Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 110, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1915 — Testing Out Water Meters After Five Years’ Test. [ARTICLE]

Testing Out Water Meters After Five Years’ Test.

Some five years ago, in anticipation that the time would come when water meters would be installed, City Light and Water Superintendent Chamberlin procured fourteen different kinds of meters and installed them in different parts of town. The object was to ascertain what make of meter would stand the corrosive attacks of the water that passes through them. The meters are now to be dug up and the kind will be selected that have best stood the test. Water meters are soon to be installed here, thus putting a stop to the terrible waste of water that has resulted from the carelessness and indifference of many patrons.