THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE WATER SUPPLY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6330, 2 March 1882, Page 5

THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE WATER SUPPLY.

A special meeting of tlie City Council was held yesterday to consider the position of the city water supply. His Worship the Mayor presided. There were also present Messrs. Montague, Aickin, Fleming, Goldie, Offer, Hemus, Crowther, and Waddel. The Mayor submitted a statement showing that there was a surplus revenue from the water supply of about £3000. The interest and sinking fund on the water supply alone was about £SOOO, and the revenue from the special rate of Is was over £9000, showing a profit from this rate alone of £1000. The question for the Council to consider was the reduction of the consumers 1 rate. The quantity of water pumped during the year was 1'2G,C14,0C0 gallons, at an average cost of oid per 1000 but a large proportion of this, probably half, was for the abattoirs and city purposes, tires, standpipes, street-watering, &c. The year's income was £.3766. i'he question of supplying water to the suburbs was postponed, and the Council not having sufficient data before them, appointed a sub-committee consisting of the Mayor, and Messrs. Goldie, Waddel, and Montague, to procure the necessary information, and submit it to the Council.