WORKS ABOUT TOWN

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXVI, Issue 7912, 8 October 1929, Page 2

WORKS ABOUT TOWN

BOROCGH ENGINEER'S REPORT NOXIOUS WEEDS IN STREETS HINT TO PROPERTY OWNERS Works about town for the period ended September 28th, as well as other matters coming within his jurisdiction were reported on by the borough engineer (Mr M. F. Haszard) at the monthly meeting of the Waihi Borough Council on Thursday evening.

Dealing with bridges and culverts, Mr Haszard stated that the Tauranga bridge had been repaired by the Public Works Department, and that it should now be good for another five years. The traffic and foot-bridges in Grey Street had been removed and a two-foot culvert installed in their place. A little further widening would be necessary, and a guard rail would be erected. Some good timber had been secured from the bridge and had been used to build a footbridge at the beach. Advantage had been taken when filling at the culvert to clear away a lot of rubbish at the top, thereby opening up a large quantity of good material for the crusher. More repairs had been carried out to the Seddon Avenue bridge over the Mangatoetoe stream, and also the Kenny Street bridge. Timber for the Moresby Avenue bridge had just arrived and the work would be undertaken as soon as possible. New culverts had been installed at the footpath crossing in Brickfield road; in Mataura road, near Mrs Comes’ property; and at the corner of Mataura road and Walmsley road. In addition, repairs had been made to the flume leading water from No 5' shaft.

ROAD WORKS With regard to road works, the engineer said that the main highway by the Mangatoetoe bridge had been widened, and advantage had been taken of the stone gathered during relief works. The shoulders had been taken'off the side of the road for a distance of 25 chains. The corner of Kenny Street and Rosemont road had been broken up, reshaped, and finished to level, preparatory to tar-sealing. The following streets had been patched during the month to a greater or lesser degree;—Beach road, Kenny Street, Martin road, Barry road, Union Street, Silverton road, Haszard Street, Wenlock Street, Baber Street, Cullen’s lane, Bradford and Robin Streets. The footpaths on the Central School frontage had been filled to correct level, and dressed with chips and fines, ready for tarring and sanding later in the year. When gathering the filling for Seddon Avenue improvements, School lane was elevated and levelled. Mataura road had been cleared and roughly levelled and a culvert put in at the end of the metal, while a start had been made to level and clear Wenlock Street, the worst part of which had been metalled. 1

approaches to town “During the month,” continued Mr Haszard, “from two to eight men were employed on these works in Seddon Avenue, and approaches to the town. The whole area has been cleared and grubbed and portions ploughed and harrowed. The bank where the old church stood has been levelled off and made ready for sowing. It has been decided to grass this portion and a strip on either side of the main road immediately. The balance, it is considered, is not yet clean enough to sow, and it will be left to fallow for some time, and be again worked in the dry weather, preparatory to sowing in the autumn.. With the coming of spring, and rapid growth of noxious weeds, the Question of clearing frontages again comes into prominence. It is quite impossible for the council, with the present staff, to undertake all this clearing. Broom and gorse is spreading to an alarming extent and property owners in many instances are taking no steps to combat the pest. For those owners who take a pride in their holdings and keep their frontages clear it is very discouraging to see adjoining sections being left to become breeding grounds for the spread of these noxious weeds.”

THE WATER SERVICE The engineer appended the report of the turnccock Mr G. B. Armour), who stated that he had connected up the, dead ends of streets as follows: Seddon Avenue, one-inch main with Victoria Street; northern end of Baber Street with Kenny Street; and the end of George Strcen with Gilmour Street. He had installed a cut-off valve on Walker Street main so as to shorten this circuit a little,, and had painted Are plug indicators and replaced old wood covering boxes with concrete. The main in Junction rooad had been giving trouble owing to the creep that was going on in that locality and he had had to replace some of the main cocks and join up the ends of the main where it had been pulled apart. Last week a start had been made to clean out the main dam, but owing to the small amount of water available the rate of prograss had been slow. The report was received and adopted.