RANGITIKEI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3450, 1 April 1920, Page 6

RANGITIKEI COUNTY COUNCIL.

ENGINEER "s_ REPORT.

The Engineer‘ submjt.ted the following report for the 11‘16§i'fl1 of March:——

OTAIRI RIDING.

No. 2 grader Has trimmed up Pou--kicre and Ofairi Roads, and is now at Braemer’s, making a road into a new metal pit on Hall’s property. ' Repairs arc beiiigf carried out to Turakina Valley Road, above Otairi, where damaged by floods. . The overflow draixf asked for by Oliingaiti settlers has been laid ofi, and arrangements made to have a culvert laid under rai_lway, I estimate the job will cost. about £3OO to complete satisfactorily. TEKAPUA RIDING. Repairs are in hand to culvert near Pohonui ‘School, which was badly damaged’ in recent flood. The timber for extension to\culVcrt. is under order. Damage to Upper Turakina Valley Road is also being repaired. » Tenders are again invited for gravelling Murray’s Track, Tiriraukawa to Mangaone. ' No. 1 Grader is at work on Namunui and Kaweka Roads. ‘About 200 cubic yards of meta} has been quarried at new pit on Makohine Valley Road. I expect to get enough; to do a considerable amount of metalling. RUANUI RIDING. ‘Gravel repairs to Mataroa Roads are in hand. . Good progress is being made with gravelling contract on M-ataroa.-Rua- ‘ nui Road.

Ledwal'd’s pit has been thoroughly opened up ready for machinery wlren it comes to hand.

Shell rock pit, on Kaimatawi Road, has been opened up, and a fair amount of rock quarried. Three teamslhave started carting on to the worst portion offtheroad. » Tenders have beeii‘ invited for metalling ten miles from this pit. No. '3 grader is doing good work trimming up road at Rangiwaea. Fair progress is being made with gravelling on Opaea - Turangarere Road. Air compresser and popper drill has been installed satisfacto-rily but owing to heavy overburden ‘and faults rock is becoming expensive to to get. I was promised‘ a special ballast train to deliver ballast at Turangarere, about middle of March, and ‘when everything waspin readiness to start, the Department advised me I could not have it till after. Easter. It has been therefore necessary to disband the ballast pit gang. EREWHON RIDING. Wire netting has been placed on sides of stock bridge over Rangitikei River at. Erewhon 'Erossing. - AWARUA RIDING. Fair progress has been made with formation contract on Kotukuraeroa Road. Tenders have been called for balance of work under the Lean on this road, Gravel repairs have been completed on .U,tiku-Taihape Road, and stones are now being brolien. The Toe Toe Road is being damaged by,contra.ctors carting gravel from from Rangitikei for Taihape Borough works. ‘I am taking steps to protect the Council in the matter. Tenders have’ been invited for Up-g per Kawbatau and-Hikurangi Bridges timber and cables for which are under order.