PLAINS COUNTY WORKS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5339, 15 October 1928, Page 3

PLAINS COUNTY WORKS.

PROGRESS FOR THE MONTH. REPORTS BEFORE COUNCIL. The following rep'orta were received by till© Hauraki Plains Cqußty Council tfct its, monthly meeting on Thursday last.— INSPECTOR’S REPORT. The cqunty iqspector,Mr -W. White, reported that the erection of notice J boards, throughout the county relative to sneed restrictions and indicating schools had be>en carried out. Four building permits had been issued, ini respect of two garages, a wash-hquse, and annexe, amounting to £255. Two persons, had been proceeded against * fqr Hjjeeding and one for breach of by-laws. The three were convicted, fines and costs, amounting to £7 being imposed. Five prosecutions are pending,, one for speeding apd) four, for breaches of by-ilaws. Concerning noxious weeds, the inspector said thajt. the Act of 1928 would Come) into operation on January 1 next, and he drew attention to, sectiojns, 4, 5 (c), 6 (1, 2 and 3); also tiie first and second schedules, with a view to deciding on the adoption of the] Ac,t; It was decided that a copy of the; amended Act be sent to eiaCh councillor, sci that the matter, couldl be considered; a,t the next meeting., Cr. Miller advocated' making an effort to have tall fescue declared a noxious weed qn those parti,, of the - Plains which were stiU clean. He thought there was a chance of this, being done. The chairma.ii; suggested that Cr. Miller and the inspector, should bring down a report on the master. Cr.. Ma digwick said he would have to oppose the matter, as the Public, Works Department was building stopi banks which would pqur water oyer settlers’ : farms, heeds ?vere carried by every river and drain an the county. Cr. Walton’s was carried as.ai motiqn. WORKS COMMITTEE. - Or. Walton, o,n bejialf of the works committee, reported that a quantity J of machinery from the Hikutaia y quarry Ihad been sold fOf £330. ENGINEER’S REPORT. The engineer, Mr F. Basham, reported ap follows : — , “Main Highways,—The tractor an. grader have been kept constantly at work, and road's, generally are in ' good order. A light coat of dredged chips ha* been laid between Dalgety s Corner and Pipiroa, an|d on stretches ' ?bn both sides qf Road - junction. The u's,e of this dabs of .material on the r'qails is undoubtedly helping to rqduuce pot-hole.-:, and corrugations, but gradinc. in mu's,t be continually carried out. The question qf repairs ,to . bitumen o l n the, Orongo-Netherton road was referred to Cr. Madgwick and myself. It has been decided to thoroughly patcih the ! rdad where necessary. Chips, have been procured! and bitumen is op, yt/ order. “Plan's, for the proposed new bridge qver Ansford’s Extension drajn have been subumitted to the Public Works Department for approval, on receipt o/ which tenders will be called for the work. New running..plank's, have been laid on the Waitakaruru Stream bridge in order, to strengthen it'.and assist it to last until the- new' bridge is erected. “Government. Grants. —Prqixi'sqls ±qr ’ expenditure of Government grants on the following roads are in, readiness to lie forwarded to the Public Works Department: Rawqrawe, Orchard West, Puhanga Canal Ea's,t, Ngatea bridge to Morrinsville road, anl Ngataipua, East. If the necessary resqluF lion's, as' tq future maintenance are passed at to-day’s meeting the proposals can be forwarded at o n c®. Until the receipt of appr ovals, with authority to proceed, it is not advisable tq incur too great a, (liability qn’ any road, as although the various items are bn the Public Work 's, Department, s Estimates it . does njest necessarily #oliqw that, all the monery will be) voted this year. I would) s.uuggest tihat maintenamc,e resolutions referring t.o t'he following road?, be forwarded to the Public Works. Department, that the Lands, Department be officially requested to carry out the various works without any unnece's,ssary delay: Pate tonga roads, Puhanga Canal West, and Ho.pai rqad—survey, formation, and’ dedication,.” Y' Referring to the use of dredged F chip's, on-the road, Cr. Madgwick expressed the opinion that the loose mqtal was a positive menace. It aloget'her too lively, and it was, impossible for cyclist- to ride on it. Cr. Harris. Agreed, but the chairman said hi's, only objection was on account « 'of the punctures. The engineer said’ that he was now laying a lighter course 'formerly. The chairman said there was n,o dojubt that, a better road wQuld be formal in time, when the red metaj ■ wai«. ground' down more. The corrugations were being overcome. / Cr. Miller supported the u’s,q of 1 the dredged 'sh'ingle for the summer, even, if some inconvenience had to. be put y up with when the metal was newly f laid. The; formal resolutions agreeing to - maintain the roads, in the Ngatea, Patetonga, Patetonga South, Ngataipua East, and Hopai special loan areas, were carried. On the motion of the; chairman it WljS) agreed to ask the Lands Drainage Department to commence the metalling of the Patetonga and Puhanga Canal West roads anti the .formation snd dedication rf the Hopai West X t toad.