WHATAUPOKO ROAD BOARD.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 931, 2 July 1903, Page 2

WHATAUPOKO ROAD BOARD.

GREATER GISBORNE.

A meeting of the above was held yesterday afternoon., There were present: Messrs Sievwright, W. D. Lysnar, W. Hamon, and McConnell. In the absence of the Chairman, Mr Sievwright was voted to the chair.

The following resolutisa of the local bodies’ conference wbb read :— *• The Conference recommends to all concerned the reconsideration of all the subjects of water supply, drainage, and Bewerage, with a view to united action by amalgamation of Gisborne, Whataupoko, Kaiti, and Titirangi Road Board districts, upon the ward plan, with graduated rating in the suburban districts.” The Chairman said that the resolution had been carried unanimously at the Conference, and the matter was a most important one.

Mr Lysnar pointed out that there were four dissenters.

Mr Sievwright gave notice of motion as follows:

“ T hat in the opinion of this Board, it will soon become imperative, in consoquonceof the rapid and close settlement of the suburban districts, to extend the boundaries of the Borough of Gisborne so as to include the Whataupoko, Kaiti, and Titirangi Road Districts into one Borough, but under the ward plan, with graduated rating according to closeness of settlement l '\ s u<surbs, and the following are some of the main grounds and reasons for such extension: “ (a) Proper water supply and sanitary arrangements can only be cheaply and efficiently carried out under a comprehen- ■ sive seheme, to be applied as required to the extended areas, the inhabitants of - which are practically one and riie same people.

(b) The cost of any general scheme for eithsr water or sanitation will be much lass than separate schemes. The present estimated cost of a water supply stands

(1) For Gisborne alone, from Waihirere, is ... 4qnnn (2) For the extended borough,. from Waimata river, including annual cost of pumping capitalised at per cent ... 46 078 and the present estimated cost foi sanitation is—

(1) For Gisborne, by the Shone system proposed, including annual cost of pumping, capitalised at per cent .. 44 non (2) For Gisborne; by septVc ’ „, f t . - , 16,300 (a) The septic tank system is by far the most efficient from a sanitary pofnt of view, and is always easily increased, while the cost, as compared with any seweraea pipe system, is small. J sewerage “(d) The ward plan makes it necessarv to have a vote of the qualified electors m the ward before any separate, or special of the suburbs from being rafed as hi P i?> rt as the densely populated part, and grfdlf ated rating may be applied both in regard “(f) 6 Fven t S h P f. ate or , special rate! (f) Even the general * rate mav ha levied separately, and spent - any ward if found necessary or desirable 1 ” Mr Lysnar said that there were one or two aspects of tho motion he would like tn see got full consideration. would btiye his support. vemenc It w^ resolved that a meeting be held