PROGRESSIVE OTOROHANGA.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 432, 20 January 1912, Page 5

PROGRESSIVE OTOROHANGA.

£3500 LOAN PROPOSAL,

A special meeting of the Otorohanga Town Council was held on Thursday. Fieaent—Messrs J. Ormsby (chairman), W. Vicary, H. J. Osmond and M. Cowley. The chairman stated that the meeting was called for the purpose of deciding upon the matter of raising a loan. They were unanimous in thinking that a loan was necessary. Otorohanga was a very nicely laid out township, and practically level, and with an unlimited amount of river metal surrounding the township, a small loan would go much further than in less favourably situated townships. The surrounding country was being developed very fast, and the township mu3t keep pace with it. He and Mr Vicary had gone into the matter and carefully apportioned a certain amount for each street. This did not necessarily mean that they were to metal every street, but as the whole of the township would be liable for the rate it was only fair that the money proposed to be raised should be expended so a3 to benefit as much as possible, everv ratepayer. The chairman then informed the councillors of the

.nounts allocated to the various streets for formation work, etc., and gave information upon several matters that were raised.

A proposal by Mr Osmond and seconded by Mr Cowley and carried unanimously was to the effect that a poll should be taken to raise a loan of £3500—£2000 to be utilised upon road work, and £ISOO in securing a site and erecting a suitable public hall with offices for holding council meetings, etc. Before going to the expense of taking a poll it was decided to write to the Advances to Local Bodies Depatment New Zealand State Guarantee, for their provisional consent, and that immediately upon receiving that consent steps are to be taken to secure the loan.

Sanitary Service.—A great discussion took place over this matter, although all the councillors thought no time should be lost in bringing a night-soil sevice into operation with the least possible delay. The trouble was the matter of financing the project. It would be necessary for the council to have about twice the number of sanitary pans that would actually be in active service, and the council have not the money to buy them. Eventually Mr Osmond moved and Mr Vicary seconded that Messrs Vicary and Osmond be a committee to go thoroughly into all the information available, and to work out the financing, and further that the Health Officer be written to and asked to give all the necessary data dealing with the matter. The committee are to | report at the next general meeting.