The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1910. LEVIN-FOXTON WATER PROBLEMS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 May 1910, Page 2

The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1910. LEVIN-FOXTON WATER PROBLEMS.

A on eat deal of interest has attached to the negotiations between the Levin Borough Council and the Foxton Borough Council for the gramting to the Foxton body o| the right io run >a water supply pipe from the Levin high-pressure water ,system into Foxton. A good digest of the position was afforded in the report published in yesterday's Chronicle of the discussion in t-ho Levin .Borough Council on Wednesday night. By "courtesy of the Mayor of Levin (Mr B. R. Gardener) we are enabled to publish,

for tlio information of citizens, detailed account of the preliminaries to last "Wednesday's meeting of tho Levin Borough Council. On 2nd May Mr Gardener issued the followiup; circular letter to his councillors "Dear sir,--Tlio following is the wording of a letter that was sent to myself from the Koxton Borou<?lb Council:— Tlio Mayor, .Levin. Dear Sir, — I iiim instructed by a .resolution of the above Council to write ami enquire if the Levin Borough Council would be prepared to furnish the borough of Foxtail with a supply of wafer if mains were laid from Foxtail to Levin, aind if so what quantity of waiter could bo supplied daily and 1 at what Cost per annum?— I am, etc., A. G. FRASER, Town Clerk." Mr .Gardener's circular letter continues:— "After receiving the aibove hitter, T at once realised the importance of such a suggestioiir and felt all tli'o information possible should be obtainable by the councillors, and therefore proceeded to draft out a list of questions for the purpose of handing to Mr Climie, the water tvorks engineer. "I am enclosing you a list of the

questions and also Mr Climie's answers. which I am sure you will find both instructive fliicl useful. "Need I ask you to consider -Unimportance of such an midor'tfcikinjj;. and also ask you to study tho questions and answers in every possible way, .so tibnit when we meet at the special meeting to bo held 011 Miv 25th you will he in a position l:> outer into the debate and discus-' • this important matter in accordance with your convictions.—Yours etc.. 1?. R. GARDWXER, Mayor. I Tho .Mayor .also supplies the fallowing copy ol a letter fnnnulale ' by the borough cMiuin.PtM"--TTis Worship the Mayor, Tievin. Dear sir.—T have the honour to submit the following in answer to vruir queries of tho IG'th instant: The amount of water that a town like Foxtmi would require nnnuallv spread over sav thirty years? Answer: 05,700,000 gallons. "What: size pipes would bo required from the boundary of our borough to the boundary of the Fo:;(e :i borough ? Answer: Xine inch " : pi's: or Iffif reservoir was made. Would. Levin need to make any alteration in the size of the pipes : wo supplied Foxton? Answer: Xo. What effect would it have on on;pressure .and supply in Levin? Answer: Xo effect on the surmiv, but. it will roduco the pressure* b v !)|bs 011 the average consumption, and HOlbs at maximum deman! thirty years hence. In your opinion with our presee' supply and size mains, what quan titv of a population could we serve 0 Answer: For n purely • su;>nlv the. present mains will sen*'' 10.000 'people. This includes th water that be, needed whe v -

drainage comes. Would any alteration or a new tank have to be made in con no-el he with the settling tanks? Answer: The present tanks nr-• sullioieitf for n niipnlntion of 3,000. . Do you candidly think it wont! be a.dvisab'o to enter into a eon tract with Foxton for say tbirf" yea rs ? Answer: T am of opinion that i would he of great advantage, nil'' it would reduce the interest "hanre. to both boroughs. What waiter wi uh! the pivsen: m-iin-' carry in.f-r T."rin say daily? .\llswer: One and one-eighth mil lion gallons (nearly'), leaving 501b pressure on mains. Give what in yonr opinion wont' lie the estimated ouanfitv of wafe-tha-l could be taken from the Oh.m: river by this lioroii'di (Levin) without int-forin:r with other people'.' rigid s? A nS'Wer: The full cajvicitv of tie main one an a half million galloi" daily, would make no appro'dabk ('iflerenee : this is about four p-r----cent, of minimum flood of Oh .in. Give cost (if any) 011 nny part ot Ihe works thai would have to be incurred if we made satisfactory nr rangenients to supplv Iho lioroug l of Koxton.

Answer: The only cost (beyonn tbe cost of main which would >)■■ Tin id for by tbe Foxton boron ,iM would lie ono meter eostini annrox' niat-ely C2OO. Tn your opinion would any loi.n 1 point be tested as to cur rbrht t supply w:iter outside of our own borough ? Answer: T ;im of opinion that ii is lepal to combine with anolbev local body. Giro nny details limit you think would forward file supevstion made in ropard to Foxton. Answer: Tf tbe Foxton was supplied from the Levin main" botli boroughs would be benefice ; by tbe arnmiement in so much as sli;irii!pr the interest on tbe cost of Ibe intake, headworks. and tin.' mains common to both supplies. If iim>-ht be necessary to carry r, Hiii main from tbe borough boundary to tbe centre of Levin, so thai tbe Foxton supply wnuld bo directly jointed witb ihe nin main from flic headworks. Also it would be nccr-r sary to instal one "Venturi" meter on tbe Foxton boundary beyond tb" Levin bo,i'-:;ii;i;li boundary. Tbe meter usi'd would In- selfreeordin";. so that there would be very little t rouble in arriving; ai tin* proper pn portion. Tlio present Ki't ilii'K tanks would .serve until tbe combined consumption. drew water off too quickly to allow proper time for settlement. In regard to' tlio legality of supplying water to other boroughs i believe that. Wellington, "Wantinnni and Dunedin supply tlie adjoining boroughs with water from their .supply. Tbe question may arise as to tbe reason (bo mains specified for Levin are sufficient for this extra demand. My i' ason for specifying and recommending these mains was that there Wild ! b' a sufficient flow, without great reduction of pressure, for fire-prevention purples. Trusting thai. tbe foregoing information will |.. (I' >•, r\'icn Yours etc., IT. W. CLnilF.."