EKETAHUNA DISTRICT NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXII, Issue 9627, 16 March 1910, Page 5

EKETAHUNA DISTRICT NEWS.

BOROUGH COUNCIL,

(Special io Daily Times.)

Tho ordinary meeting of th 3 Eketahuna Borough Council was held ou Mouday evening, his Worship the Mayor aud a full Couucil beiug preseut. CORRESPONDENCE. The Municipal Association wrote asking for auy remits the Borough were bringing forward, together with the name of the delegate to conference.

The School Committee wrote asking the Borough to replace culverts as agroca with the Education Board.— Referred to tho overseer with power to act.

Mr Lund wrote asking that Jacksonstreet be opened. It was now fenced by adjoining owners.—Referred to the overseer for a report. STANLEY-STREET. Mr Doiuey waited ou the Council to request that drains on the road in Stanley-street be cleaved out.—At present the water from the street was running ovor the property. He did not wish to issue a threat, but unless something was done he would have to get his solicitor to send a letter. Only £2 8s had been spent on Stanley-street in six years. The overseer was instructed to report on the matter. WORKS COMMITTEE. Tho Works Committee reported that they had asked tho overseer to report ami estimate as to patching of streets. The Committee recommended that the Council set up a committee, with power to act, to inspect premises complained of by the Inspector as being iusauitary and a nuisauce. —The Mayor aud Crs Pike aud \Vilsou \v_re appointed to act iv the matter. Cr Tumor stated, in moving the adoption of the report, that au arrangement had been made with Mr Syversen for the Borough to provide wire and a mau for two days to replaco tho fence buried in forming Bengscou-streot. The Committor had nothing to report regarding the Loan aud Mercantile Agency 00. 's fence.

The roport was adopted. LIGHTING COMMITTEE

The Lighting Committee recommended tho paymout of accounts amounting to £14(5 19s Ski.

WATER COMMITTEE

The Water Committee reported that they had written to Mr Laiug-Measou for an estimate of the upkeep and running expenses of both schemes reported upon by him. Tho Committee were giving the report further consideration.

FINANCE COMMITTEE

The Finance Committee recommended the following accouuts for payment: —Bengstou-street loau £15(5 lis 7d, electric light loan £124 12s, cemetery loan £3 Gs, general account loau £70 S)s Id.

LEAKY VERANDAS. The inspector reported on leaking verandas.

It was resolved to give seven days' notice to owners to abate the nuisance.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

The matter of the £40 grant to the engiueer of the electric lighting department was again brought forward by notice of motiou by tho Mayor. The only uew poiut made was by the Mayor- that ho was of opinion that the" grant would be unlawful. His Worship quoted au opinion by Mr Martin to prove the poiut.

Cr Haswell seconded the mot.'on

On being put to tho meeting, the motion was lost, the Mayor aud (Jrs Haswell and Wilson voting for it, and Crs Tumor, Pike, Parsons and Tripe against it.

The Mayor again gave notice to rescind tho motion conferring the grant, his grounds being that tho motiou was wrong. He did not iuteud to allow it to go through while he held nis present office. Cr Tumor asked bow much it would cost to alter the by-laws to prohibit this system of notice of motion against the wishes of the majority of theOouucil. WATER SUPPLY. Mr Laing-Measou was engaged by the Borough Couucil to report on possible water supplies. The report (which is very lengthy) was read at the Couucil meeting. Following is a summary :— Maugatainoka River — Excellent water, good supply, but cannot bo considered as a practicable source of supply, as it would be uecessary to establish au intake three miles above Larson's bridge. Rougokokako Creek—The four creeks would furnish a sufficieut supply, but takiug the water would deprive several farms aud the cheese factory.

Maugaorouga Creek—Barely euough water, aud is also liable to great pollution. Bayliss Creek—Does not carry nearly sufficient water, and is also subject to pollution. Makakahi River — Mr LaiugMeason's report is similar to Mr Dobson's, with the exception that the water might be taken to a reservoir on Mr Falkner's laud in earthenware pipes and led from thence in seven inch pipes. Mr Dobson proposed eightinch pipes direct from the river. This scheme Mr Laiug-Measou estimates to cose £10,(575.

Makakahi Pumping Scheme—Mr Laine-Meason recommends a pumping scheme from the Makakahi about one mile south of the towu. Flere the river makes a wide detour, returning to withiu sixty or seventy feet of the same place aud giving a fall of thirteen feet. There is no difficulty in tho application of the principle of hydraulic pumping at this place. Mr Laiug-Meason recommends (1) sinking a shaft near the river bank to obtain pure water, or (2) installing a mechanical filter and usiug the river water. The water to be pumped to a reservoir on the hill over the railway line, which hili has au elevation of 180 feet above the Couucil Chambers, giving a pressure of 771bs per square inch. This scheme is estimated to cost £8550.