BURST RESERVOIR

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 55, 8 March 1929, Page 8

BURST RESERVOIR

MOUNT EDEN MISHAP

(By Telegraph.) (Special to "The Evening Post")

AUCKLAND, This Day.

The bursting of the' Mount Eden r«servoir was referred to at last-night's meeting of tho City Council, but no discussion took place because the matter 1 was sub judice. The Water Committee recommended, and it was decided, that a request should be mads to the Government to appoint Mr. 1\ W. Furkert, Engineer-in-Chief of the Public Works Department, or failing him, a competent officer recommended by Mr. Furkert, to report regarding "the cause of the bursting of the reservoir. The committee also reported that tho following agreement had been reached with the contractors for the reservoir: the contractors will proceed with the carrying out of the contract, and will leave the site of the actual break intact until the council concludes its investigations into the cause of the accident, the period not to exceed one month. ' Kepvesentatives of the contractors and 'the council will confer, and endeavour to agree as to (a) what modifications, if any, are required in. the method of carrying out the contract; (b) the cost of repairing any; damage done to the new works and' bringing the job up to the condition. • it was in before the accident, including loss of or damage to tools, plant, and material; (c) where it is not possible - to agroo upon a lump sum for any of | tbe above items it shall be computed on the basis of cost plus 5 per cent.; (d) this arrangement and the carrying^ out of the work in without prejudices