WAITEMATA COUNTY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 17, 21 January 1933, Page 6

WAITEMATA COUNTY.

OPERATIONS OF MONTH

BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION,

The Waitemata County Council metr«. terday, the chairman, Mr. W a presiding. W * Blsho P. The engineer, Mr. L. F. Faram that portions of the Aucldand-MauwS roto mam highway would have to be tZ dressed before the winter months a= tiT extraordinary amount of traffic during tW Christmas holidays had worn the rnali severely in some places. He stated S there was now an all-weather route tn Munwai Beach. 10 Mr Faram stated that the engineer t* the Main Highways Board had written the effect that as soon as the plans werl completed authority would be given fnV the reconstruction of the KaukanoW bridge. A sum of £500 had beenlfe 011 the estimates, while the comi>let£ structure would cost in the vicinffv £3000. ' 01 During December building permits to th« total value of £3160 had been issued Advice was received from the Public Works Department that the formation of the Ridgeway Drive could not be proceeded with unless the local authorities concerned shared the cost of supervision and'materials. Under these conditions, 6aid th« county chairman, the work would have to be abandoned, in view of the added cost to the ratepayers.

Mr. Faram said that he had not seen any evidence of the " go-slow " policy being adopted by relief workers in the county If such were to occur disciplinary measures would be taken immediately.

Mr. Bishop said that the number of relief workers employed by the countv was 1100. .