WATER SUPPLY LOAN.
The Masterton Borough Council is pursuing the proper course in submitting to the ratepayers a proposal which will permit of the whole of the borough being supplied with water. A J- « £'lA /-An . ~„J "'••vsidloan or may sounu colorable. When it is spread over the whole borough it is not as large as it may seem. For ourselves, we would rather than ;hAve;.a-joint sch©nie for and drainage. •. That 1 , liow'6vei , ) seems practicable at the moment, life will, we apprehend, have-"no hesitation in approving a loan for £16,500. As the Mayor pointed out, it may not ,be found necessary to take up the whole of the money. It is well, "however, that the Cduncil should ask for more than it requires than for a sum which would be insufficient to carry out the work that is contemplated. In view of the reports of the Fire Inspector and the attitude of the Fire Insurance Companies, tho ratepayers would be pursuing a short-sighted policy if they were to reject the proposal. Howwe shall have more to say on the subject before the day of the poll.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 25 September 1913, Page 4
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186WATER SUPPLY LOAN. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 25 September 1913, Page 4
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