WORK OF THE MONTH.

Waipa Post, Volume XXI, Issue 1339, 9 January 1923, Page 5

WORK OF THE MONTH.

WAIPA COUNTY COUNCIL. i - ! ENGINEER'S MONTHLY REPORT. j ; At the meeting 'of the Waipa County Council at Ohaupo yesterday the engineer (Mr J W. Civil) reported as follows:- \ Newcastle Riding. Tuhikaramea-Whatawhata-Ngarua-wahia Road.—Metal from Hodgson's quarry has been landed at Whatawhata, landing, making a total of some 1254 cubic yards Specifications have been prepared, fenders called, and a contract let to Mr J. R. Hayes for carting 1100 cubic yards of metal from Whatawhata landing to metal from Higginson's corner back to Koromatua bridge and I expect work to be commenced this week. Mr J. Mawhinney and party will have earthwork on this section completed this week The contractor (Mr Eastwood) will have his metalling contract from Dimmer's corner to Corboy's hill completed 'tomorrow. ,-. Mulcock's Road Grant, £1 for £1. — Mr J. Mawhinney and party have comj pleted this work. i Te Kowhai to Horotiu Road.—Metal j is being conveyed from Horotiu by No 1. motor truck, and a distance of 27 chains of metalling has been done on this road | Whatawhata to Hamilton Road.—As I instructed, I served notices on own- ! ers of motor trucks running coal from the Campbell Coal Company's quarry to Hamilton. Repairs have been carried out on various roads 'in the riding. Hamilton Riding. A new gravel pit at Te Rapa has been surveyed and the plan placed in our solicitors' hands for completing j purchase with Mr Holmes. | Ellicott's Road.—The contractor (Mr ; Vernall) has satisfactorily completed his contract of sanding this read. Repairs have been carried out on various roads. Rukuhia Riding. Mahoe Street.—Pipes have been delivered for the culvert at the Junction, and arrangements made for placing two timber culverts. Tawa Street.—Mr McKinnon is making satisfactory progress with his contract. Middle Road, Rukuhia.—The contractor (Mr E-lalcrow) has carted some 503 cubic yards of gravel on to this road, making a total of 828 yards. Repairs have been carried out on various roads. Tuliikaraniea Riding. Frank ton-Ngahinapouri Road. —Mr Reilly and party, with road plant, have completed the water-tabling and backing up of metal from the borough boundary to a short distance past the 3-mile post. Grading and surface work haVe been carried out on various roads by the surfaceman CMr Drabble). Kaipaki Riding. j Repairing and sanding on various j roads have been carried out in the riding by the surfaceman (Mr Higgins). Pukekura Riding. Roto-o-Rangi Roads.—Some 228 cubic yards of gravel have been carted on to the above roads from Peppercorn's pit. The contractor (Mr Thompson) is making a start to-day with his contract at Bertelsen's hill. Roto-o-Rangi Creamery, toward Nolan's property.—l have arranged with Mr H. Mahood to give 35 chains of this road a coating of soft stone, the stone to come from Miller's quarry near the factory. This will save practically a mile of cartage over our roads. I am arranging with Mr Miller ; for the takiftg of stone at Is per cubic j vard royalty. Messrs Harris and Read have car- j ried out work with their teams on j various roads. Rangiaowhia Riding. Te Awamutu to Puahue Road Grant, j £1 for £l.—Mr Bygrave has completed j earthwork at Glasson's and Collison's , hills. Authority has been received from i the Public "Works Department for this work, so that it can be proceeded with j when Nos. 2 and 3 trucks have com- ; pleted work at Roto-o-Rangi. provided j the sum of money arranged for can j be collected from the settlers infer- j ested. j Puahue Soldier Settlement Road. £1 f or £i_i have levelled .and laid off 60 : chains of earthwork, and Mr Bygrave j with teams lias made a start on the work. I have fixed positions for three pipe and three timber culverts; the j timber and pipes are being delivered | to-day. and arrangeemnts have been j made for laying same. _ j The contractor (Mr Cooper) is preparing to start carting metal on Monday. . , . Surface work has been carried out on various roads in the riding.' Orakan Riding. Kihikihi-Waotu Road.—£soo, £1 for £1 and £3OO free have been received Specifications have been prepared and tenders called for quarrying, breaking, carting, and delivering 2000 cubic yards of 21-inch metal .from Brett s quarry to metal the road from Tautarf creamery back to the junction of Major Road. I have arranged with Mr Donald to carry out earthwork of 17 chains from Barrett's gate down to the junction of Waimanu Road at Ferguson's, and have arranged with Mr Holmes for the taking of gravel from his property for metalling portion of this work The road from the 3-mile to tbe 5mile post on this road, mostly gravel, has been broken up 'badly with .the! lorries running for the dried milk concern and I would ask, authority to arrange for a supply and delivery of 400 cubic yards of gravel to put tfte road in passable order, otherwise it : will be disastrous Repairs have been carried out on i various roads in the riding. Mangapiko Riding. Mangapiko School Road Grant. £3OO. j PI for £1 —Authority for £3OO has been received from the Public Works De- j partment for this work. Specifications have been prepared and tenders called for carting 1050 cubiq yards of metal, j reserving the right to curtail 2o per, cent in case £2OO for this work, to come out of the Mangapiko loan, .is j not available by the time 75 per cent I of the work 'is completed. Knkepukn Riding. | Repairs have been effected on van-

out roads in the riding. Webster's gate to Harris' crossing. —ln company with the chairman, I interviewed! the commissioner of Crown lands, who has agreed to allow several small sections on this proposed line of road to go to adjoining owners at a fair price. This will do away with several short access roads and enable us to fix up matters more satisfactorily. I have arranged for- Mr Hayes to make a survey this week. As mentioned in a previous report, I beg to state that the damage being done to the roads in the Rangiaowhia, Orakau, and Mangapiko ridings by the Dried Milk Company's motor lorries is a serious matter.} as these roads have been metalled with only a light coat of metal, and the present funds will not keep them in repair 1 think a levy should be made on the milk carted.