THE WATER RACE

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13933, 11 July 1919, Page 3

THE WATER RACE

WHO SHALL CONTROL. The Coiumfcy Engineer; had the following in his monthly report. in> re gaird 'tor the water race: Duiiiing 1 tl.e month tihe usual attention, was giver: to "the macn and■. bituiclh, races. On the Nol. 1 secitiion "itlie ciai'&tiakeir has , during -week days bceia engaged a.t----1 tending ;i to the race and making p.ve- - paraitions foi" Simdiay \york. Susnda.y work Was rtesitiricted to ■ctanying, out i necessary re^aails to the tuinaiolsi' On l I the No. 2 sjecitdcin th© iprinjcipia] wcrk! during week days was tha cileiariiig of a slip from, -tiha TioW devi'aitdooi ditcii inigl, Kciru'bbing: the ditchdngis tuna . ■ flvumdmgs be!tiwe©ni abcuut 'the Man- . .gareihu land thei MairDgakia-ikiri amd 5 opening! uip> ia< diitdhang through Brtoiwui's pi-|oipei"ty to oaaTßy tih© waitfer off the i-oad. Sunday woi-k was ocfeupied in repairing' .tdmiber ..work alt, tfoei Mamrgiakirikiiati aand' reniewiiiiig faulty •. setis in, Stievetnia' tuiiine.l- Riyater,3 weafe eirpiployed r'epairinig: ithe flumiimg- .' plates on the Maaig'fl'ii'eliU' amd Siteiyeais'. soctfaioini of fluxDiLbig;. I regl-eib to 'report tluaifa tiheire is •njdfw'. oonsddter'able' difliculty ih geitttiinlg' tihei •neceissat'y laboiui* to ikieeip uip> with, eveai the otrdinlary miaini'tieinaincie, wtoirik;''' 'so esaemitiial fop tihe, safety of tih-ei'race r. -A-s iihisi wocrk oanaolb ipossdhly. sibamd over, tiha qwe<sr j tdon of dncreiajsiidg 1 the wages or boinus ■ will require ifco be seriously oanaidered by tihe Cbiuincdl. ■ '■ Dealing "witih itihis at last County meeiting, the Clerk, it! amiswefr; to a , question- sadd the racio wia® just aboiat iiOldJimig its oiwto in rtegiaird to I'eiVenfue and expenditure). , Ci 4. Baitemaaii: It; isn't if allowiainiCie weoie made for deipiociaitaon. Cr- Mciilahoini: Paraiwad and. Block 2!7 haye gome.out, the raciei should g^o ' wdifib them. It's a. whiiite elephamit. .tot »ius. It's a. Boromgh patDpiosdtiio/n,.l— ■•H.e intoned thiaifc a ciommniittoe 1 be set uip to apipiraach tihe .■Baronigih Coonicdl an id atscertadn whatt terrais tihey would offer' to take it over. There was s» giving away thedr 'binthrigih(t. .aiboiulfc thks. i The Chaiirmiatti>: Tlherte will ha^ei +oi be aai adjuisitrnieiit. rfhie ridings tihei BoTO(uig"h will taike o\'er are in debt . about £3000 and there will have to b© a,n adjuistoienit. On Cr. B'atanKtEtt'si sxilggeistdoii, .dis. cussio/n .r'egan.-'ding tthe waiter r*aicie Was held cveir in the/ rm^airJllirne.