HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 May 1910, Page 3

HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL

A meeting of the Horowiionua County Council was held this un ruing, at the Council offices, Oxiord street, Levin, Cr. Watson presiding, and tlio following members were present: Crs. Richards, McLeavey, IVouse, Windley, Stephenson, Venn, Freeman, jiud Tompsitt; and Air Jl. F. Lodge (county clerk). OHARITABLIO AID. The acting-secretary of the* Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Hoard wrote forwarding notification of the amount of the apportionment to lie contributed by the Council to that, Hoard for tho year 1010-11. and asking the Council to endeav- ( iir to make arrangements for an early payment of the first quarter's levy, in order that, the Hoard might be able to meet its immediate liabilities. The amount of apportionment was C 1,272 Ids. Cr. Venn: It is the same thing as usual. Rut it is lighter than twelve mouths ago. Cr. Richards: Yes. It is about C2OO lighter than last year. The connnihnicatiou was noted. MAKOMAKO ROAD. .'.lr G. Ramshottoiu wroie saying fl "'. two years ago last February he d 'ted £10 10s towards the 'cost o! metalling the extended portion-' <\ "lakomako road. At 'that time h understood, other persons had g;' a contributions. ,\s nothing e ! -• had been done towards the pur- ]) ■ .-• for which the money was subsi id'.ed for two years ago, he thought his money should he returned at once. Tiie Cliairnnan : Tie paid his money and the other persons have not? The county clei'k: That is so, sir. Vv. McLeavey: Several persons promised .to give money for the metalling of Uie read. This man is tho only one .who paid. It must be twelve nidiths since he paid tiie money. lie ought to have it retiM'iied. He has been public spirited throughout. Vr. Venn : Either return tho money or write to the other persons embodying the substance of Mr Ram.s.bottoin'.s letter. The County Engineer: Could tho malfter not stand over for a month, and in the meantime try to get the other people's money? ft was decided to inform Mr R.amsbottom that if the other people who had promised, donations did not redeem their premises hv the next, meeting his money would be returned. POLITICAL PURITY. The Westland County Council write enclosing a copy of a resolution in fawiur of an amendment to the cunpiiatii u of electoral rolls so that the name, occupation, address, an.! qua!ili"af:.",:i r:f everv elector should be I'uHy set forth.' and asking I ; :is Council to make representations to the Government on the matter. ' Cr. Yeini said tint, generally ' speaking, lie believed, ithe people Wi'i'e roisonably honest, and not "lie in ten thousand tried to doublevote. Xo action was taken in the matter. WATER RACES. A letter was re-rived from C. I'ak'ii asking lor perniesion Ito devi"te a Levin wat-r race across section Xo. 11. across the beach road. On the suggestion of Cr. McLeavey, the matter was held over for th • meeting of ratepayers on the water races qustion. PROPOSFD NEW ROAD: VIEWS OF MR FIFLD. M.'P. Mr W. 11. Field. M.P.. wrote referring to his ietter of ' the Bth oiiinio o:i the subject of the [imposed road to connect the blind road, known as Xg-arara .and Mile Orari reads. lie was now informed that Mr Campion had intimated his willingness to rln- Cmiiicil to give half ■i chain from his land. Willi respect to the native section, .V.ar.ara We*t, A. No. -Hi, there were so many • wncrs of this piece of land that tie- simplest, cheapest, am! mast expeditious way of acquiring the half-chain strip for if would he to take it under the Public Works Act. The area to be taken would only be an acre, the value of which, would probably not exceed CIo. He would be quite willing to pay half of whatever aniouutt might be agreed upon or .assessed by the court, to pay the no fives, .and he thought Mr Campion would be willing to pay the other half. Whether the native-'-' land was acquired by purchase or under the 'Public 'Works A'-t the native owners would probe, hv look for payment, and ,ju U;iiig by his knowledge of then., he u-, old say there would be no difficulty in arranging a price with them. lie might mention ..iat pisti-l-ally the whole of th.- Pr p-.'el road, line was flax covered, and the royaltie.-, should seen .accumulate to a fi:n'! which would go a long way towards forming the road. Mr Campion wrote saying that he was willing to '.rive ball' a chain along his boundary for the purpose, but so far as he ci -ild s-"e there would lie no i!."-rsdty for the road to touch anv native hind, .and ho «u-.--geste'l that tin- best way to have the road was from his In undary direct through Mr Field's property. Cr. Venn asked whether the road way- wauled to give access I'cr auy(Mie. Cr. McLeavey replied in .the affirmative. The Chairman said Mr Campion was willing to give the land. On the. motion of Cr. Venn, the matter wa« left in the hands of the chairman, Cr. "Windley and the "I'giurcr. ci,:.-!,"|-|- • i;<;h\ V.\- 11. G. Nov.! write thanking ■■!•• C-i.r. Il fl- th iv 1 • T of the •!;!-.!: ult., and .-..lyi'i'r I. • ! ad :'■' t bis client a vr,\r< of it. He hoped thit {'.u- plee's !:;•■ r-illy been i'c •',', r.n:! that i ! ;: V : i't'er would -■'■-■i !v air)-.: r, e of a transfer by ■■• ■ ! ■•> ■;• ;n..;e. Cr. Pro"..-.e: The : -.' nae-rs have ■• a-;- li-e-k. ":':: v ;.;.' .t : :.ve come '.a-1.; will, the <-v,r- M . Cr. McLeav.-o-: What? have they •niru be,:!.:? (■',,._ |».., : .,,-,. y ; .c : ;I ft >r - number of years! The letter Wi"? nntefl. RFOri'ST FROM TC.vOMAItI". Mr M. C. V.'iH-'ams, of Tr.konnru, wrote saying that some time agi he asked' t!ie Council for metal to he put on tlm read in front o l ' Ins |ii-< party ".djoining Mr Royu ;•-. Xol'iiiie'lmd b;-...-'i done, and he now ask-d tiie Council to take 'the m.-t----ter up. It was reported that the uir..tt:r was being attended ito. " Kt'LL OF CRESS." Mr .A. Cay wrote drawing attention to the damaged state of a. certain c!"i'iin near his property, was full of timber and water <u-ess. Tho was instructed to report upon the matter. UP-KEEP OF SCOTT ROAD. Mr J. Fvebhll wrote em-Icing '' n■ t.'tii n far the K.-iirai'g". Comity Council to take, over certain sections on Scot's road. Thcv had moved I in the niatiter as practically all the v,,f r <, , vn .,, ("He-ted hv thr. 'FForowhenua) Council, which could only provide C 7 10s per annum towards the up-koep of the l'oad. The sections referred to at tho present time are in th'o Horowiienua and Kairanga County Councils. Cr. Ve,nn snid that the particular piece of road was w terrible piece,

