ROADS AND FOOTPATHS.

Waikato Times, Volume 97, Issue 15270, 21 June 1923, Page 5

ROADS AND FOOTPATHS.

SCHEDULE OF WORK. BIG SCHEME DRAWN UP. APPROVED BY COUNCIL, The following schedule of work on Btreets under the heading of secondary streets was adopted by the Hamilton Council last night:— Hinemoa Street, between Rosstrevor and Liverpool Streets, 12,1-8 chains; Vialou Street between Rosstrevor and Liverpool Streets 12 1-8 chains; Selkirk Street between Rosstrevor and Liverpool Streets 12J chains; Liverpool Street, 28i chains; Willoughby 33 1-3 chains and Mill Street, be laid down with metal from Mount Eden as soon as this is available 'and surface treated with bitumen during the coming season. The Borough Engineer, Mr W. H. Stevens, presented the following report,. regarding kerbing and channelling : In connection with the schedule ft will be noted that the laying of kerbing in certain streets involves the construction of piped drains and cesspits, where this occurs the amount required for the latter is shown in brackets.* More streets have been shown than it is possible to kerb out of the present loan and I have left it to the committee to decide which streets should be deleted from the schedule. In the last kerbing and channelling loan of £IO,OOO (which Included storrnwater drainage) the amount actually spent on kerbing was £6,204 lis 7d and five (5) miles eight (8) chains of kerbing was constructed with this amount (Including' the radial sweeps at street intersections and engineering plahs and supervision). Storrnwater drainage absorbed £3,036 3s sd, whilst charges for interest, sinking fund, insurance, exchange and legal expenses used up £759 os.

Taking the total length of kerbing constructed the average works out at slightly under 4s 6d per foot—the actual detail showing softie Of the streets having cost over 5s per foot, whilst other were under 4s; this is accounted for by the fact that the estimates were framed by scaling distances from the six Chain LithO' plan and also allowing for all streets to have a. uniform cut and fill. This is the only reasonable' course that can be pursued even now as the amount of engineering work involved to determine the actual chainage on the ground and variations of cut and All would ' delay the prosecution of the work for some considerable time, besides adding materially to the Cost. For the foregoing reasons I have adopted the uniform figure of 5s per lineal foot in framing the new estimates thus giving a safe margin to work upon:— Clatidelands Area: River Road, bridge to Te Aroha Street, west side (storrnwater £iOU), 2800 feet at ss, £7,00. River Road, O'Neill Street to Arcadia, west side, 2400 feet at ss, £6OO. River Road, Piako Street to Boundary Road, east side (storrnwater £223), 2110 feet at ss, £527 10s. Oakley Avenue, both sides (stormwater £130), 1900 feet at ss. £475. Thames Street, both sides (stormwater £224), 2446 feet at ss, £6ll 10s. Piako Street, one side (Note: water main to be moved), 1230 feet at ss, ,£-307 10s. Kitchener Street, both sides (stormwater £3O), 2240 feet at ss, £560. George Street, one side, SBS feet at 'SS, £221 ss. O'Neill Street,. Both sides (stormwater £3O), 2518 feet at ss, £629 10s. Station Road,, one side (storrnwater £ll2 15s), 1020 feet at ss, £255. Whyte Street, Te Aroha Street to Station Road, both sides (storrnwater £ll2 15s). 740 ft at ss, £lB5. New Street, both sides (storrnwater £32), 740 feet at ss, £lB5. Te Aroha Street, both sides, (stormwater/340 10s), 73,70 feet at ss, £1842 l(Js. St. Olphert's Avenue, both sides, 1340 feet at ss, £335., St. Winifred's Avenue, both sides, 1340 feet at ss, £335. 1 Bond Street, both sides (storm-/; water £2B), 2352 feet at ss, £SBB. Argyle Street, both sides (storm- ; water £j}6), 2400 feet at ss, £6OO. Warr Streeet, both sidses (stormwater £39), 540 ft. at ss, £135. Francis Street, both' sides (storrnwater £36), 1320 ft at ss, £330. Total for Claudelands £9422 15s. In the event of kerbing work being authorised in either Kitchener Street Stanley, Thames or Grey Streets, •storrnwater drains must, be constructed in Grey Street, the estimated cost of which is £1,212. (See detail on loan schedule No. 1 branch, Claudelands area.) Hamilton West. Hinemoa Street, one side, Rosstrevor to Liverpool Streets (storrnwater £29), 750 feet at ss, £lB7 10s. Hinemoa Street,, one sldo Rosstrevor Street to London Street (storrnwater £29), 750 ft at ss, £lB7 10s. Hinemoa Street, one side London to Bryee Streets, 750 ft., at ss, £lB7 10s. Liverpool Street, south side (stormwater £331), 1523 feet at ss, £3BO 15s. Liverpool Street, north side, 1420 feet at ss, £355., Vialou Street,- both sides, Rosstrevor Street to Liverpool Street (stormwater £2O), 1500 ft at ss, £375. .Selkirk Street, both sides Rosstrevor to Liverpool Streets (stormwater £2l),- 1500 ft. at ss, £375. Selkirk Street, both sides, Rosstrevor to London Streets (storrnwater £155), 1500 feet at ss, £375. Selkirk Street, both sides London to Bryce Streets (storrnwater £155), 1500 feet at ss, £375. HdrWOOd Street, both sides (stormWater £25), 1500 feet at ss, £375. Princes Street, both sides (stormwater £2O), 1000 feet at ss, £250. Victoria Street, one side, RostrCvor Street to Liverpool Street (stormwater £133 15s), 674 feet at ss, £IOB 10s. Bryce Street, one side, Victoria to Hinemoa Streets (storrnwater £48.5), 1400 feet at ss, £350. Barton Street, one side, 750 feet at ss, £lB7 10s. I Radnor Street, part of south side, 400 feet at ss, £I,OO. Thackeray Street, one Side, Anglesea to Pembroke Streets (storrnwater £270 10s), 792 feet at ss, £l9B. Clarence Street, both sides, Anglesea to Pembroke Streets, 2838 feet at ss, £709 10s. Anglesea Street, both sides, Collingwood to Radnor Streets (storrnwater £125 10s), 4652 feet at, ss, £1163. Palmerston Street, south side, 1782 Ceet at 5s (storrnwater £l7B 10s), £445 10s. Total for Hamilton West, £5745 ss. Commitments. Work in hand or completed, Hamilton West: — Rosstrevdr Street, north Side, 20 56 feet at ss. £sll 10s.

