TO DRAIN WHITIORA

Waikato Times, Volume 84, Issue 13209, 26 June 1915, Page 5

TO DRAIN WHITIORA

NEW SCHEME APPROVED. CONTRACTS TO HE LET. Complete plans, derail draw ings, and specifications iii thi' proposed drainage of tin- area in Hamilton West, north of tli t , raihv;" . \>..-.v submitted to the Bor- < llgll ( ':<■. :\c'\ his", night liy tile borOUgh owgiiie :'. Th" work Mas divided into three contracts as follows:—Xo. 11, C( the septic tank and outlet, am! tli.' ~rea nortli of Mill street. No. I:.'. the area between tlie riwr and Vi< foi-i;> street, including Mill street, Princi' m :.■■■ t, New street, and portions of risSi-r and Willoughhy stn-is. Xo. 13. the remainder of the area west of Victoria ■dre.v. He recommended that tenders : i iv.vited for contracts Xos. 12 and L'i and for the construction of the septic tiinl; and outlet; also that the portion north of Mill street stand over until further loan money was available. It would ly necessary, he said, to submit the scheme to the Public Health Department for approval. Mr Sims stated that lie had been in communication with the Frankton Borough Council with reference to a joint scheme, which had been previously discussed, and he attached a letter from the Frankton Town Clerk on the matter. This stated that the Frankton Council found it impossible to connect with the Hamilton scheme until they got close to the septic- tanks, as the Frankton scheme ran at a much higher level than the Hamilton one. The Frankton Council was still prepared, however, to pay half the cost of the septic tanks required for the two boroughs on a basis to be mutually arranged, always provided the Frankton scheme was allowed to run through Hamilton. The letter suggested a conference of the two Councils on the matter. Mr Rims' report was adopted, and the engineer was instructed to confer with the Frankton Council on the matter and report later.