ROAD WORKS IN FRANKLIN

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 7, Issue 367, 16 April 1918, Page 4

ROAD WORKS IN FRANKLIN

Tho County Engineer ("Mr J. F. McArthur) presented the following 1 report at last Thursday's meeting of the Franklin County Council, viz.:

Proposed Road Works.— Engineering surveys have been made and plans prepared for proposed works on the following roads, viz. : Southern access road to Helvetia Station ; Northern access road to Helvetia Station : Patumahoe to Railway Station Road ; Karaka to Waiau Road ; Caie's Road, Maungatawhiri Valley ; MaungatawhiriMaramarua Road : Maungatawhiri to Mangatangi at " Enoch's " ; Redefined old Survey Hakgill's Road ; Re defined old survey Waiuku to Drury Road at " Cuff's " ; Halt' Chain Road, Harrisville to Razorhack.

Works in Progress— Arrangements have been made with the different Foremen throughout the County for the construction of roads, which are in most cases being carried out with Council plant and hired teams. Metalling has been carried out on a number of roads and the same is at present in a number of localities in progress. Portable Crushing Plant.—The crushing plant has been engaged on the Drury to Tuakau Main Road and is now carrying out crushing operations in the Bombay District. Hauling Plant.—The hauling plant has baen engaged carting metal from the Karaka Quarry to tho Karaka Papakura Road, but owing to wet weather very poor progress has been made. It will now be impracticable this season further hauling in this locality.

Teams' Plant.—The teams' plant has been engaged forming the Waiau to Papakura road and is now engaged in the Waiau District reforming and improving the roads. Mercer Quarry.—Owing to the shortage of labour and railway trucks some delay has been caused in supply of metal. There is, how ever, a large quantity of spawls quarried and on hand. Crushing operations will commence and the delivery of metal will be resumed when the necessary rolling stock is available.

. Contracts Let and in Progress There are at present contracts let and in progress numbering 25. The following signed contracts require the common seal of the Council to be affixed, viz. :

Contract No. 2G9 : For gravelling 43 chains of Creamery Road, Hunua. Contractor, Henry Mc-

Connell, £159. Contract No. 272 a. : For forming and culverting 21 chains of Tram-

way Road, Puni. Contractor, S. Caddy, £8 5. Contract No. 273 : For the supply and delivery of 300 c V- of spawls.

Comrie's Hill, Pukekohe. Contractor, John Fraser, £l2O. Contractor No. 281 a : For metalling SO chains of the Paerata-Karaka

Road. Contractor, C. H. Bridge,

,£ll7 % Contract No. 285 : For metalling 1-1 chains of Key Street to Kelly Bridge, Hunua. Contractor, H. H. Civil, £55 16s. Contract No. £B7 : For forming 81 chains of Drury to Waiuku Road at " Cull's." Contractors, Tooman and Smith, £2Ol. Contract No. 288 : For the erection of bridge on Sutton's Road, Drury (labour only). Contractors, Farrelly and Co., £22 15s. Contract No. 281) : For forming and oulvortitg 47" chains of the Waiuku- Awhitu Road at " Harvey's." Contractors, 0. and T. Short, £lO9 13s.

Contract No. 290 : For forming and culverting 19 chains of the Main Road at Kohe Kohe. 'Contractors,

G. 11. Martin, £BS His Xd. Contract No. 291 : For gravelling 40 chains of McKenzie's Road, Maungatawhiri Valley. (Ist Section). Contractor, S. P. Pendergrast, £lOl 10s. Contract No. 292 : For gravelling

30 chains McKenzie's Road, Maungatawhiri A r alley. (2nd Section'. Contractor. S. I'. Pendergrast, £7O 2s (id. The report was adopted.