WATER FOR FIRES.

Auckland Star, Volume 23, Issue 23, 28 January 1926, Page 6

WATER FOR FIRES.

) • ; HAMILTON'S REQUIREMENTS. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) , I HAMILTON, this day. >| The subject of an inadequate water i; supply for tire lighting purposes, which > has been frequently brought before the 2; notice of the borough council, was again •■referred to in a communication to the .! borough council by the Fire Board last ;; evening. Tiie board expressed a hope - 1 that some action would be taken to .- j improve the present unsatisfactory state fI of the water pressure in the district. •The engineer. Mr. R. Worley. said that : j there was not the slightest doubt that ;! on the high level areas the pressure was i • I very small, but the cost necessary to | I increase the pressure, in order to bring I ! ! down the insurance rates would be pro- i I hibitive. The brigade superintendent ! would iie satisfied, however, if he had I 1 j the volume, as his own engines would I :1 do the work. This could be done by ' constructing a new reservoir alongside the present one. and by laying down ; large direct mains over the high. level i i areas. Mr. -T. Denz said it was all rigiit i . , for tiie engineer to speak vi a new reser- ; ;'. voir, but this would all cost money, and J 1 tiie town was already burdened heavily I \ enough with rates. If the Underwriters" „' Association was conservative and genur ine, why did they nor reduce the insur- \ anee rates where the pressure was ade- \ j quate on the lower levels? Mr. Barton said the present storage ' was inadequate for a town of the size ' of Hamilton, and they certainly wanted j lan additional reservoir. Hamilton had i s ' millions of gallons of water running to I ; waste hourly. The town had machinery for pumping it. and all that was wanted " was additional storage. He believed the 1 ratepayers would support a loan for 1 : such a purpose. -j The matter was referred to the Works 1 Committee,