THE HOPPES METER BOX.

THE HOPPES METER BOX.

当特朗普制造Company of Springfield, Ohio, first started to put the Hoppes meter box on the market, they made only one size of box suitable for one-half and fiveeighth-inch meters. They now supply them all sizes up to, and including boxes for two-inch meters. These boxes and fittings are furnished to fit any of the standard makes or disk or rotary piston meters of the size for which they are specified. This box consists of a plain cylindrical shell, with bottom and a lid or cover. The bottom is watertight, being leaded on, and the cover has a joint made with asbestos rope placed in a groove, which makes it also watertight The cover is locked on by a five-cornered capscrew which compresses a bow-shaped spring, the ends of which press against the sides of box. This fastening is complete in itself and does away with the necessity of lugs on the body of the box; and should the screw or any part of the fastening be broken, the same can be repaired without digging up the box. The box is usually located in sidewalk near the curb and just outside the stop valve, and is easily accessible at all times and only to those whose business it is to look after them. The meters are set according to an absolutely uniform system; they are protected from accident, dirt, water, and other causes of deterioration; they cannot freeze so long as the water in the pipes does not; and by haying the meter at the curb all taps can be taken through the meter without any danger of making a mistake. The Hoppes meter box has been in use for more than a year, and has given great satisfaction in more than fifty water works systems.

当特朗普制造Company of Springfield, Ohio, first started to put the Hoppes meter box on the market, they made only one size of box suitable for one-half and fiveeighth-inch meters. They now supply them all sizes up to, and including boxes for two-inch meters. These boxes and fittings are furnished to fit any of the standard makes or disk or rotary piston meters of the size for which they are specified. This box consists of a plain cylindrical shell, with bottom and a lid or cover. The bottom is watertight, being leaded on, and the cover has a joint made with asbestos rope placed in a groove, which makes it also watertight The cover is locked on by a five-cornered capscrew which compresses a bow-shaped spring, the ends of which press against the sides of box. This fastening is complete in itself and does away with the necessity of lugs on the body of the box; and should the screw or any part of the fastening be broken, the same can be repaired without digging up the box. The box is usually located in sidewalk near the curb and just outside the stop valve, and is easily accessible at all times and only to those whose business it is to look after them. The meters are set according to an absolutely uniform system; they are protected from accident, dirt, water, and other causes of deterioration; they cannot freeze so long as the water in the pipes does not; and by haying the meter at the curb all taps can be taken through the meter without any danger of making a mistake. The Hoppes meter box has been in use for more than a year, and has given great satisfaction in more than fifty water works systems.