Salt Lake City Begging for Meters
On July 1 the Tribune, of Salt Lake City, Utah, had this to say about what the citizens of Salt Lake think of meters:
"Salt Lake stands a fair chance of becoming a water-metered city if the applications for meters received within the last few days continues at its present rate, according to W. H. Korns, commissioner of water supply. The water commissioner is pleasantly perplexed over the situation. He cannot account for it. During the last week applications have been pouring in from citizens at the rate of a score a day or more, each asking for the immediate installation of a meter. The water commissioner and his superintendent have argued in favor of meters ever since they went into office, but always the idea of meter has been objectionable to most of the water users. The complete reversal of sentiment in this direction is puzzling the water officials considerably. Among those who applied for meters yesterday was George D. Keyser, commissioner of parks and public property. Sixteen other applications were received. Martin Burke, water assessor, explained yesterday that the demand for meters was due, possibly, to the publication recently of the new water ordinance, in which it was explained that the minimum rate for meters is 50 cents a month, or $G a year, which is considerably less than the flat rate upon the average holder of a modest cottage and yard.
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