Horowheua County Council

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 March 1914, Page 2

Horowheua County Council

_ ..A „ MUXTiiL V 3i IvETLXG. Ilorowheiiua County Council ■ nel son Saturday, Councillor 11. , ■ I'ichards presiding'. There, idso were present Councillors (j. , -V. Stephenson, V. \V. Wim, Jl. Freeman, Cx. A. .Monk, (}. Le;ive of absence -was granted to_ ('ouncillors Kebbell, I'rouse ;hkl Drake. "Regarding' Monckton and Ad-dinq-ion s request for a public 'Tossing', it was explained that the ;:pplication had been sent to the Oeparfmeiif, but there was small ■•hanee of the crossing lining' allowed at ihe exact spot asked for. Hie ene'inner to tlie Council said that a better way to proceed would be to haye an overhead I)rid<i'e nut up. _ Tie thought that would !■■■ pract !c;ible. The engineer was instructed to renorf concern iter "Messrs Askow T?rnjbi'!s application in respect 'b" approach to their "Manab-nu

"roperfy. An answer is fo be sent to Mr ]). Robertson, Wellington, thai the Council gave liini do undertaking' in resperl to a road at Taur.iiata bridge: hif? undertaking (and remedy) was villi the Taunii'at:i Syndicate. [. Ait agreement for guidance of (ho arbitrators in respect of the Fo\ton-Shannon (as between Maiia wat u and ITorowhcnua County Councils) was submitted to tlio Council. Councillor Stephenson took ii that under ilio agreement I lie 11orowhonua -County Council could call evidence to show that damage had boon done lo I ho Jlorowhonua County Council road by ! iio traffic from Mauawatu, and that 111 is could bo_sot against the da mage done lo tho Manawatu ( ouneifs road-. Ho thought the draft agreement submitted could ho ayi-ood to in -fairness to both sides. Councillor Venn differed If oin this: lie thought the proposod draft wa-fc a one-sided one. Thoroforo lie moved a motion :

'That the Manawatu County Council bo asked to name two representatives and an arbitrator to meet two representatives and an arbitrator irom Horowhenua. at Shannon, for the purpose of 'estimating the damage' done to the roads of both counties by fibre traffic, in ilk traffic and metal traffic. Councillor \cnn wont 011 say that a great deal of iiiotal traffic (all on four-inch tyros) took place over Hnrowhenua roads en route to Manawatu. Councillor Richards suggested the addition of two clauses to tlie airroomcnf »'iyin- effect to Councillor Venn's instances of how TTorovvhen ua County Council's loads and bridges were affected. Mi is was agreed to, and the motion as amended was unanimously passed.

It was resolved m.) the motion of Pouncillor Monk. seconded I>y Pouncillor Freeman. "That "Mr • "n"- I 1 lold <> olfor |n ' 1,(1 w Hie deviation of (hp nf TTafkanae Beacl, he accepted. witli thanks and that flip surveyors he in-druclod lo peir iho some. fHi the motion of Councillor Stopli enson. seconded hv Councillor il was received "That this Council conf rihtilc the •mm of P r > Inwards the extension of i 1 i<> hisrh-pressure Avater-supply lo Take."