WATER CHARGES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2170, 28 August 1907, Page 3

WATER CHARGES.

The committee appointed by tho Borough Council to go into the question of water supply to tho freezing companies recommended the following charges : Gisborne Sheepfarmeirs’ Co. : In addition to special rate for interest on loan of £7500, water to be supplied by meter, as under : Under 5000 gallons daily, Is per 1000 ; under 10,000 gallons daily, 9d per 1000 ; above 10.000 gallons daily, 6d per 1000. Nelson Bros. (Tarulieru works) :

Charges same as above by meter, together until a fixed charge of £75 per annum in lieu of rates. Oppenheimer and Co., sausage casing factory: Is 6d per 1000 gallons for any quantity they require. Air Edwin P. Roberts, chairman Of tho To Aral School Committee, wrote that the committee had been misinformed as to the price water would cost for the school. “Wewere led to believe,” ho stated, “itwould cost us £4 per year for school and teacher’s residence. By letter received from Air Alorgan we now find residenco alone would cost £4 and school 3s per 1000 gallons, minimum 5000 gallons per month, the committee also to pay for meter. The Education Board agreed to pay for connection and lay water to school and residence, our committee to pay for water. We are unablo through want of funds to pay for water at present rate, and hope your Council will be able to meet us with a substantial reduction. The water ijsed for both school and residence, I think, would not amount to more than 6000 gallons per year. I think a meter is quite unnecessary for a school.” Air J. B. Von Pein, chairman of the Alatawhero Sfcliool Committee, addressed the following letter to the ■Alayor:—“AVhen I applied to your Council some timo back on behalf of the Alatawhero school for a connection with your water supply I understood tho charge would be 3s a month per 1000 gallons. Since then the Town O.erk lias pointed out to mo that tho minimum quantity supplied under this heading is 5000 gallons, or at the rate of 16s per month. Now, sir, this is quite beyond the means of my committee, who, like most school committees, have but a very limited supply of cash, so I would ask your Council to grant us the connection at, say, £2 per year. Our average attendance is about 90, and as there is no dwelling house attached to the school I feel quito confident in stating that we would not use 5000 gallons in six months. Our present supply is drawn from three 400-gallon tanks, and wo have nevor been without water. I may point oi;t that for two mouths during the

year (holidays) thero would ho no water used at all.” Or: AVhinray favored a charge of £1 for tho two services. Or. Bright supported a liberal concession. Or. Whinray: We can’t bo to generous. We havo to find interest on a big loan. ('r. Bright referred to the fact that 70,000 gallons of water was being given free for tho town school baths. If that concession were made why not give tho country school a few thousand gallons for drinking purposes. .... (!r. Somervell held a similar view. Or. Sheridan asked where the thing would end; privato schools could with equal justico ask tho same conce don. Ho favored a charge of £4 He and O. Whinray liatl voted against the motion to givo water freo for the baths. Tho Council could hot afford to bo magnanimous. CJr. Miller suggested a charge of £3. If a precedent were established all the public and privato schools, churches, etc., would want water Finally it was agreed that some concession was merited. Tho charge for each school was fixed at £4 por annum for tho double service (school and residence). Regarding tho proposed agreement to tho freezing works, the Mayor said the daily consumption at each works would range from 8,000 to 1.0 000 gallons, occasionally reaching 14 000. After some discussion monthly rc rdings of tho meter were decided 'fir. Whinray thought 6d per 1,000 above 10,000 'gallons was too low a price. “It is tho philantbnrpists in town who will liavo to bear the burden.” ho warned tho Council. Ultimately tho prico was fixed at 9d per 1,000 gallons for any quantity. Tl;o report, as amended, was adopted.

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