COUNTY WORKS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 55, 19 October 1911, Page 3

COUNTY WORKS.

SUNDRY' REPORTS. Tire following reports were presented at this morning’s meeting of the County Council: — Engineer. Tenders.—Tenders have been invited closing to-day for South Riding boulder supply, and erection of bridge on York Road. Concrete bridge, Opunako Road (near Rowan). This work is about completed . Waingougoro Road.—On an inspection of tins road 1 find that about 50 chains are in a rough state, the remainder being in good order. The said 50 chains of metal consist chiefly of large stone and boulders, and io is impossible to satisfactorily patch suen a road. The Council should try to renew a portion each>year as funus will permit. At present the most urgent portions are about 10 chains in front of the new creamery, and 2.) chains further up. Opunake Road.—The live hedge encroachment on this road near Mahoe lias not yet been rectified. 1 have arranged with the foreman to commence getting out boulders at Cardiff for tne proposed remecalling in that locality. in regard to Opunake No. 1 Road, I recommend that the two old pieces of road, fronting Mr Rawles and west of Mr Malone’s, and totalling say 40 chains, snoula he renewed. Opunake Road No 2. the most urgent work is the raising and remetalling of a filling at tne foot of a steep hill cast of Hastings Road, and i recommed that tnis oe the first work on tnis length of road. iNorth Mountain Road.—A portion of this road south of Piakau stream has oeen renietalled, and will he blinded and banked at, once. Toko Stream Uridge, Toko Road.— The material for the renewal of this bridge is being supplied, and the work of construction will be commein

eed in a few days. Uh ura , Road iindges —The two small bridges on this road near Gordon Road nave been cleaned, and tarred. (Survey at Horse Shoe Bend.—This subdivision survey for a roadman’s cottage and paddock has been completed, and tne plan is now before you . , . ~ Draining at Douglas.—As the season is now advanced i recommend that tenders he invited for the deepening of a piece of drain on Douglas Road above station. (Tins work was authorised during tne winter .with tne understanding that it would be done at a favouraule season.) ivaitieke Stream Bridge, Mangaehu Road.—Good progress lias been made with this work, which will be completed shortly. , Taihore Road.—The Resident Road Engineer wrote during the month statiiigHhat there was a balance of subsidy of £4(5 for further metalling. As tnere is still considerable loan money in hand 1 prepared specifications for £O2 of work and forwarded them for approval. They have been, returned approved, and tenders can now be invited. Manga Road.—Contract No. 841) (formation of a further portion of this load) has been completed. At the request of the Resident Road Engineer 1 have laid oft a further 1 length oi this road for formation, and am preparing tiie necessary plans to forward for his approval. Mount Humpnries Road.—Work in connection witn the £llO grant has oeen laid Off and plans forwarded to Resident Engineer for aißirova’l.: Foremen. D .Brown.—The roads under my care are in fair , order, but as i am short of men 1 cannot give thehi the attention tnoy require lin places. Mountain Road: 1 have put out 1066 yards of boulders on this road and have crushed //a yards and tipped o-j yards on Monmouth Road for iepaii mg ' same, i wifi-begin the blinding as soon as i get clear or the mushing, widen will take from four go six days yet. ; The machine is making a deal good job this season, and therefore i cannot put through such a nigh tally as last season. Carui'ir Road; Tins road requires raking in again or more material putting in tne ruts, widen are Tatner bad in places.- I would suggest getting out mine gravel if there is any money to uo so. overhanging Trees; 1 think it is . about time some of the owners wore touched tip-about this question as there arc very lew in my riding who have attended' to the matter yet. They all state that they have no time now, so i wiil apply ior norices to-morrow liVtnj. ,j. Kovaieski.—Tne roads are in fair order, although 1 nave spent very ut-

