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In working the Average Meter System successfully,
it involves the arrangement of many matters, in order
to avoid unnecessary expenses, otherwise the success of
the scheme would be nullified. When commencing
it, it was apparent that certain expenditures could be
avoided if the lamplighters were instructed to do the
various works of disconnecting and connecting Meters,
&c., whenever it was necessary to take them out of the
boxes, without employing a gas-fitter, and this work
has been allotted to the lighters accordingly. By
having the Testing Apparatus at the Vestry Hall,
Meters can be taken out of the boxes (with the sanction
of the Company's Inspector) and. tested as to their
correctness. Without this provision, all Meters, when
disconnected, would have to be taken to the Official
Tester's Office, involving a very serious item of expenditure
yearly, and other periodical testings of the
governors can also be made.
In concluding this Report, I feel it my duty to the
Vestry Clerk, as the promoter of the Average Meter
System in this Parish, to acknowledge the deep interest
he has taken in this subject, and the assiduous attention
and valuable assistance he has given at all times in
connection with the furtherance of this arrangement,
and also to the Members of the Gas and Water Committee.
As a proof of the interest taken in the
subject of burning gas by measurement, I may perhaps