WATER SUPPLY.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16309, 5 September 1918, Page 3

WATER SUPPLY.

WAIMAKATURI-ASHLEY BOAIiD,

The last ordinary mooting of the Yv rin-Ashley Water Supply liuurd uttonded by Messrs Cooper, ityan. Moderate, and Wayiand. -Sir Luopcr wiw vctfcd to tiie chair. . The chairman moved a vote or sympathy with the widow and family of the lato Mr Dixon, and stated that all members of the Board sincerely regretted l»i3 loss. He spoke in eulogistic terms of tho lato Mr Olson s knowledge of vrater 6.upply» and his interest in tho welfare of tho district, and paid a tribute to what he had douo for P ro * j»reso. . v The motion wa3 carried in si.enco, tn© members standing. A vote of sympathy. was a.ao passed to Mr liyatij a member of the Board, in tho death of his father. Tho surveyor's report, which was approved, etat-cd that during tho previous 66 day« tho daily average depth of wa«er on intake at Browns Kock headword cad been iift -lin, and during- tho saino period the dail} ..ve-rag© depth of water passing the tiumc at block cutting had been. Ift im, giving ' suilicient. supply to the district. uwinu tho vory severe snowstorm, it was almost impossible to get u-"y «atcr tiirou-h hcadaoe ior noiiriy thivo weeks owu'.g to blow u-acs and the ra«>» throughout tho upper uorticn of tho district being covered with Low. To have forced tho water though | would simoly liavo meant carnage to tn© . head ani property. The | J .< , eraside district lared better, aa tno auxd iarv intake at Spriugbank was brought into J leti'uisition and served its purpose we 1. An. inspection of tho lioudworka snowed tho river j to bo maintaining its favourable ■.vith a tendency, if anything, to the north. The one "treeh" occurring on August 6th, and rising to eft 7in on tho gate*, did not Ho auv da.na.se, nor alter the course of the main strearL: The headrace was in good order for this time o£ tho year and as generaf c'oaning time wus approaching tho team tvas a?the headworks lor the purpose of cleitnin"- tho funnel and the 'iimo ch&rusA' smal? "bSoakaway" dn llio• ma^ rfl fu u n tho Starvation Hill had to t2?^ o S,to2*JS ,r ta' bee U ompdistrict. and a large I culvert had W placed, £°"h. L * in hand after the general cleaning. It was moved by Mr Byan. seconded by Mr Way land, and carried, ttiat general clean- j 2| X be for one v,:ek from October iubject to approval or alteration at next to a letter from School Committee, it was proposed by B T'tha C t°Uif rato3 Jl for tto ra March 31st, 1919, be remitted it being a final Luere for a special supply of water, it was agreed that Mr Cooper, the BecretMy, i md Mr Luers inspect the locality and rep next meeting. _