FLOOD TROUBLE.

Otaki Mail, 15 August 1928, Page 2

FLOOD TROUBLE.

j OTAKI RIVER OVERFLOW. STOP-BANK NORTH OP BRIDGE SUGGESTED. The following renort bearing on tin flooding of Mr. K. 11. Lolls' property on tin- north .-ilv of the Otiiki Kivo: bridge, was received from the Couutv Knejneer (Air. ltrew-ter) l.y th ( , WorkCominitlec. which passed it on tin Countv Council Cor consideration 01 Saturday:—"l have conferred with tin District Engineer. Public Works De partment, at the Otaki River bride, and it was decided to recommend thai another culvert of '.Ufin diameter In placed under the filling, and when tin heaps of met a! on the western sido,,o the road are removed, a shallow ditch cavilled so vital the water thai How: over th ( . road during small Hoods wil be jmt back into the river channel This, of eour-.c, will not <b ai v.ith tin water during high tioods when tin f'crred to by Mr. K. 11. Lot.fs.-' Or. Kyder, chairman of the Wt.rl; Committee expressed the opinion tliii another culvert would no; cempensat fur the outlay. 1!,. thought it would \« :i good idea io ascertain if the Govern inent would allow the Council to Itiiid a small stop-bank. second culvert would in.t be warrant The chairman stat 'd that the en gineer had not mi far fad an oppot

lunitv to -i"' l in' river in noun. Mr'. Brewster stated that the Kailway Department would no! allow the Council io i'i'"«'k the water iii unv way. If the Council wanted 11/ brine. Hie il above flood !e\ei'. it would cost £loti", as they would require a biidge _'-•; feet, ion;*, <-o:i.-;:-l iii t; of ciov-en -Oft <pnns. The chairman s t <." 1 that the Council should try to wraic to some per'iv ownors.'wijhon! the: 'expenditure of a largo -urn of money, tu f-ive « luirwnv to their lanrl. Cr. Rvder said thai h.' thought an IS-ineh 'wall would he Mifiieien!. an I anything in I In; nature of a bumper flood would have t.j »<i .;vir it. A proposal by Cr. Kyder to par Cr. Jen.-en on a commit fre to imi'! the Hailwav cfiirtneer and advocate ■> stop-bunk was oppo.-cd by Cr. .len.-on. .-(.■" that he could i.lo any yoyd on the coniwittee. and' seconded l.y Cr. Kyder, that Cr.--. Catlcy and Ryder with the crisfiiw.T be a committee to laee' are! di-cus.--.vith the railway engineer the question of the erection "of a -top-bank o:i t'le north end of the Otaki bridge. The motion was carried, Cr. .lea-en Flooding at Hsdfield. It was decided, on the motion of the chairman, seconded by Cr. Kyder._ ihal the Commissioner of Crown Lands be written to drawing- hi* attention to the state of the niain drain on Mr. Clay's, ptnpofty at HadSioH, and a.»kinjr'thaj it be'siven attention at <>n>-e. 'a? it is: catisino. flooding on the main highway.