DURIE HILL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 16892, 7 February 1917, Page 5

DURIE HILL.

RATEPAYERS' REQUIREMENT^

Several matters of, interest to Dun* , x $ Hill residents were brought under thw j'.'ii notice or the Borough. Council lasi A% night by the Dune Jrlill Ratepayers' *% Association .' , J\ Referring to the question of water . \ supply, the Mayor baid the question 1 -/ was a difficult one, particularly" the pro-'J- . curing ot pipes. It was hai'd to know • ''£ what to do. No doubt the ratepayers! ,^ would recognise the position. } . '$ It was decided to inrorm the aora^ * vl ciation that the Council was doing its *$ utmost to improve the water supply. '^ Jtegarding better facilities tor the '^ prevention of fires, it was decided to '*£ j ask the chairman of the association to • ':i meet the engineer and tlie 3Pire Bri-! " •;' gade superintendent. , .1 With reference to the vroposed zig- ( /*J zag mstead of the Forty Steps, Cr.l s% Aider ton said the wish oi the i^stdents' > ■,•;{ was that the stops should be done-away ' r^ with'— an opinion that Cr Dustin con- Vimned. , "^ Concerning the placing of a lamp in. | Hipango Terrace, Q-.T-rhompsoo. saidl ' ' 4 the locality/had baen inapected, and! . the lighting of, the suburb waa under I . 'J? consideration. X ; Tjjj it waa decided to point oui thaLt titet '% matter was in the hands of a special ti committee. ' j , The Mayor th<m brojght up the gam. ' •-if tion of th© reopening of th* main Dtk *'^ rie Hill steps. " Woo is to pay for putting them in order ?" he asked. PeN i sonally he would not express an opin- ' )| ion, but it was desirable that a con- >\| ief enoa should be held. -^ ~jl It was decided that the specaaT oommittee should confer with Mr. W. J. i *1 Poison. v , ;'| It was resolyed that the enginewr • '| should take Jaction to re-open fhe steps iti as soon as the Borough Solicitor ex- ! '7 I pressed approval. < <<