COOK COUNTY COUNCIL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1674, 15 February 1906, Page 3

COOK COUNTY COUNCIL.

'"--MONTHLY MEETING. Tho monthly mooting of . 53gre =? yesterday, hen the following mombors wore reseat : Capt. Tucker (Chairman), rs P. Lysnar, H. H- Wall, A. P. [atthews, P. Kenway, H. Kenway, J. D. S. Macdonald, and J. A. Hard“g-

EAST COAST KOAD. [ The Trustees of the late Mr W- I ooper’s estate wrote pointing out that le estate had no interest in tho deviaon in the East Coast road, which was strimental to the management of ock Thoy would make no claim for impensation, but the provisions of re Public Works Act would have to e observed. The executors could not

nd the native leases.— Deferred until ext meeting for further information. Messrs Barker Bros, wrote in regard same road, offering to supply le posts for the fencing of the road irough their property. . , Cr Matthews urged that the opinion E the solicitor (should be obtained as j whether the Council were liable to mce the road. Tho Chairman said that the Council ad either to put the fences up themfives or pay the owners of the proerty for doing so. Cr Harding thought the request or .. T* 1 . . T~> - flfi*

lessrs Barker Bros, should be acjpted. The Council could not get out t their liability in the matter. The Chairman thought the matter light be deferred for a time. The Engineer said that the plans 1 rere all approved of find the work rould shortly be proceeded with. Cr Kenway suggested deferring the fork until such time as arrangements ould be made with the owners of the Puatae property. , The Engineer said that would get ,ver the difficulty temporarily, but iventually the road would have to go hrmurh the Puatae property.

nrougn tne xmatao 1 It was decided to defer consideration ( >f Messrs Barker’s offer until the En- ' rineer furnished an estimate of the ; ■otal expenditure for the work, together with the .cost of all fencing. Crs Harding, Lysnar mad Matthews dissented Cr Harding complained of the delay which would take place through {.fee-decision arrived at. There was a sum of £BOO available for the work, which should he dope ke.fqre the filter sets in. , '*’ . The Chairman sajd the way .out -ol Anita war to move tout tenders l

the difficulty was to muv« he .called for the .commencement ol the W °Cr H. Kenway said that to do 'this I WO uld be dir,6ctjy in opposition of the decision just arrived at, C.r Matthews moved that tenders be called in two contracts for the conatrution of the road from Loisell s to Barker’s, , , , - The Chairman said that the tenders would be in by the time the reply was received from Messrs Barkers. # Cr Matthew's motion was carried.

GATES OF ROADS. Mr W. H. Perry wrote asking for permission to erect gates on the Tauwhareparae and Huanui road. j The request gave rise to considerable discussion, there being a difference of opinion as to which style of gate should be adopted. . . B 'lt was decided to grant permission to the applicant provided he metalled tho road for 20 feet on either side and used a kind of gate approved of by the Engineer. LAND FOR ROADING.

The Council accepted the offer of Mr T. S. Williams of £25 for land taken for the purposes of a road through the Paramata block. STEELE’S ROAD.

—-The Department of Roads wrote m regard to the grant for the HangaroaTahora road, stating that the money would be spent on what was formerly called that road (now known as btoole s SCHOOL BOARD. Mr J. Coleman was re-appointed Governor of the High School Board. Tfi ABAI VALLEY ROAD. Cr Wall drew attention to a slip on Jho Te Aral Valley Road, to* ■wav that drays could negotiate th “ a v‘ : : through the paddochs,

Tho engineer Baid the work would be attended to at the earliest possiblo opportunity.

MORERE ROAD,

On tho motion of Cr Wall it was decided to try tho experiment of two chains of metalling on tho Morero road.

TENDERS. I A number of tenders were rooeived. For formation work on Poututn road thoro was I a groat difforenoo in the prico dirs, which rangod from £127 to £319 7s I 6d. Tho lowest tender, £127, beiog that of Mr D. Malone, was acoeplod, Four tenders were reoeivod for the Washuka new road, tho prices being £863, ' £385, £4lO 5 s and £464 16s 61 respectively. Tho tender of D. Malone, £B6B, was aco?oto3. The tondor of G. and W. Hyde, £4B 10?, was acoepted for the Patutahi drain, sub-' ject to the work boiDg done in fine weather.

ENGINEER’S REPORT. Mt Do G. Eraser, County oogineor, reported : - , Contrao* 123 Ereotion of bridges at Hangaroa.—Completed. Contract 127 —Wharekopao bridge.— Tho steel work for the bridge has arrived in tho oolony, and will probably be forwarded hero in a few days, nnnfcrnnt 13il—Ereotion of bridce.Marai-

| uontraoc loo — ui tapa.—The bridge is praotioally oomplotod I and formation at approaches wo'l adI vanced. The new formation should, if I funds permit, be metalled before the winter, otherwise tho block outtiug will be al« most impassable. Contract 13L—Ereotion of bridge, ManI gatu.—The central oouoreto pier has beon ereotad, and the contractor is now driving the piles for the abutments. I Contract 133—Stock traok. —Formation nrnc»i*ftsfiinc> fmfciafn.ntnril V.

I progressing sa&isiaoioruy. Contraot 139—Quarrying, epawling and breaking etooe, Waimata, —Some 400 yards has been carted out to depots, and a furthtr quantity being obtained for obarge to Government grant. . Oontraot 141—-Collecting and breaking creek boulders, Waimata. —Some 600 yards has been collected, and is now beiog broken in depots. Contraot 142—Lifting and breaking I boulders, Tolago Flat.—About 10 chains bad been oompleted when last inspected, and tho contractor was opening up a quirry of white sione for repairs. Cootract 145 —Metalling Wairoa road— I About 11 chains are under contract and 1 now in hand. I 1/4 0 Li' .la nnilnn n n d limn

1 Contraot 149—Formation and metalling at Motn township.—29 ohain3 of formation complete and 18 obains metalled. Contraot 152—Road formation, Mangamaia.—This work has been let, and nnder oonstrnotion in conjuDOlioa with a section beiog how formed by the Roais Departmoot. ' Tho ■ brbken weather dnriog the past month has considerably retarded all road .

works.- - As regards the works to be exeouted under Government grants, I beg to append a list showing the position:— Grant 5591—L159, Maogama'a road formation. —In band. Grant 6181—L200, £ for £, Tolago- ' Wigan.—Work laid off and plans now in ‘ hand. Tenders will piobably be oalled in j a fortnight. Grant 5594—L150, Wainni, Tolago.— f Work laid off and plans forwarded for ap- 1 proval. t Grant 6132—L200, Arikihi to Wigan.— ( In hand. Grant 5203 —L 97 10s, Karaka-Waihora._ r ™

■la band. _ Grapi- 3v ii^tA oo, Gisborne-Waimata.

‘—ln hand. Grant 5465 bridge.—Timber ordered. Grant 3491—L100, Gisborne-Wairoa, metalliDg —ln hand. Grant 6471 L3OO, Karaka-Pontutn.— Laid off and tenders called. Grant 6423—L400, Waihuka.—Laid off and tenders oalled. Grant 6420—L250, Puatae.—Laid off and plans approved Grant 1749 -L4OO (balance), Hangaeoa —Work'completed. Grant 5317—L250 (£ for£), Maraelaha bridge.—ln hand.. Grant 0860—L250 (£ for £), Rotorna stock track.—ln hand. Grant 6663—L800, Puatae, etc.—Work laid off and plans approved. Grant 5204 L6O (£ for £), sheep su3pension bridge, Wharekopae. —Laid off and plans completed and approved. The above works embrace the whole of the Government grants for this year.