The age-herald., 1901-08-25
WATER WORKS GO.
 MAKES NEW OFFER
Additional One Hundred Meters to be Set at Request
 of Consumers

At the urgent request of number of
 citizens who failed to call at the office early enough to have their names placed on the list of 100 water consumers who desire to test the meter system, the Bir-
 mingham Water Works Company Is will
 ing to change the offer to the extent of
 allowing 200 consumers to make the test, instead of 100.
 The reason that a limit of even 200 is placed Is that there is considerable cos.
 to the water company in the placing of the meters.
 The idea is to make a practical demon- stration of the effect of. the meter system for dwellings, including all water used for domestic. bath, closet, sprinkling and all other purposes.
 Meters will be placed on the service
 pipes of 100 additional consumers at no expense to the consumer. and water will
 be supplied by meter measurement for a period of nine months following October 1, 1901.
 A minimum charge of s1 per month will be made, which win allow 3330 gallons of water each month for any and all pur- poses. No meter rent will be charged. In case any water is used in excess of Ss3o | gallons in any one month. charge will be made for such excess water used at the regular schedule of meter rates, | the maximum rate being thirty cents per 1000 gallons.
 The water company has made the state ment that a domestic consumer, now pay ing in excess of SIP per annum, can save money by the meter system if water Is not allowed to waste, and the company is willing to go to the expense of installing two hundred meters to demonstrate this fact. The company, on the other hand does not deny that, 1t will be benefited by
 the meter systahf7 By stbd prevention of
 unnecessary waste on the part of some consumers.
 the use of water are in part paying for water wasted by others, while under the meter system even those now abusing wa ter privileges will save money, in that, with the meter, waste will cease. The next one hundred applications will
 be accepted. There will he no discrimina- tion on the part of the company, whether
 water is used for domestic use only, or
 for all possible purposes or whether the
 residence is large or sn,alEg Bills will be
 made Honthly.A M S-g4sz It is claimeA that aunder the present
 contract existing between the city and
 the water company 1t is not provided
 that any dwellings shall be metered, so
 that an agreement on the part of the consumer to pay by meter measurement for nine months does not bind that con-
 sumer to pay by meter measurement af-
 ter the expiration of that time, nor does
 1t bind the water tqofhpany to supply
 water by meter smeaSufenent after that
 time.
 Meters will be placed, between the curb
 line and sidewalk in aa4ieat iron box.
 Any consumer at any time has the privi-
 lege of reading his meter to check the
 reading of the company, and the company
 will test a meter at any time in the pres
 ence of the consumer. and without cost
 to him.
 The cost of placing two hundred meters
 will be over s000O00 which is some evil
 dence on the part of the oompany that theA meter system will meet with the
 favor of the people. The test commences October l because water rents are now paid to September 30 Respectfully,
 BIRMINGHAM WATER WORKS co.
 Office 2o0S Third avenue. Bell tele- phone 122.