LYTTELTON NEWS

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16151, 4 March 1918, Page 9

LYTTELTON NEWS

MAGISTRATE'S COURT. At the Magistrate's Court on Saturday, befor© Captain J. A. ±L Marcicl and Mr L. A. Stringer, J.P.'a, Thomas James Wendt, who was arrested at Lyttelton on Saturday by Detective Quartermain, was fined £3, in default 14 days' imprisonment for the iheft of an accummulator at New Brighton on December 125 th, or thereabouts. THE PICTURES. Tho Russian drama, "Tho Angel of Mercy," and Charlie Chaplin in "The Rink " were screened at the Harbour Light Picture Theatre on Saturday afternoon and evening. The same programme will bo repeated tonight. To-morrow Orrin Johnson, in "Satan Sanderson,' will be presented, supported by an Australasian gazette, and a Cliristio comedy, entitled "A jbuoky Slip." MUNICIPAL QUARRY. The official opening of the new Lyttelton municipal quarry on Cornwall road took place on Saturday afternoon, there being a fair attendance of residents. After the Jfcayor (Mr W. T. Lester) had made a few preliminary remarks, Mr J. T. Norton, chairman of the Works Committee, in giving an address, said that in March, 1914, the Council had raised by loan' a sum of money for the purchase of a steam road roller and a stone crushing plant. At that time, he said, there was no known deposit of fir3t-cla3S stone m sufficient quantities to warrant the establishment of a permanent plant, and it was proposed to have a, portable plant, which could bo shifted from .place to place as required, and to use the road Toller-for shifting and driving tho crushcr. It was subsequently found, when excavating for stone to build a reservoir on Reserve 101, known as Forrester's, that a vey lino quality of stone in unlimited quantities .was obtainable, and it was decided that a permanent quarry should be established, and a gaa engine installed to drive the crusher, thus leaving tho roller free to be used for scarifying and rolling streets. The neccssary land having been obtained, a tramway had been laid from the quarry to tho top of Canterbury street, with loading bins at the Canterbury street end. The jplant comprised ft 16 x 9 Hadficld crusher and screen, driven by a 23 h.p. gas engine, concrete metal bins, 20 chains of tramway and cable, two metal trucks, and tho concrete loading bins at the bottom. It was proposed, later, to install a tar-mixing plant, for tarring screenings and metal. The plant was capablo of turning out to yards, of metal and screenings per day, and tho quantity that could be railed to" the bottom was about 00 yards per day, the. holding capacity of the lower bins being 120 yards. Tho total cost of the whole plant, including all work done in connexion with the quarrv. was about £1800. Previous to the war tariff the amount paid to the railwav for freight on screenings, sand, etc., averaged £80 per year, which would nearly pay interest on the total cost of the plant. The price of screenings and grit delivered to residents was 4s per yard less than was previously charged without delivery. The whole of the labour connected with the quejry was done by prison labour, and it included some Tery heavy work in the laying of concrete stormwater culverts and the necessary excavating for other works, the whole of the ground being a mixture of boulder, Tock, and clay. Credit was doe to the prison officials for the interest they had taken in tho work, and the excellent results obtained. The whole scheme had been designed and carried out by the Lyttelton Municipal staff, the surveys having been made and the lay out arranged and supervised bv Mr H. Barnard, borough engineer, and tho mechanical arrangements bav. ing been entrusted to the Council's 'ate mern?"icil cr<nn»er. Mr Webster. Sine? the installation of the plant 330 yard 3 of metal an! 376 yards oT jcreenings avid grit had be-in sold tor local use, and 2300 yards c; metal and 4S» yards of had been used for street and footpath repairs, building concrete walls, etc. Screenings aivl grit could now bo supplied for 8? per cubic yard delivered, tho price previously charged v.hen supplies were obtained from Christchurch having been 12s per cubio yard, not including delivery charge. The saving to residents was thus 4s per yard plus the previous cost of delivery. ~ Mr Norton then declared the quarry and works open for inspection. The engine was set in motion, and an exhibition of stone crush ing. screening, and trolleying was given, the visitors afterwards accepting an invitation to afternoon tea. _ JJ ARBOUR LIGHT PICTURES. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. Orrin Johnson as "SATAN SANDERSONS 9484