COX'S CREEK SEWAGE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 45, 22 February 1910, Page 9

COX'S CREEK SEWAGE.

!; : W — ' * • • | ; 'Another discussion took place at the" JV meeting of the Grey Lynn Borough Cattail S ___[ last night, upon the qu-stion of puri- •" T fying Co_?s Creek. The Town Cterk, 1-: _£ue_lan_. wrote, stating that Grey Lynn's. P : '/ request lota conference was referred to' '- ■' _jie Works Committee. \'-Z Z ■ ilr. J. A. Warnock moved: " That tbe !* T : ■ __biincil strongly- protests against the; action of the City Council, in again refer ; Z , ring the questi'o_L of draining Cox's Creek <*S ' to the Works CoiniQ-ttee, that body hay- - •-ing already reported adversely when ap- ■'. '"-.. proached by deputations from Grey Lynn 1 Council; further, that this Council, noting i '-■ the fact, that the City Council was fairly evenly divided on this question, asks that !'-"'''• the request for a conference be reeonS -. gidered. This Council hopes that by the iff. : granting of the request, a _avo_rable conXyZ-. . gideration -will be given, to this vexed PIT crnesfcion, and a mutual agreement arte , jived at, thus saving more drastic meas;v. f . ~ ures." Mr. Warnock said he was firmly 1 ' .'convinced that their solicitor could tell - them how to compel the City Council to ! abate the nuisance. Under the Public Health Act and- the Municipal Corpora- : tion Act, this gully could be proved a "nuisance that must be abated. The District Health Officer also had reported- it ' was insanitary. Every time they appreached the City Council they were told ' the work would be done as soon as money - as available. They baulked the quesr '~ iion every time. - Mr. C. _corgrove, in seconding the motion, said he hoped the Council would fight this matter out to the bitter end. The state of that creek was a standing . disgrace. The Mayor said the Mayor of Auckland had stated that Grey Lynn had three sewers discharging into-Cox's Creek, " and the City only two. The facts were five for the city and three for Grey Lynn. Mr. W. Murray moved as an. amendment that this matter go direct to the - -dUcttor to take action. Mr. Murray said he moved- that with all respect to - the resolution. A conference would not " have the desired effect. Three years -now • had been wasted over this matter. The City Council had been given all the latitude in this matter that could be asked ior. It was now time the law stepped In to enforce some action being taken by the City Council. Mr. G. J. Garland-, in seconding the amendment, said their Council had- now come to an end of its. patience. The condition of Cox's Creek was a menace to both Grey Lynn and Ponsonby. They - should not forget that the population using the five city sewers was much larger than that draining from Grey Lynn. Had the city brought its sewers down to the water, it would have been better, but it had not done so, as the sewage was finding its -way down an open, gully from tie . JJervois Estate. The Mayor said the Domain was not yet -registered, and meanwhile it would beswell to try and have a conference. Mr. Murray accordingly withdrew his . amendment. The motion was then adopted. It wag also agreed to ask Dr. McGill to visit Cox's Creek, Counciliors Wainoci and Donald > being appointed to show the .jHealth Officer the most offensive places.