HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 May 1916, Page 2

HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL

« The ordinary iiionthiy meeting 01 the iiorowlieiuia County Council was held in the borough chambers on Saturday. There were present: Councillors! G. A. .Monk (chairman), G. .\. Stephenson, J'". VV Venn, F. Rydor, H -Freeman, >S. Broadbelt, F. Hetty/, J. Kebbell and G. P. Catley. A letter from the Taieri Oouaty Council re tlic requesting ol the Gov ernment to limit the power of councils in erecting toll gates was received. The council decided that 011 receipt of the necessary amount to cover the cost of creoting the overhead b rid go over tlie railway south of Otaki to forward it to the department and have the work gone on with. V. Wilton's icquest {or the use of a piece of roadt at Tokomaru -was U>f 1. in the hands of the councillors for the riding. Intimation was received that the nitting of the Royal Commission in connection with the I'oxton Harbour Hoard audi Levin-Greatiord railway would open at I'oxton on May 19th, and the chairman and Councillor Retter were appointed to take all the needful Steps in regard to the matter. The leak in the pipe line complained of by B. L. Ellis, of Te Horo, was loft 1o tlio engineer to remedy. In connection with Mr Edward De Slay's complaint, the chairman stated that the ranger had power to charge, driving fees in any rase that he may see lit to prosecute. Councillor Ivebbell thought it 1 ard to do this. Councillor Ryder thought that ihe ranger treatec!, l>e May severely 'ie Reserved it. The ranger was doing ii's duty well. No action was taken. The engineer was instructed to attend to the complaint ot the chairni in of the Waikanao school committee "i legard to the flooding '01 the school grounds In connection with \\. J. Closes c.ffe,- to cinish 111 ptnl fir the road* in the southern ridings it was agreed that a committee consisting of Council! its Catley and Ryder meet M r Close and discuss the whole position and report t> the council.

A letter from Mr W. -ti. Field, M.t., pointed out tli© necessity lor carrying out "protective works in tlic Waikaiao liver. If 11 ot -done the river wo lid break through in time and return to an old river bed, and this would mi tail great expense to the council.

The gravity of the situation also was pointed out by Mr U Connor, Mr Fieldi's manager, who attended tho council. He asked that the counjil as a body inspect the position. At pre-ent the river was distant aboit seven or eight chains from the road. It was decided that the council v : sit ■the p>nce in question and also to endeavour to get Mr Furkett, Government Engineer, to be present at the same time. No action was taken in regard, to the request of G. F'\ Murray for a small loan. J. (Hluuiiion) claim to be allowed about £18 for sanitary appliances taken over by Hie. council was left to Councillor Stephenson and the engineer to attend to. G. H. Ha per's complaint, made on b'ehaVt of Mrs Quill, of Otaki, that tho counoil in removing spoil from a certain cutting was encroaching on his client s rights, was left to the councillors for the riding and the engineer to attend to. The petition ol Manakau residents tor the formation of a new water race district at -North Manakau was referred to the councillors for the riding nd the engineer to report at the aext meeting of the council. Tiie engineer's report was adapted. COUNTY HANGER'S REPORT. The county ranger reported, that the roads Here fairly clear of (stock. At tlie Levin iS.M.. Court twelve peopie had been fined for allowing stock to wander 011 the roads. The lines totalled L 7 13s. At Otaki S.JI. Court lie pruhccuted four—one was lined £1, one 10s, one as audi on© case was dismissed. ed. Driving fees came to lis in Tokoma ru riding, 14.s in WiroJimo riding, Os in Otaki riding, and 8s in Te HOIO riding. The report was adopted.