Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-16
WATER NIl IB|llIvC ]
PLANS OUTLINED
Bills Providing Universal
Measured Service Go
to Councils
$6,000,000 Is A SIX ED

| reu"irhg uniNersai water meter-
ing' establishing a program for bring
ing about the change and making an
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a., ''V'''VV' "So '"''o-
'''eu III ,ounciis this AFTERNOON at the
| request OF Director Datesman, of the
Department NJ puh,, u,a-,,.
A. ,bo cave ,t.,. ,...-,,"
,o arnn,. .''e 'iIne ,ounciis were asked
-, as.,. speciai coinnittee 10 decioe
,h, h'e'hoos 10 ihaugurate the
'"Tuee. %ee
., ,hI. ~es ~ were the most important
oi tnis nature brought forward since the
.o'np'eton OF the big filtration program
d. Iorresdale and were the direct result
Oh tne shortage that has resulted from
waste IN homes and business establish
ments.
The hrst plan suggested was TO have
director Datesman advertise and award
meters to be instaIieS within .hre. vs.rs srs
| by the contracting companies and their
cost added. part each year. to the
water bills OF property owners
Ihe second proposition advanced was
somewhat similar in that II proposed
tthat the city execute contracts and In
stall meters during the time Intervening
between the present and December 81.
| io2f' IT was proposed by this bill to
I
properly owners and that any ninety
| nay ueiauit IN the payment of an In
s'a'ineht result IN cutting OFT water
service
ms plan outlined no charge or debt
on tne city, the municipality only acting
as coiiec'ion agency for the contract
Tbo ,hIr,i , L..
| ci,v 70 dosra,. p'an was Ior tne
s,,iIation ,r,,. 20, y, meters ana IN
I
is es,ima,ed ,,i,, "n"".oo "h.cn
inc tho uho,o - ~ towAu eoS
/ based n, con,,,,,,a ~ p.a"s
| rates exed h,, ca,,,.t,, VI 'ne 'e'e'
Another w.,sr iii, ,,,ae1,,.
request Of Direcior ~. .,asau s,. a.. 'ns
| a wartime emerpepcv ,n.as,ro ,,'a. as
operation of fountains .na ,,,. ,ru,.,,,,, .mo
| Of streets ana vard. y. s,an..,.,s"A :.
was referred 90 ,ha w, a'sson.Inuso. S,. ~
~'''''''''ee'
$4,000 900 TO Extend System
! The Chamber NJ comn,.r.o can, .
| communication Tn Councils sa,,,,a ~.
| IS, OOO. 600 was needed for o~,.naion 80
the city's water system and smgsas,sd
that a ioar he arrangaa rS. 1,
! lion was referred - ,ha |o,, ne ro,nm,un'ea-
water " ''e No'''''''''ee OH
with the city treasury virtually ex-
aus,eu ,, 'ne demand or Director Mac
=. sc.-asa .P"' ''''"t VI Suppues'
~ Sof,,ooo aouit'ohai appropriation to
us eo"' ana o'her supplies during the
c GUNNER caused hehpers or Common
SVanc'i ' some worried moments. The
o'ii Was in'rouuceu py chairman CAM
nes ana was reterred TO the Commit
ice U" FINANCE
The supplies needed include milk, fsh
ana meats for the cltys wards under
iii @ eu vi oiarties' lhe heeos OK
80 80 a.one, as an extra aiiow'
o.. az apou. sIVo'Vov' Inc iuei ITEM
ior which money N asked az tnis time
pe,weeh ssoo'ooo and sSoo'ooo while
o%,nsr % teNns exhausted or nearly SO IN
crude stationery. reed for horses and
many other items
me total ALREADY appropriated Tor
suppues Is Sf,275,625. the largest ap-
propIiaton ever made to this depart'
IL ,,,,. III sns'o,y,
r;raotor n,., ~, n,' auu.''ona' a, I'omey .oaa.:
de,iere im au , III 'oso ,t Soss ,"as
Warned ,,in, ,h., ,he,, suppsS az
hus,ness y,i,h d. ci,, 40 - ,annat
get nromnt navment for the;r ware.
This condition he exn,ained was caused
by the peculiar business condltions re-.
sulting from the war
Court and Legal Salary Boosts
Judge Charles L. Brown. of the Mu.
ncpal Court, again made a demand OF
Councils. this time for salary increases
for scores of clerks stenopraphers pro-