Water Waste Elimination. Methods and Results at Oak Park, Ill.

AU wul agree, no doubt, that the most important factor in the elimination of waste is complete meterage. This belief is held firmly in Oak Park, but the author will try to show that it must be supplemented by other measures in order to be entirely effective. These have been divided into the following heads : 1. Strict maintenance of meters. 2. Rigid collection of high bills due to leakage or waste. 3. Efficient complaint department, to take care of complaints caused by excessive water bills. This includes education of con-