FRANKLIN COUNTY COUNCIL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 8, Issue 456, 11 March 1919, Page 3

FRANKLIN COUNTY COUNCIL.

■» ENGINEER'S KEPOKT. At the meeting of the Franklin County Council last Thurslay, jjie County Eugineer (Mr J. F. McArthur) reported as follows : KARAKA-WAIAU LOAN, £27,000. In connection with this loan there are seven contracts let aid in progress, including forming, culverting, and metalling. Up to dare there have been approximately 2,000 cubic yards of metai spread on the Papa-kura-Waiau road, Karaka-Papakura road, and the Wamku-Drury road Tenders are now invited f..r a large quantity of stone to be delivered at the different landings on the Mannkau harbour. Arrangements have been made with McSheen Brothers and party to take the contract previously advertised for the supply and delivery of 1,500 cubic yards of spawls on the Patumahoe to Waiau, road, the price being 7s 6d per cubifr' yard. Engineering survey* are a$ present in progress for further con* struction works, gad everything pusBible is being do«£ to push on with. the t MANOATA3GHI*AN, The contract las 1 _for the M miles of : e bAgkton road jp now well in hapd, afd-u good rdMipJfuit is beinjbsed oSun The tetynVilant on the loweAend of \naigWfrigi road, and \\s good progress witp the work At th*present timpluitahle labour for this class is hard to obtain. The gravelling of a portion of the road between Friedlander's north western

corner and the Mangatargi creek is proceeding, two teams being employed on the work. The total length of roads of which engineering surveys have been made and plans completed under this loan amounts to 15$ miles. Included in the contracts now advertised are contracts for forming and culverting 6 miles 46 chains of the Mangatangi-Miranda road, and the construction of McDonald's deviation, 40 chains in length. MISSION BUSH LOAN, £2,200. • Contracts previously let for forming and culverting roads under this loan —viz, Mission Bush road and McElwain's road—are both in progress. SUPPLY OF STONE. The following contracts have been let for the supply of stoneviz, for the supply, delivery, and stacking of spawls on Mission Bush road, Cyril U. Saunders, 9s per yard, including royalty and all other charges; for the supply, delivery, and stacking of spawls on McElwain's road, Nicholl and Curtis, 9s per cubic yard, including royalty and other charges. HUKUA SPECIAL LOAN, £1,500. Arrangements are now being made to crush the available 12,00 cubic yards of stone and to put the same on the Huaua to Faparimu road. A contract has been let for carting the spawls to a suitable site for crushing, and the necessary details have been arranged regarding the carting and spreading of the metal. The widening and improving of the Hunua gorge road, and metalling one mile of Williamson's hill, have now been completed. The construction work on Heald's road is now in progress, and should be completed in good time. HUNUA TO PAPARIMU LOAN, £1,500. Proposals have now been approved by the Public Works Department for the work under this loan—viz, for forming, bush-clearing, and culveiting 1 mile 55 chains of road. A contract for this is now advertised. GOVERNMENT GRANTS. The following new votes are now made available for expenditure, and when the necessary proposals have been submitted formal authority will be issued to the Council enabling the works to be proceeded with, viz.: Maioro top road, £350 (£1 for £l); Cox roa , £125 (free); Drury to Waiuku, via Karaka, £BSO (£1 for £1); Helvetia station road, £IOO (£1 for £1); Karaka to Waiau, £4OO i £l for £1): Mangatangi to Kaiaua, £IOO (free); Otaua swamp road to Port Wuikrtto, £l5O (free): Wairoa Falls road, £IOO (£1 for £1). The amount of £7OO has now been paid over to the Council on the promised subsidy of £1,400 for metalling Pratt's hill deviation. ] would suggest that tenders be called for the supply and delivery of 500 cubic yards of spawta at the top of the deviation, and 500 cubic yards at the bottom end. The stone would then be available for crushing purposes by next summer, and could be put on the road early in the season. CONTRACTS ADVERTISED. Tenders are advertised (as per list attached) for 28 contracts, numbered from 284 to 364. Gordon's road, waipipi. The work on the proposed road has during the month been laid off. The road as defined meets with the approval of Mr Gordon, who is prepared to give the land required. Arrangements are now being made to legalise the road, and also for formatnn and fencing. , ballard's road, rama rama. At the last meeting of the Council the matter of deviating the present road was mentioned, and it was 1 decided that if Mr Ballard would pay the cost of legalisation the Council would take the necessary steps. Mr Ballard now agrees to this, provided the Council will put in the necessary : culverts, and make the road fit for traffic. I would suggest that this be done, as tho cost after the deviation has been taken would not be a big item. HAPPY VALLEY ROAD. A letter was received from Mr Geo. Ross asking that this road be formed After Inspection, in company with Cr Lockwood, we considered it necessary that the outfall creek should be cleared before the road was formed. This is a particularly wet piece of country, and without proper drainage it wculd mean a considerable expenditure to make a passable road for winter traffic. [ would recommend that settlers be given notice to clear the old creek-bed where it passes through their property. QI'IGLEY's ROAD, lIUNUA. * An application was received from Mr Kobert Patterson asking for a portion of this road leading t<£ his property to be formed and mettled. As this did not mean a larger expenditure, and with the constat of the riding member, a small contract was entered into with Mr Patterson for the work required to form an<TU metal the road. CRUSHING TLANT. The crushing plant i 9 operating at the Karaka quarry, and will be passing to the Hunua- road about the begiuuiu/' of next week, and will ciueh ail tffhnr stone available on the Bam# Kama to Arariwu road on it* way through. SI'AWLS I'OR. WAH'Kt'-WAIPII'I ROAli. The following contracts were entered 3nto with Meters Farrelly and Co , of Waiuku, iu Septewbe , 19 I«, and up t > tiifi present tim<- the wok has not been ••omtnencert, viz : j I F<»r the .supply JMjjple i very of 2000 whu: at Kaihau's - W ai|>i| i loao ; 'lAcLJrf timi|» ly ml del very of Mntoiihir ymda ol siiawls at tSibley - Siding I would a*k the Council mat steps are to be taken g t9L»e contractu Dl <( rssiON r .-. Tm'as decided ■ n tho mo ion of ,-Cr TBknas, to c-nl tender- t'>r the | delivery of gp.wis for Pratt's full 'Hvi i'ion in a<: ndance wirh the er'.< lecouiMiendatiotm With regard to Bailarl's r<>nd, Rama R'Oia, Cr Thomas Maid tlu.t he and the unable to ct it Ho suggests! that the matter be deferrod until an

inspection was made and this was agreed upon. In connection with Happy Valley Eoad, Cr Lockwood pointed out that nothing could be done to the road unless the old creek bed was cleaned out. He approved of the recommendation of the Engineer as to serving notices on the owners and the Clerk was instructed accordingly. With regard to the spawls for the Waiuku-Waipipi road Cr Short moved that the contracts be cancelled and that Messrr. Farrelley and Co.'s deposit be forfeited. The Chairman seconded the motion, which was carried. It was decided that tne Council as a body should inspect the Maunga-tangi-New Brighton road on Wednesday, March 19th. ihe Chairman and Engineer were authorised to deal with the tenders for contracts as advertised and if any were considered unsatisfactory to consult with the Riding Members concerned. The report was then adopted.