Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-10-05 | Page 1 | Meter Problem to be Investigated by Commission

METER PROBLEM TO BE INVESTIGATED BY COMMISSION Investigation Into the various phases of the water revenue problem will be made during the early part of the week by the city commission sitting as a committee of the whole Commissioner W. W V. V II Shearman head of the waterworks department is preparing to report in answer to the one filed by Auditor E E. A. A Bock in which it it was charged that the installation installation in in- of meters has caused a loss to the city of ot in four years While the substance of ot Mr Shearman's Shearman's Shear Shear- mans man's report has not been made publIc public public pub pub- lic it Is understood that he has prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared a table of figures and comparative comparative tive statements with which he hopes bopes to refute to the satisfaction of ot the theother theother theother other commissioners the charges made in Bocks Bock's report Principal among the witnesses at atthe atthe atthe the investigation will be Auditor Bock C. C F. F Bassett superintendent of ot waterworks and Martin Burke water assessor Frank Godbe city treasurer treasurer treasurer treas treas- will also be called upon to give a statement concerning the actual revenue from the water department Burke it is understood will be asked to give a detailed account of ot the water assessments this year as compared ared with former years Also he lie will be asked to give the commission any figures he may have which will help to bring about a settlement of the meter rate problem