Show CITY PIPE WATER ACCOUNT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION not a person using city pipe water is delinquent tn in his payment for that service was the happy condition which the city records revealed at the last regular meeting of the council nearly two years ago the council decided that there were ere tar far too many delinquent accounts in this as well as all the other departments ot of city government that the people were la in dire need of cheap rates but that those who were paying would have to suffer higher rates it the burden was not more generally distributed A policy was therefore adopted ot of reducing rates as much as possible and tightening up on collections of course a few people made a great clamor for unlimited credit in view of general conditions but after months of ever increasing pressure on collections it was found that a great many citizens approved of tho the policy in tact fact it was found that a great many of those who were delinquent had allowed their bills to go merely because they had determined not to pay until every one was made to pay the substantial citizen does not like to have his bis bills continually piling up and on the other hand he appreciates reasonable charges and prompt payment discounts the results of these findings caused the council a month ago to order its officers to cut oft off every service where a delinquent charge remained unpaid the waterworks water works system was waa the first to make report because of the date ot of delinquency in that department the delinquent list while still tar far too large at the F timily aly ahls order had been reduced tf tc hai 16 shan an a third of its original size alpe out this third in one month ace emed quite a task but the surprising thing was that only eight people had to be disconnected to do it and five of those have already paid their bill and been reconnected the spirit of cooperation that has been shown by all but a very few people Is very gratifying and proves that the city can be run in a bushness busl businesslike ness like manner even in these times the tenth of this month the time was up tor for the payment of all electric light accounts over 40 days old und and a like procedure will bo be adopted tor for that department |