MAIN FLOW STRUCK

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 88, 11 March 1930, Page 2

MAIN FLOW STRUCK

ARTESIAN BORE OPERATIONS. VOLUME EXCEEDS ESTIMATE. The announcement that during the hour from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. that day the full flow of water had been struck at the artesian bore in Heretaunga Street was made by the engineer (Mr J. R. Hughes) at the meeting of the Berough Council last evening, when he referred to the success of the operations. The engineer stated that a flow of 30,000 gallons an hour had been estimated as sufficient to meet requirements, and at 5 p.m. the bore was yielding the good flow of 36,000 gallons an hour, which was in excess of the stream sought. Slotting operations on the bottom length of pipe as required under the contract had been completed with the bore down to a depth of 447 feet. The contractor had encountered setbacks with the drilling operations, due to the nature of the metal metnvith causing the drill to jamb frequently, but the obstructions were now cleared. The Mayor intimated that samples of water had been forwarded to the Health Department for analysis. THE FLOW MAINTAINED. An inspection made by the engineer at 8 a.m. to-dav revealed that the flow of 36,000 gallons was being maintained. He stated that the drilling tools would still be operated for a day or two until all the loose metal was dislodged form the bottom of the bore. The plant would then be dismantled. Plans and specifications were, he informed a “Standard” reporter, being prepared for a new reservoir with a capacity of 100,000 gallons on the site of the bore, and tenders for the work would be called this week. The question of the pumping plant was receiving attention.