STREET PAVING LOAN

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12093, 21 March 1925, Page 11

STREET PAVING LOAN

DETAILS DF SCHEME GREAT SAVING IN FUTURE EXPENDITURE. TOTAL COST £200,000.

The Mayor (Mr R. A. Wright) handed to a “Times” representative a copy of the schedule of street areas included m the street paving loan of ' £200,000. In the appended list the treatment is with bitumen, unless otherwise stated, arid "where “brick” is mentioned, this. includes a ooncrete base. 1 ho Mnyor stated that these streets had been most costly in maintenance, and- it was owing to the heavy expenditure here that the amount spenton suburban roads had been correspondingly meagre. The dust nuisance and. the noise ot traffic in the streets had become increasingly difficult problems. As an ■ illustration ot the saving which the scheme would bring about, qne had only to _ take Thorndon quay, where formerly in the summer time they had water-carts and scavengers employed all ' day long. Only a fraction of this work was required since the road had been put down in bitumen. It will be noted that the streets are given alphabetically, .and not in order of priority. Below will he found first the street, next the treatment, nnd next area in square yards and cost. . NO. 1 DISTRICT—CITY. I Abel-Smith street: 4814; £1925. ! Adelaide road: Brick and concrete base; 7784; £7784. Adelaide road: 8597 ; £4299. Aro street: 6300; £2520.. Ballance street: 3300; £1650. Bowen street: 1250; £SOO. Bowen street: Brick on . concrete base; 1278; £1278. j Bunny street: 1608; £844. Cable street margins, Chaffers street margins, Herd street margins, and Chaffers street extension: 5653; £2826. Constable street: 1103; £477. Constable street: Brick on concrete baso; 2954; £2954. Cornhill street: 466; £l6B. , Cuba street: 1427;; £713. Farisli street: 786; £304. I Ghuznee street (Upper): Brick on concrete base; 196'i; £1961. Herbert street: 730; £3OO. Jervois quay: 5561; £3476. Molesworth street: Brick on concrete base; 1956; £1956. Old Customhouse street: 1322;^528Park street: 874; £350. ■ Rintoul street: Brick on concrete base : 1124; £1124. Salamanca roaa: 2098; £B9l. St. Hill street: 520; £2OB. Stout street: 2458; £1290. Stout street extension: 1500; €375 (half cost). Taranaki street: 11,464; £5732. Tinakori road: 9660; £5067. Tory street: 4700; £2467. Vivian street: 2747 ; £IO9B. ' Wallace and John streets: 3630; £1907. Whitmore street: .1389r£72R Willis street (Upper): 3000: £I2OO- - street: brick on concrete base; 1800: £IBOO. . Wilson street. 1643; £862. Total. €61,600.

NO. 1 DISTRICT—ISLAND BAY. The Parade: 17,150; £6860. Total, £OB6O. NO. 2 DISTRICT—KILBIRNIE. Coutt.s street: 14,421; £7571. Crawford road: 7873; Hamilton road: 3974; £2087. Moxham avenue: 67lo; £0520. Seatoun and Bay roads: 3801, £l9£!> Wellington road: Brick; 2273, £2273 ’ Total;- £21,630. NO. 2 DISTRICT—MIRAMAR. Broadway: 25,215; £10,086. Total, £10,086. NO. 3 DISTRICT—BROOKLYN. Cleveland street: 1800; £720. Happy Valley road: 8696; £34SO. Ohiro road: 1767 , £707, Total, £4907. NO. 3 DISTRICT—KELBURN. Upland road: 14,199: £7099. Total, £7099. NO. 3 DISTRICT—NORTHLAND AND KARORI. Main Karori road : 15,200: £7980.. Main Karori road : Brick on concrete base ; 4733; £4733. Main Karori road: 20.c27; £8331. , Main Karori road : Brick oh concrete base; 7517; £7517. . Total, £28,6G1. EXTRAS ON HURT ROAD SCHEDULE. Evans Bay road: Wall, filling, etc.. £20,000. Lyall Parade and Queen’s Drive:, £1,454. Oriental Parade: 16,275 ; £8546. Total, £30,000. Contingencies, etc., £21,827. Plant and renewals, £7500. Grand totals: 279,293 sq yds; £200,C00.