Waihi Borough Council

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1495, 30 November 1905, Page 3

Waihi Borough Council

—l——♦— —- ■ Special - Maeflng- , A spkoul meeting of the Waihi Borough ( Council was held in tho Boroufih Main- . bers lH6t night. Preaent: His Worship ] the Mayor (in the chair),' Crs. E, McMillan, J.-'A, Brown, H. McOarthny, Geo, Colebrook, ?■ Hume, J. Newth, D. DonnldEon,and J,'Henderson. The | business o( the mostmg was to consider ( a proposal by tho gas. manager, Mr. & ( Rabbidge, as to inatituiing gas-fitting ( premisos, whereby consumers could bo ( supplied with all requisites pertaining to | the installation of gas in their honsos. } The' estimated cost, including neoessury ( siook, was about £2OO, j A deputation composed of Messrs. | Wynyard and Munns (representing the ironmongers), and Battson, Green Bros,, and Williams (representing the plumbers), wailed on tho Council to protest against the proposal. ■ i '. . • t ' ' The plumbers stated thaUbe competition in the trade was sufficient to onsuro tho work being dono at a reasonable price, They gave as an illustration that no'complaints had been made in rogari to the charges for layiqg on the water. They (farther contended that they'could do the wi>rls cheaper than the borough. vThe ironmongers maintained that tho proposition wbb a monaco to their business. They wore, prepared to Bupply all fittings at fair trade prices. . . ■ ' i The Mayor moved that ; the gas manager's recommendations be adopied, This was seconded by Or MoMillan. Or Donaldson moved as au ameudmenti that consideration' of the proposal be postponed till after tho gas works were erected, Or Newth seconded, i His Worship argued that ar the Council [ had definitely deoidod to municipalise the i gas supply the soheme would not be comi pieto if they did not carry out themanaI ger'S: proposal. He referred to the t price charged for the laying ,on, of ) water by the plumbers, and bo considered l.ii right that the consumers of gas , should have tho «hoapost possible plan in b regard to the installation hubeir homes, ) It would still be optional for thp plumbers , to do the work by arranging with house--1 holders, but tho system proposed would i be a oheok upon overcharges, t Or. Donaldson said that an injustice a would be to the local tradoßmon if t the proposal was adopted, The tradesmen o bad boon looking forward to this work, It Or. McMillan said that possibly some i harsliips might appear to bo inflicted on a i. few, but there-was no doubt tho proposal ib would benefit the great majority of cone Burners, If: the plumbers could do tho ; work as cheaply as the borough and to the n satisfaction of consumers, it was still open jl to them to do so, as the Council's scheme i, would not tuoan a rnonoply of the work. it > Or. Newlb, in supporting tbo amendi, merit, said "that as business peopld contria, buted to the borough revenue they should ir be considered in matters ct this kind. . Ore. Hume and Henderson spoko'in ss. support of Die proposal, which w«s then »■ put and carried by seven to two,. For the fe motion V.Tne Mayor, Ors. Brown, Mcle Oatthtiy, Oolebrook, Humo, McMillan jf aud Henderson, Against: Ora. Donaldss son aud Newth