Eureka Reporter | 1918-09-06 | Page 1 | Efforts to Place Water System on Better Basis

efforts to place water system on better basis officers of the city are to be corn com mended for their efforts toward put ting the water system on a more business like basis it if they carry out the plans already made patrons will be required to pay for water used and there should be a chance tor for greater revenue making lighter the lne burdens which the taxpayers are forced to carry for a number of years the water system business has been conducted in a free and easy fashion and it Is 18 but natural to suppose that there have been some leaks by making it next to impossible tor for patrons to move away owing the city large sums for water and by forcing oth I 1 ers era to pay for the large quantities I 1 of water which they are using the city officers will be doing the right thing by other patrons who buy wa ter through meters and who pay their bills promptly A canvas Is being made of the city to get information which Is needed by the water department