HIGHWAYS COUNCIL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 54, Issue 190, 25 May 1934, Page 7

HIGHWAYS COUNCIL

No. IS MEETING HELD.

ESTIMATES APPROVED.

(Special to the "Guardian.") ' TIMARU, Tins Day

The annual meeting of District Highways Council No. 15 was held in Timaru yesterday. There were present Messrs F. Langbein (chairman), T. B. Garri6k (Levels), H. C. B. Withell (Ashburton), K. Mackenzie (Geral'dine), H. B. S. Johnstone (Waimate) and F. J. Carter (Mackenzie). Mr Langbein was unanimously reelected chairman. The Ashburton County made application to have the Chertsey-'Kyle road (a distance of about 11 miles 60 chains) constituted a main highway. Mr Withell pointed out that the application had been declined by the Highways Board last year, but he was hopeful of haying it granted this year. This road was a boundary one and carried a large volume of traffic. Applications in respect to four other roads were made by the councils concerned. * ■ The chairman remarked that in view of the Board's attitude he could nob say whether any of the applications would be granted. It, was agreed that application bo made for tho declaration of the five roads, and that it be pointed out to the board that, in view of the small number of applications in proportion to the area of the district, priority be given to the claims of no particular road. Construction Estimates. The following estimates for construction work were approved:— County. £ Levels 7887 Mackenzie 2156 Ashburton 9874 Waimate 8441 Departmental 2173 Total £30,433 The details of the Ashburton County work are:— • £ Methven township, sealing 160 Darfield-Arundel, culvert 167 Alford Forest, sealing 207 Methven-Alford Forest, sealing 67 Rakaia-Methyen, sealing 40 Hinds-Tinwald, sealing (on ac.j) 7500 Concrete culvert .....; 233 Tinwald town, sealing (on act.) 1500 Maintenance Estimates. Maintenance estimates were approved as follows:

Details of the Ashburton estimates are : Ashburton County.

Ashburton Borough.

The departmental expenditure includes £373 on maintenance on the Rakaia-Hinds road.

Local body. •- £ Ashburton County . 10,105 Geraldine County . 2,961 Levels County 3,154 Mackenzie County .. 6,196 Waimate County 5,697 Departmental . 2,467 Waimate Borough 405 Temuka Borough 157 Pleasant Point Town Board .. 342 Geraldine Borough ... •• 221 Ashburton Borough ... .. 575 Sign-posting ••• •■ 81 Traffic Inspection 325 Total . 32,686

Rakaia River-Rangitata River 1921 Ashburton Traffic Bridge, approaches 225 Darfield-Arundel ' 1406 Rakaia Gorge bridges ... ... 420 Darfield-Arundel 850 Tinwald-Longbeach-129 Rakaia-Methven ... 647 Methven-Alford Forest 231 Lauriston-Barrhill ..., 152 Beach Road4H!akatere .'.'■■ ■■■ 86 Tinwald-Mayfield .... 673 Mayfield-Valetta 33 Ashburton-Staveley 460 Ashburton-Wakanui 127 Surveyors' highway 78 Concrete culverts 285 Isleworth highway 82 Rakaia River highway 275 Maronan-Cracroft 179 Mayfield-Westerfield 1146

Dunedin highway 15 Sealing ' •• 44 Ashburton Borough 8 Havelock-Street, sealing 65 Ashburton-Wakanui . . 85 ... 358 Moore Street ••• •■• Total -•- -■• 575