SEWER EXTENSIONS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18410, 17 June 1925, Page 11

SEWER EXTENSIONS.

PROGRESS OP WORK. K Tho following report relating to the pro- ¥ *grcs3 of tht sower extension worts was pre- ( (cnted to the Christchurch Drainage Board 'hj tho engineer ■ last night:— (i Loan works—The following is a summary ' ot, and note* on,, tho work carried outdur- *• lag th peuod caded.Jnna 6th, 1925;—, " *• -•"•■'Description-Totallength JftCmiUaa •■>•>'.•;'-of! Work, completed. *J«> JO Sewer .■••»*' 21in .Sewer- . 17.00* MTtoodlnui mad and ■■; ;' • ' " \ies.tenn street .. : IBin Sewer 47.00* i*?to 21.03 .., Oin'Sew'or 21.01* 8 Scwri ... ' 6in Sewer : 27.75* "t«o 7lt Main >. 18in Sower 22.35 and Kttitulation .. lOin Main- ,27.37* „No 2130 v/ ... 24in Sower ' 25.10 iNo 20 bcwci and ( Jlcticulatioii ...-• 9in Sewer 4.50 ' >*o 2o 30-1 .. 15in Main 118.00 V>,d 24 J! Mam '. »",X 23 305 ...loin Sewer 10.00 I j s<o Q ft Main, EJarri- ■ • ' ) l Son stiect .. OinMain (5 chains ,» . ■■' ■'■ trench, opened up) 4* \ * Completed. .. u-y JTo 10 Sewer—During the period Ko. 10 Quiver w«o completed, and.. some of the J *Wi cruplovcd therfeon aro now' opening up *JI trench for v 9 inch rising main from. No. ifo tumping Station, Harrison street.'' ( 8 Sowei-—Messrs Moore and Sons have completed tho 18 inch, sewer, on the Avon'tlde bank of tho River Avon and ton chains * on the opposito. side*- Bad country has ! baen experienced all tho'way. Tho contracs' toa are at present constructing a.: coffer--dam Laliwav across the' river preparatory "toTajing tho 12 inch cast iron syphon. No 20 Sewer—Heavy'going, together with »confined woi King area, along the Hcathcoto xiv«r bank has hindered the contractors (4 from making tho progress oxpected of them. j, K Prom York tlrect, however, the street widens slnjhth and consequently this extra room ' , will facilitate the handling of spoil, timber i and pipoa and enable better progress to be mad* No 21 Rising Main—Good prbgross has ken mamtaii cd along Lincoln road and tho cooperative party has been fortunate in experiencing good going since commencing !} their contract No 6 and 7 Sowers—Running sand and • 'boiling tip' of tho trench bottom, necesII Wlotiug the u=o of sheet piling, has been iff) met with in tho Staplcton's road excava- * ,tian Ho-uvei, despite theso unfavourable .V conditions, tno contractor (Mr' Brightlmg) l 'h»s to t'ato completed 10 chains, of sewer j. ti .lad at nn •ncmje depth of eleven feet. J - Homer'a DTam Deepening—A length of j - ais chaws of timbering has been completed. •