ONEHUNGA BOROUGH.
• : -<*» „ • PURITY OF-WATER SUPPLY. , The Onehunga Borough Council met last evening, the : Mayor, " Mr."' J. E. Cowell, •presiding. ■•» s'i-~'-< The woollen mills made application to • use a spring at the lower end of Captain Springs- Boad. Owing to ' the extension of the industry the present water supply was inadequate. The request was rdferrco. to. the waterworks committee. ■ ..-■-'; A complaint was received regarding lb i ; : state of the roadway in, Harbojar view Terrace. It was agreed that repairs should ' be effected. The Mayor reported that: in company! with the engineer he had met the owners 1 of properties of Brown's Estate and bad arranged to spend £82 on a sewer to servj these properties, each owner to contribute; . £10 to the cost. ■ ' - :'-\v\.\.:' The Health Department reported on tk* ' high standard of purity of the water. sup; :, plied in the borough for domestic purposes. The town, clerk stated that Of* was the most favourable report yet » • ceived. - The engineer reported that, buildinc p** 1 * , mits representing a total value of £10j6&S i .had been issued ,during August. />,- ■ ; V, l j "
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18495, 4 September 1923, Page 8
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