COUNTY OF WAIPA

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 71, Issue 6138, 19 September 1945, Page 4

COUNTY OF WAIPA

WORK DONE IN LOCAL RIDINGS ENGINEER’S REPORT

The Waipa County Council met on Monday, when those present were Mr S. C. B. Macky (chairman) and Crs G. S. Hall, E. S. Harding, W,. S. Germann, R. J. Church, S. G. Russell, F. L. Onion, C. S. Alexander, M. W. Cunningham, N. Reid, and J. W. Garland. Mr T. Grant (clerk) and Mr W. G. Macky (engineer) were also present. Leave of absence was granted Cr E. F. Peacocke.

The report of the engineer on the work done to 31st August was read in part as follows:

Kaipaki Riding: A small amount of patching was done on Lynd’s Road and Kite’s Road. Pukekura Riding: A considerable quantity of sand was put on riding roads during the month, the principal roads to receive attention being Redoubt, Kairangi, Reynolds, McLarnon, and Tarkington. Portions of main highway were patched; also the sand section of the Te Awamutu-Cambridge main highway. Concreting of Kairangi culvert is now complete, and as soon as the concrete is sufficiently set the earth-work will be put in hand.

Rangiaohia Riding: Work was done on Te Rahu, Park, Muir, Peake, and Sutton Roads, and Racecourse Road was given a coat of chips. Most of the roads in the riding were graded. Orakau Riding: Most of the riding roads received attention, 171 yards of sand and 136 yards of gravel or chips being used for patching and surfacing. Kihikihi-Arapuni main highway received 26 yards of chips and 30 yards of pit gravel. Para-wera-Wharepapa main road was patched. Some 742 yards of crushed shingle were dumped ; at Tunoho’s, and the usual grading done. Mangapiko Riding; Te AwamutuPirongia and The Frankton-Pirongia main highways were patched and surfaced with 205 yards of chips and 247 yards of pit gravel. Te Awa-mutu-Meadway’s main road was lightly surfaced with pit gravel, and Frontier main road was patched. The roads receiving most attention this month were Burns’, Day’s, Sing, Johnston’s, and Rice’s. Most of the roads in the riding were graded. The old earthenware culvert across the Frankton-Pirongia main highway at Lyn Macky’s failed during the heavy rain of 25th to 27th August, causing an extensive wash-out, and the highway had to be closed. It was necessary to replace the culvert with 24inch concrete pipes, and the highway was re-opened on 14th September. Kakepuku Riding: Tokanui-Kake-puku main road, Mountain, Candy’s, Ray’s, and Factory Roads were lightly patched and the usual grading was done. Some culverts were inadequate to deal with the reecnt abnormal rainfall, but no serious damage was done. A short length of metal was washed off Mountain Road, and this has been replaced. General; The improved weather has already begun to show a beneficial effect on the sand roads, and their condition generally is better this month. The abnormal rains of 25th to 27th August did no extensive damage with the exception of the washout on the Frankton-Pirongia main highway. Most of the minor damage has now been repaired.