Horowhenua County Council. County Office, Otaki.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 279, 26 July 1889, Page 2

Horowhenua County Council. County Office, Otaki.

July 17, 188 fl v: iV Sib,— ln reply ttfj'ours of the 3rd u1tim0,, ,,,.• forwarding a resolution passed by. your; Council re the ma n roacJ from, Wirokiuo to Levin, inquiring whjr a. fajl 'Cite tobe erected, and whether' the object in view, :. \'i cannot be •obtained in some otifrer way, I have the honor <o state that *t present certain roads leading to the Wellingt&n'M»nawatu Railway Company's station at >K ereru are more used by outsiders than bur *>*!* " ratepayers, •hd that owing to- the absflt nce ' of metal, are costing • the local bodies : coC 1 " » ■iderable mmv for maintenance, v quently we consider that this justifies our • '"' ■ raising a part of the money required' from' ". : - those who cause the weir and tear: 'j further, an agreement was once made her ■ ' tween the Manawstu County Council, apt- r „ . ing in the special interests of. Fox ton and ' it* neighbourhood, and this Council for the completion of the main road to the railway line. This agreement was not perhaps - strictly legal, in that it wanted the formal signing and .sealing by. both bodies, but ' thia Council, believing they were dealing with those who would keep faith with them set to work at once, and atthe ex* ' pente of the county formed the road within the time mentioned m the agreement... l admit that no metalling was done because no metal was obtainable, except; through the Railway Company, who refused to sup* ply. The road, however, was opened, for vehicle traffic; the Manawatu County ' \ Council, also broke the agreement by re* 1 * ' fusing to give promissory note for a third ; ; of each contract on its completion ras agreed. Had the money promised under . that agreement been paid, or its indebted Jl ness acknowledged, no proposal for the .•»■: erection of a toll gate would have emanVlv* ftted from the local bodies on this side of the Manawatu. From these reasons yoUy ■will clearly understand the other' step* 1 which would effect the object we... have in view, namely, payment of a lump sum to bo agreed on, or an annual payment, until: : ' the amount agreed has, b, en liquidated. With regard to your protest, this Council recognises .your . right to make it as regards the Borough of Foxton, but> /. considers the Wirokino Road Board and. ft- o i . , ' self knew more of the wishes of their, own '■.'., ratepayers than your Council cap, and are' '."] quiteas capable of lookingaftertheirinteftstßl, ' ' ' '■ I may state that the majority of those »/i' siding near Wirokino are in favbr of the toll gate on thet proposed conditions. Be the bridge over the Manawatu, I would remind you that some time ago a proposal waß . made by the Manawatu County Council that a loan should be raised for erectinga bridge, r. and, as regards this Counoil, lull authority was giventhemhythe Wirokinojfioad ßoard! ; . to act; that body obtained of ''' the ratepayers to a loan of £8000 for that purpose,^ but no responsive steps were taken on you* side for ybut ;' shaft: \ ;; Alterwar<lß ■<•-'" the loan had to be'givenup, modeonse^ :: , ; quently through the neglect fihown north of ■ „ . the river the opportunity waf lost, and ft . „' will be years, I^lnk, before a loan &ft : fr' ' '':} carried for the iame work. I mai^ayAhat f'.n' after the treatment this Ceonou has re* oeived from the Madawato ;(Jpuntr/tJ6»|Wflj> about the ferries and the main road! it will ' be very careful for the future, however, for what purpose it enters into any agreement. with the local bodies north of the river. With regard to the short portion of the road, I can onty epearf y*u that tiuyCMtif r / < oil has done and is doing all that v possible to remove the obstruction i aisol by : Major i Kemp and the Natives; which unf q|4unately . was only made after a oohsiderable eaai'''"'' had been expended in clearing the" Hne; ' ie : ' that it cannot be given up unless it k utr terly impoagible to obtamit., I do, not opij,, „, rider it necessary to malt any remarks at . to the township of Levin; becoming a ipom- -V" ' menial centre or a SWtajble site for tn*',t erection of freezing works, as* it apj«ara tab 0 ' tt» 6 they are, outside the dufr* oT ivaSf-.r" bodies. Trusting - the reaspiyi .given may ' ' lead to the comprpmisa BuggeatefLJ hayre ... the honor to bt, «ir, your SSBt. ( ' ! '. ■.■-•■. ; ■.■■■ ■ Phair£2lP4' V"/