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THE LAKE SHORE NEWS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1921 »Aia B0iBGB? b REAP TUB LETTER c yV P«ter»«n Find* Amim for In- or#1.e in BUI "S-mintly Insigni- ficant Leaks'* Water bill high, and still soaring? You registered a "kick" at the village offices? To be sure, you did. You look- ed for possible leaks? Probably not. C. \V. Petersen, 625 Park avenue, looked lor leaks when his water bill went up away out of reason. He found the leaks, his water bill des- cended to normal proportions, and Mr. Petersen, who had registered the [ inevitable "kick" sathimself down to his trusty typewriter and told a cer- tain village official just how he dis- covered that he, and not the village clerical staff, was in error. His letter is offered for the edification of those who find their water bills too high. Here it is: "You will possibly remember my be- ing in your office some time ago, and indulging in considerable "kicking" in regard to the size of my water ta\. $17.18 for six months; and that you suggested the presence of leaks' as the cause of such an exorbitant bill. Though I disbelieved the possi- bility of any leaks that could escape my attention, causing such a waste of water, I felt I would give the Water department a fair show, and investi- gate. This is the result: two faucets leaked very little, and I thought I detected a slight leak in one toilet. After putting new fuller balls in the faucets, and new valve ball in the Mush box, I could still hear a slight singing noise in the pipes near the meter, but was unable to find any evi- dent leaks. To do a good job, I changed the fuller balls in all the faucetsâ€"16 of themâ€"put new flush valves in all the flush boxesâ€"I have three toilets.â€"and putney ^hut-off caps in the flush boxifileTvalves. The total cost of all this was $1.32, and about two hours time, which stopped the tinging in the pipe entirely. Read- ings of the meter before the above re- pairs showed 324 cu. ft. used in six days, or 54 cu. ft. per day. After the repairs were made the readings were 252 cu. ft. in 12 days, or 21 cu. ft. per day. There are seven adults in the house. The washing is done at home, and no particular care is taken as to the amount of water used, but at that, the water bill for six months, with no leaks would be $8.84â€"some difference from $17. "It seems that if everybody, whose water bill for the ordinary sized fam- ily runs over $9 for six months, would stop the leaks (which surely are there whether one can see them or not) we would have a lot less trouble with lack of pressure, etc., about which everybody â€" myself included â€" has done so much kicking the past couple of years. I also want to tell you that by actual readings of the meter it costs 11.6 cents per hour to sprinkle a lawnâ€"something entirely unnecess- ary, and most times actually harmful if a lawn is properly cared for. I have gone into this matter in such detail only to show you I am just as ready and anxious to admit being in the wrong as I am to kick when I think my toes are being stepped on, and it might do a lot of good if more people realized how much seemingly insig- nificant leaks really amount to. Yours very truly, C. W. Petersen, „, 625 Park avenue. NOT A CULTIST "Pie," not the edible variety, but the kind that happens in the print shop was responsible for a queer mistake in Dr. Leslie W. Jones' advertise- ment in last week's issue of The Lake Shore News. Pie attached all sorts of peculiar names to Dr. Jones' pro- fession, so much so that some timid persons thought the physician, chiro- practor and occulist was some sort of a cultist or other. Dr. Jones is in the Brown building and, have no fea^lle'sT^jxist^ptaTn^whatâ€"hisâ€"pro fession indicates. The Lake Shore New* Suite This Traveler John W. May Desires to Keep la Clot* Touch with Home Town While in California John VW May, 1445 Wilmette ave- nue, who, when not engaged in the carpenter contracting business, de- lights in pleasant seasonal motor jaunts to the west coast and Califor- nia, believes in keeping in touch with home town affairs. Quite natnrally it is, then, that Mr. May should pena brief letter to the offices Of The Lake Shore News be- ginning in this manner: "Will you kindly send The Lake Shore News to me here at 148 West 42nd place, Los Angeles, Cat., until further notice." "We had a wonderful trip across country to Los Angeles" Mr. May continues. "As far as climate is con- cerned this surely is God's country and we are enjoying every minute of our stay here. "Business in the building line is very good, new buildings going up in every direction. 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