THE WATERWORKS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3584, 26 March 1886, Page 3

THE WATERWORKS.

» The Timaru Borough Council aro evidently determined to sco that tho waterworks are kept m good order and first-class condition, for yesterday six members of it, namely, His Worship the Mayor, and Councillors Sutter, Gabitcs, Bonnett, Sherratt and Bush, continued the inspection which had been started a short time previously. Their main object m this instance was to overlook portions of tho raco which on tho former trip they had not time to do. Leaving tho Town Hall shortly after 9 o'clock, His Worship and the Councillors wero driven by Mr Davidson to tho foot of Mount Horrible Bush. Mr Beswick, who is m charge of tho waterworks, and who had driven out with them, here undertook to guide them round tho foot of tho mount as far as the flat below tho dam. Councillors, on the whole, wero well pleased with the race, though hero and thero it was evident the table on the lower side of the race had been mado too high through tho silt being heaped too closo to it. It was also thought by several that the growth of weeds wns greater than there was any necessity for. This is apparently duo to the contractor not keeping sufficient handß at work, but it must also bo°pointcd ou' that if tho Council wish to sco the race m good order nnd condition they should either" tako it 'entirely under their own charge or elso bo prepared to allow the person who undertakes, by tender, to look after it higher remuneration. On arrival ot the flat, after walking a distance of somo four miles, luncheon was indulged m. Tho party were then driven down i to fhe upper end of Mr James King's paddock, through which tho raco runs. Hero o slight fault In a eonpreto channel was fouud, and the Inspector was instructed to , get it attended to without delay. In regard to Me D. Caird's request for liberty to make a crossing over the race near Mount Horrible i Bush, wo understand that it' would havo to ■ oomo beforo tho Council tho usual way. At | Briggs' Gully, and after a careful' inspection ■ of the syphon, the party onco more got ipto '• fhe express. On the way home, a stop was mndo near Mr John Whittaker's, This j gentleman occupies property noar the mouth of the tunnel, opening on Mr Kclland|s paddock. Ho wishes to obtain access to his land to part of which, as far as the creek, which dividps it from Mr Kelland's. Provision has been made by Government for o chain road. Mr Wbittaker was prepared to allow the road to bo made only half a chain wide, on condition that tho Borough Council mado a crossing over the creek. Tho matter will come beforo the Council for settlement at next meeting. Tho portion of tho waterrace from the dam to the tunnel, o length of ' somo fifteen £pd a-half miles, is under the 1 charge of Mr Jojin Williams, and tho rest is ; looked after by Mr Spooner, tho reservoir caretaker.