WAVERLY DISASTER.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 20085, 20 May 1914, Page 4

WAVERLY DISASTER.

MEETING OF THE'KWN-BOAHD.

A stormy meeting of Ahe Waverley Town Board was held on3londay night to consider tho position, that, has arise», ; as a result of the wasJi-p#V v at the dam. Thoro were preßent, <Me||6rs\,K. J. Palmer, I. Basdti, S. J. Priep^fi^McDonald, ~, and J, Linkjater. ,>" t *■ A^ter'poigricierabie d&qussion, • Mr. L* jißates; moved, and,i&sfc? JPrice.secpiui-! . .. e9;.t.hat -the service!*..^ a-n outside, en-- * * gineer be called in to%o6ort upon-tb© ->■ cause of the present wal^reaking, the best way of repairing same,- or proposing ■ alterations necessary, and -upon the fea- ' *'■ sibiiity of the scheme aa^a whole.-~C»r- ---| ried unanimously. ' . ' Mr. Linklater moved thtft the services of Mr. Butler be suspended pending fur* ; ther notice from the BoardMr. McDonald mpved as an'amendment tnat instead of the Board sxispendinj; th,e engineer that: he be inforined; that all work upon the dam, and >?i"e^ taining wall be stopped and that Messrs. I Turnbull and Jones be informed; in view of the danger now threateninj! ■ the pow.er-house, that machinery • if '■ ■'■'-" placed in the power-house woiSld be pafc there at their ,otfn''ri^^On-^biA«ifi«n^'X'>'' meni beiho; put Mesers^fico Jaffl^liij&- *l> later voted 'xtgaJnst/iTTand^S^^srsv'J^.'.w:Dottald apid Palmer lor iit;-'Sfc» Bason>e- < 'fraining' tliroiigh; not-bei)a^ quite'clear , jon the amendment;" anSi ftn'"s*s'.^ chaSr- \~\ carried.' - '' . As the result of an*altercation, IMiv Palmer lef he chair, Jir. Price being appointed in his stead. Air. Linklater entered a pretest:.,.... r gainst the action of the chairman, Mr. '.. R. Palmer, in taking a vote before having read the amendment himself, as it - was written and read out ■ only by a ' member of the Board, and m was not constitutional. ;-: ,- Mr. Bason also protested that he was : not clear on the subject of the amendment fveing put, and furthermore had .- ■: insuixicient time to record .his vote h&fore the chairman had given his casting : vote. . . Mr. Linklater. seconded by Mr. Bason, moved that tho services of Mr..:' • Climie bo obtained to give an opinion, as stated in Mr. Linkiater'e proposalscarried earlier^n the evening.-—-Carrieo!-It was resolved., that Mr. Linklater bo empowered to take any steps requir- : od to guard the Board's property a* the mill dam.