COUNTY JOTTINGS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 21, 9 February 1937, Page 2

COUNTY JOTTINGS

Complaint by MiddkRoad Settlers •SALT-WATER CREEK BRIDGES General business in addition to that published yestefday was transacted by the Hawke 's Bay County Council as follows: — On behalf of MeKain Bros., Arapawanui, the New Ze&land Loan and Mercantile Agency Co,, Ltd., wrote asking the council to reconsider its decision demanding the removal of gates off the road. The chairman explained that - the council 's decision axose from complaints having been received, — Tha matter was referredto Cr, G. Bennett, who was absent from the meeting. The Waimarama braneh of the New Zealand Farmers* Union wrote drqwing attention to the dangeroiis corher on the Elsthorpe main highway near the Tukitnki bridge.— As the caryingout of an improvement would be a fairly big work it was deferred for tha engineer to. prepare an e^timate of the cost Thc engineer was instxncted to . give attention to two or three qther cornoTs on' ti?e road whree any minor improvenients were necessafy. 1 The Minister of "Publie Wbrks advised that the levei railway crossing at Westsh ore was on* * the aepartment '» prrgrhmpie. 1 ' * " .. Complaint was made eoncerning a nambeir Qf mcGoy cydte^S .who continued to make nse of the Westshore aecess .bridge. — Tha inspector is to have his attention drawn to the pxactice and to take action against offender*, The question of a traffic .tally on the Pukahu-Pakipaki road was igft in the hands of the. engineer to confer with the resjdent engineer of Publie Worksi, Mr A. Dinnie. ciaim for Land * . * , J O nbehalf of a native client, Messn Carlile, McLean, Scannell and Wooi wrote stating that their client desireu to mahe a. plaim* for .land taken to straightening the Te Ngaru at Tangoio. —The engineer explained that owing to the diffieulty which had been experienced with the ' native owners only very little work" had.yet been done towards improving the stream.— The subject of the claim is to be field over forf investigation, 'Certain small bridges qver the Saltwater Creek at Greenmeadows whiefi ' ar© considered to be unsatisfactory and ' restricting the flow of water are to be rempved. One settler wrote holding the council responsible for the ereetion of a 'new bridge. if his was removed. The council, however decided that the bridge should be removed forthwitfi and that the settler in question could pursue .any. course that he tfiongfit fit. Mr .N. D. Eriksen explained that the council had spent a large sum of money in ' widemng a^d deepenmg the creek and that if these private bridges were allowed to remain only a portion of the benefit from tfiis work would be obtained. , Tfie managcr of Pukumoana Station wrote asking for the Ohurakura-Moka-moka road to be repaireG.— The engineer said that he expected to have the whole road. graded within a short timo. Rates Returning to Normal. Mr A J. Held wrote complaining that Middle road had not received fair treatment from the council. He pointed put that the rates had iuexeased considerably and that, despxte that, very little attention was being given to the road, whiefi ,was to bad order.— In regard to "Mr Feild's complaint about the rates, the clerk, Mr W. J. Q 'Connell, explained that the rates were considerably xedueed durtog the slump period in order to give farmers reljef and that the increases imposed of late were towards .restoririg the rates to their norma! level. Mr M- S. Chambers brbught fbrward a pctition jie had receive'd signed by ten settlers asking that more metalling be carried out or Middle road. It was pointed out to the council that a considerable amount of work had been carried out on Middle road, with the result that decided improvements had been niade. Any necessary metal repairs are to'be attended to. Notifieation was received adyiging that ffie Napier Park-Rissington road via Newstead had been" gazetted as a highway —Mr W. Turner said that the gealing of this road as far as the turnoff to Park Island was very necessary, and lie lxoped that it wonld be given attention. at nn e*" 'v •pportunity.