| Show INTENTION TO INSTALL WATER METERS water works committee of city council im estimating tile feasibility y and economy the standing el city ity council committee on water works C P chris benben and adolph nielson complying with instructions by the city council is investigating tile the advisability feasibility and economy of installing water nater meters to educate the population in avoiding wasteful use of waters and in this way reduce pumping expenses expense i the city has in furnishing a steady supply with reasonable pressure some people have hava the sprinklers lers going on their lawns lawna lay day and night others dont pay any attention to leabig plumbing and all this cons consumes unies a great deal of the supply it has been ascertained for instance that just jiust a dripping stream oming out of a leaking faucet consumes gallons of water in 24 hours the water meters will not prevent anybody from using as much water as lie he wants to but instead of paying a flat rate the user will have to pay for what he uses so that for e temple the owner of a small lawn will have to pay lesi leas than the one with a big lawn inquiries have been sent out to cities using the meter system and to the firms manufacturing and installing the apparatus cities testify that the use of meters is more than satisfactory q in economy as well as in just and equitable apportionment of water taxes the first reply from manufacturers came wednesday evening when L E arnold president and manager of the D C dunbar co was in richfield tor for a conference with the committee and explained what and how tile the investigation la Is being continued by the committee and a report to the council will be submitted in one of the first meetings of august |
