WORKS IN WAIPA.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17918, 14 January 1930, Page 11

WORKS IN WAIPA.

WET WEATHER DELAYS.

HEAVY HOLIDAY TRAFFIC. In his report on work done during the preceding month the engineer (Mr j. w. Civil) advised the Waipa County Council at yesterday’s meeting that the wet weather and the volume of holiday traffic had placed a heavy drain on maintenance work, while the scooping of gravel out of the rivers had 1 been delayed owing to the bad weather., , Of work retrospective and prospective in the .various ridings the engineer stated: — Nov/oastlo. Great South Road, Nganiawahia--lamilton. —Grading had been carried eut and an engineering survey made ef'the balance of road up to the junction of nuffell’s Road and it was expected, to havo plans of 44, : miles ready Within the week to forward to thi) ' Main Highways Board f° r approval. 112 c.ydis sand had, been carted l i and grading carried out. Lindsay’s Road: The new formation icar junction of Laxton s cornypleted and f 0 c.yds of sand: carted L’rctm Blaokett’fl pit and spread., The excavating of drains was also completed. Hamilton. Great South Road,.. Hamilton to Ngnruawahta: Grading had been car"rled out. < Te Kowhai to Station Road: Portion of tills road between Te Rapa railway station ana 1 unction of Ruffoil’s Road was widened to a width Of 24ft with stripping. Burbush’s Road: Tenders were received for forming 26 chains Of 20ft road. Six tenders were' received, varying from Is 24d to is ,0d per c.yu and D. TorpCy arid A. Sinclair, .Of Papatoetoo were the suoccssiul tenderer's, accepted at Is 2Jd c.yd (£IJO 15s lid). The work was started. Norton Road: Some 824 c.yds grave repairs were carried out. Old Ngaruawahia Road: Regarding cuivert on bridge; site X Arid that a better line of . roadvcan be got on the south side of culvert or bridge site than the present'line of road arid as the land reqiilred is -on the old Landing Reserve 1 .would Suggest that a better line be. adopted. Rukuhia. Great South Road, Hamilton to Te Awamulu: Grading has been carried out.’ Some 227 cubic yards of gravel haVe' been -delivered towards Melville for maintenance. Rukuhia Railway Station Road: Some 35 c.yds of i jin all in metal has been supplied and repairs carried out and arrangements made fdr giving road a dressing of gravey from Raynes’ pit. Some il li f cubic yards of gravel repairs Wei-ii carried out to Haynes’, Middle - ahu Narrows roads. Tuhlkaramea. Pirongia to Frankton Road (Main llie metal of some 40 chains U 1 tills road from the three mile post to Armstrong's culvert had been j.c a rilled and! trimmed, and 215 cubic vui-dti Of . Tu Kawa metal supplied and blinded with 309 cubic yards of good s:iaVci. Tuhlkaramea-Whatawhata ..min Road: Some 108 cubic yards of gravel had been carted and--repairs lijirrlctt-.outif GlH.artl’s Road: Some Vi c.yds gravel repairs had been carried out. Rukuhia Station Road: Portion ef this, road near the railway station mid been scaritled and! some 70 cubic '■ ..tu-ds of Te Kawa metal repairs darvVleU out'to. the, flat near railway station, and arrangements made for cartbig gravel-from Haynes’ pit to surface Die: whole, flat. Tuhlkaramea, old 'school bridge.: Have received letted from the Public Works Department to supply plans of proposed new bridge. , Kaipakl. Great ‘ South Road, Hamllton-Te i'Awamutu,: Some 1054 cubic yards of VlUetal haVe been carted from * oiid spread, and grading has been carried out. Ranby’s Road grant, i 1 for £1: Five tenders have boon re l reived for contract for forming- and Milling sbme 80 chains of road, vary- < lug from £399 10s 9d to £537 3s 9d> ■j. Reilly’s tender for £399 10s 9d .was accepted. Tarr’s Road: With the Miairman and Or. Speake, lriterviewed , the Public Trustee regarding this road. < t

Pukokura. Cambridge to Te Awamutu: New ■formation from Bell’s Hill to Grey’s Corner lias been gravelled, and grading carried out to the Ranglaohla riding boundary. Plana ,of Tucker’s Hill ’deviation have been approved of*by tho Main Highways Board. Benn’s Road grant, £1 for £1: Plans and specifications have been approved of ■by the Public Works Department and authority received. 32 lin. ft of 48In concrete' pipes have been cartdi onto culvert site and a start made On the earthworks.' Ranglaohla. Great South Boad, Hamilton to Te . Awamutu: Some 315 c.yds me'tal have been conveyed from Te Awamutu, Ngaroto and Ohaupo railway stations and spread, also grading carried out. It was hoped to make a start on carrying out 30 chains of bituminous ’ work, adjacent to the borough boundary, next week. Te Rahu Road: Some 114 e.yds of gravel sand have t peeh conveyed and newly . scarified 1 road blinded. Woodstock Road: Some 60 e.yds sand have been carted and spreading started but tho work had to be stopped on account of weather. Halrini to Klhilubi: Some 30 e.yds metal'have been carted and repairs . carried out, water-tabling, grading .and ’backing up metal and general surface work have been carried out* orakau, Great South Road, Te Awamutu to Punlu bridge: Some 98- e.yds metal and 73 c.ydis gravel have been carted and spread and metal at Meridith’s Hill has been banked up with ‘ clay, which will, when consolidated, assist the hill to be kept In better order. KihikihMArapuni Main Highways: Word came through by wire on Saturday that tho Main 'Highway’s Board had'approved of plans and proposals for improvement of the Acacia Gullyauthority following. Until I receive same, do not know which of the two schemes submitted, they have ap,proVed of. Some 40 e.yds of Puniu River gravel have been.carted from dumps and repairs carried out. Owairaka Valley Road extension: An engineering survey has been made of a further 40 chains of this road, plans prepared and the whole of the earthworks completed. This made a total, distance of 3 miles 33 chains widened ■and straightened to a .width of 20ft ready for,metalling. A start is to be made on tho metalling this week if the weather is favourable,

Mangapiko. Te Awamutu-Pirongla Main High* ways! Some 954 c.yds metal have been supplied, and repairs carried out. Pirongia-Frankton Roadi: Some 644 c.yds gravel have been carted from Te Rore dump and repairs carried out, Te Awamutu-Meadway’s Road: Some 100 c.yds gravel sand from railway'pit have been carted and spread. Pirongia-Paterangi Road grant, £1 for £1: Three tenders were received for contract No. 188 for forming and filling 804 chains of road ranging fr.Om £230 6s £246 15s. J. Reilly was >the lowest, but as the contractor was the lowest for Ranby’s Road, the contract was let to F." Jas. Gee at £246 15s. Frontier Road: SOthe 50 c.yds iof Te Kawa metal have been supplied and the most urgent repairs carried out. Kakspuku. Te Awamutu to Barton’s Corner: Some 65 c.yds Te Kawa metal and 254 c.ydis Waipa River gravel from dump have been carted and ’ spread on the road, widening and backing up of metal have also been carried out. Tokanul Road: Have been In touch with the officials at Tpkanui re bad state of the toad fronting their property between the junction of Cruickshank’s road and the junction of the Great South Road,.which is the portion they have agreed to keep in order. It was hoped to make a start at an early date on the metalling of- Alexander and Webster's gate to Harris’ crossing roads. The report was adopted.