TO AGE 12
Bento r city
could rate up to $375,
00 in 0 e year d up
680,000 every ye
tbelrealter if it pu t its
tel dep nt in order,
y Arthur Andeno d
Company.
The con-
ltan hired by th city
of
estim tea.
Consultants giv many
re ns for the ck of
meters being r d:
- dam ed, bro en
meters wi no on train­
ed to do th repairs;
ed to do the repairs ( for
example, Berrien Hom s
every meter unreadable);
-landlord or tenants
door d refu 0
ment The co tan e j-
of . co m te t the city ill
tants report, ju prepar- 10 een $300,000
report" ordering and $600,000 in dition-
d recording
M�lDwhille the e - an
peru estimate that only in
half of ter pumped
• eYer b d b Leaks in sy ern
are ot by account for up to $20,000 e
cu omen 0 time per year, the c:onsultan
gap of 220 days be figure,
th ti ter is ith the la in pay-
d it . . f . tel bills from
Only 15 to 19 percent 123 d in 1978 0 Cab
of the t are read ith the current 244 this
75 percent of b