6 REASONS FOR METERS 



It is not our purpose to inquire into the reasons for these 

 inequalities in present rates. What it is proposed to do is first to 

 give a very brief statement of the widely varying kinds of meter 

 rates in common use in the United States at the present time, 

 and to do this in such a way as to suggest means by which the 

 technique of making meter rates may be improved. Afterward 

 it is proposed to consider the general conditions of the water- 

 supply business in its bearings upon meter rates. 



