LEVIN WATER SUPPLY.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 31 May 1910, Page 2

LEVIN WATER SUPPLY.

i PROPOSAL TO SUPPLY j FOXTON. I r MPOM\*\T LFCLAPATIOX 15V Tim AlAYOtt. T't view nf the import/iiro of tho ■I'l.x-tinn of Levin supplyine Foxton '•H.li water. 'i r«.*T>rpsfiiitntiv<» of the ' Chronicle" wnited on the Mayor ! ■•".<:! erdav. to olit.nliv Ms opinion on matter. Air Gardener i.s thorJ conversant, M-it.li t.lio nncs- ; 'ion, anrl the onostions of j 'in- renor!".- "dfhrut, hpsitaiMon. ! ?■!> n-if! 1 ! 1 "r. ■>'"11 tlir?ro-norli-!"v rniiYi'i'?'i«it v.-i! l ' the water ,mni- ! >L r . wmiM "'>ll m,,. in vmir I pinion. if there would b? am- dani 'ov of the water fniliii'T should snt;Kf...,.)r,vV anvin<reinonts bo made villi Fox to n. nskorl the reporter. 1 have "o Ti'-p*f Pitiful in saying that | '•! would not bo tli<> shVht-rst foa i' ! ,r *hp> snoplv ovnv fnilinn-. mid T not ; -.-I" b««-» mi- f"it-1i nil ,t'>e PPiiiiGrr'" | " |V, i'l bnf aLo i n p"i' e on:il ohsci" 1 T sppnt three flays explorj " wv M'o rirfM' on the rawes Romo i 't":' vomv". n«ro, and although no j "'i» Im'l hllon for six months, : wa.s .i ,<!nlonflifl flow of water " ii"' ri r "". which is ft»l from many i v " UtM' ftro-iii's. "When him takes ■ confiiTi.j-.itio." i+.h.it. vorv little, , ' r "'i-.'. t'.'irnv wa'or finrl« its wav into '•« Ol'on. it can bo oa e ilv o»»n that low iv a ivrmillPlH" one. And, j'' "i .•■onin, the council lias taken U stoo.s +" fon.eprvo +lio snpplv. I ; '"'v bo!i<rbf mvirly 700 a cms of • iro b"r.!i bnv's. so now t-V witor ; -i-'v +lironr r li maiden Imsli. This 'mk tbo sin from ponrino- m tbo •'vr bo'is. xvliif.li moans that <i very ' "'.'ro p T"i)lsiiion takes place. And boil si win wo ere t<>ld hv tbo on'iii.'cr -fli.'if. if wo took. say, a mil- . ' i'i>? niifl si 11n 1 f willoiis par (lav, it, ! '■ ''Id oiilv lake -1 ppr oonit. of tbo ; b'W. and surelv t-liat is littlo noiiL'b : and if tbo population in- ; Tonßfd in b'tli places to a (total of \ "0.000 (wli'di is not likely) wo diotild only ire b;ilf a million per i ':iv. lo.aviiiir. wif-li tbo capacity of i Mi- present n : pos, a m ill ion per day i coino and fro on. ! AIV G'ardonor. bow do von aocovint bat, at. so mo dry fiMwuifi tbo river 'miis almost, dry by tbo Olinn ; H id^o? I tliinl." iiodonbtodlv this is p,ans- : "1 fbr«u7irb tbo forest, beitp.r felled on ■ ""b sido fvl" -tbo rivor from a oor■•in Tbo bush should lvovor ' o .allowed to bo fallen, and on this •vperioncn the bo.ronifh has wisely nnrlviso'l linsh l'Mid. so as ho pro- • '-'V't. their portion. T feed confident ''at, oven ii' thero wov« ten times I 'o waf"r com in n- into tlie rivor at ; ' cortaiii noin.t it would ho lost '"'ain further d"M-n tbo river for 1'• causes already staled. ; Is it possible for h'oxton to ob'"!n a sniiplv of their own? Vos: 1 underst and lihat Shannon o!H» of the olaces nientioiied, but "ho (ino.-'tion they have to consider it- is obtainable, lriiiloss "-Minn- to lartro exiienditnro in 'i«» form of brad works, puro.hflsinp; ! Mid, and. last, but not least., can ■'iev oh't.ain the some pnr« simply : Levin. AVo have uiK|nestionbly t'h:> best and unrest- water in be dnminbn rnn.iiiiisr into Levin, : ul any bai'oii'.di would ho I'ortiinS to obtain it. Tlh-io was <■:(.,lo ■ i)n:pos:il to a-r----"1100 with F(l\to 11 t') lliivo SDIIK! ':"onimi>nt ovoi' ! bo bead works? \ : f'.at was so. but this council "io'.".''!'! the most satisfactory way .'"id ibo supply l''ox.lon by lnot-er, iid I foci <uro this is the best way. "nxtoii would, by this means, know "s Tlvoy would not have I pay for any main! en,am o within or borou'd'. !n 'd no ehars.ro for aditi::ii.s s!:om1.1 ooca.siiiu ,aris'e. 00 you t'link Ko.vton will sorious'cmsidor the position of a water apply from Levin? Vos. I do. They have n frood lot i' lb crouch loisiness men on t licit' ■aunoil. ami in my opinion Ithey will -!aoo (lie (|iie-tion bid'oi'e the peiiple .'ho will have to decide. Tliey have ; frood case, and if they handle it, :i tbo proper am siii'e they 'ill- ,and if the ])eople aro serious a wanitino; the water, I have every ntidenro. that- t-hoy will take their ■apply from Levin. It i.s quite a, ■sual t-liiu'jc lor one borough to !|)]dy jsno'thor. 1 suppose it will assist Levin in ts fiu.a.neintj; if l''oxton takes the ■/nt.r>i ■? Vos, without doubt, it will bo. a ":od. .so'iiro;. of revenue. Do you tbiivk Fox-ton will oot aluo for their money? As to ,a price I am not in a p. si:en to name at prnsont, till Foxm co-nHders tlx* offer, and, in conlu;d(Mi, !. brartil.v trust ha.t satis- ; "'ory can bo come lo ' o-ans,' I can saf(d,v_say th.at, tilio ' to both will be mutual.