COOK COUNTY COUNCIL.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 231, 8 October 1901, Page 3

COOK COUNTY COUNCIL.

ESTIMATE OF MAINTENANCE AND 11E PAIRS 1901-1902. Tin-: County Engineer, Mr Do Gennos Fraser, lias'furnished the following table to the Council, showing the estimated cost of maintenance and repairs on County roads for the year 1901-1902 : Whataupoko road to Mangapapa, 300 D yards of beach stone ; bridges and culverts, £5 ; total, £llO. Mangapapa to Nock's store, 200 yards of screened gravel; bridges and culverts, £BO ; total, £BO ; the average for three years for above is set down at £3Ol 8s Id. Haiti road to Wainui, 500 yards of beach stone ; bridges and culverts, £TO : total, £lB5 ; average three years, £251 Is 9d. Weiroa road to McLaughlin’s, 100 yards Patutahi , metal, £231 los Id ; average for three years, £lB3 5s Id. To Arai road to Karawa, 300 yards Patutahi metal ; s bridges, £lO ; total, £.IBB 15s ; aver- u age for three years, £173 17s Id. f, Smith’s road to 11- miles past Lavenham, t 000 yards Patutahi metal and river shiugle, Total, £lO5. Average for three years. £l9l 19s lid. Main road, Read’s gate to Waipaoa bridge, 800 yds Patutahi metal: maintenance, £150; total, £ll6 los Id; average for throe years, £lO5 8s sd. Makaraka to Wacrenga-a-hika, 700 yards Patutahi metal; bridges and culverts, £10; total, £287 Is 8d; average for three years, £387 18s Id. Wacrenga-a-hika to . Kaiteratahi, 850 yards screened gravel; maintenance. £2O; total, £282 10s, including Ormond township; average for . three years, £157 17s 6d. Kaiteratahi to Waikohu bridge, 200 yards screened "ravel: maintenance, £2OO : total, £250 ; average for three years, £l7O 10s Id. lvaraka to Waipaoa station, 300 yards of pit gravel: bridges and culverts, £10; maintenance, £120; total, £165 ; average for three years, £ISS 2s lOd. Waiapu inland road, 100 yards pit gravel; bridges and iculverts, £3O ; maintenance, £150; total, £lO5 ; average, three years, £271195. Kaiteratahi to Poututu, 200 yards shinglo; bridges and culverts, £3O ; maintenance, £l2O ; total, £180; average three years, £2lB 15s 2d. Waimoko bridge to Tolago, bridges and culverts, £2O ; maintenance, £l5O ; total, £l7O ; average three years, | £Bl6 18s lOd. Arakihi road, maintenance, | £6O; total, £6O ; average three years, | £238 0s Sd. Fanikau road, maintenance, i £2O: total, £2O ; average three years, £62. I9# 2d. Tauwharepare road, bridges, £10; ! maintenance, £3O ; total, £lO ; average | three vears, £liß 3s Id. Waimata road, ! bridges, £BO ; maintenance, £l2O ; total, ! £200; average three years. £585 17s lid. | Tatapouri hill, 00 yards beach stone ; j ! maintenance, £2O ; total, £37 10s. MakaI l-ori hill. 50 yards beach stone : maintenI ance. £2O: "total, £37 10s: the average i for these two hill roads for three years ■ : s £295 10s Id. Motu road, maintenance. £216 ; total, £216. MurewaiMorere road, maintenance, £10; total, £lO. inland Waiapu branch, McKay's, maintenance. £SO: total £SO. Wairoa-Gis-borne road, bridges £2O, maintenance £216 : total £236. The total cost of the above works for the year is assessed at £372$ 13s Id, and provision is also made for other contingencies. such as extra labor £2OO, drains £IOO. renewing and painting bridges £IOO, bring the total cost to £ll2B los Id. The average for three years for the above works, with the exception of Motu road, Murewai - Morere road, Inland Waiapu, and Wairoa-Gisborne road, i: put down at £5727 11s 9d. The above statement will be eonsiderec by the Council at the meeting to be belt ou the ISth inst.