Stratford County Council

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 89, 20 August 1923, Page 2

Stratford County Council

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Stratford County Council was held < n Satur 'ay mo-ning. Present Crs. E. Walter (chairman), W. H Were, S. Pitt, M. Daivis, S. Parker, J. O'Neill, J. T. Be'cher, T R. Anderson an-' J. T acibson. ENGINEER'S REPORT. The Engineer (Mr J. W. Spsncc) rep-r(e;l as f 11 >ws:— North Ri'Hng.—During the month about 300 cubic yards *of Inrlders have been taken out of the Manganui River at tho Midhirst denote al c o several yards of shinelo, which will be used in banking up the tar on the Mountain Road. The portion of the Mountain Road between the toligate and the Waipuku stream has received a coat of broken metal Most of the bou'der me>l roads have now be n> i supplied with s'"fficent maintenance metal to keep them in r«p ir till next season. On the Ackland Road the shellrock face is beinc str'pped ready for petting ont a supply of maintenance for tho Ackland and Croydon ro°ds.

South Riding.—Water-tabling has been done on the Wmgrove, Cheal. W".ihapa and Solo roads. On the Mountain Road tar-patching has been done, and a second coat of tar pleed on the portion b»twf>nn the ra'bvav cr~ss''nsi and the nirrre R arl junction. An attempt was made to t"r the Wnihapa between the Rob-on Ro-id and the factory, but had to bo temnorarTy abandoned owing to unsu ; t:'ble conditions. EaH Riding (Toko).—The Mangae hu Road has been repaired with mota! from the pit near Mangaehu RVer. Tho watertableg bave been cleaned ont. On the tarred portion--of the Ohura Road between th'> B rough boundary and the Tok" 1 township, neeessary patching has*

been done. With the assistance of the Ral. ay Deepartment a set o" 15-inch confute pipes has hoe pin red across the Oh'ura Road at the ! Toko railp'Pv crossing. | East Rf'rig (Do^g'as).—Genera l ; suvfn~p work in the way of water tabling anu metal patching has heo done on the various road s in this , ri' in.se. ! East Riduig (Huima).—The past month has been occupied 'on various roads. Two days h°ve been occupied ; n opening np channels in the properties of Messrs Fox Pros, and E. J hnston. This work has had the effect of lo ei'ing the water aboit throo feet. We t Ri ing.—The wa*er tab'es on t 1 o ngs and Fmne'ty roads have been hor u My cle ned out. A set of concerto pipes h's been placed in tb* R" an Roa<i where an 0 11 wooden crlvo t had collrpsecL On the Upper ISTaniia Ro'd a short lonrth of hag erected between the gravel pit and the road formation. A start has been made w'th the refacing of the Opunake Road between the end of last year's re-facing and Cardiff. Man™a.<->hu Rising.—The sherrock from Mr Ward's pit has been crushed and d U m ed on t v e w dside, th" roads at the time the work was in hand not being in a fit state to use j the lorneg for d'stributing the metal I Several dnvs have been spent in 'rounding up and water-tabling on the Mangaehu South Road. GENERAL. It was decided to call for tenders for the sup 1 ly of 500 yards of boulders at Cardiff. 1 C. G. Mather, Toko Road, asked that a settler on the road bo asked to clear out a water-course.—Notice is to be served on the settler concerned. Mrs Savage asked, that the clay part of Makuri Road bo improved.— To be done as soon as the weather is suitable. J. Armstrong, Huiroa, wrote asking that a road deviation be fenced. —The work i s to bo done as soon as possible.