RICCARTON DRAINAGE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17283, 26 September 1916, Page 9

RICCARTON DRAINAGE.

PROPOSED SYSTEM FOR BOROUGH. ... • At last night's .meeting of the Riccarton Borough Council. Councillor A. Hampton brought up the question "of, Rice'arton maha'grig 'Ks'-btfn- drainage system. Ho moved that a committee should be set up : to.-report <m ,the advisability of supplying'Ric'cai'ton with a sewage system and septic.'tank. Ho was sure. that. a.- lot: *of.•-the.: ; iivfectiqus diseases at present.,.prevailing- was to bad drainage. It; TOis'-betteiv'.'to:.gels."' siichi:a> system thaiv to "wait Vtill'tlie- ■ Drainage Board decided to'come"' oyt.".-,;. v i Councillorv. A. D. Ford said '■'■'that'." tlio;' question of joining .the city. sj%t^m].'had';' been discussed : 'and it would:mean".' phi'. extra pipe line. Drainage was ;^hd ; -of l " the main businesses of : any seconded tho motion. '—'•'' ■^-•v*^*:)'

The Mayor (Mi- J. T." Brown) said that ho whs pleased thp .subject was brought up, and he 'hoped' that the committee would report thoroughly on tho matter. . .■.'••' •'■"■;. :■;,' p\ ;•.;.-■ ieM,*, Councillor W. Dalley said that "the Drainage Board's engineer had held out little hope of RiCcarton ioining! » the city sewage system... for a' long time, owing to the very high cost. .Ho. would like to see their own < scheme-. : ini accomplished fact. .;' .'-'^-!''•.. A committee, consisting of -Council* lors A. D. Ford, W. Dalley,- Av Hampton and T. J. - Stokes ana the town' clerk, was. set up, -to report within three months, .;,/': r * '■■■ ■■;- ■~'- : •■ '• ■• ' ■ ''"