Water Mains Extension

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 February 1914, Page 2

Water Mains Extension

TO FAIitFIELD AND lIOSLYJS.

intension of the water mama

'...I i , airiicld and vicinities was tils., v....jjil on Munday, apropos of a report submitted to .Levin Borough. Council recently by Coujicillox iilenkiiorn. He reported that the committee had investigated tiic requests of eighteen petitioners for extensions of the mains, ami it considered that the extension would be found profitable. Personally Councillor iilcnkkorn thought there would be a profit of £100 per aim am from the extension, and h , .- knew it would be admitted that ho was not of an unduly sanguine nature in these matters. At ti.e. same time, he and the lommmei; were of opinion that before making any extension of me mains tL<;iv should-be a poll of the ratepayers taken on the question of a loan, that thi.' scheme w./ald either £cl the approval or the condemnation of the ratepayers. While they were about raising tne loan, • would be well, he thought, to rtiso £1000, so that there xveujd ht £100 ov £200 left over to meet future needs for extension. Councillor France believed that the best way in regard to borrowing was to borrow nothing if you could do without it, and to borrow as little as necessary when borrowing was unavoidable. As to the mains extension, he would like to sec some guarantee for the loan made by the people who would be benefited; if possible a charge should be made on ' the tiiies of the land. Councillor Matheson thought that Councillor France's remarks wore thoroughly souna. Councillor Dempsey thought the scheme was a good one and he was quite in favour of it. He thought; the settlers would be only too glad to got the water as the Faivfield .settlement was rather a dry area, and he did not think there- would bo many who would refuse, to take the water if it was laid on. Councillor Lancaster also agreed with Councillor France that the work should be done an safe linos. The borough had water to sell and if the scheme was safeguarded it should supply the settlements. Councillor Parker thought the council should not go further until a bettor return from the main was promised that at present, but tlir- whole matter would be placed before the burgesses before thematter of raising a loan was finally dealt with. Councillor Mackenzie said the lotting <ui< of water could not be peculiar to Levin: he suggested that the Town Clerk ascertain the practices in other places. Councillor France said that in sonic cases as much as two shillings per thousand gallons was charged. In conclusion Councillor Blcnkhorn said there was no urgency about the matter: it could be postponed for a month, and in the meantime councillors could make all enquiries that suggested themselves., and come to the next meeting prepared to give a decisive vote. This course was unanimously agreed to.