OUR DUSTY STREETS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 38, 14 February 1905, Page 3

OUR DUSTY STREETS.

J The NVwmavkrt Rorough Council israppled with the dust nuisance last JBi^ht. ! (-ou-ncillor raised the quesjtion. and said it wa< nrgently neces-ary that tlw> vratfring of the streets should bo vigorously uiken in hand without lam re. delay. j Coujiciiior Davis thought if the Tramway Company's terms were more reasou- ! able ii wouH lx> better to act in eonjjurutHin with that company. ITieir pi- e- ! sent oflcr was to water the street* by |tle<tri( far twifo a day for 100 days for ■ £45 10' phis cost of -vvator. ) CounciUor Kinder spoke of a recent j test, with a patent liquid for streetsprinldinp. which he said had not been satisfactory, failing an the Tramway Company, ho proposed that the Council should water tbe sides of the steeds, and call upon the Tram Company !to water the centres.. [>a4ising a new byj it' neness<xrv. j The Mayor (iir Bennett) <said aitiioupW : the tram ratr> did uot create the dnst. j it was the cars that stirred it up and ! mark* ir many times worse than before 1 the trams were running. Tire watering of tlie s:reet!= iva.- necessary the protection of the cars and the comfort ' oi" the pjissengers. as much as for r,he j general public. j CourKrHor Dan's proposed that the ! Council offer to contribtrtp £33 toward j the cost of watering hy eWtriu car. I TTii? was eqoiv-ak'Bt to 6/S per day. CoHiwullfir Kinders oi-iginal motion • was carried, and Councillor Davis' subIseipien!; motion was also carried, a committee of the Mayor ami Councillors Edgerley. Davis and Peccombc being appointed to lay the. oiler before the company. In the discussion it. wii meTrtioTSpd Chatt the Tram Company's offer -was dependent on air\he local bodies agreeing. It might be long before this unanimity conld be secured.