ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2299, 11 December 1889, Page 2

ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

4 The ordinary monthly meeting of the Aohburton County Council was held today. Pienent— iyJeßEto W. 0. Walker (chairman), 0. J. Harper, H. Friedlander J, (Jrtgg, *V, McMiUnn, „. . Aq apology was received for the abeeaoo of Mr Wiinht. OHAIBMAN'S STATEMENr. The (Jhairmtn Bald — At the meeting held on the 27ih u;t. for the purpose of electing two representatives on the United Charitable Aid Boaid oC Nortb Canterbury and Ashbuiton to repeaent ihe County a-ad Borough of Aahburton, the Chairman of thia County and Ma>or fur the time being wero duly elected The Council will Bee by a lotter from tho Treasury that, fines tor tn BLass-ng ou plantation nßurveß ure rogordod as revenue of the Crown, and w<ll not therefore tha property of this Council. — The Hampstead Town Board has written asking the Council to rjmtt it the cum of £6 9j 4d, being half coat expended by that Board on bridge* Main South Bowi, m aocotdance with the principle adopted m regard to the Wakanni Boad Board.— A. letter from the Bailway Oommiseionerß will be read enquiring whether the Council will bear quartet coat of raaintenarce of decking and wages of bridgekeepers, Rakaia combined road and railway bridge, amounting to £131 per annum, m terms of Section 19 of " The Public Worns Act Amendment Act, 1889 ' — 1 have informed the Mount Somers Road Board that it can nndertake ihe erection of the bridge over Bowyer's Stream, approved of by the Council.— The Mount Hult Road, Board forwards for the Oounoil's inf oi mation copy of a resolution passed by the Board with reference to the repairing of the fords m that district by the Board. — A statement sbowing how the money m tho water supply account has b: en expended is plac9d on the table foe the Council's consideration as asked for by Mr Coater. — The Colonial Seoretary haa forwtrdod copy of petition from Mr 1\ G. Wright, addressed to Mb Excellency tho Governor m Council, stating his objections to the proclamation being made of the w*ter races under Section 267 of « The Oonntios Act, 1886," as prsye'd for by the Council. This matter will require the attention of the Council. It ia to be regretted that the Council had not been informed that this petition had .been 'odged at- an earlier date: The Colonial Seoretary states that it was received at his office April 12th last. , ENGINEERS BBPORT, The Engineer's repot t wai read as follows : — Plains Water Supply: The contractor is making good progress with the work, of auxiliary water supply from Kakaia river at Actom Contract No 1 is almost complete, and No 2 is commenced. The manager of Aoton Estate (as per letter annexed) requests to be supplied with a nqmber of gates for the initial main and extension race. — I will thank you to say whether these or any of them is to be granted.— The settlers m lower Acton* m the vicinity of the Rakaia river road, are. about to apply for permission to oonstruob a race m that quarter leading from the main now m course of construction. Thiß would be of much, benefit to. all these settlera, but m order to ensure efficiency, the three fords, whioh would be neoeaaary for road crossings, should be made at their oost by the Oounoil. Pudding Hill stream was abnormally high laat week, causing considerable blockage m the dam and sluioes through accumulation of logs j and root 9, and a temporary deviation of the stream whioh has been restored, but no per* manent injury to the head work; —The intake of the auxiliary supply leading to Methven suffered m a Bimilar manner. — The base of the lower fall m Chapman's oreek at Drayton continues to scour considerably. This should be scoured with brushwood anda'few piles.— The supplies of the various parta of the dis-i triofc during the month have been satisfactory —The river at intake of the Wakanui oreek broke away reqontfy, but was quiokly put to rights, otheswise the Bupply to Wakanui Flat has been kept Bteadily going. Ashburton-Rangitata Water Supply : This, system is being fairly well maintained throughout, A few fordo require a little more olearanoe.The Mount Somers races are also. in fair order. Plantations'. Some of the oontraota for gorse outting and grubbing are already completed, and the remainder will be finished m a few days. The Anama Road Board requests the Odunoil to fenoa off the road line through plantation adjoining B.S. 24821, and to construot the ford for water raoe there. Those workjs are neoessary. The ford was not made previously, because at the time of .the construction of the rao9 that portion of the. road waa 'not dedicated, ...**« j

Hinds River Bridge, Surveyors' Boad : The planking ia now bo open as to have beoome un?nf.i for Bheep, and the joints should be fiilnd up. Tbe oost will be small. Gut m Biver-bed at Westerfield : The tenant of the mill having been advised of the ineffi* cicnt manner m whioh this out has filled op, he has thrown m some additional sand, bat the work is still too flimsy, and of insufficient height] The reoent email freshet readied to within a few inohes of the top of it, and a stronger barrier should be ereoted at the river bank. Water Supply Allocations : The various items of expenditure have now been arranged under their differents heads as requested, and I am preparing lists of the various head works, mains, etc, throughout the system which will be ready for next meeting of Oounoil. ; RAKAIA AUXILIARY CHANNEL \Vl'h reference to Mr W, L. Allan* application (or gates to ba provided for main race, It w n rqaolved that the reqoait oould nut be granted as he bad egieed to givo the Ooanotl a free right of way. The Engineer was lostrupted to make three fcrds, whioh had been applied; for, at the cost .of the upplioants. .. \^, A BEACH BOAD. Aa recommended by the Englneei It wa"s resolved to have four water imo folds oonstinoted on Beaoh road. ' ■ EBIDGE OVBB HIHDB ; : It was rosoived to repair plankincr of bridge over Hinds rlvar at Suiveyor's roaf snob having become unsafe. TAMPIRING WITH BITJBB. , With reference to the oat made In the bank near Weaterfiald mill, the Engloeev was lnatrooted to see that tbe Oonnoll'a direotlons at last meeting were oareled oat* WAKANUI CHEEK. A petition was received from a nqmbtf of persona holding land abutting on the Wakanul oreek asking the Oounoil to have the water shut off, to allow of obatraotlona In the oreek being olewed outt The Eogiao^- vas Instructed to arrange with the mill owners to have the water shut off aa asked for by the petitioners, PAYMBNTB. - Aooounts wore paeaad for payment, BANGITATA BRIDGE, ' It was resolved that the f enolrig on . the embankrneut at the north end of the Ran* gltata traffio bridge, whioh Is at present la a very dilapidated condition, should be pat Into thorough repair. BBIDGE3. A dieonsßoin tcok place In regari to the Oounoll's liability foi maintaining feneei on the eppcoaohei to tho Rangltata traffio bridge, and Rakala Gorge bridge. Ultimately It was decided to aik the Engineer to report on the matter. [Left Sit \Tijf' .