MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1041, 9 May 1912, Page 3

MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Manawatu County Council was held at Sanson on Monday. Present: Councillors!. G. Wilson (chairman), R. B. McKenzie, W. J. Phillips, J. Henson, H. H. Hunt, B. Gray, and W, E. Barber. CORRESPONDENCE. Correspondence was read and dealt with as follows *. — From . Treasury, forwarding paid-on charges, ,£65 6s nd, tor Sanson-Carnarvou tram. Received. From the Department of Lands, re Moutoa road reserve, stating there was no record relating to purchase of part of section by the Council for the purpose of road deviation. —Received. From Foxton Borough Council, re Beach road, forwarding resolution : That the Council agrees to deviation to Clelaud’s store, providing cost does not exceed .£57, but cannot see its way at present to further expenditure of ,£lB2 for re-metalling roads already made.

From E. Newman, M.P., stating that as the matter of ligth railway construction would shortly come before Cabinet, the time was suitable to renew the agitation for permission to construct the line connecting the Sandon tram with the Main line at Martou. —To be dealt with at a special meeting to be called.

From R. Moore, on behalf of Mr P. Easton, ot Foxtou, claiming £4 in respect of damage to his client’s trap and harness, caused by his horse shying at some metal left by the Council’s workmen 011 the Moutoa road.—No liability admitted.

From R. Speirs, regretting that the Council was not satisfied with his method of carting, and pointing out that he had gone to considerable expense in an endeavour to conform to the by-laws as suggested by the Councillor for the riding. —Received. From C. Green, asking the Council to metal ttie road opposite his sec.ffia at Moutoa, —No

money available. Mr G. T, Woodroofe was granted a renewal of his slaughtering license. The following alteration in the rate roll was agreed to: From G. Brewer to A. and J. Evans, lot 3, section 424, Foxton. GENERA 1,. The following rates were struck : —General: Sandon riding, id in the £ ; Mount Stewart, Y+d in the £ ; Waitohi, "£d in the £ ; Rongotea, i%d in the £ ; Carnarvon, "/sd in the ; Kawakawa, i>sd in the £ ; Awahou, Ysd in the £. A separate rate of i-i6d in the £ was struck for the Mount Stewart riding, l /i d for Waitohi, x-jod for Carnarvon, and i-sod tor Kawa Kawa, for purposes of interest. For the purpose of providing a portion of construction and maintenance of roads, bridges and drainage in the Whirokino subdivision, a separate rate of j4d in the £ was struck over rateable property in the Awahou riding. The ranger was instructed to impound all stock straying on the county roads after the 13th iust. The estimates for the ensuing year were considered and adopted, with a few minor alterations. overseer's report. The Overseer reported as follows : Awahou Riding.—The contractor for supplying and delivering metal on the Foxton-Shannon road has made a start with his contract on the above road and had only delivered about a hundred yards of metal when the Horowhenua County Council gave him notice that the roads were closed lor heavy traffic and that they could not allow any heavy carting on their road till after the end of August. The contract has therefore been stopped tor the present time. The road is in a very bad state and I have made arrangements to have the worst places patches up with metal delivered by the tram to Foxton. In any case under the present conditions and state of the road it would be adviable to close the road against heavy traffic for the winter season. Mr C. Martin has completed the metalling of 156-i chains of the Foxton Beach road and with the exception of widening and the formation in a lew places which will be proceeded with in a few days, the work has been carried out very satisfactorily. 1 have arranged and let with the contractor the extension of the road to high water mark towards Cleland’s for the sum of This includes formation, claying, metalling and fascining works, but tram charges, tolls and truck hire will bring the cost up to £57.

TKAMWAY MANAGJiR’S KKCOKT. The Tramway Manager reported that on the working ol the tramway lor the mouth ol April, 1912, the credit balance was £2 us 6d. The chief items of traffic were as lollows: Grain, tons; minerals, 102* tons ; merchandise, 14124 tons 5 k f ass seed, 102 tons ; timber 28x00 feet ; metal, 680 yds. The fares amounted to £3 19s 3d. For the financial year ended 31st March, 1912, the statement was as follows; Receipts, ,£4157 7S 6d expenditure, £5953 *7 S y d. showed an apparent loss of 1 os, but included in the expenditure were the following extra items: Sleepers ana height, 4s yd; rails and fastenings, £619 12s 3d f points and crossings, , tarpaulins, £3B I S S 3d > trollies, tive, 17s 9d ; labour relaying one mile, £2OO ; total, £2037 19s id. It would be seen, therefore, that this item accounted for the debit balance.