COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS.

Otaki Mail, 14 March 1923, Page 2

COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS.

»— BIDING BEQUIBEMENTS. owing to the absence of the iiugtneer ihere was no works report at Saturday's meeting 01 the iiurowhouua County Council. Councillors m.utlolled .various small mailers that ieiruiied attention. WIUOKINO BIDING. Cr. MeLeavey repoued having ;,t lended the cuniereuee of the i-v wer Board and Levin Borough Coutii it m 1 regard to ihe continuation ol the roud iliiuugh .Mis Prouse's proosirty. ihe other delegates did not scan 10 think the Council oiler was ei.'oigh, but it was not increased. Kegarding Hie Kmiheiloy Boad lild, the last big Hood had improved it considerably. He had no recommendation to make in regard to a request by Mr Suutton lor a bridge oxer a water race and { repairs lo another budge, us the original agreement made stood o-rUy, and the property was bought v.ilii . the race through it. Something would have to be done to the Arawatu Boad or it wouli be impassable this winter, un the mui lion ol Crs. Harkness and BiouJLel:, expenditure up to £ls was saucinaad on the load, Cr. McLeavey to have the woi k done. Cr. Harkness said, in comiei lion ■ wilh the water supply into M.-.-r. j Jeff and Deacon's, there v. as jle i.r.-er id children falling in. and 11 -:.o.iid ■ be covered. The drain should U hUed 111 or they might have to pjy .la- • mages for stock injured. Cr .Harkness considered the (.ytjjicil should go seriously into the 1, a stion ol concrete bridges. KOPUTABOA DBAINAGK. Cr. Broadbell said that he tiuite be- ; lieved somethiiig would be done a- ■< re.-iiii ~,1 me meeting held at Kopjta,1 roa in regard lo ihe Tangala draniagc area. A committee hail been ,-c; up , and was going lurther into the rnat- . ter. Ibe owners recognised that lli« Council coulU scarcely be .■.\pe."'d to m.iiiiiain all these drains, becmse it domed no beneflt. The Kopu'iir.w people wanted to be included it! the scheme, and would hold a no" ' ,< . ! next week. Cr. Broadbeii expressed disupp 'ialj nieiii thai mole could nut lie d jne lo i the toad.- this financial year. ; MANY BHUKEN tit l.\ iilil < , Cr. Whyte (Tokomarui said tbil 1 Since last meeting there had been (•!>!■ or sis broken culverts on the unvi I road in hi- riding, and they had i>o 1 pipes to repair them. The pipe.-, v«ti ordered in November, but were laid I uii owing to the financial position. I'hc residents were being < a-: /d I much inconvenience. ! The chainnun asked whether limber would not be necessary, a- pines were not .-ale lrom heavy tralllc 1 uless they had a fool or liltceii in aieS ol earth on them. Cr. Whyte said the Engineer or<<erjed the liipe s lor this work, and 11, : was decided to obtain enough to go 1 011 witti and repair the brcuks. li!U-.l; EHOSION. Cr. Whyte diew attention to tho (erosion near the bridge .-.; Tokomaru, j threatening the approach. lie would jiike some inspection to he made. BItOKEN AXLES tir. Barber bbit) no ,'e., than six axles ol ears had been broken receiMly in the Tokomaru riding, noine on Ha. luam road and some 01; the < ■;. roads, winch showed the . ondilioii 1/ j tin; surface. Very good progress was ! being made a; the south end. WAlioHi; BBIBGL Cr. Hyder asked when the handj rails would be ready ioi the Waitohu j bridge. j "ihe chairman said they had been delayed by a breakdown in the mill j The limber would be prepaied here I and laken down una adjusted when I it came to hand. At Cr. Byder's in-ianee the chairman and he are lo nice! representatives ol the Otaki Borough Council tu go into the matter ol the responsibility for the Biver Ban), Boad extension. WAJKAVVA BEACH BOAD. Cr. Bryant said matte,- hud reached a deadlock in regard lo the Waikawa Beach Boad, as he had not been able to get one oi the native o\?neria lo agree to aliow the road ! -o go through. He would like the Chairman and Cr. Ryder to make another ' inspection to ace il they could get another route. A good deal ol erosion was going on in the Waikawa at the bridge, and it should be inspiected. Cr. Bryant drew attention lo a signboard on railway property on the north side ol Manakau. it was on the edge of the road and was a danger to traffic. CULVERTS FOB ACCESS. Cr. Knox said a ratepayer had asked him whether the Council replaced uidgfci and culverts across water race.-; where there had already been a bridge. The Chairman: it depends a good deal o n circumstances. There "are cases where the Council is responsible. Cr. Knox said this bodge was the approach to the ratepayer's house, and it was hroken away. it the Council supplied th-r Umber lie would repair it himself. The Cnairrna* agreed that this was a case where tne Council could assist. Cr. Knox said ihere had been complaints thai water in certain water races was very scare*, and he had found places between Mr B. Catley's property and the Maori land, and on Mr Best's farm, where the cattle had broken down the bank* and half the water was running to waste. 1: would need considerable length o! flurning to be erected to carry the water over these places.