COUNTY COUNCIL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 29, 17 January 1912, Page 6

COUNTY COUNCIL.

monthly meeting. The usual monthly meeting 6£ the Stratford County Council was held this morning. Present; —Councillors "William Hathaway (.chairman), J. Smith, E. Walter, J. Young, J. Thomson, J. Ohristolfei, C. Ancierson, W. Rogers, and K. Marxell. Engineer’s Report. The Engineer (Mr, E. C. Robinson; reported as follows; Tenners.—lenders have been invited (closing, to-day J for—Contract -No. Stir (supply of olio cubic yards of boulders on oh lira Road). Work in Hand.—The renewal of boko Road iiridge is proceeding sat.sfactorily, the two piers being now in, and tne-arch about to be put over. Good, progress is being made with the following contractsMakun drainage, Mangaoapa formation, ivu. Humpnfies Road formation, York Road Bridge, South Riding moulders. Other contracts let wdl be started at once.

General.—As instructed, information has been collected in regard to road rollers, and is now before you. 1 have inspected the site of the suggested deviation of Opunake Road No. 2, and estimate that the cost of same would be about £2OO, inclusive of land compensation and fencing. Crushing operations are at present proceeding at York Road, after which the Salisbury Road work will be carried out, and tne plant then moved to West Riding. A road plough is badly needed, and I recommend that the Council procure one straight aAvay. Cr. Smith thought that the report re the Opunake Road No. 2 would be valuable at some future date, but it was impossible to carry out at pre- ' sent. The Engineer explained that some of the work had already been done, though not much money had been expended. Cr. Anderson thought the deviation would make a good road. It whs decided to defer consideration of the deviation, but the engineer was instructed to go on with the raising and filling. Cr.. Anderson thought they had work for a road plough, and moved that the Council procure one. Cr. Walter seconded the motion. Cr. Thomson moved that the motion be held over, till they saw how the scarifier worked. Cr. Smith thought the plough was to be used in conjunction with the scarifier. _ , ■ The Engineer stated that if they were going in for the road roller they would not need it. But as it could not be got before six months at the earliest, they would have to borrow a plough to do work that had to be done immediately... The amendment was lost, and the motion carried. During the month a wash-out occurred on the Monmouth Road, the culverts being too small. Cr. Thomson 1 explained the position, and it was decided to hold the matter over for the present. The Engineer’s,.., report was then adopted as amended. Riding Foremen’s Reports. The Riding Foremen report as follows:—V(. YAiV-kfi {> North Riding (West Side).—The roads under my care are in fair order at present.—Mountain--Road: 26 cubic yards of maintenance metal have been put out, which, with the metal already on the ..roadside, should do until next season. York Road: The remetnlling work is in progress. A set of 12in pipes has been put in to replace an old wooden culvert. The upper end of the road has been raked in and blinded, and some drain cleaning done. Monmouth Road: iflTlai JloSvCrW end has been raked in, and shingle supplied for new culvert at wash-out. Pembroke Road: . The lower portion has been raked and culverts cleared. The upper ipqrtiop is, being and '■ Road: Has ,beep.jrajtedj.and, patched, and a track made into gravel pit.Adopted. North Riding (East Side). —Watertables have been ploughed and new metal banked up on Beaconsficld Road The following roads have been patched ;—Beaconsficld, Kent Terrace, Salisbury, Stanley, Cross, and Croydon. The supply of stone for Salisbury Road is in hand.—Adopted. South Riding.—All the ror.ds are in fair order. A small pipe cm verb lias been put in on tho Solo Road, and a wooden one, on the Mountain Road. Most of the month has been spent in blinding and banking up metal.— Adopted. East Riding (Toko). —The roads generally are. in fair order. T.'.qi xr.clal is loosening up on the Ohura Road, but the Beaconsficld is much worse in this respect, arid is now being raked and thoroughly blinded. The unmetalled portion of east end of Ahuroa _ Road has been reformed, and is now in first class order. The approaches to the bridges on Ahuroa Road are all in good condition. Tho west end of this road requires a good deal of attention. In spite of the numerous culverts put in, Bell’s Hill still scours out after each heavy rain. The metalled portion of this end of the road is completely worn out, and not a yard of maintenance metal on it anywhere to patch it with. The Beaconsficld Road also requires about 30 to 40 cubic yards of maintenance near the north end of my length. ...... _ , Tho Chairman moved that the Itasfc Riding members confer with the settlers with regard to Ahuroa Road, to report at next meeting. The report was then adopted. East Riding (Douglas).—Two sets of pipes have been put in on the Maknri Road, and one set on the Ohura Road. The Gordon Road has been patched and portions of the Ohura Road banked, blinded, and watertabled.—Adopted. East Riding (Huiroa).—The Aknma Road repairs are in hand, and given fine weather, should he completed by next meeting. The Maknri Road East metal has been blinded. Repairs have been made to Tnnupo Road bridge. The drains on Mohakau Road are in urgent need of cleaning out. It would take a couple of men some weeks to do them. On Maknri Road Messrs. Bray and Gifford or Darragh, and on Akama Road, Messrs. Eagle, Gardiner and Kidd require to clear watercourses to give outlets to culverts. Other roads are in fair order. Cr. Walter moved that tlie matter of clearing the watercourses mentioned in the report be left in the hands of the Engineer.—Carried. West Riding.—The deck of Kapnni and Knuopokonui bridges have been tarred. The small portion of Brookes Road has been formed ready for the metalling Mr. Lehmann asked for. Forty to fifty cubic yards of maintenance metal will be required for this road. The metal on Brecon Ro;i 1 is

wearing very thin. It requires about 16 cubic yards of maintenance metal. A track has been made into Mang.xtoki Stream to obtain stone for that locality.—Adopted. Mangaehu Riding.—During the month slips have been cleared off the Mangaehu, Tututawa, and Punewhakau roads, and the roads generally surfaced. The Taihore Road is a rain blocked for traffic, having slipped away for about half a chain in one place and being blocked by three slins

in other places. It would take £2O to clear it for light traffic. T’.vo oi the hardwood piles in Mangaeim Bridge, opposite Gattou’s, are cracked.— Adopted. Gr. Young moved that the 1 ailif.ro Road he opened for traffic. Cr. Smith seconded the motion, which was carried. Cr. Marfell moved that £5 be expended on Head Road.—Carried. Tho Council then adjourned nil 2 p.m.