COUNTY COUNCIL

Hokitika Guardian, 10 July 1940, Page 7

COUNTY COUNCIL

DISTRICT HOADS. Tlio Engineer reported on the work carried out during the past month, together with recommendations of work to be put in hand for the month of Juy, as follows: NORTHERN RIDING. General repairs have been carried our. with local labour to the various lountv roaus tlnougnout me Ivuniara custiict. Overhanging scrub lias been cut back along the iv.lv. tram ana x.c«nipiough tracks.

Surface repairs and drainage imnroveiiients have been vanned out along Callaghans, Loopline, and Old Christchurch roads. Araluira Valley and Humphreys roads have been patclimeialled.

j'oiiowing the reont flood- damage, the Public "Works Department diverted the Waimea stream back to its original course and constructed a scopbank between the Main Stafford highway and AYaimea stream. County employees replaced a timber culvert witn six .18 inch concrete pipes at tin* junction of Awatiina Road with the Highvuy and rc-inctal!ed the' scoured section ui Awatuna Road for 10 chains. /CENTRAL RIDING. Repairs have been carried out along Sunny Wight Road, and scrub removed that a start may oe made to cut oacic some of the bad cornets. The material Horn the cuttings will be used ior additional widening. County trucks gravened sections ol Artliurs.Jjwn-Hokih ka •' Soutn, Blue ■spur Roads and Camp Street in Kanieri Township General surface repairs and drainage improvements are being carried out along Saddon’s Terrace Road. Improvements are being carried out with No. id Scheme labour along Manama Road. Various sections are being cleared, widened and metalled. The sections of road through Ruatapu to Ross State Highway iiavo been with bounty trucks.

. Arrangements have been made to

carry out minor protection work along the south bank of the Hokitika River immediately opposite Howat’s frontage to prevent erosion of Artlnirstown road reserve. A start has been made with the 11 chains of stop-bank for ALoyniban’s protection work near the east bank of tlm Hokitika River at Kokatahi immediately below White’s Roadp ■ Local labour carried out protection works across an overflow channel through the east bank of the Hokitika Liver above Me hr tens property at Eon terangi. Twenty trees were felled and secured cabled together across the channel to divert the current during floods from the scat of erosion, and collect deposits of shingle that wil. eventually raise the bed of the overflow channel and protect the bank in this locality. Arrangements have been made with the Public Works Department, for thtliire -of a D.B Bulldozer to complete the stop bank across the overflow channel above Dalzicl’s access road at Tipper lvokatahi. The .work of .reconstructing three chains of stone wall, faced with a continuous mattress of manuka and wire, and large stone and wire aprons at tinlower end of the main Camel Back Protection wall at Koiterangi has been completed. Material! used jwas ■ >LiO tons of stone, 8 loads of manuka and 71 12” x 8” wire nets'. A 40 feet breach in the lower protection wall behind Ritchie’s property at Uvoiterangi is being attended to with local labour.

Drains along Whitcombe Road are being widened. Wall Road outlet drain to the river is being cleaned at Ko'iterangi. County trucks patcD* metalled Municipal, /McArthur and Whitcombe Roads. County workmen are at present engaged renewing and enlarging the 16 feet culvert near H. Monk’s property on Municipal Road. To eliminate tlm driving of piles, longitudinal bed plates to support sills are being laid across the bed of the stream and embedded on solid strata, 6 feet behind the abutments “

Two days were spent investigating the possibility ol diverting Vine Creek at Koiterangi to improve the system throughout Station, 'Whitcombe and Doughboy Roads.

contractors cleared and formed a further 38 chains of Touroha Track Extension, and followed with 20 chains of imotaljjdiw. The track extension has now been formed for 1 mile 12 chains and horse traffic can he taken within 24J- chains of the Springs. Sections of the track will require to he widened at‘l‘oro final payment is made. On the whole the work is satisfactory Flood damage repairs are necessary lo the lower section of Toaroha Springs Track at an approximate cost of £24. Small slips along many sections of the track are . blocking the watertables ind culverts, and if not removed will causa considerable further damage. SOUTHERN RIDING. The contract let to local labour for improvements along 10 chains of Woolhouse Road between the State Highway and Wilson’s has been completed. Timber has been ordered for repairs to the decking, handrails and strengthening the first span of the bridge on the south hank of Donnelly’s Creek bridge below Ross, Arrangements have been made for No. 13 Scheme labour to construct a timber and stoiio groyne from the south bank of Donnelly’s Creek to prevent further erosion of road reserve and improve the crossing through the creek. Overhanging scrub lias been cut back and general surface repairs attented to throughout Redmond’s Road. The power grader operated along ten chains of Granite Greek Road leading to El cock’s property at Fergusons.

General •.surface repairs and drainage approvements- were carried out along the southern section of Waitaha South Rank road with local labour. General maintenance work has been attended to throughout the Harihari and Wataroa districts. The power grader completed operations throughout the Harihari district. Many roads were scarified and re-graded. and rough sections will be top-dressed with fine gravel as soon as the local truck is available. Maintenance metal has been delivered along Wanganui Flat, Haddock’s and Robertson Road. One set of 12 inch concrete pipes have boon put in oir Robinson’s Road and one set of 8 inch concrete pipes on Haddock’s Road.

In the Wataroa District one set of 12 noli, and one set of 8 inch concrete pipes have been put in on Gunn Road to improve drainage. Five 8 inch con•rete pipes were also put in across the

'-"■fonth wiving access to the Wataroa School. Two sets of 24 inch, and one or 12 inch concrete pipe culverts ire being put in on Gibbs access road dong Docherty’s Creek. ’The local County truck patch metalled Richardson’s, Butler’s, Graham’s and Loan Block Roads.

The horse grader has been re-con-ditioned and. will be sent down for use n the Harihari and Wataroa districts. Repairs have been carried out along die Three Mile track at Okarito with local labour.

Pioposals ill avp been prepared for uramage improvements, r-i.-verting ana mrtnllinug 33' chains of Ferguson’s Read at Harihari.

Good progress was made ’ey the contractor during the past month For the •:apply and delivery of gravel along Yataroa Flat Road. The total amount leliverod was 11 lo yards. Tim contractors have completed the "enewal of the superstructure < f (.'Oliver's ('reek bridge at Okuru. , | would recommend the Council to '■(insider fitting oil refiners to three if our latest vehicles. The oil refiner quickly repays its cost on the saving •if oil alone. The efficient working life of the engine would he doubled, due. hi the total absence .of abrasions from Tie oil system. The total cost of each refiner complete and fitted, would be Cfi 2s 6d. Already 3.000 have lien "•tted to vehicles in the Canterbury and West Coast districts

During the past two months, the

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