THE DUST NUISANCE.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 170, 13 February 1914, Page 2

THE DUST NUISANCE.

Watering of King Street. Fortnight's Trial to be Given. At Wednesday night's meeting of the Pukekohe Borough Ccunril (he waterworks engineer reported as follows on the coat of watering King street to abate the dust nuisance:

"To elo thi* work by means of a watenrg cart the probable coat would be as follows: Plant: Cart £9O, hydrant arc! hoae tor filling cart from street plugs £6. total £96. Cost of working above plant: The .street would require four waterings per day, taking approximately li hours each watering. Tho quantity of water required would be 4000 gallons each watering totnl 16,000 gallons. 1 would beg hero to slate that a cheaper cart might be procured, one with Ihe spray instead of the revolving disc at approximately £35 to £4O and on'y requiring one horse to work. "Per hydrant Plant required: Hydrant with the necessary bend branch and spraying nozzls £lO, man's outfit £2 2s, labour 9s. The quantity of water that would be used each watermg 6000 gallons, total 24,000 gallons. I beg to state that watering per water cart is tho most economic a 6 the water is distributed over the road more evenly than it is from the hydrant." Cr Patterson criticised the report. If two waterings a day were sufficient in Auckland they ought to do in Pukekohe. Anyway, th 3 ratepayers would be very well pleased to have King atreet watered twice a day. The Council could get the use of the Fire Brigade hydrant. He considered the report over-estim«ted the cost.

Ihe waterwoiks engineer pointed out that when the dint was flying about his etpprience was that water dried up very rapidly Cr Patterson moved, 'lha* the engineer water King street twice-a-day with the hydrant when required fur a fortnight and the cost be kept. He contended that the water was already paid for by the nonconsumers, and thev were paying "through the ncae.'' Cr Hurley seconded, provi.led it was only a test and it cost the Council nothing for apparatus. Cr Pollock pointed out the cost would have ti be taken out of thi general account. There was plenty of other work required more than this.

Ir PatUrron asked wl.o paid for the water in the water troughs? The general account. Then why should not the general account ray for the watering of the streets'' An amendment propoied by f'r Comrie, seconded by t'r Hamilton, that the trial be for a week, was lost.

Ihe resolution was tjicn put and carried.

Cr Pollock: You'll have mud no#. What about ordering a mud scrapsi?