Water and Drainage

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 December 1913, Page 4

Water and Drainage

* THE SHANNON SCHEME. A special meeting of Foxton Borough Council was keld to consider tiie water and drainage schemes of Atr Chenery Suggate. Two schemes were submitted, tlie first for a gravitation supply from the Shannon hills, and the second for an artesian supply, raised to a tower by means of air lift. As an artesian scheme has already

UVXJ.VJLLi.Vv JJLLIO tIJLAWtIVIJ 10 been rejected by tiie ratepayers and as the one submitted by Mr Suggate was, wit it the exception of the air lift, practically the same as the one previously submitted } to the ratepayers, the Mayor suggested that consideration at present should be limited to the Shannon scheme. i The suggested source is situated in the hills oil the Palmerston . side of Shannon, the distance j from the township being 4£ miles, the total distance from the source to Foxton being 103 miles. The suggested route of the jnpes . j from Shannon being along Shan- * I nun East road, across the bridge and thence along the main road. For the first 4£ miles 9in. pipes are suggested, and for the balance Bin pipes. The •estimated cost of the. water scheme is £23,932, including the engineering expenses, and of the sewerage system £7,728, making a total of £131,660. In the event of Shannon combining with Foxton in the cost of the dam at the source of supply, and mains to Shannon, Foxton's outlay would be reduced by from £2,500 to £'3,000. The Mayor said they were all pleased to at last have a reliable report on a scheme from the Shannon hills. It hatl often been said that a Shannon scheme was quite out of Foxrton's reach, but the report .before them showed that such was not the case. The total 'cost of the water scheme was between £23,000 and £24,000 with'a possibility of this being reduced to £21,000 if Shannon would combine with them as far as the cost'of the dam and mains to Shannon were concerned. He considered that in this scheme the Council had something which they could with confidence place

before (lie ratepayers. The cost would not be a very great burden when the benefits Avere taken into consideration. The total distance from the source of supply to Foxton was IG| niileSj but a mile or ,so could be saved by bringing the ■ pipes in a straight line from tlie 3 Siiannon bridge to Elluns' comer. L The estimated cost of upkeep was L 30s per week. The area sugges- > ted to. be reticulated he considered was a full one, and could -not ' well be improved upon. One matter for careful consideration ■w as the kind of pipes to be used L —cast iron or spiral. He was strongly in favour of, if possible, 1 combining with Shannon in the 1 cost of dam and mams to Shannon, and in this connection suggested that himself and any of 1 the councillors who desired to go should hold a public meeting at Shannon and put the whole position before the people there, and see what they were prepared to do. It was their duty to reduce the cost to the ratepayers as much as possible. Cr Chystall said that it was only fair to get the proposal before the ratepayers as early aB possible. It was early at present to say who I her he could give his whole-hearted support to the proposal ; that depended on conditions. He favoured going on with the Shannon scheme only as the ratepayers had already said they did not want the artesian scheme, and further, many influential residents had asked that a Shannon scheme should be placed before the ratepayers. The suggested reticulation area was considered and approved. Discussions in reference to the financial side of the scheme — rates, revenue, etc.—was held over for a future meeting, the Mayor pointing out that at present it was not known on what system--capita], unimproved, or annual values —it would be necessary to rate. ,An amendment ill this collection was before the House this week, and until they knew what had been done they could not go into the matter. — Herald. _____

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