MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 117, 6 February 1872, Page 5

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

A special meeting of the Council was held in the Town-hall yesterday evening. The Mayor and all the Councillors were present. The draft of an agreement between Mr \V. Williams and the Corporation (relative to water supply) was read and approved of. His Worship the Mayor submitted the following REPORT OF rtTBLIC WORK* COMMITTEE. The Public Works Committee have the honour to report on the Town Water Supply. Now that the Council have finally arranged with Mr Williams for the purchase of one twelfth share in the Westmoreland water race for the use of the town of Cromwell, 1. A race will have to be cut from the dividing guage-box at the Westmoreland race at Ah Kue's garden, to where the guage-box of the town rice now sits, a distance of 28 chains, to carry the water into the town race at that point. 2. To prevent the frequent breaking away of the race, it will be necessary to lay down 100 yards of small box tubing, at the place where the water drops off the terrace on to the loose, sandy ground near Connellan's house. 3. We refer to report of October 2nd f>r carrying out in part or to completion the distributing of water through cast iron pipes, and to the building of a stone reservoir at the terrace about section 5, block, xiv., ni-ar Connellan's house. Mr Smythies took the levels, and finds : From site of proposed reservoir to street above Mr Barry's house, where box discharges into open race, 22£ feeb fall, distance 20 chains ; from thence to Bridge Hotel, GO feet fall, distance 45 chains ; making a fall of 824 fee * f rom reservoir to Bridge Hotel, —distance about 4200 feet (Go chains) ; which would cost, for pipes, hydrants, knees, tees, and junctions, including reservoir, not less than £80!), —a sum you cannot afford all of at present ; so recommend for your consideration that part of the works mentioned hi report of October 2, 1871. The report having been adopted by the Council, It was moved by Cr. Fraer, seconded by Cr. Brown, and agreed to — That the Public Works Committee be requested to draw up spccilications, and to adverfor tenders for boxes in accordance with the recommendations contained in their report : tenders to be sent in by next Thursday. A vote of thanks to the Mayor closed the meeting.