'The Jack of any powers to enforce Building Rules has prevented control, as In other civilized towns, of the construction "or use of all' private Grains which accordingly' frequently. Gischarge ashes, ordure and other rubbish into the "road drain, © But while this entails more frequent drain leaning, it Is not a material factor in causing floods.
Another diticuty peculiar to food areas, especially beyond "the Settlement, is due 10 the amount of mud carried on to the roads with the flood water, and so into the street fullies at the side of the road. When the "quantity of mud reaches the limit of the capacity of the gully, the gully chokes to prevent mud getting {nto the drains. "And. when water 1s noticed lying at the side of the road, it'is'a sign that the gully is full of deposit and does mot mean that the drain is not working. 1f gullies were not designed to choke when fied, all further "deposit would be carried through them and would soon choke the drains. "The gullies on Vu Yuen Road are being altered. fo increase their capacity for deposit before. becoming choked, Vu Yuen Road Problem To make sure of preventing foods the Extra-Settlement Area on all Dut rare occasions, much larger drains would be needed in all the public roads discharging into pump stations capable of removing water at the rate
hours regardless of the level of the Soochow Creek.
'A-more modest suggestion is to reconstruct Vu Yuen Road at a higher evel. As the road carries the heavy trae of "buses ang railless cars, the work. would cost, about, $800,000" and Interfere seriously with -the trame white Tt was In progress." Besides. as this would not remove water but only. displace it, it would tend to make the food deeper elsewhere, Pumping System was tpn gri topee a iti itt Seah iter SIAO Here "By Mngt ie in rated fag Ber cee fegtae anes ence sense eae ats ait Sree ioteeaat ist dosa once tales srishia ne ect Belt tea ita, are al mee ang Meat ial
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