RAILWAY DEPARTMENT AND DRAINAGE BOARD.
THE NEW RAILWAY STATION.
THE CONNECTION TO BE STOPPED.
As the outcome of the discussion at Tuesday evening's meeting of the Drainage Board respecting the n«w Railway Station at Dunedin in being connected with the main intercepting sewer without the authority of the board, and without notice being given to the board, the following telegram was sent to the. Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Minister of Railways : — " Connection has been made of the new Railway Station with the board's sewer without the authority of the board and without conforming with our bylaws. Kindly state if this was done by your authority, and if to, on what authority. A reply is requested in time for the board's meeting at 5.30 p.m. to-morrow. Failing an arrangement, the board will be under Ihe necessity of blocking the connection." At yesterday's special meeting of the Drainage Board a reply was received from the Minister stating that he was making inquiry into the position. The Chairman (Mr Burnett) said the beard had asked for, and wanted, a definite answer. Mr Marlow thought they should- wait a little while to see what the effect was.. The Chairman : How long will you wait ? Mr Christie: Hold it over for a week. Mr Scott : If you do that you may say good-bye to the whole thing. If they have the use of the convenience in the building for a week there is an end of it. The Chairman : I think we have given the Government all fair play. I think we should stop it. Mr Scott moved that the connection be stopned, and immediately substituted that the Works Commitee be instructed to take action to stop the connection. Mr Hancock suggested that the matter be left in the hands of the Works Committee, with power to act. Until they know how to act he did not see what they could do. The Chairman mention-ed that the railway people were putting pure lime in at the Railway Station, and they kn«w the effect of that on drainage pipes. It had been pointed out to them, and the reply had been that they had their instructions tc carry out. Lime was cheaper ihan chloride of lime. He considered the treatment Dunedin harl received was utterly contemptuous He felt ashamed to live in the pl«c.->. It was first ono thing and then another. What were their representatives doing, he would like to know? ]i -corned to him they were simply dumb do;-s tbat licked ihe feet that kicked them. lirr.\ ?\er. i: was no use getting- excited. !['■ C'hrwuo thoujrht it was better to shu f i!io t'-nij^ up before it was opened to tlip pitljlif. Mi Scott s mo. ion that ths connection
be effectually stopped was then put, and carried without dissent. While in committee at a later atag* tbe following, telegram from tbe Hon. IT. A. Millar was reoeived: — "Your telegram received. Am making v inquiries from MinißteF*oT Railways, and will advise you of result later on."
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Otago Witness, Issue 2738, 5 September 1906, Page 12
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501RAILWAY DEPARTMENT AND DRAINAGE BOARD. Otago Witness, Issue 2738, 5 September 1906, Page 12
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