MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3574, 11 December 1926, Page 4

MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING

The Manawatu Comity Council met at Sail don on Wednesday, those present ‘being- Councillors W. E. Barber (chairman), J. Boyce, D. W. Reid, J. MoKelvio, H. .]. Kagan end K. Pearce.

CORRESPONDENCE I'roin (lie Madge Charabanc Motor Coy. Ltd., entering an enipliafic: protest against the administration governing the disposal of die highway tax on heavy motor traflic; pointing out that the condition oi the roads in the County were deplorable, and in consequence their vehicles were suffering consider;) lily, and unless an assurance was given that some improvement would be made in the near future, the company would consider the advisability of refusing to pay any further taxation.—Received. Prom the Dictriet Engineer of the Public Works Department, pointing out that the main highway from Wihirokino bridge to Bulls, and also from Rangiotu to Himatangi, had suffered severely owing to the recent wet weather, and expressing the hope that every effort would be made to make good the damage done before the Highways Board visited the district on November 30; also drawing attention to the fact that the . Whirokino bridge needed painting which was a matter for early attention.—The chairman reported that the road had been attended to. As to the painting of the bridge, there was nothing on the estimates for this year, and the question would have to be held over until next year. The Council agreed to that. GENERAL

It was resolved to authorise the chairman to bring the matter of the enforcement of the Heavy Traffic regulations before the next, meeting of the District Highways Council. It was decided to supply 400 cubic yards of metal to the Foxton Borough Council at the following prices: If reloaded, lGs per cubic yard delivered at Foxton; out of bin 15s per yard delivered; out of bin delivered at Himatangi, 14s per yard. TREASURER’S REPORT. The treasurer reported as under: County Fund Account dr., £7llß 12s 7d; loan account cdt. £1845 4s 8d; Main Highways loan account, cdt. £854 Os 6d; dr. balance £4419 7s sd. RATE ROLL ALTERATIONS. Alterations to the rate roll were approved of as under: A. E. Brown to W. J. Smith, lot 11, Oroua S.D.; L. W. Cross to Denis King, lots 216 /7, 228/31 Sandon, and pt sec 12. Carnarvon; Est. T. Sanson to H. J. Fagan, pt 2 sec 19 Hutt Small Farm Block; Est. T. Sanson to A'. 11. Sanson, lot 4 section 13, Sandon; Est. T. Sanson to J. H. Sanson, pt sec. 39, 40, Sandon; Est. E. Sanson to Mrs. M. E. Harris, lot 2 see. 13, Sandon; Est. T. Sanson to Mrs. E. K. Sanson, lot 1 sec. 13, Sandon; Est. T.,Sanson to S. -J. Sanson, lot 3 see. 13, Sandon; Est. T. Sanson

lo J. W. Lammas,-section Hi, Sanson; Est. 0. R. Robinson to Mar. Robinson, pt lot 7 Ml. Robinson S. D.; Mary Robinson to A. P. Easton, pt lot 7, Mt. Robinson S.D.; Mary Aiken to Mrs. 0. Robson, section (50 Tangimoana extension. ENGINEER'S REPORT.

The County Engineer (Mr. G. Hickford) submitted the following report on the Awahou riding.—A good deal of metal lias been carted along the Foxton-Shannon road during the past month, and yet metal is urgently required to complete repairs and put the road in anything like order. An inspection was made of the proposed new road line In the site of the new bridge over (he Manawatu river. The road line as laid off by the Department enters a very bad swampy bog Hat which would cost a considerable sum to construct a road over, as the spoil required for the embankment would have to be carted a considerable distance. With a view to getting a higher and more direct road line to the proposed bridge, a further inspection was made and it was ascertained that, the natives would not allow any alteration from the original surveyed road. It is essential to have the road constructed on high and dry country and the road must be made on the very first survey line, or on the accretion south of Mr. Pigott’s residence.

Stone crushers. —Owing to several repairs and adjustments that had lo be carried out to the crushers the out-put for last month was only about 1,000 yards of all grades of stone. The present contract for quarrying and carting metal to the stone crushing plant has run out, and it will be necessary to make provision for calling fresh tenders for a further supply of crushed stone.

Tramway.—General repair worklias been carried out along the line at various places. A number of decayed sleepers have been replaced, and several sections to the line cleared of all growth and weeds. A three-foot concrete pipe culvert has been placed under the line near Himatangi, and it will be necessary to put in a similar culvert opposite Mr. Ross’ property during the summer months. During the last few months very few sleepers have come to hand, and an increased supply is urgently required.—Received.