FRANKLIN COUNTY.

Franklin Times, Volume 11, Issue 851, 17 July 1923, Page 2

FRANKLIN COUNTY.

ENGINEER’S REPORT. BAD WEATHER TROUBLES. The Billowing' is the engineer’s report, which was adopted at the meeting of the Franklin County Council on Thursday:— Access Roads, Karaka Railway Station.—ln accordance with instructions received by vour council an engineering survey lias been made of the access roads to the Karaka station. Tiie route followed is as shown on accompanying plan, the western access from a point marked “A” at the Waiuku-Drury road to the propsed subway at railway marked “13,” a distance of 50 chains. The cost of consi ruction, including bridge and necessary culverts, would be £702, and the short length of road from subway on western side to rear of station £7O.

The eastern access from a point marked “U” at subway to “D” at the Pukeki.ihe-Runciman road is a distance of 2 chains, and the cost of construction, including legalisation, would be £l4O. With the eslimated cost of lim railway subway, viz., £2200, the total estimated cost, including both access roads, is £Oll2. The western access road is already legalised, so that no fencing or compensation is required on that side. The eastern access, however, has only been defined by the engineering survey, and will require to be fenced. Tiie cost of land required on this side is not included in the estimate supplied, as I understand the' area required, about 24 acres, is to be given free of cost. A copy of the report is to be forwarded to Mr Bruce Scott, wim was acting for the residents concerned. Bigger Scheme Wanted. Proposed New Road, Jamieson’s to Harrisville School. -—• At last meeting of your council a report and estimate was furnished by me in Connection with the above road. The estimated cost of construction, metalling, fencing and compensation being £1950. I would now respectfully suggest that before further steps are taken regarding, this rating area and loan necessary to carry out this? proposed work a more comprehensive scheme.be considered, viz., the construction of the through road between Buckland and Pokeno, via Whangarala. Starting from 13uckiand, it would be necessary Lo provide for an overhead railway bridge on the southern side of the present railway crossing, and from Lhis point a new road Lo cono.eet up with tiie road already delined between Jamieson’s and Harrisville school.

The total length of road required between Bmckland and Harrisville school would be 134 chains. , The .complete cost of this would probably lie £3400. The proposed roiad between Wliaiigarata and' ’ the Great South Road, via old railway bine, lias been surveyed, and the estimated cost for eonspruc/iion, metalling, compensation, etc., is £5350. The- 1 cost of the overhead railway bridge at Bmoldand would be approximately £220 0. This, together with the foregoia g estimates, would mean an expenditure of £10,950, which would omaMic a good through' road between Pffiiketkohe and the Great South ltoad at Povkeno to he linked up. I wbulil migg-est that the rating area for this expenditure i include pari of Mangaliiwp.iri Valley, j Pokeno Valley, Wtiangar&ta, Tuakait .and all country henefilting between l l uakau and Pukikohe.

the attached plain shows the through road be,tween the Pukekohe borough boundary to Pokeno viaproposed deviation is,. miles, and by Hie present road lt£irrisville in use, ft:} miles, and by iibi<A present Pukekohe via Tuakau main jrouid, 12 miles. Proposed ltorjiiL Harris! SLreel, to •lolm Street, fßi'kckohJe Borough.— 4\itti reference * to the .letter received Irmit your co’ ancil’s rep resventative on (tie Board of . .Managers' of the .Pukekolic TccJid (cat High .School asking

for an exp cession of opinion regarding the pri )] i us al of the I*uk’ckolie Borougli Cou fleii lo take 40 feet off the western 1 j*ounotary of the High School sile for rr, ac i purposes. ' Not Approved. As msti /ucted, I have inspected the s ‘le of Hu j propo, sed road, and I would suggest {that the* council’s representative on tiie Bo ard of Managers he advised 'that yoi ir council does not approve of the i moposal, and in its opinion jlie road should follow the l'oufe as .shown on attached plan. This xvoutc{ n< it interfc it with the High School fr 'onl.age lo .Harris street. School Corner at 'i iPcrai. —This coru,,, ‘ being at (he i liritcr-section of chain an d pair ( .p a i r pmads and silua,l'd mi tiie main ro idt ibdfweon Pukekohe lo' Aka Aka, vv.Auch carries a large an lounl of 1r; lilfir, 'll is in my •opinion desirous that ; a:> .portion of the school proiperty be i wquired for road

])iii'jios(>,s. Thu lam l < f)11 i<•« ii would f "' :i ; 'hialf area and. it Hike '.Education ISmtnl wa.s upproaclio # ds consent In thu itemg- •of Llic rctjuirof.l land. ?

