UAWA COUNTY

Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11128, 12 February 1930, Page 2

UAWA COUNTY

MEETING. OPj COUNCIL. - (Special to the Times.) A meeting of the U awa_ County Council 'was -held ; ' : '*on February -8, There were present The chairman (Cr. E. B. Roland) .and Grs. H. P. Barron, El--C * -Loisel •4. L. Reeves, C. El. Smith 1 , - and P. T. Weeks., Leave of absence was granted to Crs. S. King, Spencer, and J. McNeil.. ' . Wiaiapu County Council asked' that consideration ho given to. a ; joint scheme for appointing, a trafj tic inspector for-the Mntakaoa, AVai. upiv and Tlawa Counties.—Clerk boinstructed to reply that tiio Council is agreeable to joining up with the suggested scheme and suggests that a conference' between the Chairmen of the Matakaoa, AVaiapu and ITawa Counties be held at Tokomaru to arrange'details.—Carried The poundkeepor’s report showed 12 head of stock impounded during the month. Tlie Health Inspector’s report showed 9 eases of infectious diseases during the year. Tim Clerk was instructed To in-' tfti.ti.ijte proceedings' ltd .amend the plumbing and drainage regulations. The Clerk was authorised to order 200 sanitary service pans and 25 lidtf from the lowest tender and to obtain quotations for cartage from the local carriers. The engineer was authorised to confer .with Mr. Reynolds with reference to the alteration of tlie roadline of Hick’s Road. The ' -Clerk was instructed -to charge the usual rates for calves, including weaners, dipped at the cattle dip. Tho engineer was instructed to order the necessary timber to provide running deck for Tolaga Bridge. -The Engineer was instructed to prepare, an estimate, for next meeting, of the cost of erecting Cyclone netting on Tolaga. Bridge. The engineer’s report stated : Main Highways Maintenance.—-Re-coating Kith maintenance shingle has been carried out on 41 and -12 mile and shingle repairs are now in hand on 3! mile and 35 mile, Small bridge near County Depot at-. fU ?n4e ulvch had practically collapsed and has been replaced with > .pipe culvert, and necessary filling in ha* been eomulcted. As soon as filling in has settled, permanent metalling will he carried out. . ■

Rough portion, in Dixon's Cutting has h.<en searched aud graded up ready For re-'-ont’ng. which has bee-; delayed l>v hre-d-r in. weather., -y Sieooudary Highwavs.—Metal repairs have bee" put in hard from Bto 8 mile. Grader is engaged putting section in order for metalline Crushing has been delayed through a break' in a crusher ■ easting which is now being refitted. Culvert out, let which had- badly scoured- near Caldwell’s has been stone paved:, and creek bed put .vn order. .Surfacemen have been engaged building up shoulders of road where necessary and repairs have been carried out on bridges from Taka pan to Tolaga.

District Roads.—-Rolling in and top dressing, of metalling on TclagaArakihi Road.-has been completed. Surfaceman is enagaged cleaning up aid generally rt-pn.ir.ng r< au. Fro-' tec live groin .has been placed at dcNab’s br.dge where erosion was occurring through deepening, and straightening on channel below bridge. Repairs have, also bee'n earned out -to bridges on this section. Re-instatement . of formation on Rutledge’s Road damaged by boon lias been completed and necessifiy culverts placed. Surfaceman <>i ■ Caldwell’s Hill is engaged on regrading of Blue Slip preparatory to. placing of concrete crossing. Ro.in statement work, oil dinamii. it did lias beeii 'eoinpletod. • Hands are on. gaged on procuring .material I'm fencing authorised on bartram'? Deviation. ■ ■ Metalling on Kauma Road has been completed-. Alt tailing authorised on Del to Road, li asbeen completed anil hands are engaged on renewals; of two culvert? and opening outlets. When 1 pro. needed to make the engineering survey of Hick's Road ! found all the original survey marks were gone ; the survey was made 14 years ago and all pegs had disappeared.: I have had to get this road line resurveyed and now I find that the road line is occupied in places with plantations'; these could he avoided' bv slight alteration' to hi*>- over 1 liefirst twenty chains and '.'mild like the Council's authorilv to deni with Air. Reynolds in the matter.