BOROUGH SANITATION.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 452, 9 March 1909, Page 3

BOROUGH SANITATION.

DISCUSSED BY THE COUNCILA lengthy discussion took place In the Borough Council last night •a reference to the important ques.in of sanitation. Until the pre«t mediaeval pan system gives .-e to modern drainage the mcil will always have trouble. 2 Clerk presented a lengthy re- . on the subject last night not seating a proper system —but erpetualiou of the disgusting ■1 system. He stated that the esent contractor could not make ent wages for himself, for after iug an assistant £2 2s per ■4: it left him a balance of £1 .... .The cart was out every night the week except one ; there ere 387 pans in thenightsoil area which number 349 are removed ■H|:e a week, 29 twice a week and “\e once a fortnight. The report ited that under the by-laws a 2 of 6d per pan shall be charged JA>r each removal which would Kiean 26s per pan per annum ™ der the present system. This arge, though a fair one would ess heavily on some ratepayers. I nder the present system viz., a l.tnitary rate, the amount raised F» not sufficient to pay even the rate of working and makes no provision lor replacing present hlant, or additions, or repairs to fame- The report recommended tn annual charge of 17s 6d per pan per annum which would provide for increased wages etc. The above sum would be considerably less than 6d per pan per removal. Cr Stiles supported the report. Under the present system of proMing sanitary rate some rate- . ayers were getting off “scott free.” Che cost ot removal should be more equitably distributedCr Coley asked whether proision would be made for exemptag empty houses. Cr Stiles said some provision (lould be made to exempt empty mses from the tax. Cr Jenks suggested that the dter be left over for the new kftncil to deal with, to which Cr f dbolt objected stating that the sent Council should attend to matter. —Cr Hennessy said m many instances pans were tied every week that could well be left for a fortnight, ation was almost unbearable v and they were getting less for - ‘if nr ney. He was going to . . u tiff back and object to arther increases of rates. —Cr iks complained of negligence on ;rt of the contractor. —Other dllors said that their experwas that the contractor had very regular and the Mayor that Cr Jenks was the first Tint that had been made.— /hite said he would be sorry the present regular visitation red with, particularly at this if the year when the public —MB' had to be safeguarded 1 an epidemic. His advice j let well alone. He did not they would find many men undertake the work at the preent remuneration. He favoured the re ommendations contained in the re ort. ft Proposed by Cr Stiles and se|mdet by Cr Frankland that this louncil decide that the time has ■ dvei when the sanitary rate be f ;.e f 1 with a view to placing the Liaa ;e of same on a better footing ■ d also placing the burden of re more equally on the rateyers. That on and after April _ 1909 to 1910 a yearly fee be urged for each pan ol 17s 6d, the vice to be a weekly one. That Late be allowed for houses that ,ve not been occupied for a period f not less than two mouths. The resolution was carried, Cr ey dissenting.