DUNEDIN DRAINAGE BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13999, 4 September 1907, Page 7

DUNEDIN DRAINAGE BOARD.

Tho 'regular meeting , 'of; .the. Dunedin Ihainago and. Sewerage Board was hold tost ovening, Mid , was attended by Messrs' Burnett (chairman). Small, I Marlpw', Han-' cock* Gore,' Christie, Arlde, LcOren, and Dγ Fulton. ': " ■ ;■;, Tho Hon. J.. A. Millar, wrote with reference to tho question of,tho Government contributinjr towards tho • work of: convoying 6cwage,, stating that the Government had agreed'to pay £100 por annum as a grant to tho lioami for pumping all sewage from 'tho Government buildings hi Dunedin. Ho telegraphed '• later' that flio £100 Wai for all of hho Government buildings' at prcßtnt in Duiiedjn—that was, any future connections 'of existing Gov&rrament rniildings wore to bo inoluded in the sum a-uned. No ;other place' in tho> colony toceivod any, payment at all; with', the excejplion .01 Christchurcli, whioh laet year'had boen; paid ,£BB, In ooririobtaon'wifli-'thie matte a \viro. was received .'from Christohiirch • etatiiiff ; 'tliat they received ,there £62 from tho Publio Works, ancf '£100 from <ho Railway Department' j-'er annum.—Mr Srriall said ho thought this , : was a matter that wanted clearings up. \ They-were at one as far as the' contribution was con-, corned. Tho board,.wphtod to'fiotilo ffhat properties vioro" to bo' torvcd; for this, money.'.'.What tho board wanted to make clear, wia , that Dtmcdiri did not include Cavorsliam and South Dunedin. < Tho board would liko, to know-what theyihad to do for tho money, Ho'.thought the secretary might,make up.a list of. Government proporticfl.: in• Dunedin piopof, and ask tho Government* if it would i: agree-.to it as being tho list:of to be served for.tho £100,-n» Chairman: ,¥h" not include jtTio whole of Dunedin?— Mr; Small.' Tiro'lew wo inoludo the bfct.tcr.-M' Gore taid, considering tho amount of money it took to run' tho pumping station, the amount offered would ' not bo a fraction towards interest. It would not pay. Besides,, ho, did not ceo why the'board ehduld be put upon a lower rooting than other places. The GoyornVnont, seemed to him to be fencing wifji the matter .all the vhilol-r-Tho Chairman said they had had the figures'gone into, and-if ;tho Government jWore treated as .otbor people it vr.uld hayo to (Say • £918 :im. drainage. Tlio board 1 had done. everything.,, It had drawri up lists and 6ent tokfirarns,' and had dono everything it could, and jt was now told thai tho Government was paying. Obritfch'urch £88, i'wheri it was' paying nearly double that Bum. Dunedin was ; robbed of- its Janda and robbed of.'.every; thmg,—Mr ' Marlow said he--- thought Mr Small's suggestion was a capital one. Ahy'thintr qoitsido- that list Would bo .an additional ~amourrt. : —Mr: Small moved,' Mr Marlow . seconded, ami it*, was carried— "That tho j> ecrotarv• supply itheiGpyern--ffioht Ayith.a list of ftebulldingein tho.prigiinal city of DunotUn, 'which the board agreed to (wrve for the £100; otlHir sOrvicce to bo dearth with,upon tfioir merits." : . The Hon. Mr Millar toleftraphod. that he legrotted ho could not eoe.hi6 way to put o clauso in' tho tariff exemiyjting tie Jew pipes- tho board vcqirired—Mr J.. Allen,' M.H.R., wroto on tho same subject.—Roforred to tho Finance Committee. Tho Town Clork, Diuiedin,- wrote that' tho council accepted theboaroVa offer of 120 loads of 2jin. motit 'in rjikt Bottlomont of the council's claim.—EcfCTrcd to tho Works Committee, with power to aot. The: District Health ; , Officer wroteVthafc compkiinte liod boon received as to open ditches' ovor which tho board had jiirieaio-. lion. Tho olooninKe worq'loft on thobanki of tho drains to dry. whicli was dangerous, - wnd must, be to the "Worlts Oommittoo, with power tp,.aot.< Tho Haibbor Board wrote that at would he glad .to hold a conference wifli thu Ih-aiiwgo Board on the' aibject of ttio extension of tlio High street and St. Aijilrow stioot sowers from Ward street to,tho harbour! frontage.—Conference-to bo hold in a fortnight's tinte. The Works and Finance Committees' reptvr(3 wore adopted ,ao. fa'ublisiicd. .-'■_ '' ■ Seven -applicatione'for tJie position of JDra'or drattghisman. ,'were referred, to ;the Works. Committee to'recommend throe to tlw board; '.■ '.. •* '■'"...-' ■' ' •... .;"'•' Tlio' board thon -went , into oommitteo/'