work and Wages.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 May 1914, Page 3

work and Wages.

'"■- " A LEVIIT REVIEW. Summary ol expenditure upon "- . streets, footpaths, water-raceßj waterworks, and wages expenditure upon reserves, public ■gardens,, etc., for year ending j 31st. March,. 1914. , The following summary (compiled by the Town Clerk) wat placed upon the table of Borough .Council ..'at the meeting of the ctoiincil held on -Monday evening,£~ % *$i\f»~|<ross expenditure " undei heads amounted tc £ftHs£]sß Bd. Two sums should, be deducted, viz., foi tar'used on cycle track which really belonged to the previous yeai - "(£2l 10s), and work done for Mi Kirkcaldie which was refunded (£23 11s fid) or in all £45 Is 6d from £1098 15s 8d leaves £1053 , 14b 2d to classify. ' ' ' o ' : £ e. d. , General work through- " out borough including * patching, dray- work, cleaning town, atten- -- to culverts, etc. 346 12 7 Metal crushing (875 yd) 132 \ 0 1 Water races ' 110 18 G Public gardens and. olh- . ' " - er reserves (labour) \ 96 6 2 . Tar and sand footpaths: new work and renewals (tar £58 12s 4d, labour £56 5s lid) 114 18 3 Curb and channel: new - work (cement £19 18s 2d, labour £48 16s) "68 4 2 Waterworks ace: new. connections and material £12 12s Bd, cartage £7 4s 6d, labour £28 Is 6d " ' 47 18 8 Boundary roads 40 11 5 Timber ace: culverts. ' etc., m ■ 34 16 9 Blacksmiths and plumbers v 15 15 1 Sundry goods: tools etc 12 13 9 Miscellaneous footpath work / 9 2 6 Miscellaneous carting . freights 7 6 8 Fire bell: water -connections and labour 4 - r > 0 Levin park 3 10 Painters' work 2 12 8 £1053 14 2 "As compared-with the previous year the expenditure is not quite so large—last year £1149 3s 10d, 1912-13, as against £1053 14s 2d 1913-14. The previous year, however, contaiued an expenditure of £85 for Princess street extension, which lessens the ordinary expenditure for that year. During the past year some 12£ chains of curb aud channel work have been done and about 22

chains of new work in tarring and sanding have been done on the -footpaths in Oxford and Queen r streets. The expenditure for general Upkeep .of the roads is doubtless a large one, but with the" ; advent of crushed metal the main

roads at least are steadily im- ; proving, and the heavy wear and .jtear caiiscd by present day motor ■■■^•traffic'"is to some extent, coped with.. In the opinion, of many, liowever, the best results from the crushed metal will never be obitaineduntil a steam road roller is .'engaged for road construction. "The experiment tried last year .'}. of tarring the sides of the main / streets, whereon formerly grass I tin (I weeds abounded, has been successful. The use of tar ,in this respect has proved clean .lincl on the whole economical, and

> has addejil considerably to the tidy -appearance of the town and has saved a good deal of labour." .