WATER SUPPLY.

Otaki Mail, 15 April 1929, Page 3

WATER SUPPLY.

TOR WAIMEA TOWNSHIP. j COUNTY ENGINEER TO REPORT ON PROPOSED SCHEME. Kourteoii ratepayers of Waiitiea Townshi;.. a Waikanae beach resort, petitioned the Horowhen-ua County Council mi Saturdav asking that an estimate be prepared by the County engineer i Mr. J. T. M. Brewster.) of the cost of a water supply for that township on the lines of tin independent estimate submitted. They suggested that the engineer, in making up. an estimate of the cost, take into consideration the question of providing for a larger reservoir than the immediate iieeds'i.r the township required—say up to 10.IHIO callous. It was proposed that the water be obtained by motor pump from the Waimen River and contained in a storage tank on the highest available sire, which has been reserved in the township. The independent estimate of the cost of the scheme was approximately fil-fiOu, with £l<o extra for a pressure supply ' The chairman (Mr. G. A. Monk) explained that the scheme was the result of a movement that had been going on i for the last twelve months. A meet- ',,,„ 1,,- the residents was held .luring Easter, and he attended it and advised them to communicate with the Council. He "had a»kcd the committee, which was Ideating with the matter to send in a pom ~. a provisional special rating area £„ r the water-supplv. This had 'not yi-t come - 0 hand. He moved that

the r i„- instructed to give an estimate for -he scheme and confer with Mr. Burgess for particulars us to the locations of the proposed pump and holding tank. He suggested that the plan of the necessary rating area p,e obtained, so that when the engineer's report and estimate were received., the Council would he aide to tell Hi J. residents what the rate would be. The next meeting of tln.se interested would probably be held on June 3rd, when a number of the townspeople would be back The chairman's motion wa= sceonaC(1 i, v Or. Kilsby and earned.