NO WATER FOR GARDENS AT FRANKLIN - The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) - 3 Jan 1946 (original) (raw)

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Thu 3 Jan 1946 - The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954)
Page 5 - NO WATER FOR GARDENS AT FRANKLIN

Use of sprinklers for watering1

gardens has been suspended at

This is because the supply at the

Franklin scheme's intake has reached

The council clerk (Mr C. V. Davey)

said previous restrictions were insuffi-

cient to ensure a continuous supply

for domestic purposes at Franklin.

Further restrictions were not im-

mediately necessary on other water j

schemes in the municipality.

Cr H. D. Thorp said that at 2.30

pm yesterday the water was 3 Ain be-

low the spillway in the.dam.

The water fell below the top of the

intake on Boxing Day, but rain re-

Cr Thorp said action had been

taken to prevent illegal use of water.

Traversing flne scenic country, the

Orford-Bream Creek road will form

part of the East Coast road, which

will then go through Copping andi

behind Marion Bay, omitting. Buck-*

As soon as manpower ls available,!

clearing of scrub on bush tracks,!

including the Port Davey track from J

Cockle Creek, will be undertaken, J

and shelter huts will be erected afc:

different points. It is proposed to

open a track to the summit of Mt.

More than £30,000 has been auth-

orised for construction and repair

of roads serving farm properties,

and will be spent as soon as man-

After delays in obtaining lift gear,

progress Ls being made on comple-

tion of the Bridgewater bridge. It

is expected the lift span will be

ready for use by the end of. the