METERAGE
Special Officer Williams caught Cornelius Carr, of West Brighton, Staten Island, New York, in his cellar on First street, carrying off the water meter. When he was arraigned in court Carr was remanded for further investigation.
According to Superintendent W. B. Chadwick, the New Chester Water Company will meter all consumers in the city and district to conserve the city water supply and to comply with the State Act of Assembly of 1913. All meters will be furnished and installed by the company.
In the annual report of the Philadelphia, Pa., Water Bureau, for the year ending December 31, 1913, Carleton E. Davis, Chief of Bureau, said: “There were placed in service 12,013 meters, making the total number in use 15,930. Present conditions controlling the meter situation are incomplete and to that extent unsatisfactory. Three changes are desirable: Meter rates should he raised: the method of paving pills should be changed so that the minimum yearly rate is payable in advance: the bureau should have the right to place meters on wasteful consumers. For this last suggestion, an appropriation for that purpose is necessary.”