,e time on unem tins mourn, as i

nave been working in the river most or tire tune; i.rru yards' of stone are how uat on mo crushing site at Mitlidrst. at a cost or ks old per yard (ymots included). ’the firewood is ready on tiiu site, and 1 hope to commence crushing as soon as Mr iir.own jias linished witn me crusner. Wo iU-u now occupied m bringing out the oalioury Road uouidcve. ,y. Parker.—All the roads are in good order. I he top sill on the west tiiu vVaingongoio midge on i'ih- : u ei ty xioad is completely rotten, and i m*.*o uiiub it secure to take tral.m until it can be renewed. What 1 ..an see ol tnc other portion of the .jxiage is ciuite good, hiid x Have also got me timber ready lor tne fence mi i< inner ty xioad Xtivcr reserve aha _ vim ue a ole to pub it up as soon as me xmglueoi can give me tne pegs. u. xvouerts. —During the month the urn or deepening tile btandisn Road drains iius ueen completed. Owing to me amount ol water and the largo ■quantity or timber in tiio drain, tnc process ol sinking it an additional two reob was very slow, and also very dirty. ■ As this was' extraordinary work 1 would nke to ask that me men be paid additional wages for the nays worked in the drains. X must mu mention that Surfaceman lingers was not in a lit state for work ioi six days last mouth owing to an attack of lumbago contracted through ,unming in the water. Does the Council grant sick pay in such cases Y All taic roads are in good order. A pofiioii or mo Waiwin xioad about,, a mue in length, extending from trie new idling at the corner of the Makuri xioau to the foot of the saddle is very badly' in need of re-meta Jung. All the mainfcenaiico material lias been used up. 'lucre is a good ucai oi sued-rock handy for tiie road. t (l . (J. Gat ton.—l iiavo made a start v, im the repairing of Makiui lioad. All too in cm I led reads are in very f.ai order. Owing to tnc death of my wife 1 beg to tender my resignation. l'. Hancock. —Heao lioad: 1 have made a start on mis. road. 1 uuu n--c diverts or very few. 1 will do what 1 can witn the money granted. Akuma' itoad : X cannot geo men to work for tho wages, so tliis road will have to remain until 1 have done the Heao ii.ud, wiuen will be the end oi’ next week. Mohakan Hoad: 1 have fixed up this road. 1 put in four new culverts where required. It is in good order now. Makura Road East and West: These roads are getting m good order. 1 will want some maintenance metal for the western road. Douglas Road North; 1 have fixed

up this road. It was in a very bad state. It will want a few box culverts in places' where the present ones arc worn out.

R. Robinson.—All the roads under my charge are now in good order. I have been repairing the side tracks on the Opunake Road. I have finished widening the Brooks and Brecon Road junction and it lias made a great improvement to the roads. I have got the tank as authorised for Mr Lofroth’s cottage, and he wishes me to thank the Council very much for it.

J. Savage.—During the month I have been patching and banking metal, cleaning watertablos, and making up fillings on the Tutntawa and Mangatuku Roads. As the Puuiwhakau surfaceman lias to spend most of his time on the new metal he requires a man for two ,01’ three months to help him to put the other T;oads in order during the fine weather. ~ j Ranger, ■ ■ >•!. A. A. CuthbCrlson.—On the’ 2nd nit. (owing to complaints) I went with Milner to Hastie, Palmer, Manaia and Rowan Roads and found t five horses belonging to four different 1 owners (released). On the ,23rd I foundi two cows on the Waingohgoro Road* (released. On the 24th 1 went to Midhirst, Salisbury, Croydon and Makara Roads and found four weaners and one stag on the latter road (released). On the 2Gth I .went to Wawiri Road, Huiroa, and Makuri Road, but found nothing. On the 27th I impounded from Makara and Croydon Roads five heifers and one cow. On October Ist I went (owing to complaints) to Palmer Road and found three horses (released). On the 3rd I went to Gordon and Wawiri Roads, but there was nothing straying. On the sth I was at ..Midnirst and, Denbigh Road, at found, them, cleqy. Oil the 6th I went ,to' 1 Pembroke and Monmouth Roads Gut fpiind nothing at large. On the sth, I| went tp' Skinner and Wingrove .Roads ’and found twelve cattle (released), and one horse (impounded) on the latter, road. On the 12th I went to .Strathmore and found two cows (released). On. the 13th I found two Gorges i at Puniwhakau (released). On’ the 15th 1, impounded from Kiope and Huiroa two yearlings and .one bullock. On :the 16th I impounded,fro.ip Pembroke and Monmouth ’Roads .six’ bulloqks and one heifer. On ,fhe 17 th I impounded one horse from East Ro.ad.

J. Jacobsen (Midhirst). —On September 10th I found four horses on the road near my gate and On the 11th I found one horse on the Queen’s Drive, all of which , were released. On the 14th I got oiie.horse on the same .read, (released) arid on the 20th I impounded one horse in the Stratford pound. , I may state that this horse had given me trouble night after night and the owner did not take much notice of warnings. On the 26th 1 found one crippled horse on Beaconsfield Road (released). On October 2nd I found four horses ch Kent Terrace (released). , Qjving to complaints I went round ,thc , tpwn at 1 •a.m. on the stji and found five horses straying on the, main road. I found accommodation Tor thorn and they were all released in , the morning. The same morning I fennel one horse, the same cripple as I caught on September 26th, and which has caused me no end of" trouble. On October 7th I found seven cows on Kent Terrace. The owner of. these cows is continually grazing them on the roads, especially , when. lam not about. I know from complaints received that on two days', when I was in "Stratford the same CowS were being looked after by two'children on Kent Terrace. •On • the vT-thf ■as/'Stated;'. .I-went.'myray but returned-anti surprised them. The owner of the cow" still takes about an hour or so to drive the cows about ten chain's, thereby damaging other people’s hedges and fences. Really these cows are all the worry in Midhirst. I have been round the town every morning and evening since I started at different hours, and I do not think there is much to complain about excepting the cows mentioned. No other stock of any sort has been grazed on the (loads since the 7th—unless they take , advantage of the dark nights. ' ,