H.B. COUNTY

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 136, 23 May 1928, Page 7

H.B. COUNTY

ROADS AND BRIDGES WORK DONE IN VARIOUS RIDINGS. ENGINEER’S MONTHLY REPORT. The H.B. County Council engineer (Mr R. I’uflett) reported at today's meeting on the work done in the various ridings during the month as follows: — CLIVE AND HAVELOCK NORTH. The small wooden bridge culvert over the footpath channel leading to the county reserve at the Clive town ship was put in. The rubbish dump at the eastern end of the Tuki Tuki road bridge was cleaned up, and later the tins and rubbish will be covered with earth. The two bridges on the Tuki Tuki road are in bad repair. One bridge needs replacing by a larg 0 pipe culvert at a cost of £2OO, and the other at the Tuki Tuki station requires new stringers and decking at a cost of about £5O. The handrails of the small bridge on School road were painted white. The bumps on each side of the bridge approach will bo removed by the case grader as soon as Clifton road grading is finished. The new grader will commence grading on the Clifton road to-day. The whole surface will be scarified, the large stones broken, and additional small metal spread where necessary. Plans and specifications were prepared for the cement concrete pavement on the Farndon-Hastings Main Highway, and when approved by the Main Highways Board tenders can be called for tho work. The distance within the Clive riding is 2 miles and 47 chains. A gap of 22 chains is being left at tho Karamu bridge, and it is suggested this should be tar sealed until the now bridge is erected. The formation and metalling of Moore's road at the Tuki Tuki was completed last week. The Muddy Creek is finished, and bad bends in Haldane’s Irain were cut back. The drains on School and Mill roads are being cleaned this week. The electric lamps in the Clive township and along the - main road were erected and the light turned on last week. A contract was arranged for the formation of about 33 chains to extend Gilpin road to Simla Avenue. The work commenced last Monday and should be finished in about three weeks. Four chains on tho above length is within the Havelock Towe. District ,and the board has agreed to pay for that portion. A timber bridge is to lie erected in the gully. The span will bo about 12 feet and 4 feet clear waterway. The To Mahanga Settlement road was graded and tho verges graded off, and metal repairs are being done this week. Tho road along the railway line at Te Mahanga is being graded; verges are being ploughed off, and when ready tho metal repairs will be commenced. Tenders were accepted for metal patching of tho roads around Te Mahanga. and work will commence next week on on Douglas and Hobson’s roads. The contractor for the re-decking of tho Tuki Tuki bridge has met with an accident and is unable to undertake this work. 1 would suggest tho work be don e by the council's staff, and a start could be made immediately. The erection of the concrete bridge over the Herehere Stream on the PukahuHavelock road will be completed this week. As soon as the concrete has matured then approaches will be mad e and the bridge opened to traffic. The old Tuki Tuki bridge will then be removed and approach rails erected at the sides. The Te Mata road was graded, water-tables cleaned and the road surface repaired with river shingle. Plans are prepared for the widening of the filling at Fickling’a Gully by increasing the length of the culvert so as to get 24 feet of roadway on top. The size of the new portion of the culvert will also be increased to about Bft. x 6ft. HERETAUNGA AND MARAEKAKAHO. Plans and specifications were prepared for the cement-concrete pavement on the Farndon-Hastings Main Highway. They have been forwarded to the Main Highways Board for ap« proval, and when the plans are returned tenders can be called for the work. The distance within the Here taunga riding is 1 mile and 27.65 chains. Grading was carried out on the main roads. The dam on North road is being cleaned, and when this is finished the cleaning of the Southland drain will be pushed on.

Surface work was done on the Hampden road, water-tables were cleaned, slips removed ,and shingle patching done. The unformed piece at the southern end is being formed and a contract let for the metalling of about 20 chains. The bridge in front of thg Roadman’s cottage at Maraekakaho needs repairs and new stringers and decking should be in. The culverts on the Maraekakaho-Bridge Pa road were cleaned and outlets made to thq side drains. All the main roads were graded during the month. The washout on the Big Hill road at tho Ohara Bridge approach is being repaired, and the work should be finished next week. Th e fillings at the approach to the new bridge at Maraekakaho were made, and the bridge opened to traffic. Repairs are required at Moody’s Bridge; the centre pier has decayed, and I would suggest building a new wing in concrete with concrete wingwalls, so that the small span can be taken away and an earth filling made in its place. The cost would be about £lOO. Repairs are wanted to th 0 understructure of the Whanakino Bridge. Certain timber members have decayed, and as far as possible concercto should be used when reinstating tho piles and sills. 1 MEEANEE AND OKAWA. Thg filling in place of the No. 1 bridge was completed; this is being metalled and when consolidated sufficiently will be sealed. The bridge has been dismantled and the timber is being carted to Redelyffe depotMetal repairs were carried out on Brookfields and Riverbend roads. Repairs to the Meeance bridge were completed. The drainmen are now cleaning Taipo Creek and Waitangi drain. Minor grading was done on Fnkowhai, Brookfields, Wharerangi, MeeaneeAwntoto, Tannery and Park roads. The widening on Taradale road near Bndley’s store is now being completed. Surface work was done on the Wil-lowford-Kurpipapango road, nn.l .water-tables cleaned. A large wood-