and lli*» petitioners wanted tlimt piece which was in this county i!;:::.;!'eried to the \»aj.rnnga County f::;-;i. •il. li' this were done it w.r.ild relievo the Horowheuua Coun- ,,:! .i' :,|| liability. There were, cer-

L.hi .annual payments that had to be made, mud ' if the. Kairnnga Council took over the road they would havo to pay these payments. There was no reason why the petition should not he agreed to. Cr. IVouse: Tim greatest difficulty voli will have will he legal pioreed nigs. If the matter nan ho done simply, it will he the heat thing to hand the portion of the road over. ft was decided that del"g<fes from this council and from that, of the Kairaiigii Council meet and discuss the matter. ENGINEFrT^TrEPOKT. The Countv Engineer (Mr J. Malcolm) presented the following report : - To Moro Riding.- Tn this riding the main mid has been repaired from the. gravel pit at Had field to Waikanae; it is now in good order and only requires traffic. I have railed tenders for the Waikarjae Beach road extension, and they are due to-day (Government grant). Tiie contractors, Yaiighan and Lanchs.l.or, aivi getting on with thei. eon I Riot for re-screwing and iug the Waihoanga bridge; I expert they will finish before next meeting of the Council. The surfacemen report that the district roads are nnslly all in fair order now. Ota Id Riding. All roads in this riding are in fair order. The widening of the main rood at ManaJv.au is finished, and is a great improvement. T must again draw tiie attention of the councillors tor the riding to the need for acquiring a gravel pit somewhere nearer tho middle of the township, the surfaceman reported to nie yesterday that a lead of metal could hardly be go'f oven by paying for it. Wirokino Riding. —!" have, got all the roads, main and district, repaired, with the exception of the Muhuiioa East, and Foxtoii ; the Foxton is now in hand, the Strakor doing it; I will get the Miihunoa fixed up next wvek. f have called tenders for metalling the worst parts of the Tavistock road, and they .are due to-day. I propose getting the new bridge, put in at Broadbelt's, next week. T'ikomaru Rifling. Tn this riding metal repairs have been effected on all the district and main roads where required in the northern end. The footpath at Tokomani from the main road to the railway station has b■•en gravelled. Wilton's road lias been formed veiy satisfactorily, .and is now open for traffic. Some metal repairs are urgently needed at the Shannon end of the district, especially (ii the main road; 'these will he attended to in a. few days. The formation of Stafford street, Shannon, from the butter factory to tho Shannon East road will, I expect, b.' Finished to-day. The metalling contract on the Heights road has been dune satisfactorily. The tenders !':r widening the liKiin road, betwe-m Shannon and Buckley, arc due to-day (Government gran.t). I propose to get tenders in at next meeting for repairing- the old Ferry road, in accordance with the arrangements made the other day with the representatives of the eJao.-iwatn o<<untv Council. The ere-tian of the fl.vdgate _ at the Kr,;)iir:;rc.'.i-Riickle-y outlet is now an accomplished fact; tin* contractor. Mr has made 'i goo 1 job of it. ti The report was adopted.