SCALE OF SERVICE CHARGES 



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stantial elements that must be considered in arriving at an 

 equitable service charge. 



Following the matter further, the service charges for larger 

 meters are reached as follows: 



It is interesting to see how much per thousand gallons the 

 application of these service charges would amount to for quan- 

 tities of water that may be taken as the normal outputs for meters 

 of the different sizes. 



Taking annual quantities and smoothing the figures a little 

 by taking into account both the actual performance as indicated 

 by the Committee's returns and the possible performance as 

 indicated by the relative capacities of the meters, we have the 

 following tabular statement : 



