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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2169, 20 April 1908, Page 1

MAYORALTY. TO THE BURGESSES OF THE BOROUGH OF GISBORNE. Ladies and gentlemen,— In again consenting to oll'e; my services'ns Mayor o! your town, I do so with n strong fooling that il is .necessary to lmve the a Hairs o' this Borough j>ut on a sounder ami hotter footing, both from an economical as well as a beneficial standpoint; and, further, that it is possible for us to derive greater municipal improvements and advantages upon a loss rato than we aro now inlying. Legat'd in g the question of streets ami footpaths, it must be conceded that they aro in a deplorable condition, and should be put in better order, which I am strongly of opinion can be done at a less cost to the ratepayers than they aro now actually paying; this can be done by utilising the Council’s means to a better end. I maintain that the annual saving on this head alone would be more than sufficient to pay interest, sinking fund, and annual cost on an economical and efficient sewerage scheme, sufficient to servo Gisborne for many years to come. I ain opposed to Mr .Mestayer’s suggested Shone system of sewerage, -as it is altogether too; costly for our small population,* jts initial cost would bo £125,000, with an annual cost for pumping, etc., of about £2OOO, or a' total annual cost of about £7625, which would be a most disastrous strain on this Borough’s finances. At the same time, I fully recognise f that sewerage and drninago MUST be provided for at onco to servo the whole of the settled portion of the extended Borough. And, if wo profit by the oxpcriendcs of other flat towns, situated less favorably than we are, and use the systems they are using for sewerage, wo should obtain an efficient sewerage scheme for_ less than £30,000, with an annual maintenance costing under £SOO, or, say, a total annual cost of about £IBOO, instead of £7625, as suggested by Mr. Mestayer’s scheme. Regarding the waterworks, I have all along strenuously opposed the use of the Spiral pipes. for tho service main, and foretold tho disastrous results it meant to tho Borough if they were used. I deeply regret that events are proving that this Borough is not getting the full benefits of a. good scheme, because of a defective service main, and I fully recognise that tho Council will (as I believe they are now doing) requiro to handle the difficulties of the Spiral pipe line in q most careful manner, so that the full benefits of the scheme, both for fire and other purposes, may ho enjoyed by the Borough, and at the same time see that the cost of maintenance of this service line does not strain the Council’s finances too much, but-, whatever else has to be done, I consider a reservoir must be provided as soon as possible. I have always been in favor of the municipalisation of tho Gasworks, or, alternatively, to consider the prudence of ultimately going in for electricity, with a view of using the latter power for a tram system when required ,as well as for street lighting, and these matters should be carefully and favorably considered by the Council. „ I maintain that our future progress mainly depends upon the manner in whieli the affairs of the Harbor Board are controlled. We must-have a deep water; harbor, and, with this object in view, - every care must be taken to see that no mistakes are made, for whieli "U'mose the fullest and best advice should be : first obtained, without any unnecessary' delay. I bold that the policy of the Board should he to limit the expenditure in the river as much as possible, consistent with immediate shipping requirements, and make fair charges against the ships for port and other dues, and so reduce the burden oil the people using the port. If this policy is maintained, I am strongly of opinion that there need never bo anothervharbor rate levied, even tlioough we incur the cost of an Outer Harbor at a cost of £350,000. Tho necessity of a harbor rate in the future will only arise by reason of the above policy being departed from, and through needless or extravagant administration on the nart of tho Board. There are a. number of other municipal requirements which I am not dealing witli in this address, but my opinions are so well known to the ratepayers that- I have left them to be dealt with in my public address on Wednesday evening next. I am, ' Yours obediently, W. DOUGLAS LYSNAR.

„r.:i MAYORAL ELECTION. MR. W. D. LYSNAR ILL ADDRESS .THE BURGESSES OF GISBORNE IN H IS j^ ajesty ’ s > THEATRE. ON April 22nd, 1908. At 8 p.m. His Worship tlio Mayor will preside. Confectioners/ , ONFECTIONER X « W 1 Am The Original Introdaoer* o? ANYTHING STARTLING In Confectionery. Othern are Only Imitator*. They can try, bat can never be like a*. NEVER EQUALLED. No ohanoe of being excelled. TOWERS, MANUFACTURING CONFEC- ; TIONEII. T HE GISBORNE. JgEWARE OF TTYPHOID PISINFECT WITH MICRO. gWEETERIES.