MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

Manawatu Times, Volume IV, Issue 72, 18 September 1880, Page 4

MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

2iO?roAY, September 6, 1380. . ' - , BiTCHStES&'S IIEPORT. Sinoe last meeting of this Council, I have troveHwl oror the whole of the roads jn the Count/ : and find, tha metalled roads m a fair siula of ri> { .:.ur. In some parti . the laetal is «OK/ing fchui, and will 'require looking to during the summer. I communicated with •acji of the g»ngev» and road; iTicii re .reduction of '■via^ce,- and they all fear« accepted ;lhe yrovk ut the reduced ■wages. XTWITBA UlDlira. T; » viiiiils of tlis bush i&lliag within j nv.d ly.,iV..'^; Lo >(4i«. 7000 aons . block is ' fiaw''-;:;.!. ?1 Wai cad o?ei' wi* groater {wrtor tlKw i*.j-iil iuc^, tmd the v.'i>ri done well, I -da./ lisa's fcttj' the said reads within the blOtii will >•«•• cbfel-lj ts iiiafe», as thoy'ars, Oo.riTiuiift.iivolj' -sp^U^g, lsv«l throughout, "but* tho two lii;o.s is:,.t : -!^ to t'lie block ?rill b» ooav'y. Th* iii>« 10iw •.,•.! as IS, or centre • line, mixst off piioboil uu iviiwiiy. aj i!> \vill .be impyori'o'io to uhulij « : . $us<4 on pysssnb lins on f'ns £u*u»-_iLi.u:: b'jir.;j K-::t-'uiH-..tion of ■Mackay*3 .line. .' Thi'so oi the contv;.oLx* had-just arrived, auJ, i» ;|.. :■.■;', ?v;re i-c:;i-Siianced .their ooiifcruL-lfs i:-ei>>r: f'us. Th; sxtotallocl pairfc of Eimboltcu iwi d is m iwiv ; order. , j hakohsctej: ::r.Mj:a. I haT« during thj .i;:!; t»>: -:L exod cue of the ro&diVicn h\>r. ?;l?.\\p': J.\_..-.-:! •<■> '.■.•■■'.£,.-!- gaono Road, fcho luti-ar :\;.-ii. L-eir.j; < ut. up by the heavy firewood Iv&fe, and taere also baing a number of si:;:;-; down m the cur ting*. Each roadin..;;' iv this riding has between five to aix miles of road to look --Attar. Rc;ads goneiylly, &iijr>pfc above; aye m vory good order, i h&vo had "wral of the bridges • replankorl dining the month, •tho old decking. beginning to show signs of •weakness. " I troald ask for authority to fix hand-rails on the most dangerous bridges on the Makino Road. Sonia of these aye -quits fifteon f*§l above be <i of creoS, mul "being only fburftten i?t£ wide, whites it very unsafe if a horsf sliould «!iy vrheu on tho'britlgo. . /"- TAONUI liIDINQRoads generally ars m vory fair order. The bridges on tho .Eairere line will require seeing to during this summer. Some of them are beginning to show sighs of decay. As soon as finer weather tets m, 1 propoie to widen the road near Awapuni Station by filling m the ditch. Mr. Rotheram having .'consented to r"un * number of trucks of stripping and gravel to the nforoaaid static n for the vi'oi'fci : Thi3 spot is tho most dang«rou3 on tlis road. 1 have had a drag rake made to haul , the ■ vt'gokttion out of ditch along the -JSAVo'eo R sul. This will be a saving to. Codify, ;u.i tho i£loo down on •atmiato* for <i>«iTing out ditches "willnot .ba requiv»-:l t'fiia year.' .-•..,.. • , The bnsh-relliri>T at Fitehovbcrt is nearly - finished, thov« $zd.s TOi; ; aining a few chain* more to fall nn'd.cleaf. . work, I «x- --. pftfc, irill bs'^one' in about two -or three ■weeks. . " . OSOg'A P,fDIKG-.' Tho roads -in' this riding are m Tsry fair ■ order/ Somapirtjj will require. . *.ite\r loads of gravel -for- paicbifig during the suaimw. There has been no works carried out m this Biding except repairs. . ,; . • ; ./ ■ kawa kawa The roads invthia riding '-.pp m a fearful state, m some parts bei;-:g nothing but ponds of water tlirough ths . eiind wearing - away m centre of road,* l hgy* sent. the roadmen -to gcr. .water away and also to raise the road' m these parti. ; The slopes to sand, cuttings have been 'attaaJed to during the month, and a quantity of furze planted m same. I will as soon as possible | have several of the roadmen down m the Foxton roads to do the necessary repairs, and make outlets for the the water. „ awahot; BiDiNa. r The contractor' for (Johnston's road) Foxton-Otaki Road at Foxton, has finished his work m a satisfactory manner, and I have bad both ends of 'the road fenced across and the road, line sown down, with grass seed. ; According to your instructions, -tenders were called for Avenue road and . formation. The said tenders were "opened .: on 30th August, m presence of Councillor Gray, Mr M'Cullbch, and myself, when: that of C. Bosenthal of Palmerston,^ was accepted for £48 10s. „-;.;.'.> ■ ■: ;V 1 . ; I have had the streets through - Foxfcon met tailed "during the month. : . ". •/ The contractors- under the Manawatu . Highways Bcdard on the '.'. Motoa. road liaTe nearly finißliod their work of formation. ■-. -.;. •■ r „' : v / •"'"'■• v". v- ■;.' '"■■■ HOBBOwBENTrA-EtblSrff. A I hays bad. several repairs done, to road lines at Otaki also; the water "tables cleared out from near Mr Simcox's to creek. Upon jny last visit I found Mr Myger had "not •gain started the survey'of road line from, Otaki to Waikanae ; !T therefore arra'hged'. with Mr Carkeek to do same, aad he is now. pushing on ths work. I rorls oyer the ground with Mr Carkeek-' as.* near as wo could get to the proposed route. % pointed out the. direction to take I would ask if the name of the.surveydr on authority frem the Native Minister to survey this -'JEemura tswe" land near Otaki, be clfanged from W. Flyger to M. Carkeek, : The bush falcon the Otaki Foxton Road 7; is being pushed ■ v on with. The contractors are making a good job of same, BEIDGEB AND FEBBIES. The ferries are all m good working order. I had procured a new jenny block and metal Bbeave for Foxton Fsrry, 2 metal sheaves 1 for the Gorge Ferry and 1 spare one. There are still great complaints about the O*ttle at Foxton. I gave' the -Ferryman to understand that they were responsible, for th* cattle not crossing a proper place.