STRATFORD COUNTY COUNCIL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 24 September 1924, Page 3

STRATFORD COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING

At the ordinary meeting of the council on Saturday there were present: CVs. E. Walter, (chairman), W. H. Were, J. Jacobson, S. Pitt, S. Parker, J. O’Neill, T. R. Anderson, J. T. Belcher and M. Davis.

The engineer /Mr. J. W. Spence) reported on the work of the month as follows:

South Riding.—Repair work in the way of water-tabling and metal patching has been done on the Robson, Waihapai, Nash, Bird and Wingrove Roads. The drains on the Bird and Cheal Roads have been cleaned out. Tar patching has been carried out on the Mountain, Cheal and Finnerty Roads. The deck of the bridge on the Finnerty Road, near Mr. Wilkie's property, has received a. coat- of tar and sand. The filling at the corner of the Cornwall Road', which was completed last month, has received a coat of metal; the fence has also been erected. A fence has been placed on the sides of the filling on the Glimie Road, near Mr. T. Orr’s property. Several sets of pipes have been placed on various roads, some being used for the benefit of the roads; others being placed under private crossings, the property owners being responsible for the cost of the pipes. West Riding.—The metalling" of the approaches to the new bridge on Opunake No. 3 Road has been completed. Tar patching has been carried out where necessary on all roads.' Metal patching and water-tabling have been done on Opunake Nos. 1 and 3. Finnerty, Manaia North, Palmer and Duthie Roads. One of the sharp bends on the Finnerty Road lias been cut hack, the spoil being used to widen the filling near the junction of the Rontld Road. Repairs have been effected to the covering of the tunnel on Mr. Babington’s property, at the corner of the Ronald and Fin- * nei’ty Roads.

GENERAL. Application for another 100 yards of crushed metal was received from the Lowgarth Co‘-operative Dairy Company. ' It was decided to widen and metal the, sharp corner at the junction of the Sole and Mountain Roads. The matter of making better arrangements for the supply of shingle for the Palmer and Opunake Roads was left to the engineer. Accounts amounting to £1670 were passed for payment.