LIGHTING HAVELOCK.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 115, 13 May 1912, Page 7

LIGHTING HAVELOCK.

AN OFFER ACCEPTED

Our Havclock cbrrespondent writes . At che adjourned meeting of the Havclock Town Board, held on Friday last, there were present: Messrs W. H. Smith H. ' M. (leader, E: H. Smith, and W. Pickeiing. . Mr Buckman was unavoidably absent through indisposition; but Mr Reader-informed I>lie Board that he had seea Mr Buckman, and he said that he was -anxious that th-a lighting scheme sho'ild be,, gone on- with sjs speedily as possible, and that he was in tavor oi Mr Foord's offer being accepted. Mr Reader moved that Mr Foord's offer be seuopted. ■ ''the Secretary said that before this? was done certain matters not stated in the specification clearly required to be put upon a proper footing— i.e., no designs- for lamp-posts had so far been submitted for the Boa id's .'ippiyral. There was also the- matter oi' pipe extensions from the: main, which was not m the specification. It .would be .advisable, too, that the Company shovld supervise the running of llic generator for one* month. The hly.c. oi the power-house ..was also, in his opinion, inadequate. The ' Chairman, Mr Pickering, and luinself | h&C visited Pieton during the day for the purpose of getting all available information as to whether results in Picton were satisfactory, etc. The power-house there was* 16 x 20, and one 12 x 10 would not allow of any room for storage of carbide. So far as Picton was concerned, assurances had been received that the plant was jrivmg satisfaction, and the Avork had beon'well done, by the Company that had put.in the plant. The price of meters was also required, and it was deaiiable that the town should have some seeuity that the work done would- be of a permanent nature. Mr Foord said that his firm would be' willing to allow of a , portion of the payrrJent being held back, provided intevest was/ allowed on the amount; but lie would suggest-as an alternative chat the written guarantee "of the firm, endorsed by some responsible Wellington firm, should suiI * The Secretary said that there was ! also the matter of the public roaas to be- considered. It was necessary that these should be left in c the same state as prior to the pipes being laid. Mr Foord said he could guarantee that this .would'be done. ' . It wa.> finally decided, on the motion of Mr leader, seconded by Mr E; H: Smith, that, subject to matters ■•being'satisfactorily arranged with re-<-avd to the matters stated and the Board's loan being finnlly arranged, •Mi' Foord's'offer of ,£415 be accepted, a-proportionate'amount on the original amount placed- «pon cost; ot powerhouse to be adacd to that amount for the increase in size.