THE DUST NUISANCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12698, 28 October 1904, Page 6

THE DUST NUISANCE.

A REMEDY TO BE- TESTED.*.... The City Council last night took a step in ' ' the direction of dealing with the dust nui- " sance, which amounts to . a joint . test ;by ii'c corporation cad the Auckland Elec|«c Tramways Company. The latter wrote applying for permission to give Westrumits &, trial for the. keeping down of dust. Tie company suggested sprinkling Ponsc-H-" Road, Symonds-street and ; a portion of Er rangahape Road with this invention, They had five tons:of it -in stock, which would - sprinkle about seven or eight miles of road- • ways The manufacturers claimed that tfcw ■ had sprinkled certain streets in Europe with • . ' Westrumite where --the roads had lasted for , 10 weeks, and ware, at tho time of inspection, * in, good condition. Westrumite #&* used on the track for the Gordon Bennett motor car race, with good results. Including freight, landing charges and insurance, \ ' the cost of the -Westrumite on hand delivered in Auckland amounted to £95. • The company expressed willingness to bear this expense in order to give the material* S trial, - providing the Council provided the water, sprinkling i carls and all necessary : labour, the sprinkling to be done under the \ company's supervisicn. Night-!' : mo was'suggested as the most suitable time for sprinkling or very early in the morning, to avoid ' ■ the traffic. Before applying the solution to .-; the road to bw treated it was, the company pointed out, of great importance ion. ' <" it, and to secure good results'.a por;um of the side roads should also be swept lest the dust from them should be blown on to the road under, treatment and so spoil the effect of the Westrumite. It was dee'!-its accede to the company's request. I