DRAINAGE BOARD.

Evening Star, Issue 14117, 21 July 1909, Page 3

DRAINAGE BOARD.

Last, night's ordinary meeting of the Dunedin Drainage Board was attended by Messrs Burnett (chairman), Marrow. Douglas, M'Farlane, Christie, and Dr Fulton. Correspondence from the St. Kilda Council relative, to the purchase of a strip of land in front of the punipinjf station and th" erection of fencing was referred to the Works Committee, as was a request by A. J. Luniley for an extension of reticulation in Cumberland street. Messre J. Duthio and Co. (Wellington) advised that the pipes for the renewal, of the rising main wore duo to arrive by 6.5. Maori about the middle of August. • ' Messrs Briscoe and Co. wrote stating that they had purchased outright the patent riu'hl.T throughout tlie whole/ Dominion of Mr Knox's induct vent, and that Mr Knox (one of the Board's officers) had now no interest in tlie patent. 'l'lii; report of the Works Committee containing details of the progress of day labor worki' was adopted. It stated that tlie tunu.'lling on contract No. 200, N.K. Vall.'v main sewer, had been completed, the wall's for 1.255 ft of driving and 94ft of sli iR-slikine amounting; to £1.151 Is 3d ; lli it th.' connection of the High and St. Andiew .drets storm water culvert with th:- cxi.tinu" s.-wer was being pushed to completion v. itli .ill speed: that in the littlebourne ii t i,- iil.it ion work 416 ft of cast-iron st wcr and frlj't t<\ ei it hen ware sewer had In en inu:p'.. ;■■ 1 : anil that since begiinihur of tin \\<n'.< of laying a. sewer in Fine; Kd ■!!■■ ' :.-,ul. between Otrg's IV.nier ami' .\!;-..::d-e\t mm..!, en .June' 22. 62ft of t'Mlli re ~-w- had been laid and lOOi'fc of 11.'ii. >: \i .■ a;eil. In mot me tin. adoption ot the Finance Committee'r I'.poit. the Chairman drew attention in the taei that the Board's last issue of debentures was going off well. the sum of £7,145' 5s 10.1 having been [>aid into the aggregate trust fund since the previous meeting of the Finance Committee, including £6,595 for the sale of debentures. The bank books showed the aggregate fund to be £6.7)19 6s- 5d in credit, and the trust a.tount £SO 5s 9d in credit.—The report was adopted. 'lenders were opened for the construction of a number of drains in common at Maeandrc.w road, Harbor terrace. Eden street. Cargill road, and Nelson street, and were refeiTed to the Works Committee. It was decided to charge the pro(»rty-owners concerned 5 ]x>r cent, additional for supervision, expenses, etc. The Board then went into committee.