THE DRAINAGE WORKS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 16 April 1910, Page 7

THE DRAINAGE WORKS.

STIGMA ON THE'CITY REMOVED. ' THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S ■ STRICTURE. ALB. JiAi'V Al/jftfTED. VIIsDIUA'TION OJi'THE COInSiRUC■.iIOSI..

At last night's meeting 01 the Cin vJouuc.r a letter was: received irjia Dr. Vaiintine, Grief Health Oiikei, acknowledging receipt of tue Couu'oil's letter 01 the 2ith ult.y ■eontaiuiiig a copy of Mr R. Hay's report m the JNelsoii drainage system. Jjr. •Valentine stated that the essential ai' the report and reconi'mcuduiiuiiij contained therein were quite in accord with the wishes of the Deparaieut,. and # faithfully carried out should provide the city with an effective system cf sewerage. The Aiayor was very pleased thu: the Health Officer agreed with Mi Kay. The Health' Officer had iwi imay s agreed with Mr Hay. Cr. Grace moved that copies of tlic letter be sent to Mr Hay and to Air Aiestayer, both of whom ' would be greatly : interested in the letter froi:: the Health Department. The essentials of the report, Dr. Vaiintine's letter stated, wer e in accord with the wishes of the Department, Air Hay's report generally was favourable, an exception being th o leakage in the Wood. If the Council had given way and adopted the six recommendations of Dr. Prengley, the Council .would have been dragged at the tail of tlie Health Department, /and that would have been a most ignominious position. The letter only showed *M; when it was right the Council should stick to its suns. The stand he to.* —the stand the Council took—had been justified, and the stigma uv.r 1 .-; which the Health Department hi-:. the town had been lifted. The srisir.f had teen aided by busy-bodies living in th e city. He could not express ii : ( satisfaction at the action the Council took in calling in Air Hay. The mai:Knations of busy-oodiesnad been worked by the action of the Council, and •" Department had beeii put right in tliextraordinary position that it betaken up. ■ '• ' ''■ The motion was carried. The Aiayor, in second'nn? Hip motion, said that Cr. Grace kvl ?aid a : i that tli pre was to say. ■Cr. Field thought, after hoarr- Cr (Trace's-Fnepch. that v'"t' bury their heads in the s:uid and ;V quite happy. , Th s motion was then carried.