Municipal By-laws.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7864, 5 July 1905, Page 2

Municipal By-laws.

THE CJ-IAIUJK FOI< \\ ATKR. A special meeting (if ihi; Ilorough < ounctl was held on Monday evening' t" consider the ,|i -V -laws <if the Borough as revised and ndtvd | ( , The Mayor (Mr l(. Cock) presided and th.r.- wciv ..,.| s „ ,„,..„.„,. . c,. s ~;„,,»,, llrowne, CUM', Colli*, Tisrh. Wilson, I'iooking and Hiirois*. The Various l,y-tnvs as drafted and amended were discus ,e.'l seriatim. 'I he principal business « a s the considcr.ili,.n ,„' ( |,e l,.\laus relating lo I In.- new wain- supply, ami „ deputation, (if ivlrch Messrs .lav. M. Frasr. Sole and .1. |-\ |!(, ,^. r . wen- ,|,.,. spokesmen waited on 11„. Council i„ ask thai rlie charge |»-r iniMi gallons (if waler used i„ connect ioii wilh 4iv(li'anlic lifts and iinu-liincrj lie materially reduced from Is, "he figure. I roposvd l,y the Cmiv.cil.

II was pointed out that the charge in Auckland was- tenpence and n Wellington ninepence, unci u charge of Is ii New l'l.vmoiitih was consiik-red u direct liar to the installation of labour saving appliances. H .was urged that a charge of (id would lie remunerative, ns the consumption fl'as bound to increase mid new consumer:! ivouid have thl- hydraulic servx.- installed. One of the arguments in favour of the new water scheme had lieeii the additional and cheap facilities tihat Would upcriA- froui the pitvitatio'n scheme, but with, a charge of Is per 10(10 the Cist to consumers would probaljly placq them in a worsii position than befoiv, when a fixed charge was made The .Mayor said it was not tlllCouncil's intention to increase the present charge that had been in existence for ninny years. The Council had litin charging people lining jil.-i----ji rs Is per Kino gallons. The Council must conduct thn f-.'rvicc on commercial lines. Those who talked about •e.xcossive charges should study the prices charged in Ai-cAlaml and Wellington, and they would see that, nil round New I'lyiuoulb would iliinparo more than lavoui'alily from the consumers' standpoint.. There was. however, a good <b-al in the argument t bub the Council bad promised additional facilities fir inniiufaeturtiig purposes, and it Wus the only reasm he could see why the Council shouf.l bring th-- price down under (his heading. The deputation thanked the Coun'lil mid withdrew. At a .later stage the Council li.vod the price at ninepence, consumers instal the nieH-rs.

Th,' following, ar.' m-w prices lnli<l down in the by-hws as passed : .(iitsifJi- thv IWrougli. rate oi' Is Id per ii on the upnuul value of the lund and buildings: persons outside I.'*• Horoug)l to pay I lie sum of £1 lo cover the cost of connect inn tc. 'he lioiindary. irdditiionnl cost over libit ; water closvt.4 in hotels, clulis, and lodging' houses (where nc'codiiiiodatio-< is provided for live /or inuro lodgers), and in factories and -business premises (where ."ill or ni|;>rc persons are employed,), charge of .'His per annum for one. water closet (ind lor extra wnter closets XI each per annum : water closets in dcwllingliouses 'Connected ivilh the sewerage systdn X.) per annum for one. and lOs per annum for any e.xfra. close! ; dwelling houses not connected with Ihe sewerage sluyeifl, ]Hs JUT 011111101 for every closet : charge for wnVr chisels in all premises not provided for in Ihe pn<£ ding by-l;,iws 'Jos per annum lor one and ,10s* per annum Uir ■ very exirn closet : r. large for urinals and wat.er troughs 10s each per annuin : each hos'c for garden lawn and for waiierinw vehicles at privale sliililes ins eaco per annum; supply lo pUrtoiirnphic studios, |os per auninii : livery siable.s, My meter, al the ratfi of i)'d per HHUI ; charges for extraordinary wale/- supply outside the borough '2~> pep (tent more than within the borough : cxlrgnrdinary water supplies, consumers to provide iivti-rs. !td per HKKI. Oilier prices as al present. At Hi p.m. the Council adjourned lo 7 o'clock on Friday evening, when Ihe by-laws will he completed prior to the sitting of the works committee-.. '