This system has functioned on 122 occasions this yenr without the public eng aware "of anything unusual.
only. five "occasions" were any parts of the district Maoded, and Tour of these occasions the cause was rainfall which, (when added. to the normal damage, exceeded the capacity the pump. "he other eccas the might of Bund just after mid fully reported in the morning paper, but the district was cleared of water by Floods Floods from this cause can never bbe entirely eliminated: tu fat lows lying towns where several inches' fain'may fall'in a few hours; but Fecent years the extent and deration these floods have been Increasing. 'There are several reasons for hiss {he cession of all aredgiog' In' both the river and the Soochow Crock for the past two years: the continuous inking of parts of the town: the uncontrolled industrial: develops tment in the Western extra-Settement diicities in minting falisfactory "outlets forthe. Prench Concession drainage which is ennmect. eto the system in the Seltfement Seros Avenve Foch.
Alter the phenomenal rain fat during June inst year, which "has net been exceeded since I8tS, the Chiel Bhtinger of tu. French Concsin for the storage and remove, seek Irew up a Tentative scheme prov leas ofthe tides, of 1.8 inches of fain {Gi in four hours wich the Zikewel Gbservatory defines as a "great downs Pour 'The scheme, which requires Inrger drains and' number of large pusap ations, If "extended to cover" the Salllement, south of the "Soochow Greek together with the aren up. the railway, would cost snail about $60,000.000 trid take at Toast fen Years to complete Downpours exceeding the intensity ontemated are not rare: andthe scheme' would not entirely preven Aoodine "ror such 'a downpour as occurred on the 14th of fast month when 33 inches of rain fell tu four hours, but It would grouty reduce the epi' and extent of the. flood and limit the duration to a few hours
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