WESTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL

Hokitika Guardian, 9 August 1924, Page 1

WESTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL

OVERSEER'S MONTHLY REPORT.

I have tlie honor to report upon the planless of work during the month uf July. N'OU’HIKIIN' HI DING. Waimea Creek bridge protection, £27". was continued and the raising of the road completed the specified distance of 720 links. The side stakes of tiie groin frame were all driven :n readines- to resmiie work, as soon as the County motor truck is avnihihlo for the cartage of material necessary for the constrirttion. The platform culvert het ween pees •’! and ! rliiita was completed excepting the placin': of the wheel guards.

Malfroy's bridge repairs were continued hy the working party und r tie direetion of Bridge-Koromail 11. I» ■xHolds, ami the following faulty li.u-o-r removi'd ami replaced with heart if limn. Top chords 12 x P2. 2,’12. Lower Chords 12 x (I. I 11. I 2(>, 1 "25, 2 22. Bracing 111 x !k 1 11. Struts, 12 x Pk I 11. Transonic*: I I x lb

2 11. Bracing. (> x I. 2 11. Decking s x I. ti pi, 2-1 11. 12 12. Bailing. 7 X 2. t; IS. Half Caps. I I x 7, I 12, and redressed timher 12 X 12. 2/12, fl x HI. 1/12 was replaced in Bradley's creek trallie and tramway bridge. Main Highway. Kninara Section.— Repairs were elleeted hv tilling motor holt's, and depressions: pits stripped, watertahles (leaned and gorsc cleared between Tfremaka.it railway bridge and l.oopline road, and the covering of one culvert repaired and one small culvert renewed with 7 12 inch diameter concrete pipes.

Main Highway. Waimea. Stalford and Arahnra sections.-—Repairs on these sections were coiilined principalIv to patching motor worn holes and ruts, and cleaning watertahles, clearing gur.se and the renewal ol decking eu several bridges and culverts. Arahnra Valley Road was repaired willi gravel between Palmer's Creek bridge and ihe Two .Mile Road, Spencer. Bradley's, and Blue Spur to Aralima Roads which were hollow in the centre and holding water owing to tin* accumulated -ide growth preventing drainage, weir cleared. and cleaned with the grader. Over-grown watertables were cleaned and portions "I road surface worn to I lie suit clay formation, were repaired with gravel. A very large slip mi Sandy's l.oopline was partly removed ulnifg the toe to allow a sufficient- width lor vehicle trallie. German Road was cleared of fiicroaelnng growth. and the bye-road leading from the main highway near Arahnra school to the ocean beach, repaired with rough gravel.

Kit team to Knpitea, £*>"2 grant. The formation oil this section was completed a further distance el ten chains. CKNTRAL R I DINT!. Wall Road Metalling. C 172 grant.— The cleaning. drainage. fasciuing formation, and culvert t oiistrticiion, ai*o the greater portion ol the metalling. are completed. The only gravel obtainable i- of poor ipiality and lias rut up considerably during the wet period experienced, one or two short portions being very soil. Portions of Upper Kohalahi. Ixokatidii to Ixoit era ngi. Munieipa.l and Whitcomb,- \ alley Roads Were repair-

oil with gravel, and handrailing ererted on Big, 'ini Creek bridge, and one bridge ,m McArthur Road. One o,ti-

er,-:,' pipe . ulvert was const i net-d ~u Kokalalii r'ord Road. :>"d one eight inch diameter con,-rite pipe culvert and outlet drain eon-tructcl to draw oil the stagnant water oil the lioutage 1,, Koilerangi sehool. (tne cighl inch diameter pipe drain and one twelve inch diameter pipe culvert was ,-,m'lmeted on Lower Kokatahi Road and the road helwoeii Lang's Road and Lang's drain wa- badly worn Miith iralli,’ during the wet month, old

sunups -bowing through in several places. The worst section trine, Kline s 1,, i In- tit'st bend received a coat ol gravd which is I,ring rolled with the ten ton roller. All the worst hole' from Kanieri to Graham's Hotel were repair'd willi river bed gravel. Waiertabh's were (Trailed willi the plough on both sides ,*l the load between Di,"ll'ich's 'lnrkyard and Dawson's Road.

A short portion ,'! linn Han and Blue Spur Road trom ( ran,* - Gully to bey, 'id Blue Spur creek bridge was ejeaMcJ and waterlables reopened wi>:i the road grader. Three very defective box culverts were removed ett llau (lau Road and renewed with eight inch diameter and 12 inch diameter c,.’tcrete pipe'.

Lake Kanieri Road which has cut up considerably during the past. Iwo months was repaired, a*, occasion permitted. between Kanieri river bridge Puncher's track, and Kanieri and Striolaml creek bridge, and Robins,m road and Arthui'stnwn toad were re-

paired with grav-'l am! raked with King Drag. Del, "live channeling and k"i’bing ire,'" lemoved and renewed with heart of rinut timber Icr a distance of *2 lit lineal let b,*t ween K allien Public Hall and l.etirmnitl's store. Mein Highway. Hokitika Section.--

TliU M'ctiim ol n>y«! between Kunmii 11nkilika wns repaired in tin- wnrsl \w sill gravel Sl lltl broken llletal. Main 11 igbv. ay. 11in* n-Hnsltsipn >ertjoii. Portions nl llie road between I’inm aml liuatapu Road "ere dragged ami -1u11,.. broken on tile unit section iiet-.vc"i Mamiimi crossing anil tlie Nine Mile peg. Two defective box eulverls were rein wed with I - -’ inch diameter |iines. and deel.iiig renewed oil Frosty creek and Deep creek bridges.

Comrete pine i-im-trtiftion was eontinned at llie yard. Kanieri. under tin direel ion of F. Selby.

The F.W'.D l.orry lia» done “nod Murk durine the mouth canine timber, pipes, ami grading a portion n! I.ower Kokalalii mad. 11 an Han, l‘*l"e Spur. Spencer. Kradley's and short portion llokitika-Hau Man loads. 'I be lurrv lot- non been returned. SnrrilliliN KIIMNC. I.a Fontaine road extension. I.HHb The eoiitraetor lor this section i' nmki„.. tirst class iob ol the lonnatum and metalline, and no lank can be found with any portion ot the completed work. A small extra on the emitraet price is required to raise Hie ,advert twelve inches higher than s'r'cilied to brine the docking level tvitb the surface of metalling. The nutber required 12 x 1" 2 1«. with iron and labor constructing will ( „st C'i. and the small balance remaining from the ,'Si'ant will be expended in forming and metalline. [ ittle Wanganui Track Widening, Llnu. has progressed very well indeed, tmd Id chains of formation were practically completed during the month, als ( , the timber hewn for culverts. Fvanx Hoad drain, f-’O vote, was completed in a very satisfactory manner. the contractor deserving eiedtt fo his work. Repairs were effected to Wanganui Flm rand, wntertables cleaned on Petersen road, and the ruts raked with King Drag on Petersen road between

Wanganui Kbit road and l.a Fontaine creek bridge.

Culvert at Tetaho, £ fur £ subsidy. The Contractor for the culvert and approaches hits completed a very substantial job with inner heart of black pine timber which should remain sound for a number of years.

Repairs were effected to Waitaha Settlement Road hy raking the ruts near the upper end of the road, cleaning waterholes and breaking metal. The’ hush growth was cleared from around the shelter shed at Waitaha road junction to allow the timber is the building to dry in readiness for Repairs were effected to very bad portions ol 1 otara and Ross-Kokat.ihi tracks, and bad holes repaired with gravel on the Main Highway between Donnelly's creek bridge attd Cemetery Hill.