DAMMING THE THAMES

Southland Times, Issue 22488, 24 January 1935, Page 7

DAMMING THE THAMES

WATER AT CONSTANT LEVEL. TWO SCHEMES UNDER CONSIDERATION. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 10.40 p.m.) London, January 23. The Port of London authority will shortly decide regarding two schemes for damming the Thames at Woolwich, costing £3,000,000, and the other at London Bridge, costing £BOO,OOO, for the purpose of keeping the water at a constant level. Mr J. Bunge, engineer responsible for the projects, states that the London Bridge scheme would give 19 miles of still water between London Bridge and Teddington, and increase the width of water available for navigation. He suggests that portion of the increased fairway could be used for an airport in the heart of London. The Woolwich scheme would give the river a constant level of 17 feet above the present low-water mark, and four feet below the highwater mark, enabling all craft now using the older docks and wharves to enter the river at low tide, while all sea-going craft would remain water borne while in London unloading.