Gas Undertaking Continues to Progress

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 104, 4 May 1937, Page 8

Gas Undertaking Continues to Progress

MANAGER’S REPORT ON PAST YEAR’S OPERATIONS. The operations of the gas department for the year ended March 31 last were the subject of a report to last night's meeting of the Palmerston North City Council by tho manager (Mr J. VV. Muir). In connection with the works, he presented the following returns (with those for the previous year in parentheses): — Gas made, 92,258,000 cubic feet (85,969,000); increase, 6,289,000. Output: 92,240,000 cubic feet (86,087,000); increase, 6,153,000. Coke made: 1,410 tons (1,317); increase, 93 tons. Coke sold: 1,285 tons (1,327); decrease, 42 tons. Distilled tar output: 48,171 gals. (43,992); increase, 4,179 gals. Tar oil output: 14,403 gals. (11,185); increase, 3,218 gals. Tar sold: crude, 2897 gaLs. (3542); distilled, 44,208 (30535); increase, 13,028 gals. Coal received: 6468 tons (5060); increase, 1408 tons. Coal carbonised: 5392 tons (4859); increase, 533- tons. During the year the mains were extended as follows:—College street to Old People’s Home, 91 chains; Guy street, 2i chains; Albert street, 13 chains; Matamau street, 14 chains; Ranfurly street, 4 chains; Miro avenue, 2 chains; Bryant street, 5 chains; Florence avenue, 4 chains; Victoria avenue, 21 chains; Grey street, 9 chains; Te Awe Awo street, 24 chains. The report proceeded: ‘‘Our records show that we now have connected to the mains 4196 cookers, 463 fires and 72 storage water-heaters. "During the year the addition of 156 new cookers and 186 fires and 23 storage water-heaters is very satisfactory and definitely shows that the gas undertaking is progressing. This is also borne out by the fact that the works' output for the year increased from 85 to 92 million cubic feet, an increase of 7.4 per cent. In 3935 tho output was only 75 million. This year should sec the works' output reach very close to the 100 million mark. “ During tho month of March the eight-inch gas main being laid from Main street, through Victoria avenue, Grey and Ward streets to Featherston street, was completed. This has considerably improved the gas supply in the Russell-Roy-North streets area. The laying of 30 chains of four-inch gas main in Te Awe Awe street-Albert street, to the end of the four-inch main at present existing, has now been completed. This now completes a further feeding main via Albert and Te Awe Awe street 'to Fitzherbert avenue, and should assist the supply to the Massey College area."