COUNTY ROADS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 158, 6 July 1934, Page 9

COUNTY ROADS

METALLING IN RANGITIKEI. At the Rangitikei County Council meeting on Thursday the engineer submitted the proposed metalling works to be undertaken by the Pubilc Works Department, assisted with county and unemployment funds, sellers to give timber for firewood free, and the council to lend machinery as available, and render all assistance with staff. 1. Watershed Road, 920 chains, 1880

weeks at £3 per week, estimated cost £7525; amount by Rangitikei County Council, £1400; amount by Public Works Department and Unemployment Board’s fund, £6125. 2. Mangamahoe Road, 900 chains, 1860 weeks, estimate £700; Rangitikei County Council £1500; Public Works Department and Unemployment Board funds, £5500. 3. Taihape-Napier Road, 400 chains, 1860 weeks, estimate £7000; Rangitikei County Council £800; Public Works Department and Unemployment Board fund, £2OOO. 4. Kauangaroa-Mangahoe Road, 950 chains, 1280 weeks; estimate £5120; Rangitikei County Council £1600; Public Works Department and Unemployment Board fund, £3520. 5. Owhakura-Rangiwaea Road, 400 chains, 640 weeks; estimate £2400; Rangitikei County Council £600; Public Works Department and Unemployment Board fund £lBOO. 6. Ngauinga Road. 80 chains, 45 weeks; estimate £250; Rangitikei County Council £100; Public Works Department and Unemployment fund,

Totals. —36so chains, 6172 weeks; estimate £25,095; Rangitikei County Council £6000; Public Works Department and Unemployment Fund, £19,095. These works would practically complete the metalling of Rangitikei roads and would give every settler in the county, except ten, an all-weather road to their homestead sections. He suggested that the cost be apportioned as follows: —Unemployment Board—6l72 man weeks at £2, £12,344; Public Works Appropriation Grant in Aid, £6751; Rangtikei County Council, £6000; total, £25,095. The works covering 45.5 miles of metalling would take at least two years to complete, so about £3OOO Public Works Department grant in aid would be required during the current year, and the balance in 1935-36. The county would require to borrow for items, 1, 2, and 4, and 3, 5 and 6 would be advanced out of county fund. The average cost would be avout £550 per mile. The county would then have approximately 900 miles of metalled roads to maintain.