ABATTOIR WATER SUPPLY.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8333, 16 January 1907, Page 7

ABATTOIR WATER SUPPLY.

' The. Manager of the Borough -Abattoir submitted to the meeting of "the Masterton Borough Council, last -evening/ 1 a report on the proposition• to use race water for the purpose of cleansing the abattoir premises, and well water for washing meat. The water from the well would in all .probability be sufficient for washing meat, but at the same time the Manager was of opinion that the well would continue to prove troublesome at times through the vibration of the engine and the swish from the pump loosening the shingle and thereby ' gradually silting it up. The engine in the well would have to be placed on an impervious floor to prevent oil and primage reaching the water. Tn order to use race water for washing the premises, continued the Manager, a concrete tank of 6,000 gallons capacity would have to be built near the abattoir, and a separate pump : supplied and the water drawn from the race at a point above the paddocks used by the Wellington Meat Export Company for camping stock. The Manager desired that the two iron tanks at present used to hold race water should be fixed up to save rain water from the roof of the building for drinking purposes. In conclusion, the Manager trusted that the matter would receive the earnest consideration* of the Council, and that the scheme decided upon would be-installed without further delay. ' The shortage of water was a serious - drawback to the abattoir, and under existing conditions he would be compelled to refuse any increase in business such as was being offered from i the Carterton Bacon Factory. The Engineer stated that there was a spring on the Wellington Meat Export Company's property, and the water had been taken from that spring on sufferance. He added that the Export Company had decided to take up the pipes and stop the supply • of water. < Cr Morris explained that the object of the Meat Export Company in taking up the pipes was because some of the Borough employees had deliberately brbken a valuable padlock off the gate leading to the Company's paddock when they . were going to attend to the pipes. They had also left the gate open,, when there was a large number of sheep in the paddock. In the opinion of the speaker, such men should not be in the Council's employ and should be dismissed. CrHoar: "Quite right." The Town Clerk said he understood from the Meat Export Company'* agent that it was not the first time that the same thing had occurred. The Council decided to apologise to the Meat Export Company for what had occurred, and offer toreplace the padlock.' After discussion, the Council decided, on the motion of Cr Temple, to yisit the abattoir and confer with Mr Elliott; before deciding on any definite scheme in connection with the water supply.