DRAINAGE OF THE FLAT.

Evening Star, Issue 18332, 20 July 1923, Page 2

DRAINAGE OF THE FLAT.

TO TITE editor

Sii’, —Apropos of a discussion nv the Drainage Board, the lower end of the Wilkie rend conduit was carried out by Mr Noble Anderson from the present footpath next the Caledonian Grounds direct into the harbor. Formerly the end of the conduit was no more than a common wooden conduit, and imitated the letter Z. I uas an in urn ate friend of the foreman who constructed tho conduit from the Anderson Bay road to lower writer mark. Mr Begg was correct in his statement to tno_ board. Mr Noble Anderson was the designer direct into the harbor, and, to be exact, as far as lire storm water of’tho Fiat was earned out by his scheme there would not be> a quarter of tho done that has been, Tho main question Is: Who is to blame? Not the present engineer by any means, and if there is any person or persons to blame it must bo the former members of tho Drainage I Board, by allowing the Harbor Board to ■ place an embargo on the Drainage Board, ! and allowing them to construct a white elephant contour carrier round the harbor instead of carrying out Mr Noble Andereon’s schema' by taking all storm water direct into the harbor. The Harbor Board was supposed to pay half for all the storm water construction on tile Flat, and the Drainage Board was inoculated 1 with penny wise and pound foolish ideals.—-I am, etc., " Oxly a Navvy, July 20.