THE GASWORKS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 27 July 1907, Page 3

THE GASWORKS.

BY THE CITY ;• :;;■*." -council; '.y-y- f ■-. y £6- -APPOINT yA MAnA^ : OER DEFEATED. \ Tho^inaaoe; o>hmt*W of tte City Council -haying y *efcoihniended ..-the Council 'to eokside'i-the appointment of' ' ..«. manager ¥«* . the' Gasworks,, Cr. ' Samr/so-i IJrS&vriigh't moved that the Gonntfi'diivertise lor a gas manager at *' ; salaiw bf £300 a year,/ There-,wl*f>, .'.■ «<b Said,;, many' complaints afebttt the '•■'.' S*S; and -the time had • tbfne'. tohe'n the • -9forks;6h6uld * be; "put USi'der.. proper -management^ and 'on 4 business', basis-^ -.'.-■ fiie sbbner - the bSter. _ He had heard ' y ; away ccomplaiSt-i, that the gas was not Out as it ought toi be. y-':Gt/Sfeadgrass, seconded., The amount ■;';'.■ . ; it AgaA nioney 'handled was large, the . ,Sea>age:- was large, arid: -the .complaints -wtJle ffe'ry; numerous.' For these rea.jsbris they should have a good manager, < .- ->yhp . would -turri out gas .in- a' proper ' '; flianrier. .'v ;'j; y l^eMayoit thought the gas jvas;be- /. ■'/■-• -??K'- tutted out in a proper manner. It -■;■■ '• -Svpuld ke a pity at this stage to interfere .Vfith ' the present arrangements at -',-.-' Iks wotksl '!- They had a gft'o'd man, . WCr^l, it would riot^ be wis© ,to get a man "nffw of jyhpm they kftfeXv . nothing. It : '. *dul*a*.be "better lole't 'thing's. go; on as : : p \aJt^present- ,f p*r another six ■months". •■'-•'. jj-Cr-:'..'Fielß^^ thought the. 'motion might :• be- held 'over, for a time. '■- 'It.liad been decide*! tojrefer to a Committee .vari- / ous^iaatters . cohriected with the' Gas- : , _avo"«b, arid when the coinniittee had ': these the Council' would be . • in , a better positifta, . lb. go iiito the justice to Mr ';;• sHart, r yC""--;^W: >aid, that lately more ,-^gas ; ,na3;ließri : produced at afar less .- -c08t. ;...". -"*'■ -y^. '* v Cr."* Grace said/ the Gasworks.' were ' good, and the reticulation would be $*ood when: the ne"w schetne was completed. He was not prepared at ."■■ present to support ..tho resolution, but , ':.. if wheri the new reticulation was com- , ; -Dieted;: coYnplairits "contitfued, he. would , ' then be. prepared to thee proi'.'fiosals,^->.'';.':,. *;■;■;." "/ ■.'■■

: :. :t^-,%ghtl)antl' Opposed .the' motion, ;.. coPßidfjiingv.'tlial . Mr VHart ..was. doin-; ') E^dywofk^VyHe. moved as -aii\"amendU j**-' U»ftt;tto:,questioia^^Vof-theiappoint- ..; ment?t>EVias NeniginMr: be T deferred for •fljfe months.^^ y y' .-■":, A.'' A\ r ■'■'; '.. Vfy^Pra^lyny'Moo-nded the amend- ' . ''MnV -contending, tliat 'the present, man--a-j-etttodinift'tad sufficient tria!!.. •■*•'■' y^^isle3r ; wai',siu-ptise'd'>at any Councillor moving, in amendment to the motion.* NftCoian-anor. could deny, that . £100 a;Bionth,or.£.l2(!)b a year was being losfrat' lhe Gasworks: The works had. coslap-ttS-dmately ; £?5,000, and were now i -written Sown aV£38;000, the balance bejng written oR for depreciation. He be^ Iteyed tkat Ke^was retnrhed to the Coiihcil Ij^iwe he favoured the Gasworks be"W pla'oed .'oh! a sound business footing. '.'"'? Vr Snodgrass disclaimed afty intention S*reflec*on;Mr,Hai-t: W r T • ;, Tlie Maybr.'saicl: thai it was only dur«Jg -lhe past five years that the Gasworks Jiaa failed to j£>ay as they ought to pay:' . ,Cr Field -dwuhteJiwhether there was so much leakageVas: was'thought. ; After they -took-'ittt6' account the gas consumed in the Post. Office: tower/at the f Fire * Bri- . gade stations, -etc.'. _■-.•.. ; —^^Gr; Hampson 'had ; no; doubt that Mr a-verj-aljle man, but it.was ne%ijwfintended that, Mr Hart' was to be a y">permanent .manager.^No others wfirks of ;.-'•-' ifce mgnitude ijf the Nelson"" . 'Gasworks 'were run By only a practical manager.' The works *weie not payinit by by from £1000-,t6 £1500 a year, '.• -. '.. . ..'. The amendment was caried 'on a division by J7 to 3i_ and oh being put as a substantive' motion was carried on the vploes.' Crs Snodgrass, Bisley and Hampson voted against the amendment. . ;'.Cr Field moved that a committee, con-i-nsting:, 6fvCrs:Hampson, Robertson, Bis.'ley,'^ai^yiij'ySnbdgrass, and the mover .;-*" -tlioroDglily -inrto ±iio / question of the Gasworks. . • y. Seconded by; Cr Grace, and carried. '■■. ' ■ C •':. / '' "'"' .