ELLESMERE LAND DRAINAGE BOARD.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13161, 7 July 1908, Page 11

ELLESMERE LAND DRAINAGE BOARD.

The last meeting of the Elk-mere Land Drainage* H. .*rd M-as attended by Messrs Rhodes (chairman), Rainey, Gray, Osborne anel Neil-1. A telegram wai." received from the Treasury. » liiv-on. in reply to the Roard's applt-cat'k-n fcr tho lonn of £10,000, stating the Minister could lond only £3000 in any one yreir m:d I'GO-O in two successive years, and to raise it from tho ;'over ii :-<•!■. t M-oulel n-eccssitato a fresh jioM for the £f}ooo. Tiio clia-irman ro-*._-»rted having interviewed Sir Joseph Wan! in reference to the matter and .aid he was • assured that the monoy cc_ild bo rai-"*-:! from the Government, oiul at a much cheaper rate than from any other outside source at present. Tin* lV.ir.l regretted the loss of time and expense incurred with the recent 7K.-1. but, nneler t.he eircuirstances, -"houzht it l>e«.t to procce'l as suggested, ard it was resolved to tako the steps for a fresh poD for CCiCOO. as above, under tho Loans to T/ocal B«rlies Act. for 32 years at 4 per cent. 'Fno Sprinra Rood Board M-rote nsldnc if the Bcrird woulel hire out the dredge or wr.dcrtakc to dredge the L 2 river for them. It was decided, before unking any arrangements for outf ide work, to dredge the o-d river course from tin* railM-ay bridge to the hike, -i"»_nt three months' work. Tho dredge. beiiVl at the outlet of the canal, coiV!d nor m-cJI proceed on toM-ards the lako, which '..*.-_ said to be rising faist. Oon--<-.;uently. it was decide-d to shift it o-nrk to the r-itl-.vrty Sridge and work townrls th" b'ke, which, in all pro-'-.•hnity, won-! !.•_> let- out before the .ir* _ge got there again.