WORK ABOUT TOWN

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXVI, Issue 7900, 10 September 1929, Page 2

WORK ABOUT TOWN

BOROUGH ENGINEER'S REPORT THE MONTH’S OPERATIONS TREE PLANTING AT BEACH Reporting to the Waihi Borough Council at its monthly meeting for the period ended August 31st the borough engineer (Mr M. F. Haszard) said: “The principal work for the month has been the reformation of a section of the main highway between Waitete bridge and Park road. This has become badly worn, and required re-shaping. About 30 chains have been broken up with the scarifier, re-formed and dressed with a fresh coating of metal for the full width, and has been rolled down. A section of the Mangatoetoe bridge has also been pared down to correct level, and the surplus fines which had accumulated here have been removed and used for patching.” Enumerating other works the engineer said that the old timber culvert across Devon Street, at its intersection with Kenny Street, had been relaid with concrete pipes; the culvert across the right-of-way near the springs reresve had been cleaned out, and also the water channel in Consols Street, where the water was running over the footpath; a culvert in Smith Street had been relaid with 12-inch concrete pipes; temporary repairs had been made to the Moresby Avenue and Grey Street bridges, new private crossings had been installed by the Academy Theatre and Cullen’s shop in Rosemont road, and opposite Roberts’ dwelling in Moresby Avenue; and the borough yard in Union Street had been cleared of noxious weeds, and the fence repaired. During the month a number of tung oil trees had been forwarded from the Agricultural Department, and these had been planted—mostly on the beach reserve, and a few in the Recreation Ground. Temporary repairs in the nature of patching had been carried out in the following Streets: Roberts Street, Walmsley road, Robins Street, Russell Street, Clarke Street, Grey Street, Dobson Street, Junction road, Union Street, Princes Street, Galbraith Street, Cannon Street, Wrigley Street, Consols Street, Victoria Street and the Beach road. A total of 485 yards of metal had been carted and spread during the month, and of this 256 yards had been through the crusher. Three hundred and thirty-five yards had gone on the main highway—24 0 yards crushed and 95 yards blinding. Next month, said Mr Haszard, he proposed to reform the footpath in School lane. This had been authorised last year, but the improvements in the school grounds had only recently been completed. If this work were done now it would be sufficiently cousoldiated to tar and sand during the coming summer. Further works would he the removal of the Grey Street bridge and replacement with 24-inch pipes: re-construction of the roadway at the junction of Kenny Street and Rosemont road; an dthe building of a shed in the borough yard to accommodate the roller, implements and timber. “My attention has been drawn to the state of the road at the intersection of Union Street and Mueller Street, by the Convent School. There is here an accumulation of rubbish and noxious weeds which should be removed and the road put in order,” added the engineer. “There is also a short length of unmetalled road, about four chains, connecting Wenlock Street with Gladstone road, which I should like the Works Committee to inspect. During the month it was found necessary to have the screen at the hopper repaired. This was completed by Judd’s foundry and has been charged in the month’s expenses. Of the 485 yards of metal dealt with 256 yards went through the crusher. No. 1 truck made 137 trips for the month and No. 2 191 trips.” The report was adopted.