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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 19, 1920
Page
2
City officials discuss delays to water works and road projects, with a January start target but concerns over funding, labor, and equipment. They consider sanitary pit works, tender plans, loan viability, and engaging Councillor Counsell and consultants to advance design, costing, and approvals.
Council notes progress on Haoscoures Road, Herbert Street, and Mira Gillies property drainage. repairs and top dressing described with costs and contractor actions. inspections report nuisances and water issues, meetings planned with Hallway Department, Northern Railways, and Works Committee.
The council discussed water quality measures and warned delinquent ratepayers to meet health rules. Tend ers for sanitary services were reviewed with Barker and Rylon accepted for past efficiency. A draft by law update was examined for building compliance and wooden outbuildings rules. The bathhouse steps were repaired and streets closed temporarily for safety.
The Bowen water board met Wednesday evening in Doolock with Aldermen Ellis Gunning Johogon and Algar present. They received communications on water charges and referred the clean parmop examination to the Works Committee. Mrs Collins supplied a letter from the Chief Secretary’s office about expediting pipe manufacture for town reticulation and noted delivery would begin around late July. The engineer reported weekly pumping costs, wages, fuel, and consumables for the month, and tests aim to authenticate water pumped and fuel used. A Home Secretary plan submission showed proposed main outlines and future expansions affecting nearly the whole town, with amended reinforced catchment reservoir plans ready for approval, noting a cost rise due to material increases and a thirteen-foot wall replacing twelve feet.
The document outlines an additional one foot on a tank to allow inlet and outlet without reducing capacity. It notes local price quotes and a contingency, possible wage increases, and a charcoal supply arrangement with Mr Mully for delivery to Pompiog Station at 3 shillings per bar. It mentions plan adaptation by Huginuor and potential treasury funding after legal formalities.
Carnival Week finds B. E. Shiels of Wolfie and Co leading Jewellers showcasing a varied stock of silverware plated ware and jewellery. Show pieces include trophies and numerous articles suitable for presentation.
A dated veterinary style testimonial extols Doan's Ointment as a cure for piles including bleeding and protruding forms. Mr A Woodman and Mr Goodian describe relief after using the remedy, noting long-term absence of symptoms and urging purchase from Foster-McLellan Co. at Pitt Street Sydney.
A tattered report discusses weather, road conditions, and camp life with references to names and places like Mh Aherdsen and Gallaghen's camp. It notes rain, wind, and ongoing work, mentioning stores, shipments, and various workers, with a hopeful tone toward future progress despite delays.
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