NORTHCOTE DRAINAGE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 167, 15 July 1914, Page 7

NORTHCOTE DRAINAGE.

i mml'liKiikn.-i vk si iikm-i-: ci"n.iN.:i). Mr. i lienor-, -uoro.ite. M.lnst.i .!•;., A.M.In-t.K.K. i l-'.ii.l'.i. I. who wa- ap|,.,inle,l -.'.llli' Iliontll-. a-"' l>> li" 1 NaU'tn cote I'.oro-.iL'h Council tii prepare a c.lll--jir.'lii-ih-ive .-.".vcragc >< li.-ai,- fur liie bor- ,', „f Northi-tate. Mi'taiiiitu-,1 his report .it .1 mooting of the ( otuicil. h-M la-l ~io|,t. I; covered tl .-.•vvera.L'e aro.i .'\ tending from tlie wharf in Hie i-imtli (o lilad-t'iaiic K"a,l ill tlie north, an I NorlJietc Public <i-h i" -he wet t., tin I, tilioiii in :ii.- cn-t. and provide, for all houses there in. Th" mains iv iii id-:<>ne !;,,.!.! are s-ulliciclilly lirav .loan 1-, .nr, • IVirk.-nhcad riding: of the U'aitcinat.i Ci.iinlv. th'-y hay in- u-kc.l 1.. I.' include.!. Hv the aid i.f two -!,,, r : Inn n ,.'s the win.le Hit-trie! i- inn.le to drain in!,, two -critic l:ink.'. the ellln-ii- nn'v draining into ■->'"■'! Rilv- at low water The sv.-tem - .1 grivitai;.>n .mc. thus sivini 'the heavy e\pen-e »f pumping r aw .cw.ige with il- many drawback-. All the frrades arc solf-c|e.,n*ing oneThe main neptie tank will be eon-triii'*e.| of iVrro-cnncrctc in shoal Hay a.h..ul fourteen chains out from the beach. 'Ilie Vueklan.l lliiiwnir Hoard ii ivi> [~ i„. -atistied th.ll the efflllellt from Ihe • ulk . „„„!,] be ai.-oiuteiy hirnile-s. ,„,i| . iU nple- of ellluent taken troin similar ;anks erected t-evcral yearn since by ihe engineer for N'orthcotc were analy.-c,] I |„d -übjertcl to iiuiiv severe tests, hut : ~,T |. V ..nnjilc was 1.v.m.l tn he .-.itisf.i,I -~,-v an I 'shov.cl that all the soluble I '~|i,l', pac-sin? int.. tank = had been j verted into their constituent g..-.-.- and I xi"'- ,-i.e-;n,. will obviatr.the drainage . - .-,,, n ~v (loin Iron v.irinii, priv.it. I • '~'.,. j n tn tlie lnrhniir. ai'.l w!| :h«rc I .-,,-,,,",,, only improve Ilie heiltl, of the ' ~,,,,,,,'0ii an.l tli-trict. I''il [he harbour I "ie;,,,. .bowing the dclaiN uf 1 he.-.-h.-n.,-Were laid «» the ta.ble. and il wn., agreed , 1 t!l:ll M r . o^ ,M i!- , ',!u , k.s' , ;V?ee , ;- ---i ! by" »|,i!'ir"timr the Mayor 1 Mr. lienrfre I r'n en will hay returned from s..vdne.i. 1 v - punt of £:J° for compiling ihe plans .as passed tor payment to Mr. ~!,,. Councillors Hopkins and Broad. - j .'l.Mratinjr. holding that the account ought to be deterred.