MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2810, 13 November 1924, Page 2

MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

The Manawatu County Council met at Sanson on Tuesday. Sir James Wilson presiding. There were also present: Crs. Hunt, Boyce. Barber, Penny, Pagan and McKelvie. The chairman and Cr. Barber were delegated to represent the Council at the conference of local bodies interested in the condition of the Shannon bridge. It was further, decided to arrange o meeting at the bridge, of the Horowlr nua County’s engineer mul the lm-ai engim er to make an examination and to obtain assistance for the County engineer should this he required in connection with the work arising out of damage to the bridge. The Council agreed to have the railway crossing sign on the Bain-cf-se Road painted and generallv put in order. It was decided to inform the Kairanga County Council, which had applied for permission to asphalt the Kangiolu Bridge, that the structure was now part of the main highway anil it wns a matter for the Highways Hoard to deal with. The offer of the Kowhai llax mills for the rigid to cut the millalile leaf growing on the. road sides at 15/a lim royally was accepted by the Council. The District. Engineer wrote d-awing attention to matters concerning the Sandon tramline and requesting llmt -tops be taken to put the line in a proper state of repair.—Action to be taken on the ines suggested. The following {iterations to the i;it<: roll were agreed to: —S. AL and L. G. M. Short! to Af. A. Wisliart, Lot 53, Section 208, Aloutere; A. B. Reid to F. S. Easton, part Sections 250-7, Hlock VI, Mt. Robinson; J. p. Seobic to F. S. Easton. Lot I of Inns 11, 12, 13 Afoutoa; Hugh Lainont to F. S. Easton, Lot 1 or Lots Jl, 12, 32 and 42, Moutoa. The engineer reported that the tra< ii)r*and grader had been working continuously for the past month grading and trimming up the various roads in Awaliou riding, and wa - now employed on the Foxton Beach Road. The recent, flood in the Manawatu River overflowed the i banks in several places, but .beyond j defacing portions of the Shannon j Road. very little damage had been ■ done i,» the County roads. ConununiI cation between Foxton and Shan- ; non was completely cut off by the i flood carrying away the land span j of tin- Shannon bridge at the south j end. Deep water was now running j between the bank and bridge and it ; was quite possible that farther ero- | sion would take place. Every time I the river was in flood, accretion had I tiiken place on the west bank on a j large scale, and it was guitc- po>s- : slide to walk out to the end of the ! centre pier on a sand bank. —Adop- | led. ; The traffic inspector submitted j i he following report: The»roads dnrI ing the past two months had been j fairly clear of -traying' stock. ! speeding moiorists going to the j Marion and Wanganui races, to the i mimber of 20 motorists were prot seemed and tines ranging from 15 - i in £2 were inflicted. There had been j eight prosecutions against offenders | fm aibi wing stuck to wander ana I flue- ranging from 5 - to 20. - had ! been imposed. The traffic inspector recommended thai the Council should have the triangles at Awahuri and the bend on MY. Stewart, and the one at the foot of Stewart's i Line painted red. and tlm words: "Dangerous Crossing" or “Dangerous Bend" wriiton as the case might be. —Received. Tin tramway manager reported j i: ,i; the accounts showed a debit of i :T3, but included in expenditure : was an extra largo account for coal. | The chief items of traffic were: — I Minerals. 2072 tons, merchandise 1 op> tons, manure 07i tons, timber 2LbSb sup. feet. Fares amounted to !£> o. The “G“ class locomotive ] took up the running during the monj th. The Inspector of Alaehinery reported that the locomotive “Malta want" would require to be laid up for boiler repairs at an early date. The Railway Department had re-dm-ed the freight on benzine and other commodities at present being , art, i d by motor lorry, and the manag, suggested that the Council make the same reductions. —Adopted.