BOROUGH ROADING PROPOSALS FOR 1930.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4414, 13 February 1930, Page 4

BOROUGH ROADING PROPOSALS FOR 1930.

'The following is a list <0 roads and streets in the borough ot. I‘oxton, together with the estimated cost of maintenance for the coining year which estimates were approved, curtailed or rejected by Councillors at Monday evening’s Borough Council meeting as follows j

Avenue Road (Park St. to No, 0 Line) : Metalling (it) yards, grading six days, bitumen 20 gallons, chips, half a yard, a cost of £sl 8/9. —Approved. No. 0 Line: 15 yards of metal, two days grading, a cost of £l2 7/0. —Approved. {Duncan Street: 10 yards of metal and grading, £8 5/-. —Approved. Liddell Street: 5 yards of metal, 2 hours grading, £4 2/0. —Approved. Norbiton Road: 10 yards of metal, 10 gallons bitumen, half yard

chips, £9 8/9. —Approved. Street: 5 yards metal, one days’ grading, £4 2/0. —Approved. Harbour Street: 5 yards of metal, £4 2/0. —Approved. Wharf Streetj 15 yards metal, £l2 7/0. —Approved. Putter Street: 20 yards metal, two days 'grading, £lO 10/-. —Approved. Hall Street: 10 yards metal, 150 gallons bitumen, 3 yards chips, £22 2/0. —Approved. Whyte Street: 10 yards metal, one day's grading, !}S 5/-. — Approved. . Jenks Street: One day’s gradig. —Approped. Reeve Street: One day’s grading. —Approved. Frances Street: 4 yards metal, 2 hours grading, £3 0/-.— Approved.

Easton Street and Ilulke Street: Two hours grading. —Approved. Baker Street: 0 yards metal and four hours grading, £4 19/-. —Approved. Howan Street: 0 yards metal and four days grading, £4 19/-. —Approved. Hillary Street : 5 yards metal and two hours grading, £4 2/0. —Approved. Gladstone 'Street: 3 yards metal and two hours grading, £2 9/0. — Approved. Cook Street: 15 yards metal, one day’s grading, £l2 7/0. Footpath: Tar 1125 gallons, chips 20 yards, £73 15/-. £73 15/- deleted from estimate.

Union Street: Footpath : Tar 1950 gallons, chips 40 yards, £132 15/-. —Deleted. Park 'Street and Victoria Street: Bitumen 180 gallons, chips 3 yards, £ls 2/0. —Approved. Avenue Road: .Footpath from Park Street to Bowling Green corner: Bitumen 900 gallons, chips 15 yards, £BO 12/0. Park Street to Johnston Street footpath: Bitumen 810 gallons, 13- yards chips, £72 2/0. Estimate reduced by £ll7 15/-. Coley Street : 10 yards metal and two days grading, £8 5/-. —Approved. Malin Street: Bitumen 4950 gallons, chips 82 yards, £443. —Estimate reduced by £343. MAIN HIGHWAYS were appro,ved as follows: — Lady’s Mile: Bitumen 135 gals., chips 2 yds; £ll 17/0. Union Street: Bitumen 135 gals., chips 2 yds.; £ll 17/0.

.Johnston Street: Bitumen .135 gals., chips 2 yds; £ll 17/6. Russell Street) : 15 yds. metal, £l2 gals., chips 2yds.: £ll 17/6. Mftutoa Road: Nye Street to Cemetery: 75 yds. metal, £6.1 17/6. Samloii Road: 50 yds. metal, £4l 5/-. Purcell Street: 25 yds. metal, £2O 12/6. Robinson Street (Park Street to Russell Street) : 15 yds. metal ,£l2 7/6. The above totals £lB3 12/6, but as they are main highways, the borough’s share will amount to only £6l 4/2. The total cost of carrying out ali the above proposed works would lie as follows: —Materials £1,072 2/8, wages £SOO, plant £6O, water or troughs £lO, a grand total of £1,642, -but taking the fications and deletions shown above into consideration the estimates were reduced to £974 17/8.