DRAINAGE BOARD.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2595, 1 August 1882, Page 4

DRAINAGE BOARD.

The ordinary meeting of this Board was held yesterday 2.30 p.m. Present—Messrs L. Harper (chairman), Vinoent, Hubbard, ManAahworth, Parker, Dunbar, and Dr. Doyle. The Ohairmin said that he had bad an interview that day with the Hon. Mr Stevens, who had consented, at the request of the Boiird, to undertake the charge of the Drain- • Vie Bill Amendment Bill in the Upper House. The engineer's report was lead as follow-. »

J. I have given instru.tions !o have tho necessary repairs to the streets on Mr Stinson's contract carried out at once; Mr Stinson is Sllso assisting in tin same work. 2. Levels have been taken of tha side channels in Going's road, bo us to be able to give ths Sydenham Borough Council the information asked for. 8. The pipes in Windmill road, from South belt to Livingstone street, are being laid, as on extension of Mr Stinson's contract. 4. I have extended tha- contract for Bingsland main sewer as fas as the Fast bait, the cost being within the sunDsnt alioo-ited for the district. 5. The contract for extension of storm water sewer from Going's road to oK stone drain, will be advertised as scon as the manner of diverting the Aids ehaunels is fixed. This sewer is now more xioosssary than before, as a large extent of new -str-L-ots have lately been laid out, which will drein towards this sewer. 6. The '.pipe-laying

tuuler cjntraet is making very satisfactory proAll the pipes have been laid in Bingsbud, and a great quantity of spring and subsoil water is runrJcg into them. U. Napier Bell, Engineer. 'The clauses of the report were considered iid'iathn, and agreed to without discussion. V The correspondence was read as follows: Fiom the City Oounoil, enclosing a statement of rates collected, &0., for 1830, and lulling that the roll might be oloscd. The amount of the rate was £6413 (is lOd, and libs deductions, k-., £l4 Is 9d. from tho Ciij Ooonoil, with reference to the state of certain load* after laying cf the pipes for drainage. From the Heathcote Boad Board, asking that the sump in Armagh street might be lowered ; also, that the outstanding rates would be oolleotcd as soon as favorable, and calling attention to the state of the streets in Hint Ohristohuroh aod Phillipstown. From the Spreydon Eoad Board, with reference to an. outstanding sum of rates of £5 9* 6J, asking that it be written off. From Mr Farclaiming £lO damages owing to bis .promises being block, d by drainage works. Fi.'om Mr H. J. G-retton, asking that an outlet should be given for surface drainage in Park lane, Knightstown. From Mr P. Our, asking for one month's extension of time for completing a briage on Winter's road. From Mr F. Moor, asking that the

di«in through his garden iu Henley street might be filled up. From Mr J. Thompson, ■inns for a culvert over the drain on Church read. -....

The correspondence was dealt with as tallows:—lt was rosolved in refereaoe to the letter of the City Council to declare the roll dosed and remittance of rates, &c, sdlowed. With reference to the state of tho roads where pipes had been laid, the matter was Xtl erred to the engineer. With regard to the lowering of tho sump, es asked by the Heatheote Boad Board, it was resolved to leave the natter to the engineer with power to act. Tho engineer stated that steps were being taken with referenoe to the streets in Bast

Obristchuroh and Phillipatown. The amount

oi! rates in the Spreydon district returned b'j the Boad Board as unooileotable was wrilten eff as requested. It was -di&ided not to reaognise Mr Farquhar's claim. An application from Mr Emerson for license to oonneot with the sewers. Mr G-retton's letter was referred to the St.

Albans Borough Council, The request of the Meathoote Boad Board to make an inlet with ~» drain in Parish street was granted. The consideration of Mr Oarr's request for exten. •ion of time for completion of his tender was deferred until the completion of the contract. Mi Moor's request for the filling np of drain tlirongb. his garden in Henley street was referred to the engineer. Mr Thompson's siiquest for a culvert or bridge ovor the drain «a Church road was grantod. She works oommittee reported as follows :

