WESTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL

Hokitika Guardian, 11 December 1923, Page 4

WESTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL

(AVERSEER MILLXEL’S REPORT.

Kokatahi Bridge repairs £1 for £1 grant. This work was continued under the direction of Bridge foreman Boucher, good progress being maintained for lb- period. During the mouth a sound, though rather crossgrained transonic lo inches in depth by ■I! inches in width was broken by the heavy trafiic. The following timber was removed and replaced. Lower chords 15 x S, 3 38. 5>27. Transom--, lo x -ID O. 2b. IS 18. Back stage 8 x 5. 18. 14. Struts 5 x 4, 32/10. Decking -S x 4. 1.000 .superficial feet. ror.XTY 'WORKS.

Pigeon Creek Bridge.—A light Lraliic bridge was constructed over this creek on the line of WhitcombRoad. Three two pile piers were erected to support the structure, five

silver pine and one hardwood jiiles lining used for tin* work. Ihe completed bridge consists of two spans of 22ft. in length with 3/22 x II x » stringers in each span decked with 1011. by 8x 3 planking. The approach construction is well advanced and the bridge should be open tor trafiic about Doe. 20th. D will enable light vehicles to reach the Hokitika f-orgo which is a very popum holiday resort to tue sea-

I.ake Kanieri Road was repaired roughly with the King drag, and very bad holes repaired with gravel. Matertables were also cleaned and decking renewed on Kanieri River Bridge, above the Lower House. Two gravel pits were partly stripped ami cleaned out. Lower Kokatahi Road was repaired with L-ach gravel liom Taminelli Creek to Lang's and broken metal dumped at the roadside between Kanieri and Kanieri River bridge. A defective culvert on C’amelliaek Road, past Air Do Killippi’s residence was removed. and renewed with 7.18 inch diameter concrete pipes. A fallen tree was removed and a few had holes repaired on Hokitika Flat Road. Repairs to Lake Arthur Track were continued and roughly completed. Defective decking was removed and renewed on several culverts and bridges in the Kokatahi and Koilerangi ihs-tri-ts. Levels were taken, and plan and specifications prepared mr raising and draining Hokitika Elat Road, near the scenic reserve, Koilerangi. Repairs were effected lo the worst holes on Adair’s Rond, ami the handrailing of Fisherman’s Creek Bridge treated to the first coal of paint. The line of .Mnhinapun Creek Read between Maliinnpua Creek Trafiic and Alahinaptta Railway Bridge was laid off and arrangements made for the construction as soon as permission is obtained lo run the line along the Railway Reserve, a di-tame of between 7.03) and 001 > links to connect with Cochrane Road Reserve. Temporary repairs were effected to tho covering of two culverts on llokitika--11 ati llau Road, and tic most defective i ulverf, will Ho renewed with I inoli diameter concrete pipes during the month of T)oeemb-r. Watertables were cleaned in Moore's ('tilting. and in several places on Hokitika-! lau Hall Road. Several very bad holes were repaired with stone and gravel on Line Spur Road beyond Blue Spur School, and inlets and outlets to culverts ami water-tallies cleaned between Hall Halt ami Blue Spur School. Repairs were effected to very bad motor worn hole-, and a (plant ity of gravel dumped at the roadside for future repairs la the main road b—(ween Hokitika ami Kanieri. CONCRETE LILES. Concrete pipe construction an- emlid lied under tile direction of D Selby. and 9 8 iwf, 12 12 inch, 33 IS inch diameter |b p - >• ,re ! lire d or tm;.lids are <_ A ...eh d; ,ue. tm am! 3 i.2 inch diatm.’.cr pi pel. NORTHERN I! 11)1.\D. Repairs were effected with gravel to worn portions of the Main Road between Hokitika Hoi'oiieli and Kumara Railway ,Station and gravel dumped ill the roadside for further repairs between Flowery Creek and the Loopline. A defective culvert on the Alain Read between ('alia glia n’s ami lice l.uopliiie was removed, and renewed with 7 IS inch die mm, r om-vl” pipes. Repairs were eli'eeled lo Larrikin's Loop!ine, Walsan's and Kumara .hmclioii Roads, and wa ter-ltihles cleaned on I lokiuka-K itmara, Sandy’s and Larrikin's Loads, ami a gravel reserve at Waimea cleared and re-

kopem-d for future use. A (|tiantiiy of manuka sernh was varied for repairs to the Waimea Creek retaining wall at Gold-boieugh and a gravel pit stripped and minor repairs elicited to Kinnara Reach Road. A large wind lilmvii tree was removed from the main road just lieyond llie .Maori laili. SOI’TJIER.V RIDING. l,a Fontaine Creek Clearing f; for 2 grant. The work of removing shallow liars and p lints was continued and hot wean DO and RD cilhie yards of material was removed from the creek lied. This work has now advanced to a stage winch makes the economical removal of material hv manual labour, costlv, and aintosl impossible. Nearly all the shallow liars have Ivon removed from ihe stream hed between Fa Fonlaiiio Creek Fridge and Factory. and I .'.houd sav that nothing; fun Ivr can In' done wit h the apliances availahie. j Roadman Whitiskie ail elide:! to ] ! 1;i - sii.i ll g metal, repairing and drag- ! gihg Wanganui Elat. Robertson's and I ! Peterson's Road-, ami a portion ul j I Haddock Road. Approaches on a £ , for C basis was constructed to Mr 1., j Diodrichs’ and Mr .1. Hewer’s residences. Robertson Rond, and a plan ! 1 j and specification prepared for ihe ex- | penditure of e.'lUtl grant for Fa Eon-, laiue Road Extension. j Roadman Wright attended to re- ' pairs on Duffer's Track, Allan's Road, j and metalling had ruts on Waitahn Settlement Road and cleaning and tarring girders, also tightening loose holts in Mikonui Tramway and Trallie Bridge. Roadman W. Holley attended to repairs on deciting of several culverts, | raking and blinding metal, gravelling j very bad portions of roadway and sub- | sided approaches to bridges and , cleaning of v.atertables on Ross Road j between the nine mile peg and Ronellyhs Creek Bridge. Wanganui Flat Roads, and other roads used by the heavy trallie in the Tlarihari district will require a great deal of attention to keep them in or- j der. and if possible it would lie advis- I able to allow Roadman Whitiskie the J services of a good man to assist him J

for the next two months, as at present it is impossible for him to do more than attend to the most urgent work in the district. Portions of Totara Track and Road were cleared and repaired. NEW PLANT. The stone crusher and road roller have been assembled in position at Kanieri. A trial run showed everything was working well, a few yards of stone being crushed in a few minutes. A substantial loading bin has

beeu erected, and tho receiving bin of rough timber for storage of unbroken stone is being proceeded with. FENCE ON ROAD RESERVE. I have to report having inspected the fence on the old Christ church Road boundary, bath above and below Fox's Road complained of as a nuisance to stoek- drovers. The fences are the property of Roadman Olderog, the one above Fox's Road having been erect.-d by him about sixteen year? since, and although within four to six feet of the metalled mad is no inconvenience to any one using the read. The lower fence now 1,-ring erected is approximately live feet from the road edge, p-nrmns being beyond the toe of the embankment, and far enough off to prevent any injury to stock or inconvenience to stuck drovers. Tho fallen scrub, and small limber that was pni tly lying on .the outer portion of metalled road is nearly all removed, and is being used to erect a rough log fence to protect the young grass from wandering stuck. This rough fence iabout four feet from the road edge and is only temporary until the owner of the property can attend (o the erection of a more permanent one.