Contracts Advertised and Tenders returnable on Friday, the Oth inst., Cor eleven contracts, numbered 508 |.o 578, the following lenders being received:—

Contract No. 508. —For the supply and construction ol' traffic bridge at New Brighton, Ilauraki Gulf, of two spans of 22 feel, together with pile piers and wings. No Lender received..

Contract No. 509. —For the supply and construction of traffic bridge, Pukekohe East to Hama llama, Ivearn's Hill of 1 span of 20 feet, together with pile piers and wing walls. No tenders received.

Contract No. 570. —For the supply and delivery of 400 cubic yards of stone, Rama Rama lo Ararimu road al Maketu. Tenders received: Alfred Price and B. Gill, 7s (id per cubic yard, £150; MeSheen Bros. 8s per cubic yard, £IOO.

Conlracl No. s:l.—For the supply and delivery of 000 cubic yards of stone on Great. South road, Rama Rama to Bombay. Tender received: MeSheen Bros.. 11s per cubic yard. £ I 0 5.

Conlracl ,No. 572 —For the supply and delivery of 200 cubic yards of

stone, Papakura to Hunua road, Keri Keri. Tender received: W. Croskery, 7s Od per cubic, yard, £75.

Contract No. 570. —For quarrying, spawling and stacking 250 cubic yards of stone, county reserve, Polteno Valley. Tenders received: W. McGill, sent'., 5s iter, cubic yard, £O2 10s: W. McGill, .iun.. ss' per cubic yard, £O2 Ids. Contracts. Contract No. 574.—F0r the supply and delivery of 050 cubic yards of stone, Waiuku-Drury road, at Glenbrook school. Tender received: .1. F. and H. B. Wymcr, Its per cubic yard, £192 :10s; tender received for supply of 200 cubic yards from C. J. T. Hodgkinson, 10s per cubic yard, £IOO. Contract No. 575. —For tile supply and delivery of 500 cubic yards of stone, Waiuku-Aka Aka road, at McElwain’s corner. Tenders received: T. 51. Short, 11 s 3d per cubic yard, £290 ss; L. Brown. 10s per cubicyard, £250. Contract No. 570.—-For the supply and delivery of 300 cubic yards of stone, Palumahoe-Waiau road, near Moore’s quarry. Tenders received: A. .). Moore, 8s Od per cubic yard, £125: Janies Brady, 8s per cubic yard, £l2O. Contract No. 577. —For the supply and delivery of 400 cubic yards of stone on Pukckoh e-Waiuku road, at Pukeoware Hall. Tender received: T. M. Short, IDs 9d per cubic yard, £215.

Contract No. 578. —For forming ir>i chains of Lilburn’s access road, Moumoukai Valley. Nq tenders received.

I would recommend tiie acceptance of the lowest tender in each instance with the exception of MeSheen Bros.’ tender for Contract No. 571. The amounts stated in eaeli Lender includes all royally and other charges. Agreed to. Grants and Subsidies. Government Grants and Subsidies. In accordance with instructions received at last meeting of your council, application was made Lo the Public Works Department -for Government grants and subsidies, amounting to £58,020. Land Fund Revenue. —A small arnounl of Land Fund revenue has accrued during the past year, amounting to £139 12s Od. The amounts in different, localities have been grouped as required, and a scheme for expenditure with locality plan sent in to the Lands Department for approval.

Works Generally.—Works generally throughout the county are being carried out as expeditiously as possible. Three of the motor trucks and most of the county teams are at present engaged repairing metal roads. The teams lately employed constructing the Pokeno to Waitakaruru road are engaged at present carting nodal on to the llunua Gorge road and other works. The work on the Waitakaruru road had to he abandoned owing to the continuous wet weather. Crushing operations were suspended about the middle of last month, it being found impossible to handle the engine and crusher to advantage. The different riding foremen luty'e received instructions regarding flood damages, and are attending to same as time periods.