1. The works committea wonld recommend tf'Lat for the pnrpo e of providing Messrs Kent «ad Cuff with an outlet for their drainage a lias of pipes be laid in Perth street from London Street sawer to Bingsland creek in place cf the present line of pipes connecting with tha creek, provided Messrs Kidley and Hepworth will opsn np the drain through their property. 2. 'i he committee are of opinion that Mr Attwood'a Claims should not ba settled by arbitration. 3. I%a committee are of opinion that Mr Parsons lias so claim against the B jar J, and therefore ouuiot recommend the case being decided by arbitration. 4. With respect to the suggestion <tl tfa<3 engineer that the old 18 inoh pipe in liattersoa street should be reltiid on account of ill admitting sand, &c, into the Qasworks road «iwer, the committee think that the difficulty dbocld eventually be overcome by laying sida channels to fall into the Madras and Qaswozks *oad sewers, bnt in the meantime they wonld aoggeat that a sump be placed at the junction of <rasworka roai and Kingsley street 5. The committee recommend that the services of Mr {Hark, foreman of works, be dispensed with. 6. ISie committee are o* opinion that the beat and moat economical way of giving the required relief to properties in JLinwood would be to lower Woroeater and Hereford streets, where they intersect Eolleaton street. 7. The committee liave authorised notices to be served on H. E. JXllon and Mr Gatherer, calling upon them to remove obstructions placed by them in the bed of Jackson's Creek. 8. Tha committee f eoommend that a line of pipes be laid in Lord fit. Leonard's street, from Durham street to Windmill road, and let to Stinson at his cohedule rates. 9. Tha committee recommend that the tender of W. Stocks be accepted for the ocnatraction of the Tnam street sewer. 10.

With respect to the connection of premises with lie sewers in Singsland, the committee would iwommend that the pit-trap and the line of xinpas between the pit-trap and the sewer, tAoald be laid down by a licensee of the Board; lia pit-traps to be placed in a raitable position ■Jind to be cleared out as often as may be neoes-

The report was considered clause by olmim.

Clause 1 was passed, it being resolved that Messrs Bidley and Hep worth be written tc <tn the subject, asking them to bind themselves and assigns to keep the drain open. On olause 2, Mr Vincent pointed cut that unless the matter went before a Court for settlement, they could not enforce the claim aigainat the contractor ; thus the committee uould not see their way olear to recommend tifae settlement of the claim by arbitration. Mr Hubbard aaid that the queition could mot go to arbitration. Ho should suggest ■that the sum offered by the Board be paid jinto Court. The clauae aa read was passed. On clause 3, considerable discussion ensued, tuid ultimately the clause was put and negaHived.

Mr Hubbard then moved that the matter -In referred to arbitration; Messrs Wood, Stand and Co. allowing the money standing •to their credit to remain aa a guarantee for ifche costs of the arbitration. Mr Tinoent oppoaed the Board going to arbitration, aa the Board would give up its legal position. She resolution was then put and agreed to. .Ayes—Messrs Dunbar, Aihworth, Hubbard, Dr. Doyle. Noes—Messrs Manning and "Flneent. Mr Edward Dobson was appointed to aot as arbitrator on behalf of the Board.

Olause 4 was agreed to. On olause 5 the Eingir.eer'said that to pass this olause as framed, without giving the man i«lohanee of explaining his conduct would not ij>fa fair. He could bear testimony to the way :ua whioh the man had done his work, and ithe cause of dismissal, the falling in of a (branch in Second street, was a very trivial matter.

Mr Hubbard contended that the way in 'Drhioh the work had been done under Clark ■was) quite sufficient to cause his dismissal. The contract under Mr Stinson had been carried out in a most slovenly manner, whilst l:hat of Mr Stocks had been much better done.

The Ungineer said that the dismissal of a ■man summarily like this, without hearing 'what he had to say, wac doing a graat injueliioe. With regard to the Sydenham sewers, ithe contractor had had to make it good, and ithe Board had loat no money. He had told 'Dlark that, on account of his not agreeing 'vith the aeiiatant engineers, ho would hare to Heave at the cloie of the pipe-laying contract. The clause, on being put, waa adopted. On clause 6 Dr. Doyle moved—" That the of the committee be referred iiaok to them, asking them to meet a deputa- - (lion of residents on the subject." Clauses 7,8, 9, and 10 were agreed to. Aeoonnta to the amount of £2.269 13s 8d on loan account, and £Bl3 10s 8d on rate isocount, were poased. MrVinoent moved—" That the resolution ipemittiEsJthe Ones in Mr Parsons' oaie be re

Mr Hubbard suggested that the amount of fines should bo held over until the arbitration had been concluded. Mr Vincent explained that at the time he moved the resolution he thought that the claim was cone: uded and done with. After *ome ducussion, in which Mr Parker announced his intention of voting for the motion, and Mr Dunbar against it, the resolution was put and agreed to. Mr Hubbard moved—" That the resolution refusing to re-open the question of Mr Barrett's fines be resoinded." He should be prepared to show that a gross injustioe had been done to Mr Barrett by Mr Anderson when assistant engineer. Mr Bell, in reply to Mr Vincent, said that whatever had been done by Mr Anderson was under his direotion and by his consent. The motion was put and loßt. Ayes—Messrs Hubbard, Dunbar, and Dr. Doyk. NoesMessrs Vinoent, Manning, ABhworth, and Parker.

The motion was therefore lost. The Board then adjourned.