New Britain herald., 1922-05-10
Plainville News
NEW WATER METERS
 CAUSE OBJECTIONS Company Installs Them in Homes Formerly Without Any
 300 ARE BEING PUT IN

Mems Club of Episcopal Church VIII
 Hold Meeting Tonight-Hearing on
 New Crown Street Layout-Poultry Men to Gather-Bandolik Case.
 Water meters. which have in some cases almost doubled the cost of rentals for the fiscal year are being installed in more than 300 homes in Plainville. much to the dissa tisfa ction of several Of the property owners. This procedure however was made necessary by the Water Co. in order to have every home in the town equipped with these meters. In 1912, meters were placed in various homes and but only half the town was equip | ped with them. That left portion Of 1 Plainville homes without the new meters and these are now being put in.
 Before the meters were installed, water rents amounted to approx l imately 37 per year. With the installa- ton of the meter, it has increased to SIS.
 In short time. the entire town will be furnished with meters and all homes will be on equal basis of water rents instead of half the home paying the old non meter rate of $7 year while the other half pay the new meter costs. About 200 meters have already been installed and in l I~L u Herman plans to have them all ready. Payments will be made every four months. The first months rental will be 34 Of that amount B will be for the water charges and $1 for the rental of the meter. Every three months thereafter will cost B which makes the total yearly rental $13. That is jump of approximately $6 from the old non meter rates Some of the property owners have signified their intention of laying 1 line of pipe from their wells into the | homes and not pay the rents of the ! new meter charges.
 An actual estimate of the approx | innate daily costs of the new meters, | figuring on family of four to home, brings the cost down to one cent day for every person in that family Each home with an average use of water, consumes about 1,200 cubic feet or 5000 gallons of water every three months. For better idea of the amount of water consumed by each home during the three months, figures show that Is 0barrels are used in that time; or two barrels a day at the present rate of consumption. The cost of each barrel with the new rate is two cents.
 The figures mentioned were con- | piled by the water company to show a rough estimate Of the water used and why it is necessary to install the meters in order to save unlimited waste which occurs yearly in this town.
 Crown Street Hearing
 Arguments will be heard tonight at s o'clock in the court room of the town hall on the proposed layout of Grown street. The Town Plan Con- mission has had Engineer Joseph Nc Herman compile a map of the new building and veranda line which will be displayed. It is not believed there will be any arguments.
 Mems Club Meeting
 The regular meeting of the Mems club of the Episcopal Church of Our Saviour will be held at s o'clock this evening in the parish house. Lieuten- ant-Colone George latIn, Ill r,l.4 ,1 of the K. 0. T. C., of the New Britain High school, will be the speaker. All men are invited
 Poultry Club Speaker.
 Paul Mehl, assistant marketing specialist at the Connecticut t.yricul- tural college, will be the speaker at ! the meeting of the Painvile Poultry at o'clock.
 Benefit By Will.
 John Ives of Whiting street and | Benjamin H. Ives of Pierce street, have been named benefciaries in the 1 will of the late Mary E. Austin of | Hartford. John Ives has been be- queathed the sum of $2.00O while ! Benjamin receives s1,5cO Roth local | men are nephews of the deceased. i After other bequests have been pro- vided the residue of the estate is left ! to be divided equally between John | and Benjamin Ives and Katherine | Ives Higgins of Hartford.
 Mercantile Meeting.
 The merchants division of the Chamber Of Commerce will hold a special meeting in the commerce rooms this evening. The matter of closing the local stores on Wednes- day afternoons will be discussed and the observance of Memorial Day will | also be decided upon.
 To Present Play.
 On Friday evening of this week. a of school teachers of the Trinity church at Torrington will present a play entitled Daddy" in the local Grange hall at S:15 o'clock After the presentation of the play,e
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