COUNTY COUNCIL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1814, 21 July 1906, Page 4

COUNTY COUNCIL.

Tbero not lining a quorum for tbo monthly mooting of tin Ooak County Council yeatoiday, the general businis; could net b-! taken, ar.d no adjournment was miulo until olovon on Weuntsduy morning.

ENGINEER'S REL’OUT. Mr Do G, Fra?or, County Engineer, reported:— ‘Coutrnct 156, formation, Mangabeie: Complotcd. 11 Contrnot 151, Wiiihuka Valloy : Ena' sootion ocmplcted, ' Contract 100 a and 150 b, Puatan dovi s tion : First section completed, and the second Btcion, extending to Barker's aouth boundp.ry, pruotieelly fieiahed. “ Contrast 166, erection of bridge, Mata whuro : Very good progress bad been made with this contract, all pier piles having been dtivou and studs erected, and practically all other necessary timber on the ground, also about 8 tons of the steel snpeietcuoture. The extraordinary heavy flood in tho Waipaoa river was uufortunato for tho contractor, as tho central piers having only just boan erected, were without bracing or bolting, tbc oon'.raotor losing aoroo 1800(6 of worked ironbark. _To stondy tbo remaining portions of bis piers, be ran out guy ropos to tbs present bridge. This was contrary to specifications (there was not, however, any risk to tho old struoturo wbatover), and ho has been direotod to remove the guys at tbo earliest opportunity. “ I am unable at present to report fully on the damage occasioned by tbo late flood. So far ob I know, tho following roads have suffered the most severely : Ma ; n road to Te Karaka, at Scott’s ousting, l.| chains, has completely gono into the river, and tho samo at To Karelia cutting for about one chain. GisborneWairna road: Numerous slips from Gentle Annie all through. Gishorno-Mo-'are road impassable to wheel troffio. Part of embankment washed out at new bridge, and numerous slips southwards. The Motu ro»d I have not yet had particulars of. The Arai road has also suffered severely. Tho Gisborne-Tolago road, three bad slips, but not otherwise much damaged ; but north of Tolego suffered at tho old bridge sites. Tho back roads to Lowden Hills and Arakihi I have at present ao word, but anticipate numerou3 slips, as the ground is bad. Tho Wnimata road has several bad slips, and tho fords, of course, are blooked at approaches. With regard to the Kinaokouao road, I expect to get word shortly, So far as I can asoertain, no ioss to auy extent has occurred to bridges generally. I bavo taken in hand the repairs of tho moro important routes, Bnd hope soon to get the ordinary traffic through on all main lines.

11 I append report re proposed new bridge, etc., Mabauga, and also regarding road to freezing works, from Mangapapo : 1 Report ra road fi'om Maog'ipapa to freezing works : From' tho souihorn end tho first few chains have been metalled ; from this point tbo road dips for a distance of BDout six chains, rising again on to tho flat. About 4to 5 chains of ligb; rmbankmont should be made, tho mated:.! to bo obtained from tbo rise adjoining “Split Slippers, sewn 2s lid Fair I c ~ C n> 1 bar, rubber heels 3s 6d Pair a

aft July 2155 £10,483 19a 2d; advances £1326 17a; grants applied for, £883; subsidies, £750 ; required August Ist, £1330 18a sd. TENDERS. Fivo tenders were reeoived for the Wai~ huka formation, but being unsuitable all were declined.