WATER SUPPLY
DEEP CREEK SCHEME PM6OESS OF THE WORK The Water Committee of the City Council reports that the city engineer’s report on the progress of works in connection with the Deep Creek water supply scheme during the past fortnightly period shows that the pipe laying contractors laid a total length of ,5,243 ft of pipe. The total length of pipe now laid from the intake is 27.45 miles, of which 23.94 miles has been passed as satisfactory. The trenching contractor completed a further length of 1,400 ft during the two weeks, making a total length completed to November 14 of 8,700 ft. The length of the contract is 13,571 ft. Corporation labour has been employed on the erection of fittings to break-pressure tanks, alteration of telephone line, fenpng, incidental week si j&S paretaker»
house, erecting break-pressure tank, and other sundry works. The extensive fires which recently swept over the Silvcrstreani catchment did considerable damage to the fencing posts. An inspection shows that 1,034 ordinary posts and 58 straining posts were destroyed by tho fire. The total cost of replacing the posts and reinstating the fences will be approxiniately £192, and as the work is essential the city engineer has been instructed _ to proceed with the same at the earliest possible date, i
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Evening Star, Issue 22193, 22 November 1935, Page 12
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213WATER SUPPLY Evening Star, Issue 22193, 22 November 1935, Page 12
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