WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL.
[Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, June 1. In a report presented to the City Council it was stated that, the drainage scheme, which is now complete, 'had cost £173,202, the estimate being £175,000. A few hundreds have still to be spent on connections. . The (engineer stated, that too much water; found its way into the sewers, and unless j this were stopped a third pumping engine would have to be obtained. The influence of a proper system of drainage was shown in the steady decrease in the number of. typhoid cases, which had fallen from 104 irf 1894 to 41. ! : : The dispute between the Government and the Council over the shelter sheds at the • wharf has been* compromised by the Council ' agreeing to shift them, and let the Government place a station on the Te Aro Railway i line, on the site. * ; •' The City Council adopted the Mayor'sscheme, involving an expenditure of some £350,000 upon tramways, electric light, , town hall, water supply extension and! minor work. . ; j
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6501, 2 June 1899, Page 4
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