OHINEMURI COUNTY.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4828, 11 May 1925, Page 4

OHINEMURI COUNTY.

WORK OF THE MONTH. ENGINEER’S REPORT. The lullowing report was submitted by the engineer of the Ohiliemuri County Council on Thursday last, and adopted :— "Tenders are called for the following works, and close at 2 p.m, this dav : Forming and culverting 47 elm 1 as of Patterson’s Road, Waihi, and terming and culverting 56.75 chants of Ngatitangata Road, Waihi.

‘The following works have been completed : Metalling portion of Old Te Arolia Road, south end (Magaiti), - , forming and culverting Trig Road, Waihi; and forming, metalling; removing and renewing bridge on Waimata Road, Waihi ; also for forming and metalling Mcßrinn’s Road, Maratot:;, to the Majestic mine.

“Puke Bridge.—The Nortnern steam Ship Co.’s steamers have ceased coming to the top wharf. They have established themselves at the. lower one, and as there was no further need for a permanent man to open and close the bridge I gave, him notice, whicii terminated his engagement at the end of last -month. It will be necessary at odd times to open the bridge, particularly in flood time, to let the Public Works Department's and the No’thern Company’s riverboats to pass through. It may be possible to come to some arrangement with either of the above parties to take over the ke- and the responsibility.—lt was resolved to tusk the Public Works Department to take over control of the bridge.

••correspondence will come before you to-day concerning the Talisman dam. As you are no doiut aware, this dam is of no further use, and is a menace to both the road and the railway in Hood time. 1 have been negotiating for some time with the owners about its removal, and the correspondence above referred tp s the outcome.

“The annual estimate required by (he Main Highways Board for the current year, both for maintenance and consti'iiciton, by the 11th inSt., in Wellington.”

In reply to Cr. Johnstone the engineer said there was no doubt, that the main Paeroa-Te Arolia Road was in need of repair, and badly needed scarifying and rolling.

Cr. il. M. Corbett isaid that the cost of maintenance had to be faced, and he suggested that the engineer forward the estimates for doing the work under the highways board. He did not think the council was in a position to authorise further construction work.

Cr. Johnstone favoured including po'tioi'. of the road between W.aitoki and Mangaiti in the work, thereby linking up to each side of the metal. The council had undertaken to do the work some twelve months ago, but nothing had been done.

Cr. Morgan opposed construction work being done out of maintenance. it. was decided to have the World done. I

‘Tn company with Crs. Morgan andl Corbett 1 met the works committee of the Waihi Borough Council in regard to rolling and scarifying the WaikinoWaihi and Waihi-Tauranga roads.” The chairman 'stated that the worn was welt under way, and on the rasolution of Cr. P. Corbett it -was agreed to expend a further sum of £l5 m purchasing metal Lr the Waihi-Tau-ranga road.

“The county roller was put into commission again and removed from the. crusher, and is now engaged rolling Hubbard’s Road. There are two lots o f metalling that need rolling al Mangaiti,, one on Old Te Aroha Road, 35 chains, and the other cn Station Road, 30 chains. As there are several places between Tirohia .and Mangaiti that require scarifying and rolling advantage may be taken of the roller while it is on its way to dikthe former wo i k.

"The pier of the Koniata bridge which had sunk has been strengthened, and three cubic yards of concerts was placed under name. ’