Parowan Times | 1928-04-11 | Page 4 | Water Meters or Pipe

WATER METERS OR some comment relative to the pi pio 0 of 0 the city to install water meters as mentioned in last weeks times is to the effect the a wiser investment would be in some pipe to stop sonic some of 0 the numerous leaks in the ahe system before meters are thought ot 01 and the times is inclined to believe that there Is merit in the suggestion ot of course eventually we shall want meters installed but athe obvious purpose of 0 the proposal now ot of just a few of 0 them is to curtail the excessive and probably we should say illegal use ot of water by a few individuals it hardly seems consi to try that means of conserving water so long as there is so much wasted through leaks of course that may be the line ot of least resistance so long at least as the persan person who is metered submits to it peacefully while his neighbor operates without one but a seemingly more consistent consi stant thing would be to stop the leaks by dinst tiling illin new pipes as fast as possible and stop the illegal use ot of water by applying the kenaley provided in the ordinance tor for violations