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eg M r. J e t t e r e Kay 2 0 , 1 9 4 2 and la fact those regularly employed here could not pay the rates, we have operated on the basis that we d© not ask aay* eae to pay for something they are not getting! hot shea the facility is la service and we are supplying it with water, we laeiet ea being paid for it,, ©a a flat rate system, judgment east be exercised ae to the quantity of service used, and inasmuch ae it is not practicable to eheok the vaeaaelee daily la each auto court aad hotel ia the city, we arrived at an arbitrary vaaaaey allowance cf 10 to 2 0 f after inspection of the property and con­ference with the owner, fhie we felt to be fair both to the Company aad the consumer. I do not mean to imply that this eyetea has been success­ful ia all eases| In fast we have lest a few of our host accounts because the consumer felt It would be cheaper te drill a sell ea hie propei$r than te pay hie monthly water bill, fhis includeds aad we were notified during the physical cheek last month that the "Chief Intel* would henceforth secure water from Its own well, when the rate wee raised froa $26.40 to $53.00 per month, while the leee la revenues from these four accounts le about $100 par aoath or the equivalent ef 50 houses, the tendency toward ea ia-ereaee ia private veil-drilling is disturbing, sad we protected sve. 5065 * Blakely Apt#. Sve. 4108 - hub date Court Sve. 5080 - X. X. Tenesch $24 per month 50.50 per aoath 16.50 * *