WATERWORKS CONTRACT.
A special meeting of the Borough Council was held m committee last night for the x purpose of receiving v reportsjfrom MrV F. \| 7 . Marchanty ; .;o.Ek, and the Borough Eflgbieei\7(Mr;, A. .J. Paterson) regarding''the.waterworks.con--tract. There were present : The Mayor, Crs G. Smith, J. Mayrinrd, F. Hams, J. R. Kirk, W. Pettie, .and .WT^L. Clayton. ; 77 .',- "X. ' i& The Council decided, to .adopt "tile reports, the follow mg ' resolution £ h^ing carried: "That the Council .approves, of 'Mr ■" Marchaht's sitgges£iojj7to : pi& «**• pumping, plant on thfrtovvii hist river crossing (No. 52), is*oVder;Vto provide the) town with wtyterj 'ih? case' of a. break m th,e. ,pipe 'line- abbvej< aiul that the necessary ' ! 'plant be ordered immediately." ■ :;:^y- ::':.J'}"
( Steps are to be ; taken 'to foi;dei<7tlie n ecessary pumping plant,'"' wllicliv.witt tbJEJ m duplicate, . two . oil engines., and tjvo pumps being provided,^ so- that^in \t% event of one going wrong or; ha^mg^o be .stopped for cleaning the . quipping could still; be carried ;6n7 /. The Twatei" would be pumped fr»ni the' i-ive^^u'eetly into the mains. • -, 'r"T^ • - The also ;. decided^fpit7 ; Mr Patpsbft : should proceed, td; THmaru ; next We'dnesUiyfu and inspect: -the--. >e\yeyfcge works being installed there,' on\sspiii&r lines to the proposed ,Oisb6r*ne?.'SCh'oißCfe,--and obtain all information,^} j>o>si^pY' also to ascertain f torn CfaristchuFch;Cthe method of recording data > on- aiPhousie connections. '-.''■''■ ■■&".'< -.7-77v77
/.'"■The final agreement between Mr MJar. chant and the ''Counci-i---''r.Qgardjii;g7'. r .oe terms for carrying out the •■• sewerage scheme , was. settled. v • !. -.-: : '~'*',;?.'\?'. : ,j.' ;
'" Mr Marchatit's proposal is tb pui^f) the water, not*direct from the. fj,v.er, ,bj^t to put down long box cistern m ;tfe gravel bed at the side of ; tb:e7 rrv«r ;qhd pump the water ; Out of • that c after tanx sediment m the water" settles. '7-7 77^7:
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12698, 16 March 1910, Page 4
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284WATERWORKS CONTRACT. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12698, 16 March 1910, Page 4
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