HOROWHENUA ELECTRIC’ POWER BOARD

Otaki Mail, 26 November 1923, Page 4

HOROWHENUA ELECTRIC’ POWER BOARD

$ THE MONTHLY MEETING. i Tlie Horowhenua Electric Power , Board met on Tuesday, Mr G. A. Monk presiding. There were also present Messrs D. \V. Matlieson, \V. H. Gunning, A. Seifert, McKay, A. A. Brown, A. Boss, W. E. Barber, and C. Kilsby. CAMBRIDGE STREET EXTENSION. From the. Borough Council advising further to the Board's letter re the formation and metalling of Cambridge street, that the Council Was not prepared to go on with the work at the present time owing to there being no provision on the current year s estimates for the expenditure." The Council had decided, however, to put a culvert in the water race where it ! crossed Cambridge street at the Bor- j ougli boundary, which wcruld enable i vehicular traffic to use the street in j dry weather. j The ternary remarked that the consents of tite letter had already been verbally reported to the Board I before it came to hand.—Received. j ALL NIGHT LIGHTING. ■ From the Fo.xton Borough Council 1 I stating that it had decided that tho ' | street lighting of the town should 1 ihe an all-night service, i.e., from • 1 . sunset to sunrise, it presumed, at a, ’ cost, of £3 17s 6d per lamp.—Received. ; J From the Shannon Borough Coun- . oil stating that, it desired the street, lighting to he kept alight from sunset 1 to sunrise.—Received. From the Otaki Borough Council to | similar effect.—Received. j FENCING AT SHANNON. < From Mr D. M. O'Connor. Shan- , i non, stating that he had fenced the j : road as promised, and also renewed | fence in front of the Board’s section I at an average cost per chain of Ms 6d or IMs and .had supplied material. He thought he hod a claim on the Board. The work was done on the Board’s section by an error of the workmen. The extra, fencing he bad had to do rust. £2 14s 3d. 1 On the motion of the. chairman the matter was left in the hands ol Mr Gunning and himself. FOXTON’S REQUIREMENTS. ; ■ From the I'oxton Borough Council , asking tiie Board to consider terms t mid conditions for the supply of elec- i trii'ity for a period of seven years for ( the following!: (a) The rates per unit j for night load at pumping station; h the rate per unit for ordinary day h*ad: (c) the rate per unit for driv- j mg motor at Municipal Theatre; (d) j the rate per unit for lighting the the a- I tne; (e) the rate for motor driving \ gas works exhauster (partial night and i day load); (f) tilic rate for pumping j daytime at swimming baths, the. rate j for pumping night load at baths. What j J would the Board estimate the cost, of i converting the present 110 volt circuit into the Board's circuit as this was of great importance in connection with ] sub-heading (d). J

•TlUi chairman suggested that the I iniiliter he referred to the engineer. Mr Seifert- ashed that the engineer consider the question of a rate for the night, load. chairman’s motion was carried. SALE OF A HORSE. A letter was received from Mr \V. l.aing. jtiirir., stating that, some confusion had arisen concerning a horse, which he had ascertained was sold to the Board by another person for £35. Tin' Board’s officers were aware, | prior to the sale of the animal, that | he. was an interested party in so far l as he bad received rent from the Board for the hire of the horse. Tt was part of a. security held by him under a lull of sale wild lie wished to know what amount the Board would * pav in full seftl-emenfc of any claim ha [ might have. He considered £35 was I the value of the horse, the harness I was worth £k !)> and rent due to | date of purchase £3. a total of £46 Its. j The person who had sold the hors# jj | had forwarded him the Board's f

S cheque for £35 and he proposed to g hold same until aware that the Board would make a satisfactory settlement. Trie chairman said he inspected the horse mid recommended its purchase, believing that everything was alright. He felt that Mr i/iing should hand the money buck and take the horse. < The Board had made a bargain and lie did not see why they should go back on i.t. Mr Matheson: I'd return the horse. Mr Brown : I wouldn’t. The chairman : in buying the hor.se w» did not value, the harness and I think we should buy that. it was decided to leave the matter in the hands' of the engineer and chairman. , MILKING PLANTS. ! In reply to a question the engineer I said t.libfc a lot of people were not |[ putting m a motor for milking plants straight away but had signed up to take one next year. There were sev.cn or eight. Mr Ross remarked that it did not I seem very many. ' The chairman explained that they ivere onlv on the main road. The side mads had not been touched.