WATERWORKS EXTENSION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14447, 6 November 1917, Page 3

WATERWORKS EXTENSION.

PROBLEM OF THE PIPELINE,

A matter which.it would seem requires the earliest and -most 'serious, consideration of the "Borough Council was brought under our notice to-day by a country resident who is personally acquainted with the conditions. The exceptionally heayy, rainfall: which,., was experienced during the' past winter, he states, fihas been responsible for considerable/, slip? in the ' Waingake district," in common . with other parts of the East Coast dis.•trifcitl'yTJhis, he asserts, applies particularly to;^he creek through Mr H; Smjtbfs property,' which leads into' the Waterworks .creek, and down which it is proposed to convey the pipeline from the new , water supply at 'Mangapoike. According to the contract, ttye pipeline foi-. lows this creek for about' a* milej and since it was originally selected as the route the creek has been completely altered, being scoured out to. a considerable extent, and in the light of what has happened to attempt to bring- -;the pipes down into\the Waterworks valley by this way, it is urged/ .would mean risking such a disaster as that which occurred last winter in connection with the, pipeline from the headw-orks..'.^Al-ready since its original installation the top line has been seriously damaged, on three occasion's,- and according to Inspector Hay's report, the Council is at present faced with a heavy -expenditure* running into several. ytJjiouisands. of pounds, to reinstate the pipeline. Our informant declares that" in his opinion 'the only really safe line is down the leading spur. As the work oh -the new pipeline is , taken ih hand by the cemtractof*', the matter appears td ,-be worthy- of ref^P^M^; to the Council's consulting ehginee^- -i^r advice, and it is \ suggested that boHh the Council and , ; the engineer should make an inspection to ascertain whether the extensive slips - and other damage caused by recent ■ floods would not justify them in select- ; ing another route. !