Sceptic Tank for Now Plymouth.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12255, 14 May 1903, Page 3

Sceptic Tank for Now Plymouth.

A QUJISTIONT OP SITE.

At the Borough Co|un,cil meeting on Wednesday evening a letter was read from Mr Mestayer dealing with, a communication from Messrs Weston aaid. Weston, objecting, on behalf of•Mr Weale, io *th» septic tanks being located on the proposed site on Mr King's property. He pointed out that there could be objectiotn from a 'health point of view, as no smell would escape from the tanks. Mr Mestayer' also forwarded tracings of land required on ihe railway reclamation, and advised that a pro mise should be— obtained that lines of raife would not be itun ojver the the tanks, as they would have to bo ,made much stronger, at additional cost, to carry railway traffic There was' no objection to ifcibe traffic, ex— cept on the iscore of added cost. The Mayor t}).oua"ht a order lo expect so niuch. from the railway Department. ... Mr Brooking explained that so long as the running of the- railway was not interfered # with t^e Department was willing to allow tl\e land to be Used for sentic~ tanks without charge. I\> was useless to esjpept any furtiher concessions. Mr BellrinffPr ,«:*> : '-? th" matter was "one of urgency. The railway was the best site, retiring only tihat tT>e tasks should he~ sftrenp+henpA . The question was which was the cheapest — to FtrenTtthe-TT t l>o +«in 1 '<= t-^e railw^ay or to pay hiffh nrices for the other In stni+e of assJuirance? from ensineers! -that -fcbere woi«W be no smell there was no <-?av»M that people in tK*» viem'tv -^miM h«iv r e 8' seriotig "obiectlon to the ta-nl-s. He' ■moved that th«? ma+tpr be referred to %r»e Works Gomsnitfe^. This was seecmHed by Mr Gonnetl. arid carried.