Sewage and Water Supply, Nantlle Vale and Port Dinorwic

Reference    Building News 23 March 1883 page xxi
Reference    Y Genedl Gymreig 4 June 1884 page 4 – sewage works Portdinorwic - contracts.
Reference    North Wales Express 5 September 1884
Reference    North Wales Express 30 September 1887 page 7 – Nantlle Vale water scheme abandoned.

A scheme which proved difficult to progress due to difficulties created by the local sanitary authority, numerous reports appearing in the local press. Lynde’s frustration is apparent in his reply to the authority in September 1884 refusing to carry out any further reports until properly remunerated. Attempts to resurrect the scheme continued until the 1890s.

CARNARVON UNION. PORTDINORWIC DRAINAGE. THE Rural Sanitary Authority of the Carnarvon Union are prepared to receive Tenders for the following works of sewerage, namely, the construction and maintenance for six months of about 4000 yards of 12 in 9 in. and 6 in. earthenware pipe Sewers, with Manholes, Lampholes, and other works incident thereto. The Drawings and Specification may be seen, and quantities obtained on and after Monday, the twenty-third day of June next at the Office of Messrs Lynde & Son, Civil Engineers, 32, St. Ann-street, Manchester, or at the office of the under- signed at Carnarvon, on payment of the sum of one guinea, which will be returned on receipt of a bona fide Tender. Security will be required for the due performance of the Contract. The lowest Tender will not necessarily be accepted. Sealed tenders endorsed, "Tender for Portdinorwic Sewers" are to be sent to the undersigned not later than the fourth day of July 1884. (Signed) J. HENRY THOMAS, Clerk to the Guardians, Carnarvon. [Y Genedl Gymreig 4 June 1884 page 4]

The Nantlle Vale Water Scheme - Mr James Lynde (Messrs Lynde and Co C.E., Manchester), replying to a communication from the authority respecting a report upon another scheme for supplying the Nantlle Vale with water, wrote stating that in his opinion it was most unreasonable to ask him to report upon no less than six additional schemes, when all the plans, sections, and details of the adopted schemes had already been prepared by the instructions of the authority. The expenses and delay had already been most inconvenient, and when he consented to make a further report upon another scheme for twenty-five guineas, he considered he was doing what many other engineers would have hesitated to do. As the committee had thought fit to withdraw the offer, he declined to make any further reports upon the supply of water to the Nantlle vale unless properly remunerated, [North Wales Express 5 September 1884]

PORTDINORWIC WATER SUPPLY SCHEME — THE SCHEME ABANDONED - At the Carnarvon Rural Sanitary Authority on Saturday, a letter dated 29 August, was read from Mr J. H. Lynde, the engineer engaged in connection with the abandoned water supply scheme at Portdinorwic, inquiring whether the intention of the guardians was to pay him 5 per cent. on the cost of works. [North Wales Express 30 September 1887 page 7]