RICEMOND WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11734, 16 August 1901, Page 7

RICEMOND WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE.

" I. '-r«i attended mooting of Richmond A tLvers was hold in the Primitive Jldt P sc oolhouse, Richmond' Road, evening to consider the proposed loan Itch is oeing raised for the purpose of proi, . water supply and drainage for (he n ng TheMayorofGreyL yl H l (M,K.T. Warnock) occupied the chair. , In introducing the question the Mayor M that some time age a petition from rcsi- ? ld rtf the borough was presented to the Soil asking that a proper water supply Tdriiuage be provided fo. the borough. ■V ff. S3dt&t the £2000 proposed to be Sod for the purpose of carrying out the hole of the work was insufficient. The SSin would only enable them to provide £ new water supply, and then £400 would -be required for drainage purposes. II this :; 9 ere done he explained that the wain !•' er from the upper part of the borough „,,irl tiass through the lower portion of Behind Ward and that about. 40. houses would he required to be drained into it. It fi'Jas therefore proposed to raise £2100 to mmnlete the work. moved, "That this Sr A. Donald then moved. "That thin ft meeting of ratepayers approve of a water " nmphy and drainage for the ward and that I the Council take tho necessary poll to obtain the money." Mr. W. Smith seconded the motion. Mr'. Richard Warnock said that the insurance rates would be reduced to 12_< per tent. 1 y the Richmond Ward had a water supply. Mr. 0. McMaater supported the scheme anil said that if the water supply was adopted it would considerably improve the values of the ward all round. The motion was carried without further discussion.