PALMERSTON NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 6383, 4 December 1907, Page 8

PALMERSTON NEWS

(From Our Own Correspondent.) PALMPftSXON December 3. The borough authorities are going to take further necessary steps to protect the river bank near the septic tank. Tli ere is not quittrThe same clangor from ei-oshm ns formerly, recent works undertaken having thrown the stream at its normal level more into the centre of the bed.

Thc» Wanganui district Methodist Svnod is at present meeting in Palmerston. Two candidates preached their trial sermons this morning. Tonight the synod is largely attended by delegates from the district, extending from Palmerston to New Plymouth, Waitara, and Taumarunui. It has not yet been decided when the new continuous telephone-service is to como into operation, though it ’s

thought probable this will ooouir at the beginning of the new year. It is

understood, however,- that the change can now he made almost at any time on payment of the extra subscript-on,

which works out at rather under fivepence per week. The District Health Officer, Dr. Frengley, accompanied by the Mayor (Mr Essex) and several members of the

Borough Council, paid a visit of inspection to the septic tank at Awapuni

this afternoon. doctor expressed himself well pleased with the arrangements. A matter that attracted some attention was a sort of ebullition that was going on in the tank, volumes of gag continually rising to the surface. The doctor said this was quite a normal condition of affairs, and .was rs it should be, but the borough authorities thought that it betokened something else, as it had only been noticed during the past few weeks. The effluent from the tank was found to lo clear ana odourless. The party subsequently paid a visit to the abattoirs, whore satisfaction was also expressed by 'Hr. Frengley at the general excel- i ler.ee of tho arrangements. j The volume of telephone traffic be*j tween Palmerston and Wellington lias row grown to such an extent that it is considered that further provision will’have to be made to deal with the business if. the service is to be kept up to an efficient standard. The facilities obtainable for direct telephonic communication between the two towns Is much appreciated and very largely availed of by business houses.. : Luring November the Borough Council s workmen laid seventy-on© sower mnrr-rtions from the maiins to tho balding lino, and alsmoke-tested, sixty-six private drains. J At tho Borough Council meeting; to-! night tho sanitary inspector renorted that some of tho plumbers had boonj openly disregarding tlio by-laws in! connection with the provision of von-1 filiation on sewerage work. The Conn-j cu adopted the engineer’s suggestion to enforce obedience to tho regulations, i H was mentioned by the Mayor that there had been very few applications ‘ from ratepayers for assistance in connection with the sowers. The Council decided that tho Public Works Com-, rmttee should at an early date consider all that were in. A suggestion being received from the Feilcling Borough Council for the holdmgv of a conference of public bodies recarding the best methods of dealing with tho erosion of the Oroua and Manawatu rivers, tho Council decided to be represented on tho occasion by the Mayor and one other of its members. / , Tli©' following resolutions were earned 'on the motion of the Mayor: That the Conned! take into immediate consideration the advisability of erecting a second stop-bank at Hokowhitu, and that the sanction of property owners be at once obtained : that application bo made to the Treasurv for an advance of £6OO on account of tho amount placed on tho Estimates ; for assistance in protecting the banks of the Manawatu river within the -borough boundary from erosion, and that die engineer and town clerk prepare a statement cf the liabilities incurred to ‘ 3ate and forward same in support of • the application; that the engineer h>; instructed to at once communicate , .vith Mr Robinson, Government Engineer, asking him to fulfil his promise jo further advise tho Council upon the icst methods of protecting the river ia:nks from erosion within tho borough boundaries, taking into consideration he increased sum at the disposal oi i>ho Council for the purpose. BOWLING. ■

The following teams have been selected to represent* the ‘lnorndon Club against the Hutt Club on fctfe latteris green this afternoon Hatch, Gamble, Freeman, McKerrow (e); Murdoch, eenr., W. Wiggins, senr., McLeod, Slater (s); Petrie, lieywood. Shearer, BrightweJl (s). Tho train will leave the Wellington station at 1.15 p.m.