Hankow residents in jcossions and bitterly on the inadequate supply. Residents in first storeys are unable to get water delivered through the mains, and all complaints addressed to the' Hankow Waterworks & Electric Light Ca,, Ld., have failed to bring about any improvement.
The agreement between the company and the various municipalities calls for a constant and effective service, but with the gradual growth of Hankow with higher buildings and greater consumption of water the company has not kept pace. The company intimated some considerable by that it intended laying additional mains to cope with the eater demand for water, but, parently, these are not yet avail The supply has become so limited that the efficient service of the various fire brigades is seriously threatened.
A-joint protest signed by directors and chairmen of the various are: and concessions has now been presented to the waterworks company stating that as the terms of the agreement are not being observed by the company these various areas reserve the right to withhold ment for supply until such time as the agreement's terms are properly carried out.
The Hankow water mark on July 12 was standing at 42 feet 9 inches, me less than four feet from the Bund level, so there is no excuse on the ground of a low river, and it will be Interesting to note what steps the! threatened with suspen ion of payment. Water supply in Hankow is delivered to each area through that area's main meters, charged for its total supply and recovering from its various occupiers their individual consumption recorded by separate meters. Thus the company, as far as the original foreign areas are concerned, renders but five accounts for its main consumption, and these are to be withheld it will find itself seriously embarrassed.
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