Shortage of Water.
At the Borough Council meeting on Monday night the engineer rerf commended that steps be taken to curtail the present lavish use of tho town water. The river was exceedingly low, and unless some rain occurred within the next few days hj« would be obliged to cut off one of the pumps, ns sufficient wulor would not como down the race to drive Uw two, turbines, He recouunendud that the use of garden hoses should to* immediately stopped, that the watrat) should be cut off where leaky tapi occur, and that flushing down should be reduced to a minimum. The reservoir will be sufficiently coiuplctsd' (or service during this week, aid ho would 1« able to get some through; from the intake on Thursday week, April fi, so that any temporary inconvenience arising from the present shortness of water would be but of short duration. The recommendations were adopt 4 od, and it was accordingly decided to advertise a notice to consumer*.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 782, 28 March 1905, Page 2
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165Shortage of Water. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 782, 28 March 1905, Page 2
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