LOAN OF £12,500

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 66, Issue 240, 23 July 1946, Page 2

LOAN OF £12,500

IMPROVING BOROUGH STREETS DETAILED PROGRAMME Application is to be made by the Ashburton Borough Council 1o the Local Government Loans Board for permission to raise a loan of £12,500 for the carrying out of street improvement and storm-water drainage throughout the borough.

This decision was reached by the council last evening when it adopted a recommendation to that effect by the works committee. When raised, the money will be expended under the following heads: Kerbing and channelling £4400, new' sealing of streets £3845, asphalting footpaths £2255, and storm-water drainage in Trevor’s Road £2OOO. •

A detailed programme of the proposed work, submitted by the committee, was also adopted. The main item? on the list are as follow: New sealing of streets: South Street (East to William Streets), 22 chains (to cost £33o)Rapley Street (Wakanui Road to Alb’ert Street), 13 (£105); Clark Street (from Alford Forest Road), 10 (£150); Brucefield Avenue (Kitchener to King Street), 8 (£6O, half cost to county), William Street (Princes " and Kitchener Streets), 12 (£180); Bridge Street (N.E. Belt to Kitchener Street), 22 (£165, part to county); Eton Street (Nelson to Albert Streets). 24 (£360); Nelson Street (Oxford Street to Trevor’s Road), 14 (£210); Adam Street (Wakanui Road and Albert Street), 10 (£150); Dobson Street (Cass and William Streets), 11 (£165); Winter Street (Short Street to Borough School), 2 (£30); Eton Street (Albert and Grey Streets), 6 (£90); Adam Street and Patching Street (each Wakanui Road to Albert Street), 10 (£150); Cox Street (Oak Grove to Allen’s Road), 35 (£525); River Terrace (Grigg to Park Streets) 25 (£375); preparation for two last items £100; various other streets £46o—total £3845.

Asphalting Footpaths

Asphalting footpaths: South Street (East and William Streets), 21 (£126); Eton Street (Nelson and Tancred Streets), 24 (£144); Wakanui Road (Oxford Street and Trevor’s Road), 14 (£84); Clarke Street (from Alford Forest Road), 10 (£60); Allen’s Road (Winters Road and Cox Street), 18 (£108); Wills Street (Park Street and Oak Grove), 36 (£216); Cox Street (Oak Grove v and Allen’s Road), 34 (£204); Cass Street (Burnett and Havelock Streets), 5 (£15); Grigg Street (Burnett and Wills Streets), 16 (£96); William Street and N.E. Belt, 10 (£60); Burnett Street (various), 4 (£24); Victoria Street (Winter and Grigg Streets), 11 (£66); Grey Street (East and Cass Streets), 10 (£60); William Street (Aitken and Cox Streets), 5 (£15); Beach Road (Chalmers Avenue and Trevor’s Road), 35 (£210); William Street (Kermode and South Streets), 10 (£60); Cass Street (Peter and Aitken Streets), 20 (£120); Winter Street (Short Street and school), 2 (£12); Cambridge Street (Wakanui Road ' and Wellington Street), 31 (£186); various other footpaths, £3B9—total £2255.

Kerbing and Channelling

Kerbing and channellings Belt Road (East side only), 9 chains (cost £63); South Street (Cass and William Streets), 10 (£70); Allens Road (Winters Road and Alford Forest Road), 28 (£196); Allison Street (Winters Road and Cox Street), IS (£232); Cox Street (Oak Grove and Allens Road), 34 (£476); Andrew Street (Alford Forest Road and Winters Road), 22 (£154); .Park Street (Moore and Kermode Streets), 5 (£35); Bridge Street (N.E. Belt and Kitchener Street), 22 (£154, part comity); Wakanui Road (Oxford Street and Trevor’s Road), 14 (£98); Winter Street (Short" Street and school), 2 (£14); West Street (Walnut Avenue and Racecourse Road), 56 (£385); Clarke Street (from Alford Forest Road), 10 (£140); Winters Road (Oak Grove and Allens Road), 35 (£245); Winters Road (Allens Road and Andrew Street), 11 (£80); Middle Road (Belt and Cavendish Road), 17 (£120); Belt Road (Wakanui Creek and Saunders Road), 7 (£50); Cavendish Road (Winters Road and Middle Road), 17 (£240); Cross Street (Alford Forest Road and Winters Road), 36 (£250); Baker Street (Alford Forest Road and Cox Street), 15 (£105); Middle Road (Belt and Creek Roads), 20 (£140); Creek Road (Saunders and Racecourse Roads)., IS (£130); Alford Forest Road (South side), 60 (£600); various other footpaths, £423 —total £4400.