New-York tribune., 1876-07-01
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WASTING TIE CRoToy.

NANl iNb lie CEOI ON.
THE EXTENT 70 WHICH METERS IRE USED-EFFPCTs
OF INTRODUCING LHEM GENERALLY.
Some attention h wing been drawn recently
To the subject of wateI-mrt RS inquiry made at
Water Registers Office, eictng the following facts with
reference To- their IN this city: Watermeers mark
the consumption OF water eas-neiers mark ih,t of
gas Water rates in tlis city Of three kinds" dxed
rtes for private houses generally; "estimate rates."
for factories, brewcres. hotels and public institutions
aud mcteIeaes" for those breweries factories, and
hotels which. having disputed tho estimated rates have
been provided with meters the city, Me only
Introduced when there il large npuon of er
ana where there 10 no OF estimating
IN accuracy tie amOunt used, aud In
these cases dply when the estimated rates
disputed They us'd in connection with ship
ping 10 which wa'er Is supplied un Ter cnutrIc The
meters belong the city. and are rented to individuals
and COMPANIES at prices which vary with the of tue
meter The meters nl four Sizes orTesDouding to
tr 'sin"h 10 nch sinch and linch taps, aud vary in
cost from S26 to SO. deposit required from per
renting them equal 10 their fun value, and all
pairs male ~ the expense Of such persons AZ
prrsul there about go of these etes IN use in t1e
city. ana In accuracy tey give generl satsfac ion bnt
the objection is oft urged against them that they IS
the pressure, and consequently Ctard the flow Of the
water Their average OF accuracy Is within five per
cent which is sufficiently close TO- Prartira purloses
The Water Register state thai he should regard uni
versl meter system mnst advantageous to the city,
inasmuoh II wOuld lessen perhaps al'Uosi entirely
stop the Of water which is at present becoming
matter OF very serious importance About l0O0OU,6Oo
ga Of water used daily in New-YOrk City,
average of nearly lG0 gallons per dN for each
ant a large prup0rtOI-neaily fwo-thrds-is thou ht-
lesSly wasted Experience has shown thar the in rodnc
tiun uf meters has invariably brought about great
ductIon IN the consumption of ter II The present
waste cut un the existing supply would lie ample
for the city for 80 u come. hnt nj tue present rate
o cOnsuInp ptun ucrtaSCd supply will become
matter of necessity This waste often To- be dcb
crate. In tcncnieni-b USES III wnlch there IL one
faucet tie down the handle incuch
a WHY that water flaws continuously. tue inmates
consider NJ hars H. Ia be Obliged Ia do mure ibn
hold pail unl the stream. Instances ~ such deliberate
constantly 10 The knowledge Of tne
CrOOu officials ana IL cust no lttle coufaiUt To put
stop To titCth
A L. pending before John X. Porter as ref
cree, between the city and Jose f. Nav who cou-
tricie under the administrator of Tweed, 10 furnish
10000 meters for 100000. his clam, whrh with n
Icres to 1900 O0O tue CoHtr. er sIntcs,
tie ground tLat Tweed way inter ered IN
the contract 10y for the CIT. hut Is l. deniei
by MI Navarro. OF these uieters 1000 delivered
(lr Navarro stated Saturday that they bad all been
drlVcred aud AT present stOr at the fno of East
Twcnty-fftSi. subject 10 the order OF he cy authoi
itus. They been used, and, having been
carefully stored are ~ good when fret delivered
This has p'udng for long tIne AMI sohie of
The witnesses have not yet testified.