WATER SUPPLY.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16962, 11 October 1920, Page 3

WATER SUPPLY.

WAIMAKAEIEI-ASHIiET BOAKD.

An ordinary' of tho WaimskaririA&hley Water Supply Board was held on Thursday, when the chairman (Mr H. T. Cooper) and all members were present. The fc-urveyor's report, which was adopted, stilted tha.t during the previous 2S days tho daily average depth oi" water en sit! of intake at Brown's Rock hcadworke luid boen 3ft Gin, Mid d-urin?j the ssur.o period the daily a.ver.»tpo lienth of water passing tho flume at Block Cnitinsf had b«n Ift Bin, Riving a full finpply to -the district. Sinco last meetui" there iiad been ono "fresh" in the river, rising to Sft. Sin cr>. tlso zai&*, but do biirm of tiny kind vrni don-i. The river tpmairwxl .in the -fame position, runr.mg south of the gatoS, but iho back water held *<P by the main stream pave a splendid supply, and wj« an advu-nta-se in that no shJtiglo got into the tinvnc!. Tho t-o-jm had bren on{jaged.at tie- hoadv.-orks es-rting; sand, ahm- "•!«, ciment, etc., in connexion vritti the concrete wall »n the "Nino Chains," and was now employed under Ranger Morm ia the Oxford diatrict. in connexion wiUi concrete >ridgo3 over tho main i-.)Cf round Starvation Hill airi repairs* of fords, pending the making of concrete. pip<>e whon trnfftcicnt cement i»'aroilablc. About two chains of <he concrote waSl at headworke had boen Kuaed to full Ucisht. and (taking odvarvtago oi cleaniy tune 3J chains of t.he wall waa.entiroly built im U\ full heic-bt. and connected with tha flume at Block OuUinf.', fhus conipl«?tlOs tho wnJl for t\w o.ratire- !ci)S<li oi the "Nil* Chains"—ii v»luabl« pieco of work, well done, which- had prob-vblv eaveil the Y-nozd him-di-eds of pounds. Lust week a large slip necurr«l from the- aV-rraco at rbo begimunff of the vva.ll. nnd but for tins work there wonld have Ijeon, without doubt, Ji "wusu out" of the Iknkl raco. This wae th« eccond "wafh out" the wall had raved. Tlio hoad r«cc was'in cxoellen* order now that tho inn.-a-aid" of the race tad lx«n takon oft for th* whole length of 1? mil<>fl. Under Kanger Morris the- upper main race had boen cleaned at G-Icw'b Bridge, through Croy's, and nt j Scajdiin's Gates'; ripe crossing had boon j put across Domain road and Wnghie Toad, in connexion with I/uers's now race; th* ' wiicrete l)ridK(> over the main raoo at ih»Warreu' Ji-ed lx'en completod, an>l fenced \ oil with, jarra-h pn«tE- and 'ittni tubes, and painl<kl. and tho work of constructing , two conc-rr.te over Hi'. , iua:!! r:x?<- round StsiTvation Hil'rwas in hand. In McDowell , ,* cti?tricl a. oouorc-lc bridije liad Voen partiaUy built CA-er' inc »•»<•* on Wolff'? iou-i, won: bainz tlTwal by b.«l vcaiber .»v;l the iwcr KTr** , 'w>iu-!J u;iford!>b'e, Mid a 20ft flume of tonjriiMl u-'ud yroovc-I 'lotara, ca.rryinet tli--iniifi /-.ire nil Tram road, hnd t<?cn lrsflt, ie-j-Jacin? ,i badly decayed oik-. In this ca3o oonc-i-cto • could "not very w«;ll I>r \iecd, ae it woukl have bc?n a waste of jnoiroy-varae t.o pull out if!» underst-mutuK, with concrete ends, which this, flume, ar.d wJiich would endure for the now flurao's U:«. Tiw main race t'u-oiujnoi.t tli» country to which ratepayer* contributed half the coat of clcuniii-", hid been opened up for t-he wholo longth McDowell's district, -md the-present term iim men. he<l been engaged in vieaiiins mut very important part*! of tbd insvin rate under tho .Board's charge, and another week would complete this woTiC for this yoai--: Under Hanger Bowler the concrete culvert at Fernekle had been completoi, and a j?a.to in at the branch intake, and tho second concrete cnlvert, caTryiag tlw main rsioo at Jlcßr«-»nnn'e, had also been cotnoloted. Pipes lia<l been placed V.ndor 'he. flnnie. on Dalzie-l's Toad to _ carry storm water, airf the flumo at Amoti's had been replaced with pipes, with, grating, thufl provonting tir& dobris from trees, ote., causing the race to overflow and damage ford a.nd road. Ashley street ford, lUngiora, and the piping of tho road, to carry (be ovorSow-irotn •the balii nt I'ernsido School, wpTe isie bttly work* Iα be. carried out. as Eanctioncl on tliu late, tour of i:i£pection. The Board passed a vote r,i lo tlie family of tho late Mr Wm. Guy, Fernaide, who bad taken a deep intereet in all the Board's affairs. Tho motion, was carried in silence, tho members standing. It w-.iß resolved that the aer.t Board <}ay bo Odobeir '281.h, eo ae not to interfere, with .KangioiTi Show Day or CarniviJ. Week in Cliristohurch. Tho Aehl»y County Council ar.d t.he Kortliern A. and P. As?ocia.tion, UTote m connexion wiUi ifeo proposed in a! the. wator-rastt ford on Ashley efoent-, and etalinjr that a. deputation wouid vrait irpnn tho Board. As ro depjrtation arrived Ibe Board ordered that tl« work be prooct'ied with as originally decided on, and ia replying to -the Ictlors, the secretary -was rcquoeted to state thiit tlie Board woakl Risrf3y eupply the neecssa.r>' water for anr inetthod the int«reettd parties would lilie- to provido at libeir own and provided that having obtained the necefsary permiiision from the Kanjfioia County Council, they »avo a", written ptiarftnteo. rolieviii-; tiie "W-.iimaltariri-AJiUley Vi'at-?r Supply Boajd from a.O rceponfibility in connexion witih :oiy ixxidents occurring by ike erection of any tuch ramp or woler "trough in the'filieet. Tiie eocnHajv <o n:ako enquiries with Mr "Wayland ae" lo the possibility of taking over tho cleaning , of tlv> Cust T3co from Irishtown lo whoro tho race cociefl out on lo the main road, tho individual ratepayers concerned to contribute in proportion to ile upkeep. A requent Irom Mr Hanna rogaiding t!ic gate c.TO>sin£ .w.ti referred to the- secretary.