ELLESMERE DRAINAGE BOARD.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19772, 9 November 1929, Page 15

ELLESMERE DRAINAGE BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Ellesmere Land Drainage Board was attended by Messrs K. M. D. Afc>rten (chairman). H. J. Macartney, J. Woods. J. Sharp, F. Mii.er, H. Pickering, and G. W. R. Osborne. As the water level is low a; If"-''' d ' J * to the letting out of Lake tUesmtrc. it was agreed thai an inspection v, t..« uj« should he mad- on November I-'!". Attention «s called to the tact taa some of the Board's tenants had fa:*ed to <f with requests to eiear gor-e a:.a - decided to serve them with ror.ce n.a;. --"V -« the work was put in hand it would <•'= done bv the lioard at their expense. 'On the motion of Mr Miller. '* "" rided to proceed with the cleann.s t" rri.e s dram. . ,- ~•..<! a The engineer. Mr J. Mack-i:?---, ir^cj..>d_s report upon the month's wor-c-. ./.J" outiet had been opened with ''■'■- c _fi'*'- , r !V? ' terir.g 2ft gin. the co>t h'-'i-? -_-' . „ - " " (3-Jsine an increa.-e of a' _ ' ?a;t ~ ~ j',:,,,. A letter w»* received frrw ""'",^. t ''- Jlrt'ab, and Co.. e:i,-ineer-.. --" -' propo-H for an improved ,chen. ; ;o uram Lake Eiie>mere. They re.:Oi;:r-ici.dc 1 a araziir.a ST-acator. which wo-iM "'•aval^a nel behind it. throwing the r , a - eri.'i. ; i '"'il_ j P'le- on either side. rem"vir.s J •■" f' of rna'Tiai an hour, nnd ■ ■ rr.j- *' >- whole r. lt ; n 16 fco-,r,- «ork'-ng or l °~~ a Alternatively, a smaller t,'' lll ". used which would » a output o1 0J - aTa *

an hour, taking 30 hoars - 1.";--' yard*-. Jf this was rot sn*.■ien'ly rapid tfcey sueee=ted that two ni.it-- -ho i.d }•-- ' J ' e '-, the combined oafnut of which wou:d he a. lea't equal to that of !"-.■-- i.vi't Th* advantage of a >n-.i.:>- m. h oe ,t, greater mobi'.itv. The him. n-J -^ were estimated ' at u-der S'i for y-- *■ = -»'• machine and about twice a-- mum -or .»« large one. T)» price ou"!ed for the large machine w a; £2»r,r.. and for th-J sma.l machines £1530 each. ._ j.,.. The moeibers agree 3 ''>■'' * ~* a * d**-™;"'' to have a „) a nt that -.-,-,! d h= u=ed tn improve the drains as v,-..;i :.i to open th-» ia^e

out!-? For that reason they considered tun --.mail m.<> U plant the more suitable. M- Macartney said that if the work (r-'<i be done at a cost of about £3O, the U-,ard could have the lake let out several time? a year. It could be tried at the lit ""V was decided to thank the firm for the ! information applied, and to enquire whether 1 MiitaMe British plant eou.d he aeenred to '■ do the -nrr.e work, in place of the American : ~;;,„t quoted. " M- ii-.-,orne a lo !•'•,. .miethir.* d-finite do-.* a' S""i' «» P"""*'' . 7h» Board should icon bo m 8 i>i>;''k>u '" •' make a decision.