THE CITY WATER

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 104, 25 January 1908, Page 6

THE CITY WATER

' URGENT NEED FOR ECONOMY. MORE C \SI b :F.OR. THE COURT. , - M one rainless day follows.anotnor, the noed tor-'the most scrupulous economy in tho use of'.'.water becomes nioi-o and more' pressing.' -And. vet- even at times as those,' tho average .householder whose premises, are con'nectcd, with t-iio city' supply often feels inclined to leave.,the..economising to .others. There has admittedly, been a reduction in the' daily;'consumption! of. municipal- waior dnririg'.tlie past, few weeks, and, in view of, tho -prevailing weather,, that is something for which tiio "citizens-:deserve credit. Vet if: is ■ probable' : that, if .individuals- generally would .-only tfiKeV tho, matter - seriously, -a further reduction could bp made without any ;real loss of- comfort or any breach of hygienic" rules.' Sonic people ha\o given .up the. morning plunge bath,, and aie taking a shower- -instead. ■; They;. enjoy it, they arc cleansed,and refreshed—and it uses-far less water. .-The• example; is .'suggested* for imitation;' This is the timo also to light against tho bid besetting sin of leaving, the tap mnnii! o " wlien-fnot'- required. 1 'Ilie. tap that •'drips when turned off should he immediately., put 'in repair. ;If -a yard. or gully needs Hushing, it is. not .nccessary- to-run a stream, of-water. int6' it from a tap or hose. The' thing can"bo', done' inore economically, and much -more...effectively,- .too, with.', a. good souse of' water from a .''single .biicke.t. ■ Most people,' ,bv' 'taking. .. a ".. littlo,. thought, could discover several;ways- of- saying water, while -keeping themselves and their, houses as clean and sweet 1 as. ever... But if/everybody relies upon everybody else to mako (the extra effort that , now 'seems "to bo .:required, the water famih6. may come'in earnest. In conversation wfyh, ,tlio City Engineer (Mr. W. H. Morton) a Dominion reporterlearnt v that a strict liouse-to-hou.se inspection of water, fittings-is now being made, and in some Of -tho..worst;-.cases . pf t neglect, action Will bo' - taken in .'the .'Magistrates'- Court. These and otlior.'.water;-byrlaw. l ,cases are to be heard next' Wednesday. The-Karon reservoir, ' tho water -level of.which was Considerably lowered as-a result of the recent-interrup-tion of the Wainui supply, is now. being'reserved solely, for- tho. consumers -on tho higher . levels, and,' with great :caro, it may last out; another! month of dry weather. Street watering lias been reduced to tho 'lowest possible limit. •• Mr.- .Morton states that there hiis been a considerable reduction in the .quaiifcity. of water going through the pipes, especially on 'the higher levels, and he attributes, this to greater care being exercised by householders. He' is of opinion, however, .tllat ; consumers on the middle and lower levels might l still,'without suffering in any way,-save. frony2o'to 25 per cent, of, tho water they;'aro.-now taking. .