SEWAGE PLAINT PIPES

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28823, 18 February 1959, Page 14

SEWAGE PLAINT PIPES

Import Licence Difficulty

The sewage treatment engineer to the Christchurch Drainage Board (Mr D. L. Steven) is. going to Auckland to tell the manufacturers of a type of spiral welded steel pipes why their product is not satisfactory for installation in the new treatment plant building. . In.. July last year, said the chairman of the construction committee (Mr R. C. Neville) last evening, Mr Steven, went to Wellington and the board made application for an import licence for pipes for the heating and ventilation of the treatment plant building.

"At that time we thought things would be all right, but now we find they are asking us why we don’t use the spiral pipe,” said Mr Neville. He gained the board’s approval of his action in authorising Mr Steven’s trip to Auckland.

A four-month extension of time for the completion of the northern' area, section 3. part of the New Brighton sewerage programme was approved by the board “with great reluctance." The contractors, D. G. Malcolm 'and Company, Ltd., complained of difficulties in dewatering the ground and said that ho; effort ad been spared to push ahead as quickly as possible. The construction committee, which'made the recommendation, recommended further that a five per cent, penalty be imposed and that . the firm be advised that the board would not be sympathetic to any future, similar requests. Cracked Pipes.—ln an effort to overcome. the problem of pipes cracking after, being laid, - the board has, with the co-operation of. Hume Industries (N.Z.), Ltd., appointed an observer to work in the firm’s pipe factory. Oxidation Ponds.—Some 300

acres of sandy Country between Dyers road and the Estuary have been successfully aerially Sprayed with weedkiller. This is the area in which the oxidation pdnds for the; new sewage plant will, be built

Opening of Roada-r-In an effort to obtain a higher standard of maintenance of filled trenches and other road works, the board will extend the maintenance period to four weeks and enforce a penalty if trenches are not properly maintained. Dudley Creek;—Petitioners who protested at the state of old Dudley Creek from Hills road to Emmett street will be told that the board will do no more than maintain that drain meantime, “as it will be some time before the requirements of the area as a whole are known.” Piping would cost at least £B5OO, the works committee reported. Hoon Hay School.—The Hoon Hay School committee will be told that the board will pipe

Sparks road drain between Hoon Hay road and Maryhill avenue and will consider piping the Wyn street drain - through the, school property when next year’s estimated are being framed.