WATER SUPPLY

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1489, 24 June 1905, Page 3

WATER SUPPLY

|S STEEL RIVETTED PIPES. MAYOR ASKED TO CALL PUBLIC MEETING. The following requistion has been forwarded to his Worship the Mayor, asking him to convene a public meeting- to consider the question of the prudence of adopting Mr Hay’s scheme, and especially the üb6 of steel rivetted pipes ; ■“ To his Worship the Mayor, Gisborne. the.undersigned, electors for the borough of Gisborne, request you-to call a public meeting to consider the question of our borough adopting Mr Hay’s water scheme, including the steel rivetted pipes.' As we consider there is grave reason to question the prudence of adopting Mr Hay’s scheme and the steel rivetted pipes, we would ask you and the Council to defer committing this borough to any final arrangements with Mr Hay until* ratepayers have had an opportunity of considering the matter in its various phases. We make this request with no spirit of discourtesy to the Council, but with the one desire to get the best result for our town.—Yours obediently, “ A. Martin “James East “ T. J. Diokson r “ G. Humphreys “ Arthur Sawyer " lan S. Simson •“ W. J. P. Gaudin • " W. jSandlant John E. Whitby F. Harris " Geo. Maher “James Rosie “James Erskine “ Kenneth Humphreys “ G. Matthewson “ J. Maynard “ Win. Good -“ Thos. Leslie ** SI. Haisman \ •“ W. A. Friar ' ** T. G Lawless “ G. Williams ■“ John M. Wade.” ;We understand that the Mayor has complied with the request, and the meeting will be held during the coming week.