Waihi Sanitary Service

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1095, 16 September 1904, Page 2

Waihi Sanitary Service

More Complaints

Discussion at the Borough Ciuncll

At list night's meeting of tho Borough Council n loiter was road (rain 11. 1!. Watlmn, stming that bis place lind not beon visitod sinco he luH complftinoil.

Tho Mayor said Mr Whl'mii li:iil his own remedy, iloshould inform llio Kiinituay Inspector, aud llio lat.ccr should summoii Watlmn, and Watlmn would then noe how ho stood.

Cr. Kalz movod that asnb-commi'toe, consisting of tho Mayor, Crs. Brown, Donaldson, Foster uud tho mover, be appointed to consider tho whole question of the uighlsoil servico, and consult with tho borough solicitor. Ho knew of a c «ao in which tho pan was replaced by one that was filthier than the one takon away, and ho was told that morning of a case in which tho placo had not been attended t ■ (or four weeks. Tho Mayor had said that Mr. Wathan had his remedy. It was imt Mr, Watlmn, but tho Council, who should lind a romody. This view was endorsed by several Councillors.

Cr. Donaldson, who seconded th? motion, said that tho agreement with Uerridgc was mcrily » nnrul one. The Council had fell itsolf under au obligation from tho fact that Mr, Berridgo iin-l spent money in tho plant when his

tondcr was accepted by tho County Council, and tho borough continued tlw contract, which would end, he believed, in a few months honco, The most businessliko way would bo to oxact a monetary guarantee from whoever took up tho con* tract, and anyjart of the work that \va« not carried out could then bo dono by ilie Council at tho contractor's expense, by use of tho guarantee fund. The present agreement was faulty. Cr, Foster said tho contractor seemed to hnvo no hold on the work. Ho was ut the mercy of the men. Ho instanced a csso in which a man who had left the contractor gavo his successor wrong instructions and disorganised the whulo sorvico. Something might ho dono to assist tho contractor by drawing up a plan, so that when a man left him tho contractor would know whero to start tho successor. If with the assistance of a plan ho did not know tho hcctions of tho borough ho ought not to have tho contract. Tho motion appointing a sub-committee was then put and carried unanimously. REPORT I'HOM SANITARY INSPECTOR

At a later stage the following report on the subject, from the sanitary inspector was road:— " I bog to report that tho nightsoil son vice is still in an unsatisfactory condition, A considerable number of verbal and written complaints have beon lodged with me since lost Council meeting, which I attach for your information, I bog to add that as soon as a complaint reaches me I at onco notify the contractor to havo the complaint attended to." Tho verbal and written complaints numbered twenty, from various parts of tho borough. The repoit was referred (o tho sub-corn-mittco previously appointed,