NAPIER SOUTH DRAINAGE.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 235, 21 September 1911, Page 6

NAPIER SOUTH DRAINAGE.

BOROUGH CONNECTION Si G gESTED. There vv as a deal of difference of opinion al tie- meeting of the Napier Rorou-ji; < oiim il la-t nivht upon the oiie'tion of whether Napier South Town Board should be allowed to connect with the borough sewer, the latter body having a'ked if they .■oidd c.inneet ami upon what terms. Cr. Rec emphatically declared it would never do to spend L’loo.ooo upon a liramage system and then let others come in. Cr. Crowley agreed, but pointer ■ out that < r. Bee had overlooked th< fatt that the re<pie*t for connection ' was qualified by the question "on ‘ what terms " The council should ' not omit to improve tie- sanitary con- ‘ dition of the town. 1 Cr. Niven held that the borough's reque»t v. as a perfectly rea'onabh 1 »ne ami the council might get a fat 1 I thing out of it. ” Cr. Plowman (Deputy Mayor) held they should not .approach the re--1 quest in a hosti'e spirit, but should ’’.have the solicitors' advice as to the ' legal posit ion. < r. Smith pointed out that the ; i eotini il would have to absorb the Town Board in time and it was better to have them come in on reasonable terms better for Napier as a . whole. ; Cr. McGrath touched upon the : point that the drains in Napier South were By no means satisfactory 'and they might have fever in the locality spread to the borough. In •ame they must inevitably absorb the district. i Cr. Bee pointed out that the Napier South people would not come I into the borough and had formed a : local bovly for themselves. Napier • had got light, drainage, sewerage, etc., ami why should they now let Napier South in when they previonsily refused to join .' Why should the borough lend its systems.' Let Napi -r South do its own business. Cr. Crowley pointed out in reply that the curst* in the past, had been the policy- of "p!lll devil. ]>ull baker.’ There was no reason t<> vent their spleen because . Napier South had I formed a board. Rather should they assist them. i The position will be further considered.