PALMERSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 122, 21 February 1928, Page 6

PALMERSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY. Palmerston North, February 20. At to-night’s meeting of the Palmerston North Borough Council, Councillor Eliott mentioned that the Palmerston power plant had supplied 6WIO units ' ack to the Tuffiic Works Department more than had been taken out, stating that Le thought it was only fair to mention tins in view of the criticism made at a meetof the Power Board. Councillor Hodgens stated that 1 e considered it was not a fair thing to Palmerston to shut off street lighting, as was being done at present. Iho town, he said, was getting more like a city every day and in Wellington such a thing as cutting lights off was not dreamt of. Street lights in Palmerston V ere not a luxury hut a necessity. The council, however, took no action. \ notice of motion was moved by Councillor Mainstord that at the next meeting of the council he would move that, the services of an engineer experienced in artesian water supply be engaged to report on tho possibilities ana cost of utilising artesian water to augment the present supply in lalmerston, when movin" the adoption ot the liguting committee report.