King Country Chronicle Saturday, September 3, 1910 TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The unanimous decision of Te Kuiti Borough Councli to procure a detailed report from Mr Spencer, the consulting engineer, on the most desirable schemes for giving satisfactory water supply, efficient drainage, and better roads and streets in the borough marks a distinctly forward step in the progress of the town. It must be frankly admitted, we had hoped the cost of these most necessary works would not have exceeded £20,000. The larger figures tend to raise a certain fear that the outlay will be greater than the borough is justified in spending. A little reflection shows, however, that the fears are groundless. If we are to have an efficient watersupply it must be drawn from such a distance as will give an ample pressure at the delivery point. It must be capable of throwing a strong stream of water, sufficient to check the most alarming outbreak of fire. And it must be pure. To get such a supply no nearer point has been discovered than eight miles up the Mangakewa and a similar distance up the Mokau. One or other of these sources of supply I look like being where we shall have to go. The cost for the Mokau scheme will certainly be under £15.000, and other things being equal, it promises to be the better of the two sources. Then there are the drainage works. We must have drainage, if we wish to avoid epidemics. The town is growing fast, and sanitation must have attention. As for roads and footpaths, the cry is insistent. If we are to attract population we must make living tolerable, and we can only clo this by providing good roads, drainage, and a satisfactory water supply. Then, though the rate may be somewhat heavy for the first few years, it js j
bound to fall as population increasesHamilton, with its fine roads, drainage, water supply, and other public services, has only a rate of 2\(\, and there is no reason why we should be permanently burdened with a higher sum. One advantage of an efficient water supply is an immediate drop in fire insurance rates, in many cases equivalent to a saving of one-third of the cost. It is to be hoped the full and detailed report will enable the works to be carried out at a less cost, but if not, we must face the expenditure.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 291, 3 September 1910, Page 4
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