WHANGAREI WATER SUPPLY

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11650, 11 May 1901, Page 7

WHANGAREI WATER SUPPLY

INSTALLATION OF TUG MAYOR. ■ THE installation of Mr. J. M. Kiihm as Mayor : of the borough of Whangarei tool: place in the Council Chamber? on Monday, the -itn inst. There were present: Me*fcr3. V,. Corns (retiring Mayor), d. Clark-Walker, T. McCUntook. J. ft". McGregor, and E. A. Hutchaigs. On taking the chair. Mr. Klihn gave an ■«'- Ut-rts. in which he laid oat what, he considered the programme ■>; work for the Council. .'- ; veil "as "what he considered was necessary lor : the future well are oi the borough a"« >" inhabitants. Amongst these mutters were the securing of some of tl* valuable falls, in tne district lor me generation 01 rieoiri•■v tor liffiitint; and other purpo.-os. tlie se- , curm,- of the wooded hills at tile h-icK ci : V •> township, and the large ;uiuigr , "«' r; '- lB , in the ri-er. as endowments, the lormer 10/ i a re-erve and domain ami the la tier tor their value as tvtes for lactones and majiul -ra'> in the liimre, Mr Kiilen a■■>« pointed out the necessity .or a drainage service now that the water was being- brought into the borourh. aid unit lire brigade would have to be lorniei so that the water av;»Ua'>l<» would be taken advantage of in va»e 01 an outbreak 01 lire in the township. L© also ho.iel to have public buildings for tuo : borough, with the necessary loading rooms , for the public. The Council takes oflice *i." iaOO to if,.- credit. I The mans ami specifications of the waterworks were then considered. Mr. Metcalfe. i civil engineer, was presold to explain them to the Mayo: and t'ouu-il. The amount ot water to be discharged at the bank corner is to be 300 iru'l per minute, with a torce to throw water 3-Jft high. There is to be a 5m pipe for Cumei-cn-streol. and other parts of the l< wer township, and other pipes of tin ito the various side street's Some utifrlit ai- : Lerution was made to the ohms, as some of I ice streets marked as having a, supply were ' no: dedicated to tho Crown, ae.:l until they are ' the public monev could not be spent on them. I ft was resolved that Mr. Metcalfe (the engineer! 1 lo empowered to call tenders for the material ! returned, so that it could be. landed m Whti--1 nchj-ei at an early a date ,i = possible. Ino 1 ilavor asked if Mr. Metcalfe could arrange tc» i have all the water pipes letted bet ore they ! were used, so that there might not be any ' lots of time or expose after they had boon I once laid. Mr. Metcalfe explained that very ! few pines had flaws in them when they left, the ; manufacturers, the chief cause of breuknge l being cau-cd by inula used in keeping the i moulds in place not being quite burned out. i By carefullv examining them before using. i these defects could mostly be found out. and ! these pipes, if any. rejected. . I Mr. Clark-Walker pointed out that there , was not an-, provision made for five plugs on ! the Kamo ftoa-'l. past the Church of England. 1 whore a number of houses are now being : elected. and where there are several occui pied at the present time. I "tr Mete»:fo'c.kl that this could he provided i for without the ball valves hemp; fitted on. ' Ihev could tl.wo to added as required without i further trouble and expense ol altering the ■ pea. , , , I It was agreed that the taiwWrs he arranged ; to bo by schedule, this being considered the best plan. The plait? ha-,.- been so arranged that the onlv private land rmutired 111 the ' works is a. small areount at. McDonald farm. V/liau Vha.i Valley, am! another snail : amount for the renevvoir near the Karao Head. 'Y[v works are to be purt'aed i'.-11-vard with as much despatch as possible.—[Own Correspoud"ut-] ' : . -