COUNTY ADMINISTRATION

Chronicle (Levin), 16 July 1948, Page 4

COUNTY ADMINISTRATION

Horowhenua Councifs July Meeting The 'July meeting of the Horowhenua Copnty Council was held on Wednesday, those present being Mr. A. M. Cplquhoun (chairman) and urs. D. K. Guy, E. R. Winiaer, L, F. Brownj R- W- Jenkins, J. B. Aitchispb, J. H. P. Liggins, A. M. ^iians and W. G. Tayipr. Also iVLessrs. F. H. Hudson (cierk) and W. H. Fraser (erigineer).' Fencipg of Cemetery - A comp(a,iht regarding tne grqzing of th.e Koputaroa- Cemetery Witho.ut a'dequate procepwion pf the graves was repeiYed from Mrs, H. A. Douglas, pf Leyin. In her letter, ivlxs. Dpugias said that shrubs and plants she had placed on and around one pf tnp graves had been destrpypd by stock due to insecure fencing. ine graves shpulcl be protectedf cppimented the chairman. Something. \yould hayp to be dpno to imprpYe the present fences, ... As fa;r as the grazing of the cemetery w^S concerned, this was dorie tP' keep the grass down, said Gr.'-'Guy. HpweYer, tliere should be something more substantial around .the,. graves, only netting being used afc present. He suggested that small .fences should be placed around eaeh grave, as the netting was too riigh for people to get oyer. The matter was left to Crs. Guy and Winkler to attend to. Request For ftoadside Soil A letter- from the Levin Borough Council expressed regret that the cpuncil cpiild not see its way clear to allow the removal of 50 cubic yards of soil l'rom the county roads fpr , use m relaying the cricket pitch on. the Weraroa Reserve. The borough Council now had to fall back on some less suitable material Within the borough boundaries. j The council had mdde a decision and would have to abide by it, commented the chairman. The Borough Council had ' followed its example and had also . prohibited the rempva,l of soil from its roads, and bPW it. was asking the county to let it have spme. It \yas the opbnon pf Cr. Winkler that exceptions should be made in certain cases.' it Was' de.Cided to write to the Borough Council rpafhrming the previous depision. • E^teu^ing Potts' Roacl A proposql to extend Potts' Road, | at Ihakara', by metalling the surI face of. the rpad reserve was further considered. This reserve* is at present fenced off at the ' point; Where the existing road ends, beihg" useh as a hpiding paddock by a ratepayer, Mr. H. F. Hall, and entrance tp it is gainea by a gate. "In a letter, Mr, Hall asked the council if .the road could not be extended and the fenee and gate be allowed to remain, as these were of considerable importance- to stock travelling along the road. His yards at his wpolshed and for drafting had been constructed in the expectation 'that the gate and fence would reiuain. Their immediate removal would make the handling of his stock inipossible.' Instead Of removing the, fence, Mr. Hall undertook to fasten the gate open and only cl'ose it when necessary. Should the council sanction this action; he Would be willing to contribute £5 towards the metalling of theextension. A - letter was also received from Mr. J. A. IVhtchell, who enclosed £10 towards the cost of the work. He commented that if the road was, no. used as a holding paddock for stock it would be easy to maintain. He -had viewed Ihe portion of road referred to in company with pther counciilors, said Cr. Brown. Et was fe.it that the fence and gate could not remain if Ihe council was to undertakp any work on the road, This was tHe general feeling of the meeting and it was resolyed tp write tp Mi-'. Ifall, ppinting out tha| the 'fericd would haVe' to be removed before the council would carry out any work. General Matters A generous offer of a number of young kauri trees for planting in the public park at Manakau was made by Mr. E. H. Hoskins, of Allen Street, Otahuhu, in a letter to the council. He had planted two on his own property and considered that these beautiful trees would grow as far south as Manakau. As the only park known to the ' council in Manakau was Tatum Park, it was decided to see if Mr. Hoskins would be agreeable to have the trees planted in the gardens at the Manakau School. The matter was referred to Crs. Atkins and Taylor, with power to act. Mr. W, H. Roberts, of Buckley Road, Shannon, wrote asking if the 1 council could give some attention to the cleaning of the rOad drain in the yieinity of his property. The matter was left to the engineer to attend to. j Had the catchment board engi-i neers not been on hand wh'en the, Otaki River'was rising during the last heavy rains, the banks along the river near Mr. Chrystall's property would have broken' and flood water would have reached Otaki Railwuy and the .Township, This was revealed when the council was discussing a. letter from the Otaki Borough Council soliciting a donation towards the river work. It was decided to make a contribution qf £25. A letter from Mr. R. R. Sm'ith, of . Old Foxton Road, .Shannon, complained about the state of Old Foxton Road. The engineer was authorised to attend to the matter. A donation of £2 2s was granted the Horowhenua Boys' and Girls' Agricultural Club on receipt of the club's annual report and balance sheet, . together with a circular thanMng the council for past assistance and asking if it could see its way clear to making a further doaattofi.