PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 2878, 23 December 1890, Page 3

PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Enoinkku's Riipnur.—Mr T. G. Sande* reported as follows-George Walker li;<a cleared, ploughed and harrowed, alvo level led lumps on ihe Cambri 'Ke-Tauianga road, from the bridge over the Mantrnwehea cieelt (Stamford bridge) tn the M tutrawt.nri bridge, a distance of 150 chains at 2s'>'? ier ch..in as per Heir.;-ie-i.ifiri«il tin) approach-S to the M-mji-whi'in N T ". 2I• rii(tr<•, also nlo.red aw. v 'N- • cjf. i ■ ill,! M -dm vtii'H• X"f. 1 am) 2 '•ft"K"- and made them safo tr in fire, an l 's uvu some clover seed round the He has alsocleaied iniind the >»\er the? Waihon at the .M.itiin it i H"t Si'iinifj', and the M mcriwhara l>'i tire. and c'livpita mi tho Ct-nibridm!-T I'll Ar 'U I'll 11, ttil) total ci i-t 'icint* £3 10 . A i tb-sH works are nn c unty roads. On i.iiH VI .hi3.iu|ihm s*cii"n iif the Cambridge-Ton-mia I'nii'J there are three until if n't 11 wlmsli badly require cu'ting and li, me. mid at tho i>ate lu.idiui* mtn tho Mane wbara station ground the road h-i'i heun completely destroyed by w.'.n!({'ins j'ettinct bogged, which had '<< '» dug nut. This H«>t at any rate mh.iilil le mudo up at oUce ;it would cost 30 j ano the f<hii" would cost AM. The ctiiitr io' cm tho Oxford- Ms tain tt?. roa-i at M... wbara iilnri'j tho Mritamatn bound. i-v ■- completed .'tt n rvnt of 1:31 (it 3b o*n*i»ot Xo, 11, fri.tji Oxford sroinft north, will bcotnpleted by Saturday next. This road liitH coat considerably morn than the estiinateowins: to the swninpy natwo of the ground in many places, which I did tot t .iuk s i btiil when covered with ti-tree, ate. My 'Stimate was £200 and the co-t iiiis been t'2M 2■> (id in addition to the tw > bridges, winch cost £(J0 more, to Imild than the pines .net filims, whieh I spcL-itii-d. Tin exti.t quantities ff earth required on the swamps itiid 1059 yards of dr.in above iht> e.j-tirnatu, 1000 yards of cuttmcs and the carting of 911 yards of drain stuif from places whero tho drains were large tf weak spots on tlia swamp. We bad to carl' earth in one place 30 chains, it boiug impossible til hoi VOW close at hatid. r i'bn swamp at Mr Hume's land, 37 chains was the worst part, costing L'2u more than the estimate, i.e., I'M lijstjd instead of £25. Ke the pro])osed alteiation and deviation "f the road at Mr Humo'u, I li.'uo in accordance with ioslrncrinns made an encrineeriop survey of the ground, of which I enclose n rough plan, t estimate (lie cost of eariliworlc at about A's3. A culvert 5 b'ot srpiare in tlio clear about '15 feet bint;, huilt on piles and planked round, all totara. would cost £50 or a total for the worl; of £103. Add 10 percent, for expenses or say £10 and tho Brand total is £113. Thi crudes shown on the plan aro fair working grades, I do not think to nialco a good jo>» thuc-idt could he lowered toanvappreci ible oxtent. Tho culverts reqni ed 'U t.heCam-bridge-Tauranpta road wore or to be crected, and the bad part ol 'hi road near the Many iwhaia station is to be repaired. The engineer pointed out that the M tt-i----mata l{ti;id Board were liable for half the cost of No 11 contract on tho MatamataOxfnrd mad. It was decided to ask for half tho sur.i oxpended, viz. £31 G-i 3d. The ropuitwas then adopted.