DIFFICULT PATCH

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 124, 11 June 1937, Page 6

DIFFICULT PATCH

Progress with Sewer Outfall Scheme MORE PLANT OBTAINED ' ' Tho good progress reportcd last month has been maintained with the sewer - outfall contract," stated the works engineer, Mr. C. E. Evans, in his monthly report to the Hastings Borough Council last evening. He pointed out that only six chains of 33-inch pipes were laid during the month just ended. " Considerable difficulties have been experieneed, he added. 1 ' Subsoil water was met with early in- the month and the work - was somewhat delayed ow7ing to insufficient pumping plant, which is still to some extent holding up the work. Trenching has been for the most part in loose shingle from .10 to 13 feet deep, and this is still causing difficulty. . ' ' The second mechanical shovel arrived during the month and has been used on the work of back-filing the treneh, which has been open (since the start of thc work. " When this is fmished it is proposed to proceed with the work of laying pipes on the far side of the -river, continuing on from the pipe bridge, with another gang. "When excayabing for the last set of piles on the far side of the river, water and xunning sand wero met with, so that a number of trial . holes were sunk for some diatanee towards Whakatu; they gave inrlications that the bad^ ground extends for at least 12 chains, requiring some specKiil provision for the strengthening of the foundation under.. the pipes, and the lea3t costly method has been adopted — cOncrete on limestone spalls. This should "■ost • about £54 a chain. "Fifty-two piles have been made | rcady for dri.ving at the bqgch. ' '