The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1888. A High Pressure Water Supply.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3083, 18 December 1888, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1888. A High Pressure Water Supply.

Masteuton is perhaps the lightest taxed borough of any pretensions .in Now Zealand, But at what a sacri-, fice ? No water and no drainage I We have large property holders here who have been made wealthy by the business enterprise of others, whose cry is ' Give us light taxes and never mind the health or comfort of the people!' It is time that the business took fellfiifinto" made such pronecessary for the town and the meunHid comfort of the people, In towns' of : less importance than this we see provision made for water and for drainage, Take Marton for example,. where standard surveys have been made and a proper contour plan of the town prepared, There, when a new building goes, up there is no quarrel, as here, over a boundary line; if a drain or a watercourse has to be constructed there is 110 question as to levels,. We are, at least, a generation behind many other small towns in New Zealand as regards many public improvements and it is about time that we- shook ourselves free of the grasp of some of the old identities who have been muddling our affairs, for years and keeping the town back. At tho present time one Bpecial'question, that of a water supply, has come to the front and it is very desirable that full information'as to any available source should be placed before the business men of Masterton. Fully recognising this, we asked a well-known resident, Mr John King, to give us his opinion as to the cost of a high pressure water supply in this town, Mr King lias had, as is well-known, a considerable experience as an engineer with all the rivers in this neighborhood, he knows the contour of the distviot and the levels of the streams, and we felt sure that, he was in a position to give the publio valuable information on the subject. We have been gratified to meet with a ready response to, the request we preferred, and Mr King has placed before the public through us, the following very valuable report, Those, who like ourselves, have known Mr King intimately for a considerable number of' years, , and who are aware of the conscientious manner in which all his professional work is performed will attach great' reliance to his statements and accept them as thoroughly trustworthy, There are in this district many other highly qualified engineers and surveyors who are fitted to advise the public on a professional question of this kind and who would no doubt if necessary be ablo to verify the ostimate made by Mr King,

Estimate ron Water Soppia 1 . \ s Work at head, inoluding embankmeat, byewasli, etc., - .. 500 Six miles ol 8-inch, mains including , 1 cost'of pipes, excavating, jointing and making good the ground *llsß Three miles of G-inch' street inaiiis, inoluding cost of pipes* escavating, jointing and making good t|ip ground .. .. 2273 Elbows, comiegtions and fittings .. 1603 Engineering,' clei : icai"and other expenses.. .. ~ '5lO

- 0079 The supply is (or 8,000 people at 30 gallons per head, and can easily be doubled nlaiijrtimoby laying onotber six miles of eight inch main. The service would have a pressure at the highest parts of the town of lOQlb? per square inch duo to a head of 350 (cet, amply splli.cicnf tp throw water over the highest building In tho town, This cstiuato does not include service pipes of aDy kind, l)y constructing a reservoir and securing a sufficient grournl a supply could bo obtained suflioieht for a population of JPOidOO people.

The source froi)i which-Mr King recommends tiio supply to be obtained is the Black Creek at the Fernridge, The cost—£o9,ooo for a permanent supply, adequate for the population of a town three times the size of Masteiton —its jiot excessive. It will, we submit, lie the duty of the Borough Council to make some estimate as to the probable receipts; which- might be obtaine'd'from' pi'ivato consumers, if a high pressure supply were provided, An annual, charge of £GOO for interest would be cheerfully paid by the burgesses, if' a considerable proportion of it-say, oiie-iialf—were thus provided for, and fp risks largely reduced. We. have some confidence that the Borough Councillors will do their duty by giviitg tho higji pressure water supply a fair consideration/-." Should they fajl to j recognizejtS'^ Committee will,- we trust, tako iiuj>,au<} re-divide tlua Borough/with a view iff put-iri office a set • of m,on who will do justice to the real requirmeits of the town,: and toptuipate the

petty squabbling which Ims disgraced Hie community for >.tli6 ~ sasst# years. We have, iircomilusion, to xpreess our thanks to Mr John King foy enabling us to supply.. the public witli such valnnblo and reliable formation.

