THE CAMBRIDGE WATER SUPPLY. A New Idea.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1632, 19 December 1882, Page 2

THE CAMBRIDGE WATER SUPPLY. A New Idea.

It would seem as if the occurrences of the past few days, including the extensive tire at Oneluuiga, and the mtmorous tires chronicled iv to-day's issue as having occurred in Cambridge on Friday and Saturday last, have awakened the Cambridge public to renewed and more determined action iv the matter of securing a proper and efficient water supply for the town. It will be remembered that iv a report of the proceedings of the town board held on Monday evening last at Cambridge, a resolution was passed to the effect that the ratepayers should be canvassed on the matter of a £3000 loan for a water supply scheme. Since then, however, something new has transpired, which, from what we can gather, promises to find more ready acceptance at the hands of the ratepayers than any other idea which has as yet been brought before them. Late on Saturday evening last Mr Wells called a special meeting of the board in connection with the matter under review. Crs. Johnson and Nixon, with the chairman, were present.—The chairman in bringing the matter forward, said that since the leasing of the Domain allotments, Mr Moon had been carrying out drainage operations on his leasehold, and in so doing had succeeded iv concentrating a flow ot water into one channel which hitherto had been allowed to spread over the allotments of which he was the lessor, converting the same into a swamp. Mr Moon, believing he had succeeded in discovering a. supply of water sufficient to meet the requirements of the town, spoke to him (Mr Wells) on the matter, and volunteered to accompany him to the place. In company with the engineer, Mr Hoskmg, he accepted Mr Moon's invitation, and was now happy to bay the prospect was an excellent one, and one which promised well. The water was both clear and cold, and of admirable quality for domestic purposes. The engineer, since their visit ijd the ground, had diawn up, a rough report on the matter, which he would read. The report stated that in tho absence of survey and I levels tho statements set forth miiht only be taken as approximately correct. The ! springs from which the stream referred to was fed gave a flow of clear water, [ sufficient to meet the requirement's of the town, for many yetrs to come. The force at which the stieam trivelled, and the I body of water which.it contained would, he believed, turn a wheel with sufficient power to pump the wa^ey ju the stream to a suitable le\'U. The new scheme would, he estimated, cost between £200 and £300 less than that which he had proposed in connection with the Waikato river, and the water was of better quality. He could not say anything as to the cost of arranging with the owners of the property through \\h\4\ ihe water flowed for the u&e, <xf" the stream. Referring t,ft the report, the chairman then stated to the meeting that since the morning he had made it his business to ascertain as nearly as possible what would be the probable cost of arranging with the owners for the right fco use the water. M.P Sharp was prepared to meet the board liberally in the matter. He would give them access to his land for the purpose required for £o per annum, and only wanted sufficient water fiom the stream to supply his cattle. Mr Moon had expressed himself willing to give up his lease to the Domain Board, the allotments on his property through which the water flowed being domain leasehold^ The Domain, Board could then release to tho Town Board for a sinail sum Uy way of reu.t. All Mr Moou wanted was a right to use the allotments for grazing purport*. Tho other allotments through which the water flowed belonged to the Government, aud he believed a satisfactory arrangement could be made with them for the use of these. Again, Mr Moon had informed him that during the time he had lived on the place he had never noticed any visible d^case in the supply of water -aftftiited hy the creek_. %.sh-Vfli aUo, who had' lived there far between seven and eight years, had stated that duriag the most droughty summers the supply had never decreased. a He (the chairman) had al&o been informed there were two other smaller creeks, carrying a good supply of excellent water near by, which could be diverted, into the main one at very little codj, Jo, exclusion he would sta.i,ir%t }t iva.§ W &'st time holWl"wV'^ practicable and feasible scheme within the resources of the town for a supply of pure water, and had consequently no hesitation in recommending it. After some further discussion among the ni embers of the board present who, generally, supported the viewsof the chairman it was resolved on the n\oti.on oj Cr. Nixon, seconded by Cr. Jfo.hupg^ il\^ the scheme set Mh % fee r^ort c^nSmends ftseff '-to the favourable consideration of the hoard, and that In the canvass to be made by Cr. Hewitt, it be recommended to the ratepayers. — It was also agreed to write to the hon.-rthe Minister of Lands, requesting him to /temporally withdraw from sale the allotments Nos. 562, 562 a, 563,56 9, 570, 70 and 604aJ p&uduig'fcbe r result of tjie water aohetrfe".

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