JOTTINGS FROM WANGANUI.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 947, 14 October 1910, Page 5

JOTTINGS FROM WANGANUI.

.-J^bqnr: Jlay^vas' tie" coin/bined -.unions, who /held, a-/very" : .fuli;ur^riyer;/picnic;-.being favoured-' : by .fine. weather, though," in to/wn>: heavy rain. : ■ fell;; witl}' ft/' strpng gale.:, The'- warehouse? v-:;.//a /V.TMJborpugli /engineer has''drawn/lip. a. /Comprehensive'/;scheme 'for .water.regular yti6n,and.;draihage for'Ajamoho andDurie-. town, for/ which, the. council. has .decided, /to take steps to raise;loans.of '.£ls,oooarid .;^8Ji;000. respectively; / ; A-;pp]l .will • also be ■■;held shortly-on'the proposal to.raise an.othe'r:/ loan, pf •" sP?9,opq -tor general ■ works ;iin-::the; old 'and new,' portions of /the bor- .■ OUgh.-^'.-!..';■.;.': ■■ ■/,;.'.,' //;,;/ "■//.- ;.:..' ///■/-..; '' The', Borough -' Council;' has, with "a - few ■"mino'r.'t alterations,' .adopted;"an,,, agree;ment)with)the':Wanganui,East .Council; re- ./ garding. the: hew, traffic:.bridge and: tram-' way;, extension;'and Va/poll/regarding- the ■raisihg;',pf. a'.idanVfpr: this purposer:will' : a150;;66./takeh: at• thV.same,-time./!-The /.''general!' purposes'"/lopn'^provides; for an '^^';'bf-/ranpq'Qn'ay- , 'aldd. ; ;Eidg^'a'y!'Streeti : ■.where;;the:.existing service .terminates in :.''deaaVi'erids.", As- in/.the;'case,'/ of': the Southern-'Cross Factory fire/this gives so . ipadeauate a, pressure /"as. to .be/useless, ;/for/'fire extinction.//.. ":&£,l V'■ •* ;-/;> r ;/;■.;; : .i - Connections": with /the -.boundary drain,. ■let Ween -.Wanganuif - and .Gojiville.v: whioh. ; wereilaidAby-,the i&onville/Town/Board, ..eie; ; giving .trouble,/ and- the matter./pro-, /mises'.to become somewhat -of a, burning -:questipn./'v/The-.Tpivn,: Board ■ maintains, ; that-thefe/-is.nothing...wrong" .with them.. ~,l'he.Borough.Council, on the. other'hahd, /'eayß./that; it. .has .evidence to -show ..that. they'.,hayjß'.,beeii..'.faultily/.--laicli.' andX.'are'. likely to give'very serious trouble in the future. >Tne ■;council./ has asked th 6 Town /Board// to engage .an /expert. to .give : ah opinion 'oh/the /matter.// : -,:. :■' '; : .•'■'■ : •.';.■ X