The old established firm of E. and A. Isaacs,'merchant) of Auckland, -have filed a petition in Uankrnptcy,. The Maunwfttu Daily Times of the 14th inst. contains the following item -*of novvsMr W. H. Jiuctliam, Resident, Magistrate at Christchurch, is at present on a visit to Puluiorston. Wo premimo' otir contemporary moans Mr Richmond Beelhaui. ; The installation of Mr A. W. Renall as Mayor of Masterton takes place at noon tu-iuorrnw. Ordinary business will afterwfirds bo transacted and the Council will adjourn to Tuesday, Jannary Bth, 1889. An American Company terming themselves ' Seventh Day Advoiitista' are now starting in Napier, and referring to tlieiii tbe News remarks;—"Religon and business is an artful combination; The Yankee tent tub-thumpers do,a good business, we hear, in the canvassing lino; They also run a patent penholder, JVit-ii those aids and that of t he'baskets' they can well dispense with collections,"

The Hon 'the Colonial. Secretary yosterdiiy received tho followingtelcgram from the Hon Mr Fergus with reforeuco to tbo reported loss in the bush'of I'rofessorßrownof thoOtago University;— " White returned last niijlit from Maiia> ponri and lie has little hope that Brown will be found alive, He. says the gorge iii which he ; was lost is only about 800 yards long and it he did manage to reaclOho saddle lie could not: have liyed all night.as a dreadful snow storm : came on and it lasted for Six days, The Union Company have sent a steamer,to search Deop Cave and. tliore aro now threo search parties out. ; | An item for railway reformers, and a true oue. Yesterday morning- a wellknown Wellington manufacturer • pre-: Bonted himself.at the tioket window at Danevirke and asked for. a tickot for Waipawa. The fare was 8s: 4d, .which j ho paid, Two minutes after, another gentloman asked for a return tickot to Waipawa, for which seven shillings was demanded and also paid. We have been trying, to figure it out how it is the Government can afford to take a man to Waipawa and bring him back again for seven shillings when they want eiirlit and fourpence to, carry him half the distanco. Have they adopted the Vaile system, or what ? Somebody please ex-plain,-Biuh Advocate. The Napier Telegraph's Frisco Lottor oontains tho following amusing item. —The absurd bets that are "being paid this week over the rosult of the ■ election must be to this great nation. For instance,.six Democrats' had to wheel six Republicans through tho main streets to the accompaniment of a band of music. A prominent business man, has to roast and shell pea nuts one whole day in Broadivay, But the most extraordinary—and, 1 should think, not often repeated—is ..the following;— One of tho unfortunate Democrats is to be stripped'to the waist and flogged in front of tlie Court house, and this is.totako place some day during the weijtjjatl hwfcft' free country, the authorities, 1 persume will not"''intorfere, - . -•' .

There was s largo attendance of both rinkera and-spectators a-.the rink last night to witness .the performance of Professor Rollinson, and it was a surprise to anyono who knew. anything about a bicycle. The way tho machine was manipulated in tke-;rink was a wonder. Tho mounting on side saddle from' a running machine to a standstillwas aloue worth seeing, and the graceful manner in which tho professor mado it waltz to tho musio of the. band was greatly appreciated by the audience, The second part of his performance consisted of his unequalled "Dude Act." His costume was perfect; the positions •were carofully studied, and tho spectators were soon roaring at tlie comical way iir which the unfortunate man got himself" mixed up." with the machine. Tho hicyolo to a -learner is a very difficult machine to mount and so it seemed to the professor, but with tho aid of a chair ho managed to accomplish the foat only to come over tho front wheol on his hoad Tho mystery was hoiv he did not hurt the machine, or himself in his falls, and the climax was-reached whon lie disappeared through the largo folding doors. A summersault had to be turned on the machine to enahlo tho professor to land 011 km firow in safety,. To-night the professor will repeat his performance. A well-known skating amateur lias challenged him to run him a mile on skates, so there will be an interesting race ''bicycle v skates," and wo have no doubt thoro will bo another large attendance.

Ail iixtrnodiiwry Masonic escapade has just ocoured in Sotlund. The precise particulars of the incidont may be gathored lrom tho minutes laid before the Grand Lodge meetinp held on November 1. It seems that on tho occasion of,tho 1) uneral Lodge hold in Freemasons Hall by Coltio, Edingjirgh. and Leith, No 291, on May 8 lust, in memory-of tho lato Brother Hay, two females woro admitted to tho inner approach to the organ loft, where they saw aud heard, throngh the partially opened glazed door a considerable portion of the proceedings which wore being conducted whilo tho Lodge was being tyled in the Third Degree. The ladies-wero so admitted by Brother William Edwards., Acting Past Master of tho Lodge, who was called out of the hall at their request, and, having previously possessed himself of t|ie kcy'ot the i|qpr, ho deliberately brpke tho tyling of the lodge, aud placed the tyler inside along with tlie ladies with instructions to attend to them, Edwards went back to the hall and remained there until tho ceremony was nearly concluded, when ho returned to the organ loft and hid the the ladies removed. The committee have reccommended that Brother Edwards bo expelled from the Ordor. No hospital needed No palatial hospital needed for Dr. Soulo's American Hop Bitters' patients, nor lartjo-salariod talented puffers to tell what Dr. SonloV Aiiiericair floD Bitters will do or cure, as they tell their own story by their certain and absolute cures at homo.-New York Independent. A (JRE.IT SNTEpi'ijise The {3r, Soule's American Hop Bitters Manufacturing Company is one of ltoohestor's

