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Show WATERJS WASTED Superintendent Urges More Extended Use of Meters in City. Acor'lin to the annual report for IfUb ol' the city waterworks depart-merit, depart-merit, filed ypstpplny with the city romnii.-sinii by '. I'. Barrett, Miporin- tr ii'lobt, a scarcity of water wouM have occurred hint, season but fnr the pfored a;i tor of the re--rvoi rs in t lio head ot Hi Li Cottonwood cunynj!. The report points nut that thU would have occurred in spiJp of thp fm-t th:it t h ( snowfall of 13 I wits considerably heavier than (lint of the prp inns year. hi thp interest of economy of water, the furr'ripr metering of tin! city is urcd in the report. It is stated" that had the water used by flat-rate run-siircer- been paid for at meter rates it would have resulted in 1 7 ."j. -('..". fi.i more revenue to tiie citv than wutf the ease. The .superintendent ur.L'cs upon the riiv eniumifsion the enactment of an ordinance or-dinance to require that '''so-called'' ' ire a t er users be required to pay for the wafer used. Tn this ela?s will corce contractors and builders. Complaint Com-plaint is made in the report that per-voiis per-voiis of this class use water wastefnlly without paying for any of what they o;e or allow to run down the gutters. |