WAIPA COUNTY WORKS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2013, 2 June 1885, Page 3

WAIPA COUNTY WORKS.

Tkk following is the leport of the engineer oi tlic W.iipa Count)', icad at the last meeting of the council .—. — To rHECnviKMW W\ii'\ Col my CouMir.. Sin,— l beg to piesent the following ienorti>n vinous woiks in the county:— (titf.iul •< Hill.— ln compliance with instiuction-, 1 have taken levels along the flat and ovei (Jiffaid's hill, find piepared a neaion of the same. The embankment o\cr the flat will average about 3ft -'in in depth, and will be 21 chains in length, and take 3SOO cubic }.ird» to make it. If i nn out .it tlie budge as shown by the led lino this quantity would be reduced by ."> 34 cubic yaid-, but thi~> piece of enbankment takes out peihaps the woi-t pinch on the ro.id, and 1 would recommend that the cmhmkmetit be executed according to section. The numbei of cubic yaids in the cutting a» bhown h about 1100, the gi eater pait of which would be required to foim the enibankmenr, thf balance could be profitably utilised in w ideuing out the existing road between 2"> and 2S cl.ains on the piesent section f estimate th • cost of this work ,it t'24o. The embankment li.ik been kept lower than was at hi -t supposed necessary, but in the event of the creek being htiaightened heie— and this is an essential part of the plan— there would not be the same necessity for keeping it higher, as theiv would be little chance of the creek overflowing its new banks. The plan of the creek, hud before you at last meeting, might be modified slightly, by shortening the length of the cieek to bo cut to, aay, IK chains. This would reduce the cost of this pait of the woik to £l.~>o. Jn the meantime it will be necessary to execute some much needed repair* on this »n.ui between Kilnkilu and (iiff.ud's bridgp. In many pi. ice- laigp holes aie bi caking nut which leqnm* immediate attention. I would recommend that the sum of £7 Kk bp patsod to cury out the nccpssaiy tepairs. Mangapiko Iludgr at Te Awamutu --In accoidance with your instincfcion* I ha\ v prepared plans and specifications foi a timbei supei-tructuie for this brid^i', which i* presented heiewith for appioval. Tlie t'Mtunated cost of the w< ik is ±13">. The conti act<tr who offered to take ii|> the contracts foi tha abutment-, b.is not y*'t been able to cotm>leto bis ni'iangement«, a- to enable bun to say definitely whether he will take up the work or not. Dr.uuigt' in Te Awainutn.— l h.ne taken level", and prepared a section of this mad. Tup natural outfall for this watur is through the hollow ci'o^ing the county road on the way to the l.ulway ntation. Any other loute taken would have to be carried through private proneitv, and would be liable to be .stopped any day. I wou'd therefore recommend that it bp carried down the sidu of the county loid in a Oin. pipe to the afoiementu.iiud hollow. That Koche-street, where it jmns the county road, be foimed with a keib vi each side in order that the watei coming down that Mtreet would have an open eotii-o on to the county nud, whcio it would bo iL<-eived into ce-spool-i, and led /.tf in the !lin. i>ipe-. I do not see any other way in which this case can be -atisfaLbonly met, iih pipes laid fioin itoche tttieet would l« »o easily hfcopped up by the Hilt and rubbiili brought down dm ing Jiivny lain, nnd the lesult would bo the name as at present during wet weather, the watei would siuiplycutacio-"<t-,h(Mnainroad, 'J he length of th" drain icquued would ho wvpn chains, I e>tiuiate tin 1 cost (»f the work at t'W. - Uoad fiom Thom-on's bridge to Newcastle.- In aciC'iulance v\ith your instructions I lifivu iiu))»ct"(i this pieco of load. It requires re-forming tUu while lungth, and outrlit to be one ot the woiks put on tlu: e.-tuiKito-i for construction under the Roadu and Budges Construction Act fur next year. The road is worn quite hollow, and tlie water lies on it in great pools. I have put on a man to let this water off iw far an practicable in the mean, tune. Some of the worst of these places will require to be repaired with titiee and s.mdi'd. I would recommend that the Hum of 420 bo passed for this put pose. A great pait of this load is oveigiown with gorse and titiee. f have not been able to obtain the names of the adjoining piopnetois, but will have these by no\t meeting of the council. - Kcfeiiing to Mr Vni, ill'-, complaint 10 the Hooding of his bush, I examined tbe bush where tin* drain joins the creek, but I could find no indication* of flooding. The bankheiei'S however, low, and when the full flow of water is turned on to the di.iin, a small petition of the bush hrie may suffei. The bush at this place is natui.dly sw.unpy. Theie was a quantity of fine Hilt deposited .it the lowei end of the drain, but not moio than I would expect from the nature of tho opeiations. This will all bo removed when the diain lias been cut to its width and depth. — The contractor for tho workt» at the NarrowH bridge wiitea me to say ho han completed liw contract, but 1 have been too much engaged to i?o over the w oik.— The woik authorised last meeting of cleaning out the drams down the side of the swamp road is being pushed rapidly forwaid, and will be a gieat advantage to thid part of the load when finished.— bayli^s and Lankn*t<>r, the contractors for the drainage of King street, Alexandra, have taken up then conti act and have made considerable progress with the work. —The contractor, A. 11. Maunder, for grading and road forming near Wh.itavvli.ita, has taken up hin conti.ut, and was to hta.it opciationt; on Wediu -day la^t. Aua. Aiim->iko\< , County Engineer,

MoitAi li ki'uubi .— iii.imc attaches to j jury of intelligent nun v/hen they luiulcmn j. ra.m ior crime hjumj inorul natun! li is bLtn perverted by iMtlijjestioii. diseased liver and kidnejs A thoughtful judge may well consider whether society would not be better served by ordering a bottle of American Co's Hop Hitters for the unfortunate in the dock instead yf jwrs of ptnul servitude. Read.