MATAMATA COUNTY COUNCIL

Matamata Record, Volume III, Issue 155, 23 October 1919, Page 4

MATAMATA COUNTY COUNCIL

Meeting. - meeting of the MataMflfljlMKounty Council wtt3 held at ■HHn Friday. The members preHH#c >—<Councillor 3 J. W. Ander■^'O/I^KHKalrinan) and C. 8. Stopford ■9HB|pe), J. Pohlen and E. C. Banks W. Carr-Rollett (PutaPotts (Taotaoroa), and W. WBSBBBf (Maungatautiri). Cr. F. ||l|||||BAvas absent through illness. o{ 1C proposed subdivision C. Bank’s property was bethe owner asking the dedication, engineer said that about 82 HSHfc-eLrbad was provided, which, and sand, would cost roughly proposed that debe accepted. H, Pohlen doubted whether it 'Ad be wise to accept sand ns the jrial to be used for the road, -dg was an agitation among the for metal roads, and conthe amount of traffic the road Bis expected to carry, he thought the matter should be deferred an inspection of the road had said the policy of the Was to accept sanded roads, the case under notice should be as others. .(jßswer to Cr. Potts, the engineer should carry reasonable amendment proposed by Cr. lentil next meeting,” only received the of the mover and Cr. Potts. did not vote. ■Kt was decided to accept dedication, a cheque for £3OO being lodged ■HHr the Council. A HINUERA ROAD. Cr. Banks asked the opinion of the members and engineer regardthe opening up of a direct road MCffrom Hinuera, along the railway line Blpijor about two miles towards Okoroire. ISp Or. Banks said this should sliorten the Rap’distance between the two places by BtAabputthree-quarters of. a mile. The aCcorr e' time be called to enter upon a metalling and he thought it would be p) f.a pity to entertain the perfecting of the present road if the direct road C'- -could be obtained. The - chairman and Cr. Pohlen said r , Itthc work .would be very expensive, Id) : the former remarking that the matter really one for the landowners to was not he duty of the * to. cut up set- ° Bhiks said he was not thinking benefit to the individual landowners, but to the travelling public. B|i With closer settlement tho traffic ■I would considerably increase, and it flf seemed a pity that more distance than Igf' necessary should have to be covered. Ejjfflk - It was decided that the Riding memV&/- bers and engineer inspect, and report fip' to next meeting, t; WAR MEMORIAL a grant of £SO be the erection of'a Membad left from Tokoc^dit been to make the grant, road. ■PT C. C. Meal waited upon the Council with reference to hvs claim M for £25 for loss of stock, and the regrassing of certain land at Te- Poi. fr: ; He stated that he had entered into ff agreement with the Council to give the use of part of his property for a , road, free of cost, but had stipulated EflOhat the gates had to be closed. This fill condition bad not been complied, with, [rsß* with the result that he had lost stock worth £25. He considered his whole (in loss was £IOO. 's.f XK Cr.' Stopford said he was not iny dined to support the claimant with regard to the stock, but thought corner pensation should be given for damage to the grass land. It would be a bad precedent to compensate for the loss ■ of stock. It was decided to offer £lO in full -"-^-settlement. OKOROIRE BRIDGE.

Cr. Stopford gave notice that a petition would be put before the Council at its next meeting, from Okoroire set- ' tiers, asking for the erection of a new bridge. He moved that the engineer 5-—<ffaw up' an estimate of the cost for the guidance of the Council.—Agreed to. ENGINEER’S REPORT.. The engineer of the Matamata County, Mr. F. Shannon, submitted liis report for the months, as follows: In the Matamata Riding, grader work, sanding, and repairs have been carried out-on Morgan’s Road, Gunn’s Road, Road, by Hutche* sojj’s gang. Ditches are being cleared ___fiul-by—Hurrell, and general surface isjaeing attended to by O’Neill. Emslie has been engaged in repairing the bridge near thc;old creamery at Okauife. This was' completed last ■week, but owing to the extraordinary rainfall there'on Sunday, a washout ; occured at the approaches. This has been attended to. In the'Patetere Riding, Thomson - has completed the gravelling and re- ~ pairs on the Cambridge Road, and has shifted camp 'to Pairere, and is now engaged in widening a rocky point on ** the Cambridge Road, near Hora Hora, necessitated by a slip on the outer side of the road caused by flooding in the Waikato River on Sunday night. Marsh has been engaged in surface

work, but lias left the Council’s employ to take other work. Dihar has boon engaged in surface work at Te Poi and Omahine, but has been handicapped for wont of a iiglit. dray. To remedy this I have ordered a surfaceman’s dray from Pomeroy and Co. Enislie has completed the groynes and protection work at the Omahine Bridge. In the Taotaoroa Riding, grader work and repairs have been carried out by Mahood. In company with Mr. Potts, I was over the whole of the Riding during the month, and noted the requirements, and these will be attended to when tho weather improves, and funds and labour are avadahle. On the Cambridge Road, near Pemberton’s Hill, the bridge is in a very decayed condition. Notices have been posted to the effect that it is unsafe for traffic. If the funds will allow, this bridge should he renewed with a concrete culvert, and the road raised and straightened by taking off the points. I shall- take the levels and prepare estimates of the work next week.

In the Maungatautari Riding Stokes lias been engaged in surface work. A very old and decayed small bridge at Fisher's deviation was carried away by the flood on Sunday. 1 arranged for n temporary crossing pending the erection of o new bridge. This bridge, should be renewed by a concrete culvert if possible. In the I’utaruni Riding Henderson has completed the formation on the road to the Salvation Army’s Institute —a distance of 3 miles and 8 chains. The road from Lichfield to Bartholomew's siding lias been reformed with the grader. Henderson lias been instructed to grade the road from Pukcturua to the Waikato Bridge, where required, and to form the road from Putaruru to the proposed saleyards. Slips on the Ngatiri-Okohiriki Rond has caused Aelay in its completion, and the rock njet with makes slow going, but is nearing completion. Strickland is making fair progress with his quarrying contract at Putaruru.