greatest business enterprises, Thoro Dr. Soule's American Hup Bitters' have reached a sale beyond' all precedent, having from their intrinsic value, found their way into every housohold in the land.—Graphu. Mdoiils in the country contemplating a yjsit to Wellington during tji? present mqritli, »|y combine bqth pleasure anil profit by calling at the Wholesale Drapery Warehouse, l'e iro House, Wellington, The line premises we ocoupy aro in themselves, unequalled South of the Equator, and not only is (he architecture imposing, but the. arrangements for the comfort and convenience of customers are suah as cannot be fuelled it eoualled in the Colony, and so say tlio thousands who have visited the Wholesale Family itmjiery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington, ■ And then the stock is always large, the choice very exteusivo, and the prices at lowest \vhOlesale-rates at TeAro Bouse, Wellington. , '- Just now,; and during the present pjojilli' somo exceptional advantages are and wil be offered to all oash customers. Having imported a largo lot of Japanese and other fancy goods we shall distribute them to all purchasers on the following scale ot ! Ta!

Aro House, Wellington ■ 'l'heScale— ', • • V. Purchase 10/- Gilt 1/- Purchaso 16/- Gift 1/6 Purchase 20/- Gift 2/- Purchase 25/- Gift 2/0 Purchaso 30/ ; Gift 3/ : Purchaso 35/- Gift 3/6 Purchase iOf- Gift i/- Purchase 50/- Gift 6/. Purchase o'o/- Gift (!/• Puretiailo ?0/. Gift ?/.

Purchase 80/• Gift 8/ ; Purchase 90/- Gift 9/- , : Purchase 100/- Gift 10/- ; ; i and soon in same proportion up to £SO, £IOO, or morp during the month" of Decerniier at Te Aro Houaej Wellington. > "The only exceptions'-we qiate tQ the , above ere Kid Sloyes,dressmaking, Milli : : Jiery; arid' tallisrlng to ;pKlqr. early visit would therefore h very ■' adviutage'ous to allMntryjreStdeMsi' being; certain to. ; result in" plensuro;; and profit: to* t(Ustq T : .

. ..Mr F. 11. .Wood adds a lino of fifteen fat bullocks to bis stock, s'alo. for;, next Thursday. * A^reward:isadvertisod;.for - aboy's, dark -.brown overcoat: recently loßt in Masterton,

•. Tho quarterly summons inObting of; the Loyal Masterton Lodge 1.0.0.F,, M.U, takes place this ovoning, ' The Masterton public school breaks up on Thursday next, . Messrs Lowes liud lorns add to their stock sale for to-morrow, 2 dairy cows, 1 hull, and 1 pigs, ■ '- Additions aro made to the Taratahi. stock salo which takes placo on Thursday 20th just,. Eiglitcou head of cattle, assorted,' threo : first-class draught horses, quo tip driiy and'threo Bets of harness. - Mr Henniker Heaton intends to deliver lectures in America, advocating penny postage. He is also communicating with the Government on the question. - Wo remind those interesting that 00,000 feet of totara building timber will ho sold by auction at Featherstori Railway Station by Mr F, H, \Vood to> morrow Wednesday. Messrs Lowes and lorns. "Hold their s'uck sale at the Renall-street yards tomorrow when they will offer 20 head of beef, 40, large bullocks, 40 medium steers, 20 cowß'aiid calves, 20 yearlings, mixed cattle, dairy cows, horses, picjs etc. - Wo liavo received from Mr G. S. W. Dalrymple a very hoat calendar for 1889 of his own-compilation. It contains in addition t) other mattbra a full description of. the Borough of Masterton :■ its population, trade, principal buildings, societies, and general information of a useful naturo. • ;

