WESTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL

Hokitika Guardian, 11 January 1923, Page 4

WESTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL

OYEP,SKEWS MONTHLY REPORT

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.southern' riding ivirl ~,8 ’"N will, ttt-r, V "xc(*ptioimllv k "' K l»r Uw amount - N . ponded, the metalling lia vino " ,x ' k 1,1 • N "' n ember. The remain,no i: m , u rr -•« iw.«u- :n 7 '!"nno ihe month „i Jannai-y when the work will he ream lor infection hy the government (>/Ii-

La I'ontiii no Creek Clearing which "as discontinued ouino except,,,,,. ' r? Ll,l ' r - WiW proceeded with and i-i.J l-.i cnhic: yards of orawl ,e incved iron, the meek hed immediatelv ahove tiro outlet of Factory Crc-k. ' Roadman Whiti.skie attended to repjurs, on set oral roads and eulvorts in ** ! f '* < ‘ Ntr ' r ' r - { o the newly oomplet--0(1 of IV torsi n\s Roml whieh ,lr, ' SSO( I "'"I le v ,'llod hy the l,or*t- < I'awn ivmo drag. I.’ortions of Evans’ ‘•ead lormntlon were repaired hv Roadman A right, who also attended to repairs to Waitaha Sell lenient Road, ponons of whirl, were cut np and rutted hy motor lorry traffic dnrinn wet weather.

WORKS NECESSARY. Waitaha Settlement Road ivquiros repairing. and it would he ad\ Uahi, t„ send the motor lorry down as soon as possible, to cart material, as there j.s no broken metal available and repair's "ill re,pure f„ he effected with gravel. llm covering of eight or ten culverts re,pure renewing on Waitaha Settlement Road. I’ho side logs in eaeli culvert are lairly .sound, and good for a few years, hut tho covering is not sound enough t„ tarry heavy trallie. Cost ol round heart totnra covering £.'o, or an average of 22 per culvert. I lie County motor is inquired aDo at Ifari I lari for two weeks to grade the upper portion of I’eter,sen Road and to cart the necessary material for repairs to several roads in the district CENTRAL RIDING. Kokatnhi bridge repairs, e f O ,- e grant was continued under the direction of Bridge p oreimti, Boucher. and the follow ing faulty .timber was rcuew-tuh—-Caps Id xS 2 22; corbels It’s id 4 ~8.\4 8 .16, 1 dp. eight temporary ],ikis were also driven to support the span to he renewed during the present month, and in addition the mve.ssary ironwork was dressed and repaired, and spans lifts<l. Repair- to tins bridge will occupy the party for seven months or so.

Tile winking jinny under the direr tion of the Bridge Foreman remove, nnd ri j)l:i -rd one .slream span stringc Uw tort. Id \B. v x I, (i'll; mu! li'li ■I x (i hi yX :i | 'l4 o II: level let the tru-dlos o! two stream piers, roll I stnirtrd :t. tr-stle inside the eusten land |iier. nnd parked the m-oiii below the two stream |i-ier sills with .stones nnd spiked th whole of the decking ot No 3 Dork Creek Creek J tri-lee: re moved 8x 3 decking iront n rulvcri near Died,aril's s:toi k:\nril rt plnrtn:. them with ‘s t planking: ah,. )>!;»<-< < twe upright rre - tic jiilrs in position tttid irnev.ed ex I (i ll on lleslnnV Creek P,ridge in t lie- Kokntillii Ills trier. The surlae" fortnation mis ruiititiind. and a tk'iin iliaineler eonerrtr |>i 1 culvert ron«lriicted on the line el Biadh ]C Bond to give Air T. AhCo'ittoti tivr:'s to ?!>!!- Kokamdii Hoad, i lokitika Hat iioail drains were cleaned. had holes i;i the Koi; era ngi I load jia'cled. aed S v A decking damaged lev Muter terry trahic on a i ttlvet I oil Hokitika I let road removed and replaced with v ! planking. The large road grader drawn hy the County motor lorry was used on Rnilerangi and liepcr Kokiilahi loads. Itoadman Dale attended to repairs on Bower Kokataiu road between K.anieri and White's road, and in Bake Kanieri road Between Kanieri and Kanieri Dorks, the ( unity motor caning gravel lor Bower Ke.katahi road, and principally broken metal which was Minded with gravel for Bake Kanieri road repairs. 'I lie widening of a j.x>."! ion of Bake Kanieri road near McKay's Creek (£2O vote) was commenced hut not completed. Water-tables werti cleaned out and casual repairs etfeeted to Bake Kanieri road hy Bondman Dale. Repairs were effected to the unjier portions of Back Creek Hoad by’ ,(filing several dec], stthsideneie.s. removal ol decayed tint- ■ her fro ill euiverts and construction of I open crossings. Adair’s Hoad which , had cut up a good deal during the j recent spell of wet weather and was a ; .succession of water holes in the tram- | way centre, was repaired with gravel between the old dredge workings and the Borough boundary. !* either repairs costing Co art still necessary to till several holes on the road centre. Defective decking was also removed and renewed on two culverts between Fisherman Creek Bridge, and the old dredge workings. Watcrtablcs were cleaned out in placets on llnkitikaHau llau and Blue Spur Hoads, and defective decking reniove<l and re--I,laced on Blue Spur Creek Bridge, and a culvert at Blue Spur. NORTH KRN HIDIXC. j A rah nra River Protection £ lor £j grant. This work was commenced on j Heeemher 4th., and continued during j very bad weather, continuous small • Hoods retarding progress considerably. | hive chains of bonk prooction consisting of three roads of manuka scrub fascines, .scrub apron and facing ol scrub above tlm fascines was (omjileted and securely anchored. Repairs were , (footed to the decking of Palmer’s Creek Bridge and handrailing, and decking ’renewed t,n Alallroy s Biidgr. V culvert was repaired, and rojiaii.s ( effected to jiortions of Spencer and old: Christchurch roads. Portions of Am- j hum Valley road were raked hy the i horse drawn king drag, and water-1 tables reopened on llarcourt’s Hilt. ! and Arahura Valley road. Stafford; drainage was attended to and seioml J drains opened to locate tiie break in j the covered outlet drain. Several j small repairs were attended to on I Fourth Terrace Track, and two box; .adverts renewed on Teremakan Settle- ; incut Road. All culverts on the road letween Kuinara Junction and Ross ; acre inspected and the line of road ex- ; iniined throughout. Larrikins Loopline road between ku- . nara Road and Bdhnnns requires elearng of gorso on each side ol the roadvay at the lower end and raking with he horse drag Ix4ween Kuinara road iiid Ivapitea Creek to Dillmaiis. The vatertable on the hill at Dillman’s Iso reuiqres cleaning (cost Clii). Ivnuara Junction ldoad would be improved jreatly bv an overhaul clearing where iccessary repairing motor worn holes, to. cost £l3. The Roadman will he vailable for this and Larrikins Loopne road after the end of the present lontli when the necessary attention in bo given to repairs.