Terenure Sewage
24 May 1907Terenure Sewerage
Proposed loan of £20,000 to carry out the scheme
Local Government Board Inquiry
Yesterday, in the Recievers Court Mr PC Cowan, Chief Engineering Inspector of the Local Government Board, held and inquirt in reference to an application by the South Dublin Rural District Council for a loan of £20,000 for the purpose of carrying out a sewerage scheme for the Terenure portion of the rural district. By an agreement between rural district, the area of charge to be the rural district. By an agreement between the Rural District Council and the Coportation the Council were not to discharge or allow to be discharged into the city watercourse at any place any drainage of liquid from their sewers.
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In reply to Mr Meredith, Mr Healy said he was preparted to abandon the proposed storm overflow on the Kimmage road if the local Government Board captured that is was unnecessary.
Mr Merefith and Mr. Darley then left the inquiry .
Mr George Chafterion said that he had never been in favour of the storm overflow into the poddle on the Kimmage Road.
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He saw no objection of an overflow into the Poddle during heavy rain.
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