OAMARU WATER WORKS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 630, 10 May 1878, Page 2

OAMARU WATER WORKS.

At ilie iDci'i i >ilt of tiic Jliitiicipal Council !-• isf, ('.vnh;, r r ;e following i'J' t!ic S\ :t. i'lVi.ivnS Co;n!n':l"ee ii-' to ilu: ;iiiii = i)' .if pi'. ;!' ss Usa lo with the cuiw;ni(jLion ui the Wiit.-vwiirk:' v.a.-i lvad : Your C"iiir.iituj ■ li- to te: -ort that tli y visi'fd the \V:i.erwork< duri i tgt hi*pa• s week ami iiii'l the w.'.k.< in a'l l-csiicots p.-i:gres.~ i:u sati fae- ■! i y. Tit« v»-iii kii.&n diip i;pn»ar»-t-> k> go id, -m! C : i(s inu i.ti u.-0.l i.n-li.idgoi, aqueduct- 1 Si--.. .•x •'■ll-jii:. Fii'- of thu r;;.:o. dowti to the A'vamok I. are. wi I| t-.c ex -io.t 0.1 o r 1 in: ji ai.k PiiT and li' : cii'oo i,f •. s-ad ! acpl duet. eaci'alj cumj'i led. and '>v tin: 1.-r- .Inin.' t"'.WilC.ji* v. il o,: tniii 'i oico tills ail 1 di-njiiarge in rite; \ wameko I!iV' r. Tha >et !ioo pond id a nv«; patisf.-.utorv jiieeo of wo k, and ia addition to the .-imply from the intake. wiiio i w.d 'no much tn ne thin ;no iniat'! t> nn.M;t a!! re:: 'iieiiiem.-, cl: i in: so.en: I'V v.liic rs'iitr e.o>. r ■ .'qui:vd. i' l ;ak 11 fro o lii.'her no iho viver. w-.ii• * o a on ta of exe ii-jiic waier ..a Ueii in- iiui'.t i i he e is no loml.t th;if uinl'-i' any and all possible cncum.taiicaj tho pre-

sent works ■will furnish an ample supply for all the requirements of a population of 91), 000 souls. Your Committee learn from the Engineer that lower down the work is nearly "nished for two miles past the Awamoko, ami fair prnirre-s is b*-iug made with the tunnels, The 1 [-chain tunnel is completed, and a considerable prop.) tiou cit the tunnels are pierced ; 'here bainj, altliogcher 59£ chasn< •if tunnelling comple'e-1 out of a t ital of ch i as, leaving r..t'ier more than hnlf the w.n-k still to be il-.ne. There K however, now a much larger .stall of wmkmen employed, and more r.;pnl pr;J.ress may be l"oked for than hitherto.

Sc: ]is are also in pr. gross for an early coniinoiiJciiieiiTi of rho 'w-fL'k.s tic. t'io

V.iur Cnnnutte-j have inquired into the matter of extras, and have t'> report that there wiil not exceed t!i: allowance contemplated in the financ a! ivpoit already before the Coun- il, a-'d that all matters of this sort are adjusted as each progress payment is made leaving no arrears to be met at the completion of the contract. A't ".'ether your t 'onimifctee have great ph-a-ure in stating, that in their opinion the works generally are going on sat-isiaetorily. W. -i. SiEU'AKi), Mayor. John Maixi.\ni> j Councillor 3 i it ot.Y.s I'iioc run \ The report was adopted.