Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Water Meters
Notwithstanding the demand and the effort made by inventors to meet these desiderata, such marked success has not been attained as to make it a universal custom to sell water by the volume. In the systems of city supply, there re sult decided advantages from the employ ment of the meter. Reckless waste is checked and the consumer is not charged for his neighbors' extravagance. A num ber of comprehensive articles have been published upon this subject, and a few points only will be reiterated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
