ROAD WORKS IN FRANKLIN.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 8, Issue 466, 15 April 1919, Page 1

ROAD WORKS IN FRANKLIN.

Ai last Thursday's meeting of the Franklin Couuty Council the Ccuntv Engii frr (Mr J. F. Mcirthur) reported as follows : -

Contract a Advertised Tendeis for contracts adveitised returnable on the 11th day of March were opened by the Committee appointed by tha Council The following tenders were received, viz : - Forming 35 chains of access road to Helvetia Station and excavating 10 chains of drain (Southern sid9) : G. H Andrews £l5O and T. M Short £l4l 8a (accepted). Forming 12J chains of access road to Helvetia Station (northern side) : T. M Short £69 Is (accepted). Supply and delivery of 4000 cubic yards of epawls at Whangamaire Bridge Lmding, Manukau Harbour: W. N. Mcintosh £2809 (uot accepted). -Forming and culverting 6 miles 64J chains of Mangatangi • Miranda Road : Torpey Bros. £1725 5s (accepted) and Mc-lunes Bros. £lßl4 10s Clearing, forming and culvert™ g 1 mile 55 chains of PaparimuMaungatawhiri Koad : O'Flaherty and party £3910 Is and T .uey Lupus £2599 18s (neither accepted; Forming and culvertiug McDonald's Deviation 40 chains in length at Mangatangi: Torpey Bros., £l2l 5j Supply and delivery of 100 c.y of spawls Kama Rama lioad : William Bremner £4O (ao f.epted). Supply arid delivery of 500 cubic yards of spawU at Mercer Quarry : W. Regan and W. Steenson £125 and (later tender) W. Regan £IOO dehveiy and stacking 500 cubic yards of stone npar Kccles, Rama Raraa-ATarimu Road : W. Barrett 6a percy £l5O (accepted) and J A Ecolee 7s 3i per c.y. £lB5 5s Supply, delivery and stacking 500 cubic j ards of spawls on the end of Pratt's Hill Deviation : W. Barrett 61 Gd per cy £162 10s (accepted) and J. A. Ectles 8-) 9 per c.y £2lB 15s For gravelling 40 chui; s iif ihe M antjat ir*i<i to Kaiaua Ro id : Daniel Koo £99 (accepted). Government Orants. Claims barn l)<en made our end M.-r.t- to tli<Public Works 1),.,, !„, ~ v mcnts on tiio v.ai- u« unV.' Giar.ts ami Sh ! -m:l.i- <!•

County winch have I». !>•• : or are io progtets i li * works h«\\» hef'ii approved by (ho f>»*j■ irttnent. and the amount (hie pa:d to th> . refiit of the Council, urnou'iting to £Bl7 ISs 21. Proposals h iv> I. 'O-,j Mibmitted as f.ili.»ws, viz : Foitin >ion of portion of Maioro Top Road i v Denize Deviation); metalling ('us Hoad, Patumahon ; formation < f ■ou'li'-rn h«'cp«s Sfino'. road; gravelling poriion of Manga mngi to Kaiutu Road ; ami metalling portion of Otaua "wamp road Port Waikato. Authorities have been received for Macao Top Komi £ l.'!K £ I for £' I, ()tami Swamp Road to I'oit Wulm'o .£!.">(>, mi i Mangaanyi to Kalau i Ro i ! ,£ 100. Plant and Marhn I vmilil attain h in/ km,,),. i|i • '' u i-i!"-notice the advL-ii : llitj of . Mju.iit"' a couvejtiMt* n ad ndlcr v>i li M-nrif\ ing attachment, a:-o an>liei poit ible Ptone «*rusli»-r A considc ahlf improvement coidd !>:• made to tie metalled roads if a ro ol i 1 l<*r an" ic.arifier were available When ic pairs with new moral arc being done the rough portion of tho toad couM hoMarifi d lightly, 'ueral ad led, hhi tolled, 'lhis would moan an irn mediate smooth phi face instead of' the present system of putting look' n metil on a hard sit face which entails loose stone for months to follow. When metalling new roads itUs absolutely necessary that a road

roller sh uld bo used otherwise a smooth surface cannot be obtained It thoroughly rolled a compact solid road will be the result, which is more desirable than the method as carried out at present. In my opinion another portable stone crusher is required to cope with the large quantity of stone to be crushed during the summer months. If arrangements were made immediately for these articles no doubt they would be available for work during next summer.

• Drury Biding.—During the month an inspection was made of roads in the Drury Riding when the different matters left to Or Thomas and myself were attended to. Arrangements were made to open Ballard's road by forming where required at d putting in the necessary culverts. The work is now proceeding. Works on the Maketu road and McDowell's road were also airanged for It was decided to form and metal a portion of Appleby's road, Drury, this summer provided the stone now out can be orushed in time. Au inspection was made of the alteiation in fence lines at Drury, Great t-outh Road, which Mr Cossey has asked the Council to agree to. We would recommend that the Otiuncil's consent be given on the form received Stone Crushing and Hauling Plants—The stone procured from Orimmer's quarry has been crushed during a the month and is now being hauled by the No- 2 engine and waggons to positions in Waipipi Hiding as required. The stone crushing plant is now operating on die Hunuato Panarimn road, 1200 cubic yards of stone being available for crushiug there. Teams' Plant.—The Teams Plant is workiug at Mangatangi forming now porionsof road and aUi> i■.'! ji nrug th« old road. It has beeij i: i impossible up t > the pie*ent to [in.cure the services of sufficient mei> lo keep the plant going up to full .strength. Wuiks Generally.—Works generally throughout the County are jiri grfssmg in a fairly satisfactory m l l nn«r. Formation metaling and repairs are being carried out as speedily us possible. Tbe shortage of Lb' ur however is hampering all classes of w>rk.

!.u k «u Town Board were met on the Mill and Ueraghty's road and Miti-factory arrangements were made it'g/irding formation of same Metal by Rail---Considerable ineot.vt'ni.'iice is being caused through the nondelivery of metal to the l\i|takiwa station, the shortage of laiiw trucks being the chief 11 "U 1)1" Proposed Now Works - Engineering surveys have been completed .iiid in progress fo' a number of ma'is. The preparation of the ne.:«sH iry plans for the same are also in progress. Tne report was adopted.