BOROUGH COUNCIL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2684, 17 January 1924, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL

WATER AND DRAINAGE REPORT.

At Monday night’s meeting of the Borough Council, the water and drainage foreman reported as follows : During the month the following work has been carried out: Six householders have been connected up with the high-pressure water supply, also the race course. The work of painting Easton Park fence and cattle stops has been completed, tanks for householders have been repaired, and water meters read and repaired where necessary. Sewer connections have also been cleared where necessary. Three hours have been spent during the month on motor traffic work in Main St., with the result that one motor bike was stopped for speeding. The gas producer at the pumping station has been bricked in. The maintenance cost at the works is ns follows: —-Coal, lOewt. 2qrs., £2 10/-. oil, 2 gallons, 0/-, wages, £5 If)/-; bricking in producer £0 7/3, gas, 2 months’ bill, £3 12/10, a total of £lO 4/1. Fifty-six hours were spent pumping, and 707,000 gallons of water pumped at a cost of 5.? d per 1.000 gallons, including cost of bricking in producer. Maintenance. waterworks, £4 9/5, do., sewer, 8/6, do., pumping station £l9 4/1 a grand total of £24 2/-. During the month 86 hours were spent on outside work bringing in £l2 1/6. —Adopted. GAS MANAGER’S REPORT. The gas manager reported as follows; The apparatus is all in good order and working quite satisfactorily. During the month the crown of the largest holder was painted and while doing so T found several leaks in the joins of the plates. These I have patched up and it is now all right. Early last month Mr Leaver was taken ill and 1 did the stoking for a few days but, finding that he would not be able to resume work for several weeks, I secured the services of Mr Martin as stoker and I Jim pleased to state that be has given me every satisfaction. During the month two services were found to be leaking badly, and were removed, also several services which were blocked have been cleaned. —Adopted.

ROAD FOREMAN’S REPORT.

The road foreman reported as follows. —

During the past month, the road staff has been engaged on the following works; Mowing grass and grubbing wattle and noxious weeds at the cemetery; top-dressing the southern portion of Main St.; weeding water channels and footpaths, Wharf St.; repairing bank of drain Avenue Rd.; patching ruts Avenue Rd, Sandon Rd., and Park St., and general maintenance work. The grass in Victoria Park has also been cut and cleaned up. I am informed that a portion of the metal ordered from the County Council is likely to arrive soon. This is badly needed for patching, especially on the Sandon Rd. Meanwhile the staff has used clinker to fill up the worst of the ruts. The caretaker’s cottage yard, at the Town Hall, is badly in need of re-asphalting. A few yards of tarred metal in at pre-.-ent in hand, more than sufficient for this work.—Adopted.