Show BOCK ALLEGES REVENUE LOSS Auditor Says Water Tater ater Department Depart Depart- Department ment Has Run Behind More Than DENIED BY BARRETT Bl Auditor Bases Claim on Failure Failure Fail Fail- Fai ure to Collect Installation tion Revenues ton A report tho the revenue re o otho of at tho the city water vater department Is running behind because the rates for motor mote service are arc too low how will wil bo be mode made mno to th the city next week b by E. E A A. A Bock Boce el city auditor According to Mr Ir Bocks Bock's figures the tho department has ha ru run behind since 1012 In up to the tho present t to tho the extent of ot This Tills amount amoun will bo be In Increased before December 31 31 ho says Mr Dock Bock arrived at his conclusion b by estimating Ung the total increase In th the revenue of or tho ho waterworks that should have havo resulted from new now meter metor metal metal- sinco 1 1912 2 There Thero were CS new Installations In that year car From each cach Installation he ho assumes that there ihor should havo been an annual revenue c Gt Ct 8 8 or 3 32 for LL tho ho four tour years ears L making L ma lULU v LILU re re- re ec cel from added installations Installation In 1913 there thero were 71 new installations I which figured on a l basis of ot 8 per pcr annum should in three years ean have hav yielded a n ro revenue nuo of Similar Similar- ly iy In 1914 thero hero were 1218 18 new In In- In which should havo haVA yielded In two years ears and In 1915 there ther were new Installations which should havo have yielded 10 LOSK Fixed cl at ot r o. o Mr rr Bock flock concluded conclude that total new w Installations should have havo o ha Increased th the ilic revenues or of the tho department I His report shows that tho the revenue ha has hns Increased during during that period only In addition lie he deduces from reports report made mado by the tho water vater department that tha since 1912 tho ho cost of ot collecting water wate assessments has risen from to for thus thu far tar In 1916 In f figuring fig fig- cost of ot collection ho Includes Include salaries of deputies deputes and ane Inspectors cost of now meters and repairing ones one nl already road In service Sa 11 Not ot Behind To calculate the tho accrued deficit fo forthe for tho the present year ear Mr Bock added th the tho difference between the collection cos cost In 1912 1012 and the col colic coll ion Ion cost so fa fathis far this year ear which Is to th the loss front from rom lack of ot Increase In receipts making snaking the tho total deficit This does oe not tako Into consideration tion ton added cost of ot administration durIn durIng dur dur- In Ing Ing- 1913 1914 19 and 1915 C C. F F. F Barrett larrett superintendent of or wa wa- declared the tho statement that tha the Iho water r department Is running be behind be- be hind is untrue Tho The department Is In bettor better betor condition condi- condi tion ton than over before said Mr Ir Bar Bar- rett Our records will wil show a a bettor betor percentage of oC collections and lower lowe proportionate maintenance cost than ever before Wo We will welcome the tho most careful stud study of ot tho the methods am and financial condition of ot this depart depart- me ment nt Mr r. r Barrett Barret defended tho the water ater moter mo mo- ter rate declaring that If IC there thero Is an any loss It IH is through tho the operation of or tho the flat fat raes rates |