Manawatu County Council.

Manawatu Herald, 3 November 1892, Page 2

Manawatu County Council.

The usual monthly meeting of the abuve Council wa3 held at the County office, Hanson, yesterday at 11 a.m. Present — V. C. R.insom (Chairman), Crs Hammond, Robinson, Wilson, Saxon and Masters. Ihe minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. The following correspondence was read : — INWARDS. J. H. Hankins re Brooks' letter advising Council he had no claim do. re Oroua Downs roads, and sending transfer of all the roads on deposited plan of the estate. do. sending lease of tolls of Shannon ferry. Palmerston North Hospital Board sending the figures given by the Commissioner of Taxes, and showing rateable value of the county. Railway Commissioners, agreeing to do the repairs to the " Fox." J. Thompson, stating there was a lot of gorse on Penny and Rich mond's boundary and it wanted clearing away to let him .Gfet to his land. Carter Brothers, drawing attention .to the damage done to their property, (section 464 Foxtm), by a sand drift encroaching on it from the County road The damage already 13 considerable and if not stopped within a short apace of timo the sand will completely block tile only outlet for the water on their section and a considerable area besides of water running through the said section J. Stewart and T. Cook, asking that owing to the wet winter an extension of time should be granted or their contract should be forfeited. Manawatu Road Board, asking foi payment of £102 19s 4d for repairs to the Awahuri bridge. OUTWARDS. To Chairman Horowhenua County, I am directed to send you a copy of a resolution passed by this Council on 12th irist re atate of road from Shannon to the ferry at Moitfcoa. As the matter is of direct importance to you as regards the revenue derivable from ihe ferry this Council trusts you will promote some scheme to have the road in question made fit for traffic.

Chairman Wirikino Road Board, In view of the considerable obstruction to traffic and loss of revenue at the Shannon ferry in consequence of the bad state of the road from the ferry at Moutoa to Shannon. This Council respectfully draw the attentiou of your Board to the same and request they will take steps to have the road put in good order. I need scarcely point out the many advantages this work would give the settlers on both sides of the river and the benefit to the township of Shannon in particular.

A considerable sum of money has lately been spent on the new punb and gear atj\lout a, in which your ratepayers have a half interest, so that by carrying out this much needed work they would recoup themselves from the increased revenue the ferry would assuredly bring in. The following resolutions were passed : — I Proposed by Cr Robinson, seconded by Cr Hammond, That transfers asked for in rate roll from C. Hopping to N Rich for sections No 85 Douglas Hlock, and from G. Farmer to Robert Perrett sections 10 and 38, and from G. Farmer to John Perrett sections 11 and 34 Sandon Block be agreed to. Proposed by Cr Robinson, seconded by Cr Wilson, That the Chairman make enquiries with regard to the big drain road before the transfers are signed and that he be empowered to act. Proposed by Cr Wilson, seconded by Cr Robinson, That Mes3rs Stewart <fc Cook have an extension for starting hauling metal to Howe's siding till 23rd November. Proposed by Cr Saxon seconded by Cr Masters, That the sum of £5 having beon granted last year for lowering the cutting by culverts on Lees Line, Mr Wrey finding horse and cart for removing earth, the same work to 1)8 done without delay. Proposed by Cr Ransom, seconded by Cr Hammond, That the tram shed at Carnarvon be removed to Sanson. Proposed by Cr Ransom, seconded by n r Hammond, That Mr Bray be asked to make usual inspection of tram line. Cr Wilson desired that any money that was to spare in the Awahou Riding be spent in metaling the Foxton-Shannon road. The other bodies had been asked to do something towards the road on the other side of the river, and he thought an effort should be made this side. He might mention that possibly the Foxton Borough Council would make a move and therefore there would soon be the greater portion of the road made. Proposed by Cr Wilson, seconded by Cr Robinson, That all monies that can be spared from Jhe credit balance of the Awahou. Riding be. spant in metalling the ryad from the Shannon ferry towards |?oxton and that tenders be called for the same to be in hy next meeting, say for 80 chains.

Proposed by Or Maskers, seconded by O Robinson, That tenders be oalled for re-forming about seventy

chains at the south' end of Speedy' d Tenders to be in by noon of next meeting. The following tenders were opened : — MS.UMNG ON CAMPBELLTOWN SQUARE. ! A. G. Pttckford, 14s 9d per chain ; M. Boyle, 12s 4d ; N. Turner, l'2s ; J. Whitfcington, 183 2d ; N. Grigg, £20 17s. BBTDGE3 ON MAT.V DRAIN ROAD. B>n Poole, £108 ; S. McKenzie, £109 10s. . SPEEDY'B LINE. R. Sangster, lis 8d per chain ; M. Boyle, lla 9d, per chain. METALLING POXTON ROAD John Mathers, 69s per chain ; Younger & Lang, 79s ; J. McMillan. 103 per chain, and 5s 6d per yard for metal, (informal) ; N. Grigg, £408 10s. smith's road motoa. McKay & Co, 80s per chain ; EJ. B. Tooraatk, 303. Proposed by Cr Ransom, seconded by ' r Hammond, That the following tenders be accepted, B. Poole for bridges on Main drain £108, the tender of John Mathers for metalling on Foxton road at £3 93 per chain, the tender of N. Turner for formation of Douglas square 12s 6d per chain aid th 9 tender of R. Sanggter for formation on Speedy's line at IN 811 per chain. Proposed by Cr Wilson, seconded by <V rt.ob'frison, That tenders for voad formation at Motoa being considered too high the Overseer be instrueL'd to arrange for the work to b? done Proposed by Cr Wilson, seconded by Or Robinson, That one half the cost of fovraatiou of road between sfictiou3 418, and 484, Foxton District ba refunded to the Foxton B trough tbe sum not to exceed 80s. Proposed by Cr Wilson, seconded by (V R-insoin, That owners of seetiHi 4J3 part Block V Mount Robinso.i District bs called upon to stop santl drift from coming on to the county road. Proposed by Cr Robinson, seconded by Cr Hammond, That two man be "put on for two weeks to trim up the Main drain voad near Oroua Bridge. , : „. "■' Proposed by Cr Wilson, , seconded by Cr Ransom, That tenders be called for formation of road continuation of No 1. Line Foxton as reported on by the Overseer. Proposed by Cr Ransom, seconded 1 by Cr Hammond, That tenders be called for widening about 40 or 50 chains of Longburn Campbellfcown road. Tenders to be in by noon of next meeting of Council. The Chairman mentioned that this was the last meeting before the annual election of Uhairrnan and he bsgged to mention that his home . duties and his farm prevented him from giving sufficient time to the . Council's business, and therefore did not .mean to, seek re-elec-tion. He thanked the mem- J bers for the assistance always rendered him and for the very ami. oab'.e relations that had existed .betwean them He did not think there had ever been a harsh word. He sincerely thanked them. Cr Saxon hoped the Chairman would reconsider Be had worked with qualification- He did not think, from an experience of some length that they would find a better chairman and it was to he hoped Councillors would persuade him to keep his seat. The usual number of accounts were passed for payment.