LEVIN WATER SUPPLY.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 May 1910, Page 2

LEVIN WATER SUPPLY.

4 PRESENTATION TO MR DUXX. At the Druids' H;ill Inst evening a coiiijilinieiitiiry banquet was given in .Mr ,J. Dunn, overseer of the Levin liorough Waterworks, bv tlii< employees. Mr C. AVillianis, '-ha contractor ol Uio high water pressure .system, presided over a largo attendance. After loyal toasts had lieen lion.Mired, tin , toast el' the employees fii the high pressure system was ■! rii>ii< amid applause. In proposing it, .Mr MeGYe said that, tlm vurk had been carried out most suc■essl'iilly, and Mr Chaplin, in re■'.jMincliiii; in a happy speech, commented upon the amicalile relations that had always existed anions' the .■niploves. and the lair and honourable treatment, they had always re■eired at the hands of Mr Dunn. The chairman proposed the toast ol the engineers. «:\nd pointed out that when the proposal oi a liiirli pressure system was first mooted. Mr Climie's estimate was about C2/5.O00; many others who tendor■d put in estimates of 0)0.000. People wondered, at the time if the work could lie accomplished for C2o,00(l. Bw.t it hnd heen accomplished. mid accomplished in an ldmirahle manner. Levin to-dny bad one of the best water supplies : n tlie country. (Applause). Mr C'limie. in rrplyiug. remarked that he had onlv supervised the work. Tt was his father who bad ■arried out tlu% operations. Tie l ook that fippnriunity of thanking ■■ach man for the way in which ho had carried out his work. "With t'e--2ar<l to Mr Dunn, ho hnd found him to he n iiusf "fficient overseer, ■ind he con e idored he was very for•■■iiiiit" in having met him in the first, instance. (Applause , ). The success of the scheme was in a jrnnit measure due in his insistence on every detail, nnd they found now in 'wenty miles :f pipc-lavin'j; not, one defect that required mentioning. (Loud .a.nphinse). The Mayor ihen presented Mr Dunn with a solid gold chain aii! 1 nendant. subs'-ribed lor hy his colleagues in connection with the high water pressure scheme, jind in 'Icing so spoke of the difficulties Mr Dunn had had to meet with in carrying out the work, and said that, he was one of the m< st efficient ■iflieers he had over mot. Although he had never seen Mr Dunn before it: wn.s decided to appoint him tf) tin , , position, he was satisfied with the conversation he. then had with him that he was a thoroughly practical man. and would he the ri.irlit man in the right place. (Applause). He had given proof of great eapnfitv and ability: he had proved himself kind, hut strict in all his dealings, and the Council was vt-vy fortunate in soenrinji his services. (A'pplause). The M.ayor tjien handed Mr Dunn the jrold chain ind pendant. The latter horn the following inscription: "Presented to J. Dunn, overseer, L.B.C. Waterworks by the employees. 1!!1O.' M.r Dunn, who was cordially received, returned tluinks for the handsome present and kind references to himself. Tie Ikw tried to do his duty, .and ho was glad to think he Ikul won the retr.-ml of his employers and tho respoft of the men. (Applause). The plirtii-man c;avo tho tonst of "The Roronsh Council," and spoke aliout the good work it was peTforminc;. Manv improvementH had l)een cnn'ied out. .and tho last was tint of the waterworks. Tho Mayor, in replying, saiditluat while the Roroiifrh Council had to move with the times, it hnd a.ls-o to sntepuard tho money of tho ratepavers, fliul he claimed that whilo it had been, and was to-day, a -progressive hndy. it hnd spent monev wisely and judiciously. Ho pnirl n. warm comdimont to tho wsij in which M> Wilvliflms had enrriod out his work, and other speakers during the evening spoke in similar strains. The proceediiifrs wei'o plonsantly int'oi-sporsed with soups nnd reoitnUo,ns. .and concluded with the sinc;inrr of " Auld Lang; Rvne." Mr F. Groovpis ChnmWs fiotorl »ns thii pporetni'v of the presentation arrd. of tho m'oet-ing. i