WATER FOR MOUNT ROSKILL

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 211, 7 September 1927, Page 10

WATER FOR MOUNT ROSKILL

A QUESTION OF PRESSURE.

A report prevail to tb« Mount Roslull Road Board at the last meeting on the water pressure at Greenwood's Corner from the city supply and the One Tree Hill Road Board w« referred back to the engineer for a further test, as the board found it difficult to believe the accuracy of the report. Last night Mr. J. D. Whitmore, engineer, reported that be bad personally taken two act* of readings of water pressure but Moods y to determine, under normal working conditions, the difference, if any, between the supply now received by the board from the city and that obtainable from On* Tree HiU, should the change over be made. The difference shown at the first reading anwonted to 3}lb in favour of One Tree Hill, whilst at the second reading the pr>»*»t:res were practically identiemL At the first test at Pah Road the presmrc from the city was 731b; from One Tree Hill, Greenwood** Corner. 76iJb; city main, just south of Golf Road. 80!b; One Tree Hill, ju*t aonth of Golf Road, 641b. The second test, taken at 4.15 p.m.. was: Pah Road, from city, 781b; On* Tree HOI, Greenwood's Corner, 7Sb; outsjd* house Ko. 832, Mf , **!^ Bffsfi, BMb. The " in the Yariooa presrares from the same hydrant* at different hoars of the 4my was easily accounted for by the different draw-offa taking place, each of which vary from hour to hour, and would probably only pive equal rradinpi between midnight and 4 a.m. on ordinary working day*.

The board decided to ask the City Council whether they were prepared to in* I*l &ia mains to the Mount RoaldU boundary, if their offer of water was accepted.