THE MEETING AT MR CLARKS BOOMS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 5009, 9 March 1877, Page 2

THE MEETING AT MR CLARKS BOOMS.

The following letter to the Chdrc-sa • the Drainage Board, has been handed u lor publication r— . Christchurch, March To the Chairman of the Drainage V ,, t .( sir,—l have the honour to band to a resolution passed at a maeur-g o: within tho Drainage District, held at • ■ , <; ; Uuoms, ob Friday last, and which 1 deputed to forward to you. It n* •*> <.-hes* “ r hat this meeting ia of opinion that for the drainage of i hristohorch ana ing districts should bo comprehensive ..reana suuuld have accompanying it 4 '"V ! '" pared eatimateol the cost; and, |urt ‘|‘’ r ; i ,’ pedient that a natter of such ,r----uol bo decided on hastily, before „ i-l teresud hare time to consider the ; lU hearings." hl , In presenting this resolution, I nt ' ltu . i- c ; to request that the board will ' IVOU ' ; ,t, mitteo which I have the honour to Il 'i c l ’ an inteiviow on Monday next, at 1 j. ,; - which occasion we shall be glad 10 'mil dioisiou upon the following points, form .Uy hr light before you, • .vivd '• 1. As to what portion of Mr Carrull ' ■ .pjtffIs the intention of the Hoard to ail, '“ .‘ lu . vh*' - dialely to carry out. [a) As closet system, (6) And the removal o. to ihe actuary, 2. Are the artesian wells to be stopi’ l • , llf 3. Are the houses to beconnected a'.. ■■ by pipes? ~ ~ hepat • ■t. After defining the works intend I '' , [UC ...: h , hand under the system, we have u '. . * you w.U tavour ns with an approxama- 1 their cost. . „ ~ . : 'u And lastly, we have respectfully t. u , ir lithographed copies may be taken ” . ~, f plans of the etty and •üburbs »h» ; rutbors’ proposed scheme, d mat ‘ ‘ tbo-j with a printed copy of the report, m*. , posal of tho ratepayers; and that u>< remain in abeyance tor a peneo of w) from the issue of tho above Informat an i,d * that such plans a> d report be »<• ‘ sny explaualions the Board oi ■ » t!o u of *• may be disposed to append in Ulus 1 may say that the Committee tent item! at thie stage by atmplJ information. 1» i« no * tho » «h* f any discussion upon the »® n “ , w do ’ until may are more fully prep«« d , havs, !*■, j, Ott' v