DRAINAGE BOARD.

Press, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5461, 21 March 1883, Page 1 (Supplement)

DRAINAGE BOARD.

- j_ -Jtentned meeting of this Boarc kJd on Monday afternoon. Present- - SSIS«(to the chair), White, ViaManning, Hubbard, and <&*> Chairman's statement was ?5 mm! showed the amount of outstand--1 «*e in the different districts under SftSl'e control to be JJ214017e lid. IT Jihe had been received from the Heath--sS[Board since December 15th.- - and Clephane, representing ftTrinwood Town Board,waited upon the feud «th reference to the diverting of *Wa Creek through Stanmore road - £fe old ontfall drain. The matter was Sited to the Engineer.—With reference 'ttTEnrineer'e report, the cost of the referred to the Works and the matter of a drain on *B. H. Bhodes' premises was referred to - -a. Engineer. The applications for j!!mes for plumbers, &c, were left in Sfhjads of the Works Committee, !*k instructions that no licensee be lasted to those workmen who had made factions with drains without having Sjjrfjined the sanction of the Board. ' £ report was received.—The following were received—From the SL Department, Wellington, forwardon the late accident to No. 3 the pumping station. Prom the yny Department, Wellington, stating 2 th* necessary work in connection with faiainsge of the Addington Workshops Zμ be taken in hand at once. From of the East Christchurch IfLtggjial District Committee, stating Ljga Committee consents to the condigi laid down by the Board for the with the swimming bath and &i6sancester street sewer, viz,, 20s pay ' aeJ for each occasion of emptying, thi aioJflismection to be borne by the Com efee. The necessary permit had beei - ygjj. From the Sydenham Borongl . tegQ asking for an extension of time tc Jeifljtei to the Council, re the deputaBoard on the question of hand's* cts the drainage of Sydenham to the fagtA mdajrities, the Council in the Butane leeking extra information to lay tka Board.—•'he following lettere tat t&bA to the Engineer—From the Sjdesta Borough Council, drawing ; ' j4 SbbTb attention to the fact fyi the stone copings of the man y« okt the drains in the borough - lms togerooe, owing to their height. - Jftratbe Sydenham Borough Council, re- ■ |e&ff flat Jackson's Creek was, in a cerVlfejßt choked.—From the Town Clerk, -jiarood Town Board, calling attention to vV B <^a " 1 c s^e °' Drain - a Mr E. Gonn, calling the -- wsfi attention to a stench arising from Ipiggtt the intersection of Madras street -M& Oxford terrace. — The Board after fes£«mri(fered a letter from the HeathBoard, re culvert in Jackson's ■ fei, declined to accept any responsibiShtbtJnaUer.—A letter was read from SXicsger Bank New Zealand (ChristWUt much) with reference to the sale w£e Sew Zealand Government bonds. "it|Dji offered was considered insuffi-«-i letter was read from Messrs Har- ' -m&x given by them to Mr Parsons 'Sfenferecce to his non-liability to the ad fa amounts paid by it to Mr final—Seferred to the Board's solici--1&4 comnmnication was read from -j.ft9afiteote Boad Board, asking for a -4pdstttement of receipts and expendi- ; ;fei2ba the Heathcote district during - -SptTeu, also for a statement showing jSfcraqsnt proposed to be expended in during tiie current year.—Beto ac Secretary.—The rates of ■■K«M}persona were remitted, and applik;,»!ffbr the renewal of fresh licenses eesfeored to the Works Committee.— -»njort of the Works Committee Vi that the Property Tax Commis■Wekd been informed that the value of iepjping station for local rating pur»toddbe,if the land and buildings about £2000. Instructions had lyswa to eerre notices on persons to allowing artesian water to ran The tenders of Messrs ■SfflntndCkrkson had been accepted 'Ktiraljr of coal, flic former at 26s per - \M ktterat 25s 6d per ton, for 150 »« seweaetle coal. The tender *» Taylor and Elday, for the : *peiapee,was accepted. The EnRa4 beoi authorised to open up '«faj> ** hetween Drain road and ■ X* 6 *** where covered in, and to ■= viae sane j this authority to extend ■ UhL! 9 * B ™'*' °' *° c cu l vei * across a «W*treet, which would be rendered ? 61 "?? of *he drain. ■ Itlfel? heenreceivedstating that „ lj"™" reserve had been valued by Commissioner at J52-14S, ,-Kj *^*f>'»°4 the twenty acres of from Mr WiUiaxnson at were considered ex--tSiu ** Becre * ftp y had beau ul--1 l^^ito^ 8 ' oma l objection to them. I^Sj*** l . the pipe sewers in the JfeaT Lv?^ , Sydenham had been v |j^**„*_• satisfactory condition.— liLS?? , adopted.—The Finance • ISw e i* ied tnafc a Bum of £GOOO to the Bank of New efc.?.** 4 the interest on the . 6hi2*Md that a farther sum of - &*2" charges had been placed SW*** The Committee recomM * e portions of the old : "«» *md, which the Board no . c 'or,should be«ol4 t»the "'■ Ks* e '! Wnerß »t earns to be hexer - fc23?? L The Secretary had > ■ "* e Committee to notify to -J (2«<i Bead Boards the ; J*"* «f Mr J. E. Jaeombe as Col- : 2-T tta* he would enter upon his ■ Ss?" , * let by üßdertakißg the : the rates hithetto undertaken \\ CsSgk.** ***&**> them to furnieh a of defanltera aod fnU the outstanding rates in s««we districte. This request j™aooiaplied with as far as con?"*hcote' Eoad Board, The "35 Sz.? 80 to recommend the -$ M &ssistan t collector at a % a JP e '» lia,aQ .n»ludingforage 1 adopted, with • W?i * latter clause, coni &***& Mr White was of opinion H&lfT* fas far too small. He - it^ U>amias l ** altered to J8250. \ s^* ffle Dr. Doyle ; OB ,yb4ck V a3 agreed * Wμ J ™ cc with jni I^LiL* tte "PpHeatione cJ ** I ** »» Posfd adjournedT