SEWAGE AT COX'S CREEK.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14313, 8 March 1910, Page 6

SEWAGE AT COX'S CREEK.

ANGRY BOROUGH COUNCILLORS. The>•: insanitary ; conditions of - Cox's| Creek, and the differences between the City Council and the Grey Lynn on the subject, "were further discussed at the meeting of the Grey Lynn Borough Council last evening, when a' letter was received from the City Council explaining!; the j scheme for a timber flume suggested by tho city= engineer (Mr. W. E. Bush). :> Mr. J. A. a ritock j stated | that he had (l visited the creek ;in company with Mr. W. Donald, the, borough engineer (Mr. H. M. Wilson), the district health officer (Dr. Makgill), and an inspector. , Dr. ! Makgill expressed - his approval of the proposal of tue borough engineer, and said he did not think the timber flume proposed ;by the city: engineer would meet what was required; as the "sewage would probably * percolate* through cracks in the timber long bafore it reached the end of the proposed length of 2300 ft, The borough ■ engineer's scheme, on the. other hand, besides being serviceable at present,' would still bo ,of use • for the t carriage of storm water after the construction of the main : sewer *in connection " with the main drainage scheme. '' "■ : Mr. Donald endorsed the remarks of Mr. K Warnock. The Mayor (Mr. W. J. Holdsv.-orth) read a letter he had received from Dr.. Purdy (ex-district -health officer), „in . which'Vthe doctor denied that lie had, 'jasi had been stated/ advocated the adoption of Mr. Wil- : son's scliome, the principal; value of which was the : aid that it would give to reclani'V' tion work. - Tho Mayor moved J that' the City Council be asked, Ito supply.: copies (of the reports on the question received• from Dr. Yalintine and Dr. Purdj-. ; Mr. G. J. < Garland - • said an injunction >, should be applied- for to compel the City Council to cease releasing offensive matter within the 1 borough. X'; Unless they „took this action thev would not ; ; obtain any improvement of tho pfesent conditions. f " It is," ho said, "simply a game of bluff and getting us into the' bush,; but wo are not •going to bo bushed verv much longer."' He hoped that hey 'would get. the ; reports referred to. but he had his doubts.^V^S'^'

Mr. C. Norgrove said they "had been bluffed and hoodwinked long enough;- and it was time : that they made a stand. The Mayor said tliev should not proceed hastily in the matter,: but should await the reports. - . , . >. - The motion to ask for the reports was carried,, and on the Mayor's motion'it' was also resolved'-that Mr. •Bush's scheme be referred' to the borough engineer, : and that in the meantime! the matter be deferred.