WEIRS ON THE AVON.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19111, 21 September 1927, Page 8

WEIRS ON THE AVON.

. ♦ —>— DRAINAGE BOARD'S ATTITUDE; A letter from Mr R. B. Owen, behalf of the River t Fund, was before the Drainage SoM» ( last evening, asking permission to P?' in weirs in llie river Avon betwßW the bend near the Riccartoii road M the Rhodes' street bridge, in orcerw raise the level for boating. Mr wrote that owing to the operatioM o the river sweeper the level of the i"** ' along Park terrace had dropped OW. f°Ot. jj - Tlie chairman (Mr H. J. Otlw)J*J. that the Board's engineer . or ?*? - • him that the drop was only Sto incnOj When Mr J. W. Beanland MOieA "that the letter be received,' Mr#'G. Livingstone urged that toe WiK should be given more considerstton. He reminded the Board that years ago it had given the City v?oj* cil permission to erect weirs, P r „°Lj tlie Council indemnified the against any claims for damages. Ini permission had not been withdrawn. The chairman said that the sion did not permit the erection weirs below the hospital. 1 . - Mr Livingstone said that the w*'™ proposed would be above the hospiwi. *. It iviw derided to replv to Mr ' that lie should address his apphcatw , to the City Conncil, which had p® " -• mission to erect the weirs, and a . - had a fund from which the cost cot! be met. ' ' ! ——*»—? • '