Barton Street, completion of west side, actual cost £47 Is. Liverpool Street, Victoria to Clifton Streets, both sides, 726 feet at ss, £lßl 10s. Total commitments, £740 Is. Frankton Area. Hall Street, south side (storrnwater £6ll 15s), 1468 feet at ss, £367. Hall Street, north side, 1056 feet,at ss, £264. (Note. —The kerbing on either side entails the same expenditure upon storrnwater.) Lake Road, both sides, Empire to railway lines, 4752 feet at ss, £llBB. Lake Read, east side, railway lines to Marama Street (storrnwater £144), 710 feet at ss, £177 10s. High Street,, one side, Hall to Empire Streets (storrnwater £217), 478 feet at ss, £ll9 10s. Haig Street, both sides (storrnwater £4O), 1055 feet at ss, £263 15s. Kent Street, both sides, Empire to King Streets (storrnwater £9O), 3100 feet at ss, £775. Empire Street, south side (stormwater £362 ss), 1020 feet at ss, £255. Dudley Terrace, both sides, Kent to NOrton Streets (storrnwater £4O), 1010 feet at ss, £252 10s. Keddel.Street, both sides, 1200 feet at ss, £3OO. King street, north side (storrnwater £222 16s), 1920 feet at ss, £4BO. King Street, south side, Lake Road to Seddori Road, 1420 feet at ss, £355. Somerset Street, one side, 1440 feet at ss, £360. Devon Street, both sides (stormwater £ll3 10s), 2050 feet at ss, £512 108. Queen's Avenue, both sides, Lake to Killarney Roads (storrnwater £9O), 3960 feet at ss, £990. Massey Street, north side (stormwater £1365), 4108 feet at ss, £1027. Total for Frankton area, £7686 15s. in dealing with the Frankton area it should be borne in mind that four storrnwater piped drains form the key Of the position, and these mUSt be constructed to lit in with the streets Scheduled —wih the exception Of Queen's Avenue., The drains referred to are Shown in detail On the loan schedule, and Comprise:—Norton Road main, £1052 10s; Massey Street main, £1365 10s; Hall Street branch, £6ll 15s; King Street branch, £222 16s. Commitments. Work in hand or completed Frankton area:—Commerce Street, one Bide, 1650 feet, at ss, £412 10s; Norton Road, West side, Commerce Street to saleyards, 2754 feet at ss, £6BB 10s; High Street, one side, Commerce Street to trucking yards, 462 feet at ss, £lls 10s. Total, £1216 10s. Hamilton East:—Clyde Street, both sides, Grey to Firth Streets, 1510 feet at ss, £377 10s; Firth Street, both 6ides, Clyde to Naylor Streets (stormwater £308), 5800 feet at ss, £1450; Coates Street, both sides, 1470 feet at ss, £367 10S; Cook Street, sOuth side, Firth to Galloway Streets, 1500 feet at ss, £375; Wellington Street, north side, Firth to Galloway Streets (storffiwatef £294), 1500 feet at ss, £375; Wellington Street, south side, Nixon to Galloway Streets, 755 feet at' ss, £IBB 15s; Grey Street, both sides, Wellington to Albert Streets, 1540 feet at ss, £385; Grey Street, west side, Bridge to Dawson Streets, 1050 feet at ss, £262 10s. Grey Street, east side, Beale to Dawson Streets, 750 feet at ss, £lB7 10s. Nixon Street, east side, Clyde to Naylor Streets (storrnwater £324), 2898 ft at ss, £724 10s; Nixon Street, West side, Cook to Naylor Streets, 2098 feet at ss, £524 10s; Von Ternsky Street, both sides, 2120 feet at ss, £530; BOale Street, bolh Sides (storrnwater £307), 1808 feet at ss, £452; Naylor Street (south side, Grey Street to Fox Street (storrnwater £621 6s), 2800 feet at ss, £7OO. Total for Hamilton East, £6899 15s.

For the purpose of calculating the cost of bituminous footways in connection with the lqan moneys an average width of 12 feet may be used, the estimated cost of which is 3s per lineal foot of pathway, or £9 18s per chain, therefore, without taking into consideration the 408 chains of 'footpaths korbed out of/the last loan, threeeighths of the present loan moneys should be earmarked for bituminising those under way and proposed. I am of opinion that a portion of the £68,000 roading loan should be used to augment the footpaths loan, this being provided for on the voting papers, but as the question is more or less one of policy it might well be considered by the committee.