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Show KEW PACE SET IN ; RATES COLLECTION Collections of water taxes ths present year are away ahead of what they wen at this time last year so far ahead that last year's record can hardly be considered consid-ered as in the running. The water taxes are legally due July t and delinquent after August I. A determined effort by the office of the wsjsr works superintendent. superinten-dent. Thomas Hobday, baa resulted In enormously Increased collections to dste. It waa announced from tbe office ol Superintendent Hobday that In a few districts dis-tricts of the city the cutoff gangs nave not as yet made any vlalt. These will be attended to starting Monday, and by September 1. which la next Friday. Mr. Hobday expects to have water shut on from all users who have nt paid their dues now delinquent. A report from J. J. A comb, who occupies oc-cupies the recently created position or accountant and bookkeeper In the water works department, and Is. by virtue of his duties, practically deputy assessor, was made to the city council water worka committee yesterday, showing the collections collec-tions this rear up to and Including last Wednesday. The report shorn that receipts for the present year total ltl.iM.17. as against 2t.67t.70 on the corresponding date last year, or an Increase of I61.77i.47, or mors thsn too per cent. Abatements for the present year were only S466.6t. aa compared with lt.ll last year. . a - dlff erenoe in favor of the city for the present year of I310I.T. ' The total assessment for the year mill mi-ll la 1167.181.47. so that well over one-Half one-Half of the total amount due all year haa been paid. The supplementary assessment as-sessment to dsts Is 14777.60. In his report re-port to the city council commutes Mr. A comb says: 4 wilt say In ecgsc- Is ahalessanta that a large portion of this amount was caused through errors, double assess-, menta and houses being metered since July 1. I have on hand now. not Included In the supplemental list about 11600. additional ad-ditional assessments, which do not show on this report. I am satisfied that with a careful check of the assessment this amount will to Increased at at least IH.000." ' , |