cn culvert near the swamp needs attention, and this will be attended to next week. Water-tables on the Matapiro-No. 10 Bridge road are being cleaned by ploughing out the tables and grading the grass verges. Corners were removed and the road widened on the cutting near the Black Bridge. The extra width is being metalled and the work should be finished this week. Water-tables on the Crownthorpe road were cleaned, and the narrow places on the cuttings will bo fenced and planted with poplars. The contractor is making good progress with t e erection of the new bridge over the Ohiwia Stream near Broughtss. All the piles are driven, and a start will b e made this week week with t e placing of the concrete in tho piers. The decking of bridges on the Swamp road between Moteo and Omahu are being attended to this week. PETANE AND POUKAWA. Metal repairs were carried out on t e Waipunga, Hedgeley and Wharerangi roads. Further metal repairs are now being done on Hedgeley and Seafiold roads. Metalling on Te Waka road was completed, slips wera removed and new culverts put in. Scarifying and re-formation is necessary between Westshore and Lagoon bridge. Metal repairs are being done on Glengarry road and the watertables cleaned. Surface work is being carried out on the Esk-Pohue road, culverts being cleaned ,and minor metal repairs done. This road requires scarifying and re-grading. Thirty-seven spans have been dismantled on tho old Westshore bridge.

The formation of the PoukawaGreenhill road was completed and the metalling should bo finished thi.’ week. Additional culverts were found necessary and these were placed in position. The repairs to the bridge will bo done as soon as the metalling of the lower portions of Te Onepu road was finished, and a start will be made with the metal patching at the top end next week. The two bridges on Ne; or’s road need renewing. The first one could be replaced with 4in dia. pipes at a cost of about £66. The second bridge would be about. 12ft span and would cost about £220 to replace in concrete. The grading of the Raukawa road was finished and metal patching is being car ried out. The Anaroa road was graded and re-formed and metal patching is being done, and should be finished this week. Grading work has been continued throughout the month on the Te Aute Main road. Metal patching is required in places and this will be done as soon as the Greenhill road is finished. Plans and specifications are being prepared for widening the cuttings to the required width. The decking of two bridges on Raukawa and Anaroa roads was attended to. PUKETAPU AND WAIKEIIE, The Seafield road was metalled throughout with six yards to the chain. Metal repairs were carried out on Springfield and PuketpuWharerangi roads. Metalling is being done on the Waihau Settlement road. Minor metal repairs were carried out on Greenmeadows-Rissington road, Patoka cutting and on Trask's Folly-Waikare road. Metal repairs

are required on the Glengarry road — cost about £lB. I would like authority to do this while the contractor is on this road in the Petane riding. Re-grading and scarifying is being carried out on the GreenmeadowsRissington road. Now that the heaviest part of this is completed an average of half a mile a day is being done. Minor grading is being done on Hawkston and other by-roads. Surface work is being done and slips removed on Dartmoor road. Watertables are being cleaned on Springfield road. Metalling on the Kaiwhaka North road was completes. The new metal is being surfaced. Tho metalling on Kaiwaka South road should be completed in eight days. Metalling is being carried out on tho Waikare Inland road. The contractor is very slow with this work nd has lost a lot of valuable fine weather. The Ara pawanui road was blocked with a large slip, which has been removed. Metal repairs are urgently required on Tangoio Settlement Hill—cost about. £6O. Surface repairs are being carried out on tho Waitara road and track. WAIMARAMA. Water-tables on the Maraetotara road are being cleaned, and when these are completed the gang will finish the work on the hills leading to Waimarama township. Metal repairs will be commenced on the Waimarama and Maraetotara roads this week. The metal repairs on the Kahuranaka road were completed, and the men are engaged cleaning water-tables and removing slips. Poplars are to be planted at the edge of the cutting by the Maungangaru bridge near Morea.