ROAD WORKS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 7, Issue 352, 12 February 1918, Page 1

ROAD WORKS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY

The County Engineer (Mr J. F. McArthur) submitted the following report at last Thursday's meeting of the Franklin County Council, viz : CENTRAL STATION ROADS, DRURY In company with the Chairman and Cr Thomas I made an inspection of these roads. After going into the matter thoroughly it was considered unnecessary at the present time to take any action regarding the legalisation of the road between Runciman and the station. The construction of the access roads from Drury were also taken into consideration. The cost of forming and metalling these roads would mean an expenditure of approximately £4OO. This being in* excess of the funds available for such work, it was decided to inform the RailWay Department accordingly. This has been done and an application has beefi made requesting that the necessary metal should be supplied to the Council free of cost and also that a corner of land should be acquired by the Department to give a better turn from the proposed overhead bridge at Drury to the new station.

OUTFATX DRAIN, HAPPY VALLEY

Mr M. Tobin wrote asking that this drain be deepened and improv* ed. After inspection it was considered that the drain meets all present road requirements, and that the settters interested should do any necessary improvements at their own expense. CONTRACTS The following contracts have been let and require the Common Seal of the Council to be affixed and the signature of two members of the Council, viz: Contract No. 206: For forming and placing scoria Golding's road, Pukekohe Contractor, Charles McConuick. Contract price £IOO. Contract No. 288: For forming portion of Beloe road, Pukekohe West. Contractor, J. W. Moore. Contract price £lOl 16s. Contract No 218 ; For the supply and delivery of spawls Drury to Tuakau road at Red Hill, Pukekohe East Riding. Contractor, John McRobbie. Contract price £56 f>s. Contract No. 260: For the supply and delivery of spawls, Cemetery road, Waiuku. Contractor, P. Parry. Contract price £22 10s. Contract No. 270 : For quarrying, bre&kiag and delivering stone, Maungatawhiri Valley. Contractors, Nicholl and Curtis. Contract price £lO.->

Contract No. 274 : For the supply and delivery of creok gravel, Hunua to Papariniu road. Contractor, L. White. Contract price £4') Contract No. 27.5 : For the erection of bridge Tramway road, near Coughlan's, Puni. Contractors, Farrelly and Co. Contract price £l7 10s. Contract No. 27!): For the supply and delivery of creek gravel, Maungatawhiri Valley road. Contractors, Nichell and Curtis. Contract price £9O.

Contract No. 2HO : For forming McKenzie's road, Maungatawhiri Valley. Contractor, K. Bjerring. Contract price £l9 10s. ' CONTRACTS LET AKD IN PROGRESS There are at present contracts let and in progress for works throughout the County numbering 30. These works are progressing in a fairly satisfactory manner. ABANDONED CONTRACTS Contract No. 233 for quarrying, hauling and stacking 2000 cubic yards of stone at the Karaka quarry has been abandoned by the contractors, Messrs Bairaclough and Smith. The total quantity of stone stacked by them totals approximately 510 cubic yards. This contract is again in progress, having been taken at the same price by Mr C. Bridge, of Paerata. GOVERNMENT GRANTS During the month authority has been received from the Public Works Department for a number of grants, viz: Pollok Post office to Awhitu Central, £4(3 6s. Waiuku-Pollok road to Te loia wharf, £IOO. • , Bombay to Paparata, £ for £, £IOO. Creamery road, Hunua, £ for £, £IOO. Otaua to Aka Aka, Mortons bridge, £ for £, £72. Boloe road, l'ukekohe West, £IOO Jumieson's road, Bnckland, £ for £', £'>o. Works under some of the above authorities are at present in progress and the remainder will be put in hand at the earliest possible date. WORKS GENERALLY -Numerous small roadjworks are being curiied on throughout the County with our own plants and hired teams under the dilferent Kiding Foremen. Should tho season prove favourable most of the works lor which funds have been allocked ought to be completed in croud time. < >wing to tho scarcity of labour it is impossible to make quicker pi ogress than is being done. I'nUSUING I'LANT Tli" plant lias now iiuished crushing .'.»*'> 1 cubic yards of stone for metalling '.he upper portion of PraUs Hill aud repairs to the oldiroad, and is proceeding to Brown's road, Tuakaii, to complete crushing operations ' there. The report was adopted.