Extraordinary Water Supply.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7829, 23 May 1905, Page 2

Extraordinary Water Supply.

CHARGES FIXED.. Tho Bye-law Committee reported, to the Borough Council Monday night recommending :—That His Worship the Mayor be chairman,; tihat a byelav/ be made fixing charges for excxtraordjnary water supply as under,, as from April 1, 1906 —ln hotels, in clubs and" boarding-houses where accommodation is provided lor live wr more lodgers, and in factories and business establishments where, fifty or more persons are employed— For the first, 30s per annum ; for extra w.c.'s up to three, £1 each ; if more than three, £1 each, including the first. In all other establishments except private dwelling-houses, 25s per annum for the first ; extra w.c.'s, 10s each per annum. In privato dwelling-houses connected with the ■cwago system, £1 per annum for the first : extra w.c.'s, 10s each ; dwellingf-house not connected with tho ; system, 10s each ; urinals, 10s each ) I per annum ; hoße for gardens and I supply to fountains, 10s ; hose for I for washing vehicles at private stables, 10s per annum, the charge to livery stabhj-fcecpers to be as at present ; photography, 10s iter annum. : Charges for outside the borough to ,be as provioutly fixed; | Tho Mayor pointed out that in [those streets where there was no sewer the residents would still have, ito puy for removal of nightsoil. Ho 'also showed by reference to charges in other boroughs that the scale hero was very favourable. Or. Wilson pointed out tlw difficulty of discriminating in the charges on a basis of the number of occupants. Cr. Brooking moved that the rate for extraordinary supply of water 1 outside the ' borough should be 25 per cent, higher than charged within the borough.

In reply to Cr. Ewing. the Mayoj said that those residents who had water supply lo their w.c.'s which were not connected with the sewer would ire charged for extraordinary supply. The Mayor pointed out, in reply to Cr. Brooking, that on a business basis it was policy to induce residents outside the borough to use the water by supplying them at a reasonable rate and thus relieve the ratepayers of the borough from the charges of interest. Cr. Brooking contended that unless these extra charges were made there Hover would be a greater New Plymouth.

The motion of Cr. Ilrooking was then put and carried, and the report as amended adopted.