PAPAKURA TOWN BOARD.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 116, 17 May 1924, Page 14

PAPAKURA TOWN BOARD.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Papakura Town Board was held in the To--n Board offices. I'resent: The chairman (Mr. D. Weir), Key. W. C. Wood, Messrs. Bates, Nicholson, Young, and lthind, together with the clerk, Mr. A. L. Cooper, and the foreman, Mr. James E. Morilleau. Main Highways.—A letter- was received from the Public Works District Engineer and chairman of No. 2 District Council stating that the Great South Road is one of the roads in the No. 2 Main Highways District which It is proposed to declare a main highway and that portion of the Great South Road through the Papakura Town District will be included in this declaration, also pointing out that the Main Highways Act provides for onethird of the cost of maintenance, when carried out to the approval of the Main Highways Board. The engineer further pointed out that maintenance work of a rather urgent nature was .required upon the Papakura section of the Great South Road, and requested the board to notify bim If they were prepared to carrry on with such maintenance ou the conditions outlined, as it was obvious that if the necessary maintenance was delayed the ultimate cost was liable to very materially increase. It was moved that a deputation consisting of the chairman. Rev. Wood, ami Mr. Walker meet the Department's representative when he visits Papakura. Carried. Proposed rapaknrn-Pahurehure Road.— The Franklin County Council reported that in accordance with instruction received from the board, this road had been defined and an engineering survey made. The total leneth to he constructed i« 1-"! chains. This lies between the end of the metal road In Elliott Street. Panakura. and the intersection of Oakland's Estate Road. The following estimate Is based on a roadway 20 feet in width from Elliott Street for a distance of 25 chains and from this point to Oakland's Road. 24 feet in width, provision Is made for a suitable embankment and retaining wall over the tidal estunry at the end of Elliott Street. Sufficient material for this embankment can he procured from the roadway on either side. The. total cost of road construction.' tidal pmbankment and retaining walls, includinc metalling and fencing is £4100. The board decided to reply to the County Council that they were favourable to the construction of the road, and pronose that a conference be, held, in the Town Board nfnees on May 30. the chairman. Rev. Wood, and Mr. Nicholson to represent the board.