BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2695, 14 February 1924, Page 4

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

WATER AND DRAINAGE REPORT.

During the month the following work has been carried out.—Repairing water meters, cleaning block at inset to septic tank, cleaning blocked sewer connections. Connected seven house-holders with the high pressure water supply. During the month I made a house to house inspection. Pumping station maintenance: — coal, 1 ton 19 cwt, £5 12s; oil, 24 gallons, 13/-; wages £8 16s sd; total £ls Is ‘sd. Number of hours spent pumping, 83; cost per 1000 gallons 4-id; number of gallons pumped 852,000. waterworks maintenance £9 12s sd; sewer 15/-. Outside work produced £7 5s 4d, ROAD FOREMAN’S REPORT.

At Monday night’s Council meeting the road foreman reported as follows:

“During the past month the road staff has been engaged on the fol lowing work: — Grubbing lupins, in Victoria Park top dressing Wharf street and portions of Main street footpaths, trimming up and making passable footpath on the west side of Main street. South, asphalting yard Town Hall cottage, trimming willows Johnson street approach to Whyte Street, tar-sealing strip of road 12ft, wide, Johnston street, and general maintenance. With reference to tar-sealing in Johnston street, this needs to be gone over again within a short time to ensure its being of lasting benefit. The traffic in this street is particularly heavy and will practically all go over this strip 12ft. wide, instead of being distributed as in Main street. The test will therefore be severe, would strongly advocate getting line Bel mount screenings for this work when it is gone on with as the ordinary river sand is too line. Re Whyte Street approach:—The willows' in Johnston street having been cut down the view would be eiear except for the boxthorn hedge growing on the south side. This should be cut down to the level of: fence as it is almost as great an obstruction as the willows were.

Sixty yards of Manawatu County metal has lately come to hand and ruts on Sandon Road and hack of Victoria Park have been patched. The remainder of metal will be used as required.