DRAINAGE BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14356, 28 October 1908, Page 8

DRAINAGE BOARD.

Tlio ordinary meeting of tlio Dunedin Drainage Board, held last, evening, was attended by Messrs \Y. Burnett. (oliuiTinan), J. Small. J, Aikle, H. A. LeCreii, J. li. Hancock,' T. K. Christie, -1. J. Marlow, and Dr If niton. CORRESrONDESCE. G. W. A. Gikbs, secretary of tho Metro- - politan Board of Works, Melbourne, wrote, m reference. to the Drainage Hoard's-letter of July 4, stating that by direction of tlio ! Plumbers' Kxanunatioii board it was considered that tho standard in Dune,din was 5 not equal to that, sot by the Melbourne • Hoard, and that, consequently the request of the Dunedin Plumbers' Union that the certificate issued by the Dliuedin lioaul might be accepted and licenses issued without. further examination by the Metropolitan lio'ard of Works could not bo acceded to.—The letter was referred to tlio Wtrrkb Committee. . The Town Clerk, Eoslyn, ivroto calling attention to the. very unsatisfactory state in which the streets of the ■borough had bsen left where tho board's contractor had recently laid sewers. His council had also instructed him to request that the Drainage Board would at once take steps to restore the surface of these streets to a proper condition.—A report on this matter by Mr A. Slinger (drainage engineer) was then read as follows:—"I have the honour to report that I inspected this lino of kern-lies, and find that- the restoration of the surface is as good as can be expected for a newly-tilled trench. The maintenance does not expire for about fivo months, and by that lime a considerable settlement will have taken place, iSnd tho deficiency filled with metal. As t.horo is no ballast on these roads, and the crust of tho metal is very thin, it can only he expected that, such roads will bo ill a bad condition during wet weather, and what has made the surfaeo much worse for i raffle is the line of trench for the water reticulation, which was cut up during tlio winter. Tlio asphalting in the footpath in llos? street will be com- _ menccd as 59011 as the trench filling has settled."—lt was d<?cidcd that a oopy of th-o engineer's report be seat to tho town 1 clerk of Roslyn. '• T'ho Town Clerk, North-Bast Valley, f wrote stating that, a deputation from his :- council was desirous of waiting on the y board to disouss tho question of drainage in it St. James's Park, and requesting that a y date bo fixed for tho reception of tho 's deputation.—A fortnight from date was fixed, -.! , WINDLE SETTLEMENT. ; A petition from the ratepayers and rcsi- ], I dents of Mcrningtoii—and particularly in lapd nroujjd Gladstone street, Ikllcfeowes—

drawing attention to tho absence of proper drainage between Iv;iitnna Bowling Green and tho top of Gladstone street, was again considered, and tho following report by the engineer was read:-"I find that tho best way to abate this .nuisance is to construct the nocessary sewers to deal with the sewage m jthat. uvea. There is a consider-' able amountjof sewage discharging into this watercourse,' which will 'be a constant nuisance until the sewers arc constructed and tha.houses connected." Tho matter was referred to the Works Committee for consideration; , I REPORTS. llie Works Committee recommended. the authorisation of tlho following works:—(a) On? now ( cast iron 3ft 6in rising main; (b) the reticulation of tho unsewered portion of St. ICilda, from the railway line up to and including Queen's drive, at an estimated cost of £2844; (c) extension of reticulation (132f1) in Forth street.. The committer reported that- the question of continuous pumping had been referred to the engineer to roport at the next- meeting of the board; that they had authorised the ronistatemeiU ■of the timber-decked portion of the present High' street, sewer outfall crossing, Loirer High street; the alteration at the expense, of tho City Council to storm water provision in connection with improvements to the Oval; and *hat accounts amounting to £406 lis 3d had be.m passed for payment. ( I" moving the adoption of the report, Mr Small said that the recommendation regarding the obtaining of a new cast- iron rising main was made with great reluctance. •The matter had been forocd* upon thdin A-gainst their will. The present rising main had been proved to bo a partial failure. Mr Cardcw, when, here, recommended that it should bo discarded and a cast iron' rising main substituted. Tenders were called, but thc^ cost was rather high. On the advice.of their engineer the board agreed to carry.on for two period which had passed. Ho considered that the limit of safety had been reached, if not passed, and the committee brought, the matter before tho board in the form oi' this recommondation. They ill-afford the expenditure, but he took it that property and life were tho first considerations. The present board was' not responsible. It was a legacy left to thorn. As tenders were to be called for tho work, he did not think it advisable to say what the cost, was likely to be, but ho might mention that tho rising mains they were sacrificing cost about £6000. Tho report was adopted. The Finance Committee reported' that since the last meeting of the committee the . sum of £1155 13s sct had been paid into the credit of the aggregate fund. The passbook, laid on the table showed credits— Aggregate fund, £3571 3s 4d; trust aceolint, £322 6s 2d. • The report was adopted,