THE CITY DRAINAGE.

Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 111, 11 May 1889, Page 2

THE CITY DRAINAGE.

TO THE EDITOR. Sic— Having to address a meeting of the ratepayers when proposing tho adoption of the Council's scheme of workß, I do not intend to now join in any newspaper controversy on tho subject ; but as the extent of the drainage works seems to be misunderstood, I ventnre to enclose the schedule giving the size and description of every drain, and if too lengthy to publish in full, I hope you will be able to afford it space in an abridged form. By this schedule it will bo seen that drainage ia extended to every street where there _is any reasonable pretext. All offensive, open drains are enclosed, and decayed box culverts are replaced with brick. By this scheme the oity will be efficiently drained, subject only to the objection that the harbour is the outfall. Then, even if a separate system to divert sewage is ultimately resolved upon, very little of tho scheme now proposed oould be omitted, since the drains proposed are still necessary for storm, laundry, and kitchen water. Will the objectors to the scheme say which dram should be omitted, or, will those that style this scheme fragmentary Bay which street is left without drainage? Mere random condemnation is valueless. The City Council recommends the scheme, believing that it will amply provide for the present wants of the city, and for one I am anxious to be told wherein it falls short. — I am, &c, Jno. Duthie. The table enclosed in his Worship's letter shows that the following works are included :—: — A total of 345 chains of 6-inch pipe drains, as follows : — Lawrence-street, 12 chains ; Princess and Homer streets, 12; Ferguson and Arney streets, 11 ; Constable and Wilson streets, 4 ; Wilson-street, 11 ; Mem Btreet, 12; Coromandel-street, 28; Danielstreet, 5 ; Russell-terrace, 10 ; Florence and Gordon streets, 8 ; Rintoul-street, 12 ; Stokes-stroet, 10; Adelaide-road, 7; Hallstreet, 12 ; Hanson-street, 12 ; Crawfordstreet, 12; Wright-street, 10; Wallace-street, 5 ; Howard-street, 3 ; Rolleston-street, 12 ; Bidwell-street, 5 ; Drummond-street, 8 ; Banks-terrace, 10; Hopper-street, 5 ; Broad-way-terraoe, 4; Bullor-atreet, 9; Außtinstreet, 12 ; Brougham-street, 10 ; Cambridgeterrace, 5 ; Ellice-street, 6 ; Hereford-place, 3 ; renewals and contingencies, 60. Four hundred and fonrteen chains of 9-inch pipe drains as follows :— Rhodes-street, 10 chains ; Newtown-avenue, 10 ; Constablestreet, 9 ; Mem-street, 10 ; Coromandelstreet, 4 ; Owen-street, 4 ; Daniel-street, 21 ; Mansfield-street, 5 ; Russell-terraoe, 12 ; Rintoul-street, 12 ; Adelaide-road, 18 ; Han-son-street, 7 ; Hargreaves-etreet, 5 ; Hankeystreet, 2 ; Nairn-street, 18 j Webb-street, 4 ; Aro-street, 4 ; Abel Smith-street, 12 ; Wel-lington-terrace, 8 ; Cuba-street, 2 ; Mannersstreet, 12 ; Courtenay-place, 12 ; Allen and Grainger-streets, 8 ; Clyde-quay, 10 ; Hawker-street, 12 ; Featherston-street, 20 ; Lambton - quay, 7 ; Thorndon - quay, 10 ; Davis-street, 3 ; Hill-street, 11 ; Mugenmstreet, 8 ; Hawkestone-street, 8 ; Victoria and new streets, 60 ; renewals and contingencies, 40. Seventy-two chains of 12-inch pipe drains as follows : — Constable-street, 9 ohains ; Adelaide-road, 18 ; Webb-street, 4 ; Tina-kori-road, 24; Boulcott-street, 7; renewals and contingencies, 10. Twenty-three chains of 15-inch pipe drains as follows : — Hanson-street, 8 chains ; Haystreet, 10 ; Molesworth-street, 5. Forty-two ohains 18-inch pipe drains as follows : — Willis-street, 7 chains ; Greystreet, 5 ; Sydney-Btreet, 30. Twenty-five chains 21-inch pipe drains as follows .—Constable-street, 11 chains ; Johnstreet, 5 ; Bowen-street, 9. Sixty-one chains of 2ft brick culvert rb follows :— Owen and Mein streets, 22 chains; Austin-street to Kent-terrace (Mrs. Gray's), 20; Charlotte-street, 6; Hunter-street, 5; Willis-street, 8. Sixteen chains 2ft Gin brick culvert in Williß-street, and 36 3ft 9in brick culverts as follows :— Riddiford and Mansfield street (extension Adelaide-road culvert), 21 chains ; Dock-street, 15. Twenty-three chains 3ft brick cnlrert as follows:— Taranaki-street, 18 chains ; Torystreet, 5. Te Aro stream, Willis-street to EpuniBtreet, 3ft 6in culvert, about 20 ohains ; Te Aro stream, Eebbell's mill property, 3ft 9in x sft Tin culvert, 5; Cambridge-terrace, Corporation Yard, 3ft 9in x sft 7in culvert, 5 ; Davis-street and Thorndon-quay, where Tinakori stream crosses, 3ft 9in x sft Tin culvert, 3. The following is a summary of the works and estimated cost : — Pipe drains, 345 chains 6in., £1552; 414 chains 9m., £3105; 72 chains 12in., £648; 23 chains 15in., £276; 42 chains 18in., £756 ; 25 chains 21in., £700. Brick culverts— 6l chains 2ft., £2313; 10 chains 2ft 6in., £450 ; 36 chainß 2ft 9in., £1728; 23 chains 3ft., £1150; 20 chains 3ft 6in., £1100 ; 13 chains 3ft 9in x sft 7in., £1222. Total cost, £15,000.

When marriage is a failure.— ln a breach of promise.