PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL

Matamata Record, Volume III, Issue 124, 22 March 1919, Page 4

PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL

March Masting. The following business of in- • terest to this district was dealt with by the Piako County Council at its meeting on Monday. ; vffE AROHA BRIDGE. she Ohinerauri County council "■ wrote that it could not see any tit reason why it should he called • to make any contribution Kjf • towards the cost of • erecting >r;-'!**b*h*r bridge, over the Waihou ••in*it«Te Aroha. .***:•? County council suggested holdirig a conference .of ■'- -looal bodies interested. Or.. Walters; Isn't it a fool of ■an argument io say that ratepayers will go round and over the Mingaitai bridge to come to Te The chairman thought the Ohinemuri county had escaped 'its fair share of the cost of this bridge too long. If the re-arrange-ment of the boundaries was not speedily completed he would favor asking for a commission to be set up to define what was a r fair share for Ohinemuri to pay. ' It was deoided to reply that ii the boundaries were not altered before the loan was oarried thcouncil would move for a com mission to be. set up to define the share' the Ohinemuri county should pay. In replying the clerk is to point out that not one single ratepayer would use th< ri< Mangaitai bridge to come to Te Aroha. The clerk is to communicate with the Matamata County council re a conference. The chairman, Crs. Walter and Fitzgerald were appointed a committer, to confer with th* council's position, and to hav< . power to act. " HEREFORD ESTATE ROADS ■" C. Smith, replying to the council's letter, said that it was agreed s*M*hifcthe roads through the Here-. MfoMTark estate should be laid m **onlt'by the council's engineer, and * **-g'oharge of 5 per eent. made fov his services. v '£■■,, ■' 'A WALTON DEPICTION. Messrs W. and W McCardl) waited on the Wnoil in regaro to To improvthis a through M JMcOonnell's; property was aug■yjjgested, but hje declined if in any ■kw it interfered with his proThe alternative was the ■pry bad guide of the present ■ad. Prior/to the Government Wing over/Kereone thore was a through that estate, short routesto Mor■Tbis had since ■ view ■ratepayers interested Beted the Government ■ed to ■oßt of a ■ereone estate, k: Will the proBefit any the : Yes, will cut a distance to ■ Walton arid Matamata. It would ™ tiive many aethers from Walton \going to Horrijsville more than Its miles/ Or McLean pointed out it would,,3ave twt a half miles to r' Matamata settlers buying in the Morrinsville stock yards in driv- ' ing stock and vice versa, v The chairman suggested obtaining an>eatrinate of the cost an< »pplying \.p the Government for a c for£ subsidy. 7 Or McLean did not think it fair , that only the settlers in the vicinity; should be called on to pay all the expenses. Mr W.' McCardle said Mr Milliken was prepared to support • a fioad'along the line to join up • with the crossing but this did not iuii the other settlers. ,< the engineer .estimated that if the deviation could be taken through Mr McConnell's pro* ' perty it would pave £SOO, and then allow for buying the laud from Mr McConnell. The engineer w«s instructed to prepare estimates of the cost of the present road 'and the one sugdeputation. The Hiding -member and the settlers ■re to "meet the engineer when Visiting the district.

m WARDVILLE DEPUTATION r M. J. Carroll, on behalf of a deputation of Wardville settlers, said they were not satisfied with the Wardville.road, and wanted something done to it. The chairman: You're not the only people not satisfied with their roads. ' The deputation stated another lorry had been on the road which was doing more damage than the milk lorry.' Irstanding had arisen iitions on which the made a grant, the thinking that more ortbeoming than the itted. The deputafor the expenditure toning, the engineer ised Vto meet the what was