Mr.E,. H, has received a letter from Court Kopuaranga A.0.F., stating that the Mauriceville sports will be held on tho'day after Boxing Day,- so as not .toclash: ivith A.F.S., Sports. Court Kopuaranga, which numbers about thirty-five.members; will take part in the A.FS. '-Demonstration' with tho usual accompaniment Of wives, sweethearts, and frioiids, A mosmerisfc'was giving a performance tho other day, . He called for. subjects, arid among tho half-doion that presented thomselves-was one young gentleman who had much more seiißO of humour than discretion. When thrown 111 a deop slumber ho arose with his eyes apparent fastclosel, and passing into the circle of astonished spectators began to distribute kisses right and left. Somo of these salutations fell upon the sacred cheeks of the daughters of heads of houses, and the tabloau may bo imagined.

On and after 17tli December new rules are to eomo intoforce in the R.M, Court, The following aro tho principal alterations:—All plaints must bo filed/ not less thun seven days clear/days' before tho hearing if the defendant 'is to. bo served within- fifteen miles from the Court-house, ton clear days for other parts of the districts, and twenty-ono days for other parts: of- tho oolouy. When a plaint is filed by a solicitor,' tbo name of tho solicitor must appear oil tho bill of particulars.' Summonses must bo served by the ballff. Summonses must bo served three clear days beforo bearing within fifteen niiles radius, four days within fifty niiles, seveu days in other parts of tlw district, and teii clear days for remainder of tho colony, Judgment summonses will not bo issued for service put of the district. The plaintiff must pay into Court a sufficient sum tor defendant's expenses-to and fro when defendant resides outside tho town boundaries, In defended cases under £2O a solicitor's feo Li: Is will be allowed, but in cases' under L 5 the solicitor's fee will only bo allowed when counsel aro ongaged on both 'sides, except in cases of tort or detinue, or in special circumstances. In cases above L2O and under LSO a solicitor's fee of 2s, and ovor LSO a fee of L 3 3s, will be allowed, Plaintiffs solicitor will be on the amount recovered, defendant's ori amount claimed.

The annual Pionic inconneotion with the Masterton Wesleyan Sunday Snhool is announced to take place on Boxing Day in tho AYcsleyan Parsonage Grounds Worksop Road. Tho property of Mr J. Maca'ra adjoining has also been kindly lent, so that there will be an abundance of room for the children and their friends. At a meeting of teachers of tho Sunday School last evening it was unanimously docided to issue a free invitation to the teachers of the Kuripuni Sunday School to join in the festivities, ■ Neither expense nor trouble is being spared to make tho forthcoming gathering ono of tho most successful of its kind yet held, and wo haye no doubt, with fine weathor, the teacher's oxpeotatiuns will be fully realised,

The Greyniouth correspondent of the Lyttleton Times states that should a "old minor there named Brctraui, who iB now in a bud way and is seventy years of ago, sucouuib to his illness, an extraordinary and sensational history will become public "property. Ho says: —While respecting Bertram's wishes that during life ho shall not be known by anyothernamethp the one he has borno for tbirty-nino years, or shall in any way bo identified with tile present story, 1 am at liberty to state that there isjwt tho'slightest doubt ho whom I have named Bertram [is tho veritable earl of—, a peer of the realm, who disapDeareil over forty years ago from London society, alter having been married to a well-known beauty, tho daughter of a city magnate, only soma fow days. Why he loft all most men hold dear—a lofty position large fortune, affectionato' relations, and a lovely \vifo-to ostracise himself first i|i tho wilds of Africa and aftorwards among the humblest of colonial sooiety, cannot be told here; suffice it to say, if his statements to Dr—are correct, and it is almoßt impossiblo to doubt thorn, a most revolting revelation lias been mado showing-to what depth of human depravity gome people occupying the most exalted station in lite descend to, and how a man, through placing implicit belief and faith in those near'ani dear to hini,_ became a wanderer and outcast, and in lieu of having commaud of tens of thousands is dependant on the poor digger for help in sickness and old ago. This is no romanco.but a bit of real life, the chief actor being one of 'ourselves,* ■living in our midst, and is as well known to us ail (only under another name) as. say, the town olerk.

i H, Peterson begs to inform tho inhabitants of Mastertoir'jnd District that during tlio month of December ho will offer to tho public the whole of his large stock of boots and shoes at cost price for Cash Oslv, after which time tlio books will bo closed and the business in future conducted'on the ready monoy. systpip of which due notice willljo ?iyen,—Adyt