WAITOTARA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXIV, Issue 17736, 9 December 1919, Page 2

WAITOTARA COUNTY COUNCIL.

The usual monthly meeting of the Waitotara County Council was held yesterday, the chairman, Cr. W. Morrison, presiding. There was a full attendance of councillors.

By-Laws.—A committee was set up to deal with the matter of bylaws.

Grants. —The District Engineer wrote forwarding a list of grants appearing on the appropriations, and asking the Council to mark the list in order of urgency. Four votes were listed, and it was decided to fix taese in the following order: —Raugitatau TSast, £ for £. balance available £1000; Mangaiti Stream Bridge, Raorikia, £ for £, £600; Wanganui River Road, right bank, metalling. £ for £, £250; Wanganui River Road, right bank, Ahuahu to Kaurapaoa, bridle track £ for £, £250.

Loan.—The Council was informed that the State Advances Board had resolved to entertain the application of the Council for a loan of £6000 for the purpose of road and bridge works in all ridings of the County. It was decided to take a poll on the proposal as soon as possible. -

Waitoi Street.—lt was decided to take dedication of the balance of this road, provided that the owners paid the Council the estimated cost of banking.

ENGINEER'S REPORT

The County Engineer, Mr T. Dix, in the course of his report, drew attention to Ibe urgency of remetalHng several roads.

Dealing with the work in several ridings, the engineer stated: —

Brunswick. —A fair amount of patching with the best materials available had been carried out, but great difficulty has been experienced in ( keeping the roads from breaking up. A start had been made with the metalling of portion of the deviation on the Tokomaru East Road. Fifty-eight chair.s of engineering survey had been completed on the Missing Link Road. The I.angaiti Bridge site, which has been approved by the resident engineer, is not within the road reserve, and a survey is required to legalise the land taken for the new bridge site.

Westmere. —Work in this riding was proceeding steadily and attention had been paid to the maintenance of roads throughout the riding.

Waitotara.—-The roads generally were in fair order. Plans had been prepared for a reinforced concrete bridge at the Okehu stream on the Kandley Road. It was uroposed to erect a girder structure having a clear span of 50 ft., the abutments being on the cantilever principle. Several culverts were required on the main ror.d between Kai Iwi and Maxwelltown. A sharp point near the top of the hill on the Pukerimu Road might be greatly improved by reforming about four chains of road.

Tokomaru—The roads throughout this riding are in a good state of repair. Good progress was- being made for metalling Tokomaru West Road. The widening and improving of 80 chains of bridle track on the Watershed Road has been satisfactorily completed, and a further length of 100 chains has been let. The work of! widening, cujv-jerting, and regrading 100 chains of the Watershed Road, north of Messrs Chapman and Son's homestead, has I ;en satisfactorily completed.