MARTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 13 March 1908, Page 2

MARTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

(From Our O'.wi Comspoiideiii.)

A special mooting was hold on Wednesday. Present: liis Worship the Mayor (Air J. McEldowny), Cis Hilton, Gould, Lyon and Biejm. Tho building inspector repoitod that Messrs, Abrahams and Williams arc puting up a building in BioaJway without -'a permit, and that, the building ha menace to the to*y.n,. Ho had warned the owners to desist until the Council should decide.

Cr Gould moved and Cr HilLon seconded, That a copy of the Building J n _ spoctor's report he furnished to Messrs Abrahams an/1 Williams, and that their | attention be drawn to the provisions .of the Council's by-laws as to submitting plans of buildings, and of alterations to baildiiv>s for inspection by tho Council.* officials, and prohibiting the orectio-n of buildings in Broadway having walls of other material than' brick, and that the/ be informed that the Council are, without prejudice, prepared to waive the strict enforcement of such : by-laws, provided that tho northern wall of the new erection is constructed of brick, in accordance with the by- , laws 'provided, also t'~at plans and specifications of the proposed erection aro lodged at the office of tho Borough Council m accordance with the by-laws Or Hilton drew attention, to tho necessity .for repaying the Pai k fences on tho eastern side. The Borough hoi-i» ' was also allowed to sraze- there and hn suggested it should be removed until alter the sports. Th e Athletic Club had been very generous in, tho past by giving donations towards tho up-kecu of jfche Park, and they should receive every consideration at the lianas of th° Council. The fences should be repaired before the clay of the snorts It was decided t-> refer the matter to tlie Park Committee with authority to have the wcrk done at once. The question of permitting private entrances to the Park on the' eastern side was brought up, and the Council decil,ed against granting such permits. WATER. SUPPLY SCHEME. Mr Leslie Reynolds reported as follows :—On my recent visit to Marlon to investigate the water supply for tho Boiough, the district was .carefully inaperted by mysell' and a&sistants, and I have to advue you that the only suitable supply for Marten within measurable distance of the town is obtainable irom tha Rangitikei River, or from a probable supply at the foot of the terrace near the Porowa Stream. lam satisfied that no inland streams nor lake water, within a radius of 15 miles offers natalities for a high pressure water supply, as not only do they dry up dunng periods of dry weather, but the. water would be in no degree suitable for domestic purposes us the watersheds I aro at all times .badly contaminated ,by stock. \\ ith regard' to borin/r f.- r , aitesian water I think this question 1 may bo left on one side, as it is vorv j problematical whether water can bo obI tamed by tins means in the district IF obtainable at all it would be at a very considerable depth and cost. Reverting to the Rangitikei River, t l:© water at the tuna of my inspection was ' socharged with green weed as to be unsuitable for water snp.plv if taken direct trom the stream and I have no doubt that during freshes, or floods it becomes heavily charged with silt. The only .wtliirf of obtaining a"pure supply from this river is by means or sinking on the rivers flank, and constructing infiltration galleries, .-from whence the water would 'be pumped to a sc-vice reservoir of 250.00 gallons cavity son's 200 foot above the town. "'The lf S1 nr* *£ ti\ S resei *voii > would b- on the Uift Rca t. about a mile from Jcfiercon s L:iye. The most suitable place to tor, the river is in the.vicinity of ih--1 noßn i 1 ?l^'r' AvMoh is approximately 200. feat, baW.t'he town. Allowing 70 ffaHonsAHJor head nor dnv for a'popfila--tion oL 3Q00,. and pumpiag to ocenny eicht hours per day, tho rising main will require to be 10 inches iir diameter ana the power required 90 BH P The most siiitable pumping plant would" bo •ugli lift centrnhigal pumps driven by gas producer or suction gas plant, which vnth coke ruel procurable Prom tho oas' works should not cost more than £1,5 per month, and engineer in attendance at i(>s per day would be equal to £30 per month of- £360 par annum. Except tor the lower portion of the rising main ,whera the pressure would be exessivc 1 would recommend jour Council to adopt the wood slave pipe similar to tlios© now under construction for Hokit. i 4.Tt e Pl?^ "sed in tl^ work reterioj to have be-on, tested up to a prcs- ?™ of 250 lbs C er square inch wfth very-satisfactory results, and I shall at Hokitika to forward yon an averageramplo. From the plan herewith, it will bo notice:! that practically all the sheets hi the town have been'included m the rotKiilution. As the estimates give the cost, per chain of the various sized pipes laid* complete, your Council will be able to arrive at a reduction in the cost of retiauiatidr .should.it desire &v Urtor *V? esta^ s]lown °* thS plan. Should your Council not<-fe« its way to carry out the works, I would'adW« i ■ wi?^ Nt retaliation b B renewed and that the ratepayers depend upon ■ rainwater for domestic purposes, the reser yon; supply to .be used "in event or nre Iho present reticulation is thoroughly unsatisfactory and should your Council not inaugurate- a hio-h mesure gravitation supply from tlTe Raiv gitikei River, % stronjrly recommend that the main from the reservoir be increased-to .9 indies in diameter, and M :side branches he 8 inches in diameter, wood strive pipes to be used •throughout. I estimate the cost of taoh pressure water .supply from Rangitikei River at £17,129, and a 9 inch main irom present reservoir, reticulation and np7^n U%^^ us aucl supervision at £7 606. ShouH the question of lifting, cleaning and l-fitan-ing anl1 relaying the. present old cast iron nip-s and retiCHlation be raised, I would advise that. it. is.not worth ■d.oinar, as' apart irom tho cost, pipes once corroded c?nnot I;e -efFectivoly retavred-.

i VI s r«solr«T that Mr Reynolds be -written to, stating tliat Council is o t opinion tliat tlie sdlieme for obtaininfr a hissli pressure wat?r siraplv irom Rangitikei River 'is beyond tlie means of tlia Council, aa-1 it. therefore, desires to ask Mr Reynolds for further Particulars m connection ivitli tlie alternative schemes, particularly -with reference to thQ following questions:— 1 What .would be the difference in pressure batwe&n tho prcposs-d mains and those now in use. viz., G inch pipes?

2. Whether h.e would recoinmen.d raising the- .concrete embankment at tliQ reservoir so as to incrensa tlie storage capacity and if s-;, t:> give details there-

3. Tihetlici- Ivy any device at the d t:'e prpsent reservoir the pr-°s-suro could' he increasc-d.

4. AVhetner i'or the pui-;x>?es -of fire extnxction any auxilarv nov.-pr su-h as st^am fire engines woulrl b- reg-aired o. What would l x -> the <liffero^-fo in roTt between woo:! stave pipes, and tlv> steel pipe.s thron^oufc for the pavticuuai- sizo^tlnt would be required. 6 Whethei- he could susrsrest any snhenio of infilitratioiv for purifvin.s; the supply from tha present reservoir

. / Generally, will Mr RotroMr furnish snch fivtl-o.r informat-'o'.i .-is U tlm iniprr-veijKmfs of the supply .from the present reservoir as'will cover all points rcmrnno- to him a'tlionsrh not sp?cihOHlly mon.tinn^l ahovo, so tlwt t3i^ (-•omie.il ir.av havo- sufficient tietnils to place 'before t\\n ratepayers; s'ncli report

to ba furnished to the Council at the earliest possible opportunity. 8 Do you consider the embankment m- the. .present reservoir strong enough to hold the increased supply of water if it were further raised by means of a concrete embankment.