WATER AND DRAINAGE.

Clutha Leader, Volume XLVI, Issue 78, 2 April 1920, Page 2

WATER AND DRAINAGE.

MILTON MAKES A MOVE. £34,433 LOAN PKOPOSAL OAJRfiMD. After many years of calm and selfsatisfied complacency, the Borough of ■Milton hits awakened irony its slumbering indifference, and uudcr t-lte ad* .ministration' of its new and 'progressive Mayor (Mr Alex. Rciinie) bids fair to cast off the title of '•-•sleepy Hollow" which lias 'been hi id at its doors for years past. The borough council have recently interested themselves among other things in the provision of an adequate water supply and drainage system for the town, and after the advice of engineers had been procured the following' alternative proposals were submitted to a poll of the ratepayers on Friday last: (1) A special loan of £16,52; i for water supply. k (2) A special loan of £.'14,42.'! for a combined scheme of water sup--1 ply and drainage. I Of 480 ratepayers on the roll 268 exercised their right to vote, the voting bei ing as follows: — | Water Scheme. —For, 188; against, 72. j Combined Scheme.—For, 162; against, | «.«. " | At. the declaration of the poll the i Milvor congratulated the ratepayers for ' the forward step they had 'taken that day, considering that six years ago they ! 'hiid turiHHl down a proposal for a similar water scheme, estimated then to costabout £6500. The water supply scheme, which is designed to provide for domestic and lire extinguishing purposes, provides for :>t) gallons per individual per day for 2000 j>crsons, and embraces a pumpingplan* with a circular well, lift in diameter, concrete lined to prevent surface pollution. The tower to provide necessary pressure will be 120 ft high, with tank 25ft x 18ft (circular make.) of Jiu boiler plate, and holding 35,000 gallons when full The 'drainage scheme provides for am effective sanitary system to do away vith the present unsanitary and incliiriont system of earth closets and removal of nig'htsoil. The loan will mean :ui increase in rates barely e<|iial to one and threequarter times the present general rate, wliik> there will also be an additional cost to each ratepayer for connection from the centre of tire street of approximately £25. If necessary, the council is prepared to assist any ratepayer in meeting the cost of such connections by spreading the amounts over a period of, say, four years; interest being charged on all • unpaid balances at (i per cent, per anI num.