THE WATER SUPPLY.

Evening Star, Issue 3975, 20 November 1875, Page 2

THE WATER SUPPLY.

To the Editor. ‘ IR»~It appears that Mr Bernard Isaac is vhe writer of tb.. letter si.ned “ Ratepayer” in vour issue of the lUh inst In his replv of the loth to mine of the l‘b k he has saved me from •opeating the clause l -, of the lii 1 lately oefore tiie Assembly, and by so <ining has proved the contrary and absurdity of his fiist (“Ratepayers’) letter. He nas not attempted to show in what way the riparian proprietors prevented the Corporation from ob the water from the Leith unless the "Corporation should purchase their several businesses Not a single word of anything ending thereto was ever yet hinted at by the riparian All that was demanded was th.it in the event of the Corporation taking iway the water, fair money compensation •honld be paid by the onudl; and I have yet to learn that Mr B. Isaac is anyw-se better qualified with all his wisdom to judge wh t • onrse should be adopted bv the riparian propnerom than they art* themselves, I have no desire to ar_ ue his matter with lr saac. hj st>,b*of argument displayed in rns first and >ast letters simpb requires reading ■•y anyone eudo -e i wtb v ery «rdinary rea-on-i-g powers to deserve no further notice. -I am. Sc,, ’

n xt . Jab, Wilson. Dunedin, Nbv»mb--. r IP. To die Editor, ien raw fetter in your issue of ■he 11th sigped “Ratepayer,” I surmii-ed that the writer of it w.-.s either one of the City ouncillovs, or that i; hul been written at the •‘stance of one of the,,,. I t I was correct, is Mr Vulsnn and “ ' T.ize.. 8 ” letter- have men the cans of bringing 1 cuncillor Isaac to he hout. Of c iuseit is plainly obe seen • iat Mr or the City '’ounoil through ■um, is desirous of getting uv public excitement m the water question and nt endeavoring to browo> uum on ■ In- nua.ian proprieto «. because hey have Ilk- the audacity, in a fair and straightforward manner, r.o protect their own interests. 1 wonder if Mr Isaac, or any other ot the City Councillors, would not have done he same. My impression i; that if Mr Isaac, r any of bis fr ends, w. ,e riparian proi motors over the Water of Leith they would not be content even with ibe mere pound of flesh ”

’esmte the letters of Mr Bernard Isaac. 1 » tko hherlv of spying that the statements M Citizens ant Mr Wilson’s letters are ip.ite correct; ,v; ; I m..-y further state that th,? •by Council Ua.- never made any a .plication f ■'n\ ot tni r’parian proprietors regarding the | unchase of ti.eir water Ngbts. As regards , r Isaac s extr lets tr-m the original Bill, t vke hj" nrst one ..f the same --“ the said Corpora|l’ll «'tic sole option,” Why should LorjKH atjou have the sole o) it ion ot dyalmg, as it chooses, with other peoples property.” Then again take (he four last hues “but the said C irporatiou shall not he liable to make any compensation to riparian proprietors in the

of a dry season making it impossible to apply them with a prop, i quantity of water.” .7 f '°»rse, this cun dug proviso over rides all 'he 01 her liberal pmvi-ions for co - pensatiou vhich were introduced in the Bill, and c weit ' < R*u 1 >t. inverted with the intention of draw ng a herring acres- the scent.” Let the Council act openly and fairly in their deal* ings and they will be met in the same spirit by the other side. But the best answer to Air baseis assertions that the “ original Bid” provided for fair compensation to riparian proprioters, and the best proof to the contrary are * ac * s that the Heuse of ifeuresentatives did not think so, and ’..hat they altered the Bill to its present form. Should Mr Isaac favor you with any more of his productions I 5h.,1l not trouble to rvp y to the same. In conclusion. I would beg respectf» 11«» c, ~£V... . L <1 1 1 . . . . r .

tally to offe< the Council a little ach Ice, which is that if they wish i.o get up public excitement on the subject ot the water supply they should do soma fair, honorable, and straightforward manner, an- 1 that members of the Council, and some of its officers, should refrain from calling the riparian - proprietors rapacious, and from Otherwise abusing them to the ratepayer. Up to the present thus ■ mteiested in 'he Leith would have dealt libe-aily w th the Council, but abuse and the meanness of a t 'ouncillor descending t<> write to a newspaper w! at are not facts with a view to injure the property ot a number of citizens, are matters which will be borne in mi...d should he Council ever wish to get a good watei sup. y from the Leith for the City.—l am, ac., ■n . A- BTP ASIAN PROPRIETOR. Dumdin, November 17.