STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 November 1919, Page 3

STRATFORD.

(Prom Our Own Correspondent.) (All communications, letters, etc., left with Mr. H. .T. Hopkins, bookseller, will receive prompt attention.) BOROUGH DRAINAGE SCHEME. Nov. 27. A special meeting of the Stratford Borough Council was held on Wednesday, to further discuss the drainage and improved water supply schemes prepared by the consulting engineer, Mr. Sturrock. Those present were:—Mr. J. W. McMillan (Mayors, Councillors Cameron, Stewart, Hunter, Lt.wsoti, Walsh and Young. The Mayor moved that Mr. Sturroek's No. 2 drainage scheme, involving an expenditure of £43,000, be approved. Cr. Stewart seconded. Later the Mayor altered his motion so as to take in additional streets. Cr. Lawson said this would mean £50,000, and would be too heavy an expenditure unless it could be cut down in some way. The Mayor: You can't cut down a drainage scheme. Cr. Newton said they should have drainage even if they had to allow some of the street improvements to go. There was such a thing as a health officer, with the Government at his back, and the; might be compelled to adopt the scheme. The Mayor said ,he was prepared to meet the Council in every possible way, but it was necessary that they should be unanimous when going to the ratepayers. Cr. Cameron favored the full scheme as proposed by the Mayor. Extension would be difficult if they decided on a small area in the first place. Replying to a question, the Mayor said that if the loan was carried the same rate would apply all over the borough from the commencemem, and those not served by the sewerage system would be served with an up-to-date service of another kind. Cr. Young said that if the loans were carried the rates would still be below those of Hawera and other towns. The Mayor: "Yes, and we have made things an favorable to the other towns as possible in making the comparison." He believed they could put a good case before the ratepayers, and one they would acept. , Replying to Cr. Young, the Mayor said that according to flic present report, the revenue would on'y be about half of what they would require. Cr. Young urged that, in order to relieve those not getting advantages from the system, a flushing charge for water should be made of about £2 for each house. The Mayor said a rate would have to be paid on ail properties, Cr. Young said they would have a better chance of. getting the scheme carried if (he users were to pay tt fair proportion of the cost. The Mayor held that the cost of the scheme should be met by a uniform rate over the whole borough. A water rate would have to be paid as well as a drainage rate, but, Die former would not be paid unless there was a connection. Cr. Stewart said ihey wanted to get at the man with unimproved sections. ' The Mayor: -Quite right. He ought to pay double. Cr. Young said that the flushing charge on the present drainage loan of £4OOO paid halt' the interest. The Town Clark: It pays the lot. Cr. Nfcwton maintained that all, whether their houses were connected with the -vstem or not, would benefit, for 'they would be living in a more sanitary town, end under more healthy conditions. Cr. Hunter said that in the first place a rate would be struck all over the town. If the flushing fee was to be increased from 2<is to 40s, those relyjng upon.the other service should be treated in the same way. The motion was carried una..imously School committees and teachers, in selecting school prizes, should inspect the large stock of reward and gift books at H. J. Hopkins'. The books are direct from the publishers, and are low priced, well bound, well printed and illustrated, and in every way well got up. Special consideration shown to school children.

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