WESTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL

Hokitika Guardian, 10 April 1923, Page 4

WESTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, APRIL 10. OVERSEER Ml LEXER’S REPORT FOR MONTH OF .MARCH Kokatahi Bridge Repair,-; £ for L' grant.—The work of repairs was continued under the direction of Bridge Foreman R. Boucher, and and a considerable quantity of very defective timber was removed and replaced. Ex- 1 cellent progress is being maintained in | spite of the bad weather experienced. I The following timber was removed and i replaced:—Lower chords 13 x S, I 3S. ! o 27. 3/22. 8 x. 4, 300 .superficial feet, j Transomes Id x 11. 10 2ti. 30 Id were ; hoisted into position on the lower j chords, hut not secured, hour ten:- ; porarv piles were driven and staging : erected to support the spin under re- j pairs : also a quantity of lmlis and iron- j work redressed and rendered lii for i use. COUNTY IVORIES. ; Portions .f Lower Kokatnhi Read repaired with gravel above Raft Creek, j ai-e. approach to Duck Creek Bridge and approach to Murray Creek Bridge. Portions of Lower Kokatnhi road, also approaches to Duck and Murray Creek Bridge were repaired with gravel and 3L’ cubic yards of gravel, carted and dumped at Cropp and Koitcraugi Road junction for Wall Road repairs. Portions of Koiterangi Roads were repaired with gravel carted from the gravel reserve in Mr Morel's holding. and several portions ol Kokatnhi Road between Ivanieri and the One 1 Mile peg repaired with broken metal and gravel. A gravel reserve at Koitrnngi wa- leueued at Murray C reek i Bride. . Foil era ngi Road, and Pi-inch j diameter i ::ir role pipes carted for box i « nlvt rt reif. al below Dicdrieh.s. I'.oka- . la hi road. I oho Kanieri road was re- j pair'd with hrnlmu metal and gra idled j between Ui.kalnhi Read and Coal Creek j 170 eii'i;e yard- of material la ing used j for the I'Urpas ■. !> wt’oils of the upper j ei:d of bake Road were cleaned of j serub and other growth, waterlnbles | cleaned, temporary piles secured tin- j dcr l.n k n Stringers in Stripland Creek Bi-idge and damaged decking removed ami replaced on Staney Creek Bridge. Overlmin'ing blackberry and gorse growth was cleaned front Ruate.ptt lleaih Road, between the Coif Links and Aged People’s Reserve. and .' rthurstown Read repaired with river I oa' h gravel. 147.1 euhie yards being u.-'d for the purpose. Water-tables and outlets to culverts wen- cleared and cleaned on Hokitika-! lau Han. Blue Spur and Blue Spur to Arahura ,- o; ,ds. and a covered culvert repaired on Han Hail Road. NORTHERN RIDING. R,p ~irs were effected to Davidson’s Hill 'ltead. the material being carted liaivourt’s Mill pit hi the (Vainly motor. Tim heavy rain during the pj.rbt of ASth March caused a slip from lbe Idli.-He wliiell hlo-lmd the V.aUTUible. diverting the drainage on to tlie icat!-ing a 1 ad sto.ir for live chains \, | .....on ! inn ottrC I ’ill. Repairs ■ w e e (T|."'led during ’t hur-day and r rti,i , v . a Imr-.e and dray being used for Ij,iirnn. e. David.-on’s Mdl Road alt r !,. ing n. tailed was rale, d with ];•■ King drag, and had holes r. paired ~a Are; ora Valley and Humphreys’ I if, ads. (/ravel pits wvr< -tripped mi | 1 i :1 1 . oit it’s Iliil and near the Herman Road. Fallen trees were removed : lrum four.!', Tina!" ’line!; and .i'ai tuna Tramway end Truck repaired a - j fur as l lie voL for i!■ ■ w uL imriuil led. ; S,-ilf.:rd Dim'l- r> |>, : „1 v.as well ■'■ ar;d of gorse". and -ev. ral < ulvei . reI | died on Duller's Road and li'mk. j The nn-o ing of defective i nlv. i l- w; rI r eg w.'ij eu Kapitea-Lumphuigh Tin, I . ; ;.1.-o Id*."ked water-tables end draini cleaned win re necessary. Hue large I defective culvert on the old Chri-t-----j rl.urcli Road (Harris Hill) was ivpairplio.s. Tai| o Track chairing and re- ! pairs was completed 1.,- Roadman ; olderng. and ell a-si-’em . Repair- to Kumare. .iem-ti >u !’ cl were put in

band and tbe worst of the motor worn boles rendered fit, for traffic. SOUTHERN RIDING. The Roadman attended to repairs to roads and bridges in tbe Mari Hari district including repairs to tbe old portion of Petersen’s Road which "'as metalled where necessary. Tbe newly i onstrncted portion of Peterson's Road was raked with tbe bor«e drawn King din*; "bore badly rutted and the washnut to tbe approach to tbe culvert on Wanganui Elat Road at Hcrepo was restored to its former condition. Roadman Wright attended to repairs to decking on culverts on Waitaha Settlement. Waitaha Beach and Happy \ alley track, also to raking and breaking oil Waitaha Road and cleaning ot watertallies on Wcohiouse Road.