BOROUGH PROGRESS

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 18764, 20 December 1935, Page 4

BOROUGH PROGRESS

WORKS ACCOMPLISHED. REVIEW BY ENGINEER. STREETS AND FOOTPATHS. “By far the most important work carried out in Hie works department lias been the or tensive programme of kerbing and .Manuelling of streets,” said Hie borough engineer, Mr RWorley, in a review submitted to the Borough Council meeting on Wednesday. “During Hie year some 14 miles of kerbing has been completed, the work being carried out in all parts of tiie borough. As funds permit it is proposed lo continue this programme and at the same time follow' up the work by asphalting the carriageways and the footways, nnd it is anticipated that within a few’ years we will possess amenities in this direction unequalled anywhere in the country." The report continued —

The following streets have been kerbed this year: Clyde Street, Liverpool Street, Selkirk Street, Naylor Street, Te Aroha Street, Keddel Street, part Mill Street, Von Tempsky Street, Somerset Street-, King Street, Bealo Street, part Lake Road, French Street, Upper Kent Street, Islington Street, Joffre Street, River Road (opposite park), Devon Road, Anglcsea Street, Norton Road (one side), Palmerston Street, Kent Street, Hill Street, Clarence Street, Massey Street (one side), Ruakiwi Street, Queen’s Avenue, Piako Street, Thames Street, Islington Street, Joffre Street.

The 'laying down of new asphalt footpaths has not been neglected, and several miles of work of this nature has been constructed, as tile following list will show: Palmerston street, Itiver Hoad, Willoughby street, O'Neill Street, Hulumiii Hoad, Kirill Street, Tristram Street, lliuemoa Street, Kent Street, Calloway Street lo Cemetery, Kllis Street (part). Band-on Street (part), (Ireenwimd Street (part). Lake Hoad (part), Buakiwi Street, Tainui Street, Pembroke Street (part), all on one side of the street.

Tito programme of asphalting of carriageways lias linen proceeded with, Ihus eliminating l lie dust nuisance and preserving Ihe roads, and Hie following works have been carried out: Kllis Street from Bandon Street to Kiliarney Hoad; Tristram Street, widened full width; Knox Street, widened full width; Manama Si-reel, widened full width; Somerset Street, widened full width one side; Torringlon Avenue: Pembroke Street, widened full width: Olnuipo Street, widened full widlh; Grey Street from Cook SI reel lo Naylor Street, widened full width; Galloway Street from Naylor SI reel to Cemetery. Use of Rolief Workers. Additions to Ihe piped slormwater drainage, system have been parried out in llic following streets: Dyer Street and Kdgeeumhe Street. To Aroha Street, Victoria Street. North at No. 1 Bridge, Boundary Hoad. Boslrevor Street aL Harwood Street, Ward Street,

Liverpool Street outfall, Seddon Road at railway crossing. Several minor extensions have been found necessary to Hie sewer drainage system to provide facilities for the numerous new' dwellings that have been erected in all parts of the town. The maintenance of the existing assets and facilities has been an unspectacular hut important aspect of tiie council’s activities, and the public can rest assured that the assets have not been allowed to depreciate. In fact, an improvement is always aimed at, and a striking example of this is Hie much-improved surface that has recently been constructed over (lie entire length of tiie business portion of Victoria Street.

The council lias done its very best lo provide suitable works for .Hie relief teams, work which is of value and which would not otherwise be carried out in the normal course of events. Tiie major works carried out under, this heading are: (1) The formation of a new motorist camp at the old -sandpit site, No. 1 Bridge; (2) the removal of the hatters from tiie Lakeside of Ruakiwi Street and the laying down of large grass areas; (3) the clearing of the area at the back of ihe Lake and planting trees; (4) the rc-grading of numerous streets lo permanent level.