WATER AND ELECTRIC LIGHT

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 240, 10 April 1912, Page 8

WATER AND ELECTRIC LIGHT

CHARGES TO OUTSIDE DISTRICTS. MOTIONS CARRIED BY THE BOROUGH COUNCIL. A batch of important resolutions, notice of which had previously been given, were carried at last night's meeting of the borough council. The first one, moved by the Mayor, was as follows: That in Tiew of the fact that the whole of the borough water supply at present available is required for the reticulation of the extended area of the borough, the council resolves: (1) That no further connections be made to the water mains outside the borough boundaries. (2) That three months' notice be given to all consumers outside the borough (boundaries terminating the present agreement for water supply. (3) That after the expiration of the three months' notice above referred to, the charge for water outside the borough for domestic purposes be 2s 8d in the £1 on the annual value of the property to which water is supplied, the supply to be for domestic purposes only, and no extraordinary supplies to he permitted, and that the Bye-laws Committee he directed to take immediate steps to have the bye-law amended accordingly.

At the outset Cr. Gilbert inquired: "Is there not some other scheme being brought on to bring St. Aubyn within the borough?" The Mayor: That is their busineai.

Cr. Gilbert added that instead of Increasing the charges the St. Aubyn re* sidents should) be compelled to have meters and be charged eo much per thousand gallons. Complaint was made by Cr„ Jackton that the motion would penalise, certain residents outside fcb.6 borough who were 1 amongst those petitioning to 00819 with' in . tlie c-orough", Sn| wW had" Eeen subsequently cut otffc by thft ,Cofflffi|Bsron. Undoubtedly the object was to penalntS St. Aubyn only, and lie did not see any use in hiding the fact. Personally he would prefer to see the resolution altered to refer to St. Aubyn alone. Cr. Morey, while regretting that St. Aubyn residents had decided not to come within the borough, said it seemed "jolly hard lines" that they wane $o .fee. penalised as suggested. After some little discussion the motion was carried in its original form. j Two other motions were then carried unanimously, without ditcussion, as follow. The first one dealt with,e.xtraQF-, dinary traffic, and was moved by" Or. Manning: That the borough solicitors be instructed to immediately frame bylaws dealing with extraordinary* T traffic, including a charge of Is per cubic yard for metal carted over the borough streets. The other motion, re electric light charges, was moved by Cr. Clarke as follows: That as from May 1 next the charges for electric lighting and heating be as follow: Lighting inside the borough, 9d, with, a discount of 3d. Outside the borough, 9d, with a discount of Id. Heating inside the borough, 4d, with a discount of 2d. Outside the borough, 4d, with a discount of Id. '