AROUND THE BOROUGH

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 79, Issue 7077, 6 July 1949, Page 6

AROUND THE BOROUGH

FOREMEN’S REPORTS

MANY ACTIVITIES COVERED

The Foreman, Mr R. H. Close, in the course of his report to Monday night’s meeting of the Te Awamutu Borough Council, stated:— “The laying of 4he sewer pipes is going along slowly because of the very poor supply of pipes. The contractors are worried over the bad supply of pipes and are faced with the alternative of leaving the job for a while and letting the pipes accumulate, or continuing in the hopes of getting a better supply. Steady progress is being made at the» septic tank, and as it has got to a very interesting stage I would suggest that the Councillors go and have a look at it themselves. It is a bigger job than most Councillors realise and I think they should be more closely associated with it than they are. Crushing Plant: I should think that half a day’s work by a plumber or a carpenter would complete the work on the huts as they only need a small roof over the hot water cylinders, and apart from electrical fittings this is all that need be done to the huts. The Power Board has put in an extra pole to carry the wires to the huts and all that is now needed is the finishing off inside by an electrician.

I should like to say here that none of the men can work their best if several people are instructing them as to how one particular job should be done.

The popper which we have, has given and is still giving, good service. I do not think that the contractors will get down much quicker with another one, but I think the Council has done a very wise thing in providing another one as the machines are very easily put out of working order. The tractor and trailers are having difficulty in getting up to the high chute and if the tractor has to continue the same kind of work it is doing at present it will not last long. I think that for the saving of the Council’s time and money it would be best to get a bulldozer and remove the whole of the filling which was put in for the new chute and dismantle the latter, and work on the small chute again. I do not consider that it is of any benefit to have a great pile of stone round the chute, and I think it should be left at the quarry until it is required. I think that as it is a big job to feed the crusher Paul Nikora should have some assistance in doing the job. I think that the compressor should be set on a concrete foundation as there is far too much vibration at the present time. - These are my own views and I trust they will suit the Council.” The report of Mr Catley, Deputy Foreman, indicated that the men had been busily engaged during the past fortnight and work on many streets has been attended to. One thousand pine trees h&ve been sent up to the Forestry on Mount Pirongia. Quarry Foreman’s Report

The report of Mr J. Leslie, Quarry Foreman, read as follows: The following work has been carried out during the fortnight ending June 17th. We have been crushing when able; the weather hab been too wet to get much done. Had to use trucks to cart spawls from quarry to spawl hopper on account of new track being too soft for tractor. Was unable to get up for a week. I have been patching it with trucks and carting over it to consolidate it. The tractor started carting on it again and should be all right with a bit of dry weather.

The huts have arrived and been placed in position for the quarrymen. I have had three men working on them. We have built a shed for the tractors and shed for compressor. Plant all being under cover. Now that the huts are completed the contractors will commence quarrying on Monday. The following are the tallies for the fortnight:—Metal 247 yds; rubble 51 yds; 50 yds rejects in dump; 20 yds half inch chips and 10 yds three quarter inch chips. All the reports were adopted.