NORTHCOTE DRAINAGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 130, 2 June 1923, Page 3

NORTHCOTE DRAINAGE.

REPORT BY THE ENGINEER. The engineer for the Northcote sewerage scheme, Mr. F. E. Powell, under .j date May 14, applied to the Borough I Council for a progress payment of £281 15/ on account of the sewerage scheme. jHe intimated that practically all the I essential field work was done, leaving one or two special lines which required ' retrial. A great deal of the drawing \ office work had been done, leaving a 1 comparatively small amount before he was ready to invite tenders. Every- ' thing, he' added, now appeared to be " straightforward, with no untoward difficulty in sight. The proposed outfall I line to Northcote Point had been pegged, and a plan was being prepared for submission to the Harbour Board: it seemed probable that this part of the work would also prese.it no unusual difficulty. | The council resolved, on the motion iof Mr. William Kinley, seconded by Mr. 1. Chas. Hunter, "That 'io payment be e !made to Mr. Powell until plans are 1 j submitted and tenders called, in terms 1 I of the agreement.'" _ d! Interest payments v/ere nu'.horised to '"'the National" Bank of £41 6/10 in '•respect to the drainage loan, and ol " i £11 13/8 oil account of the watert , works extension loan. ill ]„ view of the contemplate,] drainage '•'installation, it was decided to proceed "'with the reticulation improvements i authorised by the ratepayers, now that the principal work in connection therewith had born completed, viz.. the lay- ' hie of tlie additional main from the | reservoir across Kauri Gle„ Cully, 'which has improved the pres-uro ai the higher levels and in the vicinity «i the main Scliooi. It was decided t,, call I tenders for pipes as recommended by , the waterworks engineer. This report I advised that the present 2i inch pipe hie replaced with a 4-inch main inWai ' mana Avenue (14 chains) and Bel'cvue i Avenue (five chain-.), with an extra. I fire plug in each street. The estimated cost of these improvements was ,C_,U. I Mr. P. A. Clark wrote, re drainage I survey, pointing out thai he had some | native bush which he did not wish interfered with, and if any damage was done he would hold the council responsible. Mrs. E. B. lavaye requested the opportunity of guiding the drainage surveyors through her property in order to safeguard the many valuable seedlings planted therein. ft was agreed that the engineer should be apprised of these requests. The Ma\or was empowered to arrange with Mr. Powell. C.E.. to explain the"drainage to the new council.