BOROUGH COUNCIL

Opotiki News, Volume I, Issue 42, 10 June 1938, Page 4

BOROUGH COUNCIL

ENGINEER’S REPORT ; ':-y ’ -A - ' • ‘ / The county engineer (Mr. -W. Tv. Upton) reported as follows at the monthly meeting of the Opotiki County Council.: — Contracts Completed : —Contract No. 570 for reforming and metalling 47 chains Otipi road and -Contract No. 573 for reforming and,-gravelling 44 chains Reserve Road liijye been completed. * Contracts Lei/—The following contracts have been let and work done as under; ■

Contract No. 567 for forming and improving 182 chains Sunde]l’s Road. Work well in hand.

Contract No. 571. For gravelling 56 chains McCarthy’s Road. Work nearly completed. Contract No. 572. for / reforming and gravelling 44 chains Irvine’s road. Work about half completed. Contract No. 574 for gravelling 81 chains Verrall’s Road. Work not yet commenced.

Contract No. .576 for gravelling 82 chains Upper Paerata (Hunt’s), A few chains gravelled*

Contract .No. 578 for reforming and gravelling 150 chains Copenhagen Road. Work not started. > Contract No. 582 for forming and metalling 8£ chains McDonnell’s Road. Work nearly completed. Authority Received. —An Authority for £475 (free)* has just been received for protecting and raising the embankment oil ltuatuna road.

Bridge Damaged.—A bridge, 22 foot in length on the Takaputahi Road between Hermanson’s house and his woolslied lias scoured out at one end, and is not safe for traffic. To repair this bridge will cost about £26. Irvine’s Road.—l have inspected the road leading from Irvine’s house on to his other properties. This road, some two miles in length was widened from a track t.o a dray width.about twentyfive years ago, the balance being a track for some further miles. This road under the name of Appleton Road was originally constructed to give access to Messrs Irvine’s, Joblin’s and Reid’s properties, these two latter places now have access by different routes. The road and track now is only used for stock traffic and is now somewhat out of repair. 1 would recommend the Council to expend £5 to £lO to fill in the worst ruts. 1 consider anything further, if desired, should be subsidised by those concerned.

Otara/Elast Road. —Owing to lack of; information I have not been able to locate ,the road reserve running alongj? the river bank from Mr Lowe’s to.All*' Neill’s. I have inspected the locality, the distance would bevabout 65 chains. To form, culvert, and metal along a suitable line’ would cost about £350, The actual surveyed toad from what I could sec, probably lies along land that would be subject to floods and crossing several lagoons. ffejfcCy Works Carried Out.—Metalling repairs have been done on the following roads: Toone’s, Looney’s, Wainjii, Motuorie, Coast and Peti Peti Roads. ..The planer has worked on-the main highways'and grader on Gabriel’s Gully, Waiotalii, Toone’s, Wainui, Motuorie and McCluskey’s Roads. Materials have been ordered for the Waiotalii Valley Bridge. Accompanied by the chairman and riding members an inspection was made of the river; erosion at the Upper Otara.