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Cooper) to run a line across that property to 1128 Cooper and that he wouldn't have to use as big and as expensive a line in that manner. Apparently he liked that idea because on November 11, 1987, (the day he paid for the sewer tap) he told the secretary that he was going to buy that lot. She even made a note of it. That made me glad because tensions had started by then. I then told him that if he owned that lot (1106 Cooper) all he would have to do to begin water service was to pay a $35 deposit at the water office which he promptly did. He told me that his wife had told him to buy the lot to start with, and that he should have "listened to her." I thought the problems were finally over until the following Friday (November 20, 1987). He came in to the office upset and said that the City had not set the meter or run a line from the meter across 1106 Cooper and up to his house at 1128 Cooper. I asked him if he had bought the lot at 1106 Cooper. He then informed me that he wasn't going to buy it and that he had never intended to buy it. I then told him that he couldn't run a line across property that did not belong to him without the owner's permission. I warned Mr. Owens that the owner of 1106 Cooper might decide that he didn't want Mr. Owens' line crossing 1106 and cut it off. He said he would take that chance himself. Mr. Owens then walked out mad. I immediately went to 1106 Cooper and located the existing tap, then called the water office to make sure a meter was installed. While I was out, Mr. Owens came back in with a letter from County Judge Bob Burns granting permission to lay water and sewer lines along the property line of 1106 Cooper. (The county now owned 1106 Cooper due to nonpayment of taxes). My interpretation of this letter was that the judge was allowing Mr. Owens to use the tap at 1106 Cooper for use at 1128 Cooper. However, when I contacted the judge to be sure of my interpreta- tion, he said that I was wrong. He wanted the water tap at 1106 Cooper to remain for its future owner. He only granted permission for lines to be laid along the edge of the property. Therefore, on November 20, 1987, I wrote Mr. Owens a letter informing him of what the judge had said. Since Mr. Owens did not want to run a City standard sized main due to the cost, I informed him that a water tap in the dirt was necessary and that it would cost him $135. Additionally, I told him that the City does not do private plumbing work on private property and that it would be necessary for him to run a line from the meter to his lot at 1128 Cooper. I at- tached a copy of "Water /Sewer Verification" to help him understand our water and sewer installation procedures. This attachment also warned of the low service possibly provided by using nonstandard sized service mains. I apologized for the delays and misunderstandings and asked him to call me if there were any questions. - 2 -