Show ARGUES FOR METERING OF CITY WATER Superintendent Barrett Presents Figures for Benefit Bene Bene- fit of Commission MAKES ALLOWANCE FOR PARKING MAINTAINED Cites Instances Where Bills Were Cut When Meters Were Installed That the tho water waste of Salt Lake Lai City amoun amounts to over gallons daily or a about bout 33 13 3 per cent of the average supply That the per capita consumption o of water In the tho city is 2 14 gallons dally daily That the per capita consumption here is Is' greater than in any other city in the United States having between and anti population ion and is exceeded In only one city having more than population That less than 3 per por cent of the taps in tho the city are metered That In cities where CO GO or more pe per Ier percent cent of the taps are metered the pe per capita is gallons That the city's revenue from the water wa wa- ter tr used at a a. rate of ot 6 cents per thousand thousand thou thou- S sand nd tho the present established commercial commercial commer commer- cial rate should be 48 a year whereas in 1910 11 the thc income was but bit and the estimated income for 1911 12 is but These aro are a few of the points raised by Charles F. F Barrett superintendent of waterworks in a report on the use of meters which Le lie will iU give Slie to tho city commissioners at one of their n this week Where Meters Meters' Saved Money Mr Barrett in the report cites one case in this city where the owners o otho of tho structure objected to the payment of a flat hat rate rato of a month A Ameter Ameter meter was installed and the consumption consumption consumption tion avera averaged ed 1342 a Do month An in of tho the plumbing lumbin was made am and leaks and waste were wore discovered cred inmany in inmany in many ninny fixtures When these were repaired repaired re reo re- re paired the water bill biU dropped to a month Another instance showed a redu reduction tion from 1053 a n mouth month to a month Find Many Leaks Tho The reports now in the office of tho the waterworks superintendent covering CO a partial inspection b by ins inspectors show that in two to weeks weeks' time leaks were discovered in cases At a recent meeting of ot the city commissioners com corn missioners missioners when the question of install 1st in water meters was bron broached hed i it was wa su suggested that a great deal of objection would be made by bj citizens who use wa ra tor for sprinkling their 1 lawns aD s. s Mr Mx- r. r Barrett su suggests c ts that the tho objection can bo be overcome o b by making a meter allowance allow allow- ance armee in each instance for the thc parking and lawn actually taken care are 0 ot of |