. Factory and industrial management . tle money those who getmoney by the hardest toil and those in 360 REVIEW OF THE ENGINEERING PRESS. penury would use as little water as possi-ble, and thus their already insanitary con-dition would be intensified. Much of thewaste of water in cities is not due to wan-tonness, and may be checked without re-sort to meters. Yet, as this is largely un-derground waste, itadds its insanitary effectto existing evils. Sodden ground under-neath, and in the near vicinity of crowdedtenements, is a source of great danger tothe occupants. Subsidence of service pipes. ra
. Factory and industrial management . tle money those who getmoney by the hardest toil and those in 360 REVIEW OF THE ENGINEERING PRESS. penury would use as little water as possi-ble, and thus their already insanitary con-dition would be intensified. Much of thewaste of water in cities is not due to wan-tonness, and may be checked without re-sort to meters. Yet, as this is largely un-derground waste, itadds its insanitary effectto existing evils. Sodden ground under-neath, and in the near vicinity of crowdedtenements, is a source of great danger tothe occupants. Subsidence of service pipes. range for the waste-meter system ; and itis desirable to make such provision. Theinsertion of a stop-tap on each serviceshould be looked upon as a sine qud water engineer manages his works aswell for a company as for a corporation ;but the author supposes there will be aconsensus of opinion that the supply ofsuch an essential as pure water should bein the hands of the local authority. It isa question as to whether the water and. RODDAS VERTICAL flESERVOIR WALL CLEANER. defective joints, defective ball-taps, un-duly large flushes for water-closets, tapssubject to frost in open courts, etc., arenamed as important sources of waste. The waste meter system and house-to-house inspection have been found effectivein restricting waste. An instance of a re-duction of consumption of three gallonsper head resulting from a single inspectionis cited. In new works it is easy to ar- sanitary arrangements of the householdshould be under the immediate controland actually maintained by the local au-thority,—first, on the score of publichealth, and, next, in order to secure effi-ciency and economy in those works inwhich the general community has a directinterest. The competition among plumb-ers, and the desire of householders to getthe work done cheaply, lead to the use of MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING. 361 much inferior material and bad workman-ship ; and this often means disease and de-teriorate
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