The Abercromby-street Sewer.

Bruce Herald, Volume x, Issue 957, 13 November 1877, Page 7

The Abercromby-street Sewer.

At the last meeniig of lha Town Coupcil of Milton the surveyor reported : — At your request, 1 now report on the letter sent to the Council by Mr J'dhb'CunliiDgbam about Abercromby-Btreet. In my opinion, the Council, having formed so large a portion of '■'this formerly open water couwe into a covered drain, viz., from the west side of A i ax-street to, and including part of ' A'bercrbmby-street, have no other course open but to finish the small portion belonging to them in the same way. , The, reason: ;f or this ie, tha t the depth of the covered portion ;is determined by the bottom being laid with flat stones, and there is so little fall that it is quite impossible for the dayman to clean it out from time to time without gradually sinking it, so thai water will stagnate in it, and so create a nuisance. The gradual filling up of the street, from spare m»terials, has now been oarried as far as can be done without this drain, and leaves it in a steep , abrupt state, and the street being only 62 lints wide there is not much room on it to avoid getting into the open drain. :v ; ;.i .;. With regard to the expectation of any work being done here that would prevent the l place being /.overflowed in flood time, 1 beg leave, to ,say r that the remedy. mu»t be looked for in another quarter. When the Corporation fPrmed the. creek into a covered drain £hey did , so , in . ». ayatematic.. manner, with "a liuiform gradient, the bottom laid with flat' stotiesj and^the drain 24 inches' by 21 inches, inside measure, -from the drain put across the main road. by r jthe Government to the west side of AjixUtreet, being the same size as^e'Government drain/ Beyond oiis; point, for some ='o6usiderable .-distance (as far* m they ; >had" te'cnt it) -they kept : the;open "water conrae clear and in;_gpod.,p»'de.r. ;,. ; An.lßX^t section, 69, .feiock IV., through which the water course continued from Ajaxstreet, changed hands, and the new proprietor filled up the channel (then in ; a clean state) "jrith round pipes 12 inches in diameter as arcontinuation of a ; stone drain, 24 inches by.2l inchfcs, ia spite of .my remonstrance as town surveyor, and as a proprietor of adjoining lands. : I, at once gave notice to., the Council, and, at the request of the; Wor ks, C<»mmittee, gave in a report of this andj other matters; from ; which -1 ; extract as followsV- 1 -- •; '=■ ' r-\-- J ''-'- *■ ->: '.-: 'a: -'■&■: i-- ■■ \ ■" Continuation of Corporation drain with" with 12-inch pipes: This, "'l 'consider, to be calculated to render the Corporation sewer all but useless iv a short time. The dimension of the sewer is— 24 inches by 21 inches, built with stone, with flat stone bottom, and^ gives /an ; area ;; of 504. square inches.,; The pipes'it is continued with are only 12 inches in ' ! diameter iJ (round); and ; give' - only 113 square inches, or leas than one fourth of t^edimensionß of the sewer. Nothing could be worse than to contract the waterway as it proceeds and is receiving more 'water— especially to such an extent 'as "this: The effect will be : tnat natter will deposit' iii the sewer until a heavy flood comes^ when the properties along its course will be flooded and damaged to an extent inyproßordon -to the. height of the flood. The sewer was. made the same dimensions as the culvert put across the; main road, and con.tinued.of: the same size would; have carried all that could have come through it. This carifiot be v th'ecaWe~hbwi arid ; I have no hesitation in "saying" that ;"lthe [usefulness of the sewer will be destrpyed-"^ , ; v; /; J --.- cThe proved correctness of niy :i rep°brt. c - AC^abbut two - chains from the junction, with the pipes over 'e i iKht ? incbe& of solid matter is deppsitedy and^ other. portions have ; stagnant water thrpueh; this : d ( epositv During three floods, since 1873, the neighr bonrhbod has been: flooded f and 'at 5 two of them [I "ipersbnaily. examined the ou tti t. of . the , pi^^d^fojtind.it could 'not contain thing IHte .half '. the iratier, Snd ; that long. .before, flood? h%ightii The-only remedyjirould "be to e^iim{ef 3 Wd^"stdhe culverfithe i! fnU eize' through section 69 ;. and beyonii this' I have made such terms of sate iii selling' the land that such an impediment cannot again occur. I would rlbo call the attention of the Cputicil to the 2nd . section bf ihe; Report of IB^3- r .vJZ«, .the fiUing Up of -the water course >>y the several parties fromiSpenser-Etreet to the culvert; at the- Main South Bioad^ near Mr ; Wilson's ; factory : ; During the fiood of February last I^examin^d this culvert, and found that ilt was not janything like' fii|f full. On goingtu Spenser-street Ijfpund?a^considerable - stress running dbwn- the^ weßt side of :.the.etr«et .to Abercronnbyratreot— -which hak tbin'atrit wuldiak^-^and this bnly »t»u --'early stage in, .the flood.; Thera, i« ; ;nor excuse for this, as the :;. water which, iv 186|?| came i dowhthe T r main i! street^^ is caifriect away by the culvert^at the'erpss i rpadsi : : , I would * agiin, point put to jthe Cbuncil the necessity of looking after their ; water, ways. '. 1 have r- repeatedly pointed out the danger of private individuals pulling in pipes ■". of 'Ici^quaW sfzca and without any regard to propel leyelg pr precautions to keep them clear. I that J njay fairly say that^the Council has riot supported . me in the endeav'pur to protect their works as I might Wave i jMpected.; ,^Thie i report of IW3, to<;W.hichll haVV referred, arid which I jwbuld I recommend the Council, to pxawine, :-- ) con-..j tairiedr ßt Jeast four, important', thing*, »nd they only gave any decision on one,, of them. -lrßs^ :^Mf : .^^ :^on>p,-.t)MrJL!i!>j/%pt in accordance with its grayity, the Council :j would have found themselves in a better position, a,nd not. have now tp^grapgl^.frith 8u bject which, irpitf- neglect, may be said to have become in, a meaßure chronic. " _, success . of .tarring , the channels £n ; Dni^-pt%et/'Was ! been such that I wo.uld! recommend the Council to procure euffibient tar'ifoV tne dayman 'to do -the chanpels in Bden and Manor streets. -'■ '. lf ' A pipe croising-iB much wanted in the |iort|» e nd of Blderle* ttreet.