Show Abatements on Water Taxes in City Drop 1809 Revenue for for- 1929 Totals 47 5 2 an Increase of Over Previous Year Abatement of water ta taxes es on grounds of leaky taps and charity decreased 1809 In 1929 compared With tho the corresponding figure for InS 1923 according to a report submitted submit submit- ted Saturday to Mayor Maor John F. F Bowman by Franklyn Frankln water r assessor Tho The total revenue collected from Crom water taxes in 1929 was which is an Increase of or about 26 26 6 over the corresponding figure for Cor 1928 The report shows that revenue from wat water r taxes es has In Increased Increased Increased In- In creased in the past two years ears Increase In the amount of or revenue is attributable to three major moves moes on tho the part o of the water department officials First the tho decrease or of 15 is isper per cent In delinquent water accounts accounts ac- ac counts second tho the decrease in two years of ot 1558 in abatements and third tho the addition of hundreds of ot meters to record actual water consumption consumption consumption con con- as a 3 basis for fixing taxes Ins instead lead of ot the tho that flat rate rato plan which has hlll been abandoned Practically every consumer of or culinary water in tho the city now no pays his water taxes In accordance with meter recordings |