Borough Council.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 6 November 1890, Page 2

Borough Council.

We now supply tjie report unavoidably held over from onr last issue, of the discussion that took place in the Borough Council, on Monday evening on a WATER SUrPLT. Cr Nye proposed, and the Mayor seconded, I hat this Council consider the two proposals to supply the borough of Fox to a with water, either artesian or from well upon the race-course, with the view to decide the question by accepting the one or the other. (Jr Nye said — I think the Council lms already three or four esthmtes made, and the only place to bring the water is from the head of Park street. By taking the well over the hill a greater head of water is obtained. The water would have to be pumped into a 10,000 gailon tank at P rk street, and flow inio a tank in Main street, I recommend the 2 inch service. I have however made tip estimates for a smal er service of l\ inch pipes and smaller tanks which would cost £300. We must remember we have 4 mills on the river, we have to face that. The ' settlers used to have access to the river at Union street, but the mills . spoil this. We must supply people • with water or remove the mills. Eemoving the mills would hurt trade. i The fact that out-siders have no in--1 terest in the water supply but th^ir > duty to some ratepayers, .should still havo an interest in the soheme. I : think I have sketched the cheap p »t ; sour 'c for a supply. Unless we can • bring the water in free, tho ratepayers wi 1 never agree to a rate. • Alien the M-yor mention d the i matcer to me, h■• thought the water ■ could be brought into town for £100. . I explained to him what the Government water supply had cost, some 1 £500. I have not made an estimate for raising the tanks at the first lift. I ou y proposed to put them tivo fe t above the surface Personally lam not interested as I have 7000 gallons of water stored, but what I have done is for the good of the town, and has been also with a view to assist the Mayor. With regard to an artesian supply, I claim ro have ' een the discoverer of the artesian supply in the Kairanga blo.k. We found there, that directly the well struck the gravel, the water flowed up. Bufc the water only la-t« for a time. Ido not think you will get an artesian supply the country lies in a am and is full of si t. The Uaihv^y Department has put down two pipes at Carnarvon and the pipes turned back at 60 feet. Mr Powiiall, years a o drove a pipe and could not get water. My opinion is, you would have to go a greater depth, than the Council could find money, to pet water. The gravel is compact. At Wii'ikino, when making borings for the bridge, we put a pipe 52 fe; t down and struck gravel but no water. Under the papa rock there is a layer of hand, and you might get wafer in the gravel under the sand. Papa rock is nothing but blue clay hardened — I would not Oj'posetrving the artesian bchemo but I would not vote for it. The well at the station was put down 22 fe j t b-it the water was not fiL to drink and baa been abandoned, and the racecourse was put down in its plnoe. The water from the we 1 at the racecourse wns analised and reported fit for any purpose. We went through sand 7ft Gin then through timber, then went down 7 feet when came upon another old forest, and then sand until we got to the depth. Tho water by the rac course is simply rain water, percolating through the sand. I shou'd propose raising the money b/ lorn. (?r Jonson -I have been here 22 yea s and I know that th re have I be< j n wells in the Avenue that have | always given good wafer. Ono well has never been dry during the driest weather. I put a well down on my property in the sunn lin as ■ ' this well and I prefer the water to j auy rain water. I believe ie is a soring of wattr that runs out by Mr- 1 ' Whyte'a house. Mr ''rask on the opposite side of tho road cauuot get

any water. Theiv is no bftter water in' coking d. in ing or washni? as tint iv the well 1 fir t "spoke of. If tins spring co;il<l be r. 1 1 era would bo n > nee 1 t-i bring the wain 1 rom tne raci c uirs ■. The lvsuiaiion w.is carried. < r Williams prop -ed, and Cr Jen s seco ded, I hat thu Mayor o uven- a pin lie rue t ng to discuss eh advisabil ty of rais ng » loan f r i w.it. r sup ly ;-md that No 2?cheme o I'ecotU'netuled. Ihe meeting to =t h place at the P.iblin Hall on Tv sd y November 11th at 7.30 p iv. Cr Williams said that we have by ibis proposition a scheme which we know as a certainty by the works executed by the Government, but an artesian supply is very doubtful. He thought that the 2 inch supply would be very satisfactory. The resolution being put was carried.