which connection charges are usually required to be paid in a lump sum at the time of connection, thus imposing a hardship upon the property owner in the city. Since all property in the city bears a greater tax burden because of the establishment of the city's municipal water system, the council considers it equitable to aid property ownera thus required to obtain water service from other syatems. (a) In the event a city property owner requests water service of this city, and the city engineer advises this city that the property concerned is a border area to which water service may be best supplied, on a practical and economic basis, from a water system other than that of this city, upon recommendation of I the commissioner of public works of this city the council may permit connection to such outside water 1653 ~I