The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-29
STRONGLY FAVOR
NE TER SYSTEM.
Superintendent of WaterwOrks
and Councilman Mulvey
Give Their Views.
CLAIM SAVING TO BOTH
CONSUMER AND THE CITY
Under Present Wasteful Sys-
TEN, Burden of More Than
Million Will Be Added.

ITO prevent unnecessary waste oi SAT-
Lake City's water and TO save the con-
sumcr money"
This is the intent and purpose Of the
ordinance requiring water users to put
in meters as introduced by Councilman
Martin f. Mulvey at Tuesday nights
meeting OF the city council.
II am heartily III favor of Mr., Null
voys ordinance and hold that il will not
only save The consumer money, but will
within ten years save the city more
than 81 600. 900. otherwise necessary Tor
the acquisition of new water rights:
This is the view OF Thomas HOLIDAY,
Superintendent Of the waterworks de-
partment. as expressed Wednesday night
when asked for his opinion regarding the
ordinance that has aroused general dis
cusSion
The ordinance which was tabled and
will be considered at d later meeting. re
olircs that every consumer OF water be
supplied with meter. 10 be Installed at
the consumers or property owners eN-
pensc (this is 81 point that Is a bone OF
contention) the said meter 20 be OF a
type approved by the city council, ana
the consumer of water 10 pay ii rate OF
siN cents per 1000 gallons when the
water is used for railroad manufacturing
and laundry purposes and seven cents
per thousand gallons Tor all ollier pur-
Mulvey Gives Views.
Councilman AIuIvey. when asked Tor a
statement regarding the proposed ordi-
nance. said
Our only object in pressing this meas
ure is TO save both the water consumer
and the city money. ] am confident that
The installation OF meters VIII accomplish
This end II is matter of record thal
every season there is an immense waste
cf water that is Il great expense to the
city rs well as direct loss 10 property
owners Who try 10 obey the regulations
regarding the use OF water. -,
eyes" in response 10 question, i
know we have ordinances intended 10
prevent waste of water, but the enforSe-
mont Of them without the meter system is
virtually impossible The cost 10 the city
would be enormous.
For the ordinary householder or prop
crty owner the cost OF meter VIII be
from IS to ST.. In no case should the
c%pcnSe OF installation exceed S3 am
confident that within two years the saw
ing would prove direct benefit TO the
consumer. At present salt Lake has the
chcancst water rate of any city or Its
size In the United States and our object
is to make our existing supply adequate
without involving a large additional ex-
pense,
prove the wisdom OF the plan. In every
big building they have been demonstrates
an actual saving TO the consumer and
saving Of iucalculable value to the city.
''Therc would be no hardship worked
upon any householder or PROPERTY owner
We do not expect TO have the city me-
tered in less than three years. The man
OF small means or the man cramped Tor
money would be afforded ample lime 10
meet the cost OF installation.
t"After the meters were Installed the
CITY would keep them in order through
"A meter department free OF all expense
To the consumer of water. The meter
system Is the only logical way TO prevent
waste OF water. and is being SO recoS-
nized by nearly all OF the progressive
cities OF the country,
Meets Holidays Approval.
Thomas Holiday. superintendent OF the
Salt Lake waterworkS department, when
questioned as To his views regarding The
Mulvcy ordinance. said:
II am for the proposed ORDINANCE ap-
solutely and am certain that IT'S ADOPTION
would be a saving both TO the city and
the consumer The adoption of the meter
years time from S1,000,00o TO $l.JQo.oOo
that must otherwise be spent In securing
an additional water SUPPLY
''Conserve our present resources, pre-
vent undue waste and there is enough
10 last for u long time. am not ac-
wiIfulIv stealing waller from the city.
The condition comes from indifference
and catelessness. One single toilet that
is out OF order may waste more water
than the average home will use L.,
week. This is only an example out OF
scores of different cases. When The
water consumer knows that he pays for
the water he actually requires and Tor no
more the checking Of waste Is the ineFl-
iablc. result. That is what We arc alter.
II we go on in our present careless way
a few years more will bring us face TO
face with serious condition. II is time
now TO think of The future.
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