Show Council Makes Settlement On OH Water Bill Problem Moab City Council agreed Tuesday to a test on the meter m rj water at Holiday I t l P. P made mado- to to the accuracy of readings with any settlement less than that charged to the trailer park on meter readings readings readIngs read- read Ings as they now stand to depend depend depend de de- de- de pend on the results of the testing The proposal for such sucha a test was made by Royden Brown Phoenix president of Holiday Haven The Council also agreed to accept a check from the company com corn pany In the amount of 2440 which can be deposited Immediately immediately immediately im Im- mediately and a check in fn the amount of which will willbe willbe willbe be held for 30 days awaiting results of the testing These checks cover cover the Holiday hayen Haven Haven Ha Ha- ha- ha ven yen account now considered by the City as delinquent The cashable check Includes es payment in full of delinquent delin delin- delinquent quent sewage and garbage charges amounting to 1440 and a payment of 1000 on the back water bill Decision by the Council to accept this plan came following follow ing about two hours of discussion dis dis- at t the regular council meeting held Tuesday night pair f Ir Brown protesting the charges claimed that it was practically Impossible for as large an amount of water as indicated by the meter readings read read- readings ings to have been used at Holiday Hol I Way iday Haven Using the month of November as an illustration tion Mr Brown stated that during that month no water had been used other than that required domestically by bythe bythe bythe the trailer homes but that meter readings showed a use of ot approximately gallons He Ue stated that during this month there had been no lawns watered or cars washed With only spaces occupied occupied occupied pied the using of this much water is completely un un real realIstic real real- he contended Robert Galloway an engineer engin eer from Phoenix presented the findings of a water usage study of trailer parks owned I by the corporation In Phoenix Denver and Las Vegas showIng show show- Ing graphically the water us usage age comparisons to Holiday Haven naven Mr Brown rown first objected to making payment of the water portion of the amount claimed claim ed cd past due except w what at could be agreed upon as a reasonable amount City Council Coun cil members however stated that although it Jt seemed there might be an inaccuracy Inthe in inthe inthe the meter r rea readings this was not yet known to be a a. f fact ct and nd therefore the amount due I had to remain as billed untila until Ia a n test proved error If this happens a re of bf any over-charges over would be bema ma made e by the City The council coun coun- ell cil members argued that Hol Ho Holiday iday Haven th though ugh a large account should b be treated as as' any Elny other user hid that t payment payment payment pay pay- ment would hav have to be made now or the water water discontinued dis dis- continued Mayor Norman Boy noy p point pointed red ed out to Mr Br that Brown orders or or- orders ders dels had been Issued issued t d' d dt td t discontinue discontinue dis continue service J to q 26 26 individual individual indi indi- vidual users during the month where accounts were 2 months delinquent The mayor told Mr Brown that It would not be fair to these and to other water users were Holiday Haven Hayen Ha ven yen permit permitted led to let their account account account ac ac- ac- ac count go unpaid beyond the normal off cut period The decision by the Council to hold the check In the amount amount amount am am- of came after Mr Air Browns Brown's contention that Holiday Haven does not have that kind of money and I know we have not used that much It is not fair to ask us to pay That the water meter It Itself itself it- it tseU t- t self seU might be defective is not the primary consideration Mr Brown Drown and Mr Galloway e said Bald Their claim was that that hat through faulty Installation tion of a pressure adjustment valve has been created effecting the opera opera- lion tIon of the meter The question of responsibility both bolh as to the possible faulty installation and as to the costs of the meter tests were argued It was finally agreed that if the installation was faulty the city would correct it Also it was agreed I that should the testing of the meter prove that the readings read ings were wrong the city would pay the testing costs If Jf the readings were proven correct these costs would be met by Holiday Haven Uaen Other action actton taken by the city Tuesday night included assurance to Allen Darby representing representing rep rep- p. p resenting the Moab Golf Course that Texas Gulf Gull Sulphur Sul SuI- had agreed to replace leplace a fence Jence they had moved 35 feet inside golf course land as part of a roadway between homesite property and the golf course in its original place The Tho council also decided to take no action revoking the beer license of Emmett S S. S Flory operator of the Frontier Frontier Fron tier Club for lor the balance of ot 1963 but that a 1964 renewal would not be granted |