THE PROPOSED GAS AND WATER LOAN.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLI, Issue 21, 27 January 1906, Page 2

THE PROPOSED GAS AND WATER LOAN.

. RECONSIDERATION OF ARNANCKEPENTS., ANOTHER DISCUSSION ON ,THK GAS SERVICE; A communication from Mr Martin (Solicitor to tlie Municipal Association) was read at last night s Council meeting! in reference to the proposed c?*"* *m^l ws.t<sx- loan 1 . Aa o. result of Mr Martin's advicej it wus explained by ,tl?e Mayor tbltt : ttipre wSuIU Have ic? be ail alteration m regard to J-he proposed loan. ■, I Cr. Grace said, he was pleased; of aji ;,opport,flnit?y Jfpr furtner consideration 'as ta I'lie method of raising the loan. The gas and water schemes should not be lumped, and jif theji were asked for separatelythere was more chance of getting loans for both gas and water. It would be wise for a plan of the Bits' rotieulatfjoti to be- n-f-ide -. and lithographed laiid- ■ dhjtKbnted, to show -tlie ratepayei-'s hbw faulty tho reticulation was. If they took the ratepayers into their confidence he did not think a; loan for gas rfcticutation would he refused. But he was not confident in regard to the water.. There was a feeling among then] fohafi .the position at the Gtasworks waß-. unsatisfactory, though Couttcilioiy Ivefe saliillcti that the . • tybi-kS wei-e up to-date arid a d-ddit-itß tlfe'clty. But a great many ratepayers, were not satisfied ; and the of an outside expert should be placed be-, fore tha ratepayers. If that were done he Was sure the raeopaytrs would sanction a loan. The City Gas Engineer had nothing to fear from inspection, and it would lie wise for ihe Council to take steps to obtain an expert opinion upon the Gasworks and the reticulation. He moved the letter toe referred to the Finance Cbmiriittee, aul that his suggestions should receive consideratic)n. . ;;, r . Cr. Wiabley inaintfiined : -'that '<ho gas trouble whs net at an end, although improvements had been made at the works, and That. an expert opinion was required. e I doubted whether the fault lay with I the retliculation. lie askod tlie City Surveyor whether an improved reticulation would get rid of the trouble. I Thw Citj-. Surveyor said there was very little trouble in Trafal-gar-street BfitK iUn lai-ge ciain. Cr. Webley laad the. trouble, was due to napthalener— not to reticulation. He Seconded Cr; Grace's motion.: • - ■ „ -- / Tbe- MJaj'ot:'Bbi.a J a. lot of the trouble Was 'due .to faulty fittings. He was ijuito in accord with an expert opinion beinj obtained if the ratepayers sanctioned it ; but he doubted 1 whether the plans mentioned by Cr, Grace could be tained,In reply to Cr, Hounsell, the Town Clerk said- the number bf complannts! 'Ji£tt nb(. been nearly s8 groat recently,- . Cr. Hbunsell thought the reply was very satisfactory. . He was not opposed f» jj; eri . opinloH ing obtained, though to some extent it wins money thrown away. Still, an expert opinion would strengthen their' haftdSi Cr. Harrison said it woUld be wastffig inwttey t» gfet ail expert opinion.' i mv gueli an Spiniofl wonld have tb be &bt'aihed: In reply, to Cr. . Wdbley, the City Survfeybt said tKat iis} long as Westpdrt ebSal fta§ usad they would have n'apjhalene. He added he wonld lie !Only to.d pleased tb li^ve aij expert opinion dh the Gasworks'. , Ih further i*ply to Cr. Webley, the City Surveyor said he had got rid of napthalene in the gasworks —it wjas all outside,, tlie wbVks: Dy larger pipes, in the outskirts he quite expected : .to get rid of tho napthalene trouble altogether. . Cr, Grace"s motion was carried.