WATER FOR EASTBOURNE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 439, 23 February 1909, Page 9

WATER FOR EASTBOURNE.

"FOUND" BY REV. H. MASON.

THE COUNCIL MOVING

, .(.Operations .are., about to :be> put. in'hand I for providing the;.Bdrdush of.Eastbbiirno with' a , water; supply.;.. At>yesterda'y's vmeeSing ■' of tho: council,rthe-Mayor', -(Mil F,' G. Bolton) :made ari,intore3tinjr. statdraenf'on'the'sub-- • jo.pt:. He first, recounted .what■ had been done-' - ln --tlie>vny;qf:>onn>,::arid:said that the : ebuh^ oil, then' for- 'the ■ arrival- of: the' Rev/ H;; Mason,;the.' water-finder; Who had' paid a ■ (™ f .'visit to,.the/bay, i; Hi), found indications" m ,six .■distinct■ spots"of :aa- abundant water ; supply,: these places'-beiiis■'■all;.on land under' 2 public-.control. ;;<Tho. estimated 1 flow ; in'"one'■' quarter-alone;: would :>V bo V; sufficient ''■ to supply : ; the'whole".. a : spot" 23ft.;., irorn »whero -.the. piiM.-was '.driven ; .'by the,oonncil,:Mr. evidence ; of ' a, good, supply, thus- justifying the council's - operations.;,Mr.;;Maspn'had no doubt of oli-:■ -taming a good: supply; arid the members of the : ;council.whb accompanied'him'were ; quito sat-i----isfied; im : fthe mattor.-;Pining' , had-been or,; :dered, ;.aiid;;was-boiD2Vdrivent<). mark-the-' spots: Jfr., .Ma^oii;-did: not ' know.^ :whether :it-.was;-.true.arteaian water' or an : .underground ■•roservoir;;'butvhe;reconimonded; drilling rather, than' pipirfrivihf. - ; Ho- (the ■■Mayor);.; suegesfedv.'approachm!; thexllarboiir"-. ■ :Jioard-..to' nsk , , for, the usf:of appliances, and " : lie volunteered, to:.bring ihe niattor 'before: ; the .board.-;lf:.the.water.were obtained.there' : wouM :b(3 no coinpensatipn'to'ipaytfljahy pri-' , yate.'owner.;;The duly/:cdst' : wbuid;be that:of '■;•■ .installation,;.:which,would include pumpingi ;: ,if .the: supply'.were: not'artesian.. ; A suction ■' ..pumping.plant.was suggested■ for this pur-" : ;.j}oso.;:.The.-.best/source of "water was" ri<rht '- ; in the centre, of- the district'.':.: He had ; only : - :,ono,mmd in.thermatter; ; but'it'-was for: the '"■' councd;to: should be. dorie'r- v lnci-j T;: ;dentally^Mr'.,^olton'added-that geological'' experts, had. .previpuslyVreported.aayersel.V'as:-. :the'dis- ; '■' trict.v :.rhe. matter.'was' of- interest; to other : .- iocal-boiiies, jV ;A:water-supply was : necessary - ,at Mstbourne for-Vdome^io,/sanitarv, and : - fire prevention:DurpAses.-:' ~~';.'oXr-:■; ' . . ■; 'which it was*! evident.;itnat .councillors .were \ all : in:favour : of,going,:c-n,with'the-matteri'itvwas:resolvod ;: to obtain■ estimates fofthbf irijj ■' and-: ■iroin-threo: sources,: and-nlfotoapproaclithQ'"' , -HarWßoard, .as^uggeeted:b> fl,e-Mavor; : v ■■■:; The Mayor. said : the/thanks' of: the^coiuicil"> were duetto considerable .trouble to visit the bdrouVh -It "( ;was Resolved; -.to; fonvard ■'. him;■• a; letior ■of -''"