WATER SUPPLY BOARD.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17199, 20 June 1916, Page 10

WATER SUPPLY BOARD.

The Waim&keriri-Ashley Water Supply Beard met on Thursday; P™**'?***™ Dixon (chairman), Ryan, TOytand and Modcrate. , . 3 The surveyor's report, which was adopted, mentioned.that, during the r>»-, /U--« the daily average dopth ot «**« on the -ite of the intake at Browns Rock SSAkTh-Sl been sft Tin »»**-»** samo time the deily. *wt«'depth of »«tM Sil?ftt meetingtW had.been too. frefheta in the river nun? to Sft 10m. Jit £n 7ft9 «SS Sft Sin on the Rates and the result «. that * groat quantity 0 water v.as coming round on the north "do ana oa'sins the gates. No damage of any kind fj SSScm or" otherwise occurred From per-smio-l inspection of the whole- head raoe he found u in excellent order, yen; !»"•* "™; mulation of silt, and tno -Nine Chains m in a very fair .state Milte the ler-srfh of time since it has been cleaned Uio new l>™h, mentioned in last report had been successfully used and the saucing out of the greater part of the silt banks between ft au'i Glev/s flume had reduced the water on the flume by six inches. thus relieving th, structure of great strain . =nd W Tho rotary harrows acted well. The work was dono by means of the boards ternand tho water no extra labour required in the work ' The second by-wash was just completed and the third would he put in hand immediately »cd the work of c.canm* all that important part of the head race, would be undertaken. Tfa» West Eyretov, main race from Scanlon's gates to A\rights Road, had been cleared cf scrub on both, sides and portions of the upper main road had been cleaned. The forms for sending ratepayers relative to cleaning tho distributor? races m section had been printed and issued to tho rcngers, and th? system would to put :n liand Th« matter of Mr Graham's bridge over the main mco at Horrehillo was further considered, and it- was Anally agreed that it Bhouid be Sit wide with a concrete stop at o-ie end to prevent damage, to the embankment, and that it should be made as suggested by the surveyor, Mr Gra-hEn. to cart tho necessary materials and pay cost oi tno W Mr" "Wayland reported that Mr Cowens had clanged his mind as to a concrete culvert on the storm water by-wssh on his pro ucrty and now reoucsted a lord. It waa agreed to put in it ford <vr.d « .-.mall wooden blidga at the side. Mr Cowen to aiter his fonc» and lo cart the necessary materials. It wo* resolved to print the annual rc-port and balance-sheet for the year ended Mnrch 31 for distribution amenc-v ratepayers. Accounts amounting to £93 were passed for payment. ___^