Foxton-Shannon Water Supply.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 April 1914, Page 2

Foxton-Shannon Water Supply.

Reference to ill-© Shannuu-Fox-toji water-supply made in the annual report Town s Clerk of Foxton, prc&>,i;ced to the Foxton Borough Council this week. The town clerk s;< ys: Before concluding my reporl i 1 it would not be out of give here a brief resume of wiiai/ has been done relative to the above matters. On July 20th, 191-'), a resolution was passed by the Council that immediate steps should be taken to obtain reports re waier and drainage, the reports to be based on the reticulation as previously supplied by Mr Climie. On August 2Gth, the Council accepted the tender of Mr C. Suggate for a report on a gravitation water scheme from the Shannon Kills, and a sewerage scheme, also a report on an air compression ar- 4 lesion scheme. On December 15 the plans as supplied by Mr Suggate were adopted. His were:—Cost of a gravitation water supply. £23,931: cost of air lift artesian supply, £11,527: cost of sewage* scheme, £7,728. In making estimates as to rates, etc., the council have had to make sure tliat no unlooked for expenditure should occur. On .January 12th, 1914, a resolution was passed that the council as a whole visit Shannon and see the site of the proposed head works. On .Tannavy IGth the council visited the headwords with a committee of Shannon residents. In the afternoon a meeting was held at. Shannon, when the council and Shannon residents discussed matters relative to a combined water scheme. Resolutions were passed asking on what terms Shannon would be allowed to join in with Foxton. On January 2r>th, the council considered the questions from Shannon, and decided that Shannon's share of tho headworks and mains to Shannon be in the ratio of one third to two thirds, but that the catchment area if required afterwards be paid for at half rates, also all expenses re maintenance. These terms have been accepted by Shannon, and their residents have promised to do their utmost to carry the poll for their part of the works. Since the last mentioned date the council has spent many long, laborious hours as regards the amount of rates required io pay the interest and sinking funds on the necessary loans, also in trying to define an area which would meet with the wishes of I hose most interested if the whole borough is not put in as security for the proposed loans. It is hopf>d that this matter will be finally fixed shortly, and that within a very few weeks the ratepayers will have the option of voting either for a gravitation scheme from Shannon and a sewage scheme, or an artesian scheme and sewage 'chcme, and that one of these pronosed schemes mav be carried.