FRANKLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 179, 17 March 1914, Page 3

FRANKLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Notice of Special Order. Notice is hereby givou that at a speial uieeiiug oi the Franklin County Council held 011 the oth day of March, 1914, the following resolution was passed: The Franklin County Council hereby makes by special order the following By-Laws in pursuance and exercise of authorities and powers vested in it in- that behalf by the provisions of ''Hie Counties Act, 1908," and its amendments and in pursuance and exarcise of every other power and authority (if any) enabling it in that behalf. The short title of the By-Laws is "Th j By-Laws of the Franklin County." The object and purport of the said By-Laws is as follows: Part I. Uider cf Proceedii.gs. Provides for Aunual Meeting, appointment of Finance and Works, and other Committeos and constitutions thereof: order of business; voting at meetings : giving of notice I of motion and moving same, and the ! order in which same shall be received and dealt with ; standing orders for regulating the debates at meetings, proposing, amending and withdrawing motions: ruling of Chairman on \ points of order and effect thereof; powers of Chairman ; Duty of Conn- j cillors to attend Council Meetings and the rights and powers of councillors; voting at meetings; Committees; calling meetings of same and recording proceedings thereof; the presentation of petitions and the contents and form thereof ; duties of Councillors presenting same; The Election of Officers of the Council; advertising for applications; salary to be fixed and specified in advertisement : security to be given in certain cases, and the expense of preparing same to be borne by person providing same ; public works; laying plans and specifications before the Council; ratepayers to have power to inspect; disbursement of moneys ; procedure for authorising same ; only £lO 0s 0s to be disbursed between any two ordinary meetings. The County Seal and tlie custody thereof; same shall only be affixed in presence of Chairman and one Councillor ; or, two Councillors in abseuce of Chairman.

Part 11. The Regulation of Heavy Traffic within the County, Vehicles to be licensed ; license fee to be regulated by weight ot vehicle and width of tyres; method of computing weight for stone, gravel, timber, wool, etc; dispensing with license fee in certain cases ; tyres !o be of a specified width in ceriuin cases; application for heavy traffic license ; fee to bo paid on application, form cf application and form of license; vehicles anl licenses to bo numbered; proscribing method of numbering vehicles; licenses to expire on olst December in each year; powers of Constables and Council officers, to compel inspection of vehicles; drivers to submit their vehicles to inspection; prohibiting the use of bullocks on the County roads from May to October in any year ; safeguarding bridges and culverts, and forbidding certain loads to cross same: exemption of buggies and gigs from operation of heavy traffic by-laws ; Bond that road will be repaired may be demanded by Council, prescribing twins thereof; penalty not to exceed £2OO. Part 111. Billiard Rooms, Shooting Galleries and Buildings for Public Meetings must be licensed . prescribing form and fee therefor of license, same to bo in force for one year only: billiards not to bo played in licensed premises on Sundays or after 10 p.m., disorderly conduct may entail cancellation of license.

Part IV. Regulation of Tratfic Generally; prescribing lights to be carried 011 vehicles nt night, alarms to be carried by certain vehicles. Horses not to stand on roads unattended; nor to be cleaned or clipped ; drivers to proceed round corners at walking pace; horseless vehicles not to proceed at a greater speed than 20 miles per hour except on Hunua Gorge Road and Tuakau Reach Road where speed not to exceed 5 miles per hour. Provision of Motor Cars Registration Act relating tit exhibiting lights and carrying warning sign a 1 s to apply. Part V. building-;. Definition of "erection of a building"; "site" definition of term : Provisions for minimum building area : road frontago to be not less than 6(i feet and area not less than ] acre in cnse of a dwelling house, or 40 feet and 1 fith acre in case of a shop; forbidding sale or other disposition of property whereby these provisions are contravened, saving subdivisions already approved ; discretion given to Council to relax or dispense with observance of By-laws in certain cases provided applicant show merits Part YI. Cattle. Forbidding passage of same along any footpath; duty of persons in charge of same to prevent breach of this regulation; forbidding any person to ride, lead or drive any horse or vehicle along any footpath, saving however where necessary to reacli road or for other lawful purpose. Part VII. Special provisions to indemnify the Council for injury to roads arising from carriage of coal, stone, quartz, ore, timber, flax, etc , from any quarrv, mine or mill; particulars. as to number of journeys, vehicles intended to be used and weight of load, etc., to bo supplied to Council soven days before traffic commences ; estimated cost of damage arising from such traflic to bo furnished and same to be paid to Council; .further damago arising from connnuance of traflic to be paid; Statutoiy lights or rights under any amending By-Law reserved in respect hereof. Part YIII. Passage of Traction Engines over County Roads. Prescribing necessity for an assistant to travel before engine to warn any person approaching : duty of driver of engine to stop where required to enable driver of vehicle or stock to pass; no traction engine to travel over County roads between sun-ot and midnight; prescribing conditions under which samo may travel between midnight and sunrise; 10 miles per hour to lie maximum speed on public load and o miles per hour in town or village and 'J j miles per hour when crossing a bridge or culvert; whistle not to be sounded or steam exhausted under certain circumstances, driver of traction engine forbidden to stop on a bridge or culvert; ashes and other refubo to be ypioiid evenly on road

: surface; prescribing conditi.ins ■ under which traction oiiyir e nny travel when combined with otli- r vehicles; da ma go cau-ed to bo ii - uii'iiutely reported and cost of reinstatement made good by owner or driver: special precautious as to form of tyres and weight of engine and load to be observed where traction engine crossing bridge or culvert: Traction Engines to be licensed; prescribing application form and license; license fee to be paid ; Council to have power to clos-j certain roads against passage of traction engines ; powers of Council to enforce compliance with By-Laws a"iid duty of drivers to give information.

Fart IX Conservation of Public Health and Convenience; Cesspits to be cleaned out, powers of Council to recover costs for cleaning same : offensive matter not to be spiit or cast upon any road ; prescribing minimum distance of privy from road or dwelling; Council to grant licenses for removal of night soil; only authorised persons to remove same ; householders to provide proper icceptacles for privies and shall prevent any nuisance; powers of Inspectors or other agent of Council to inspect condition of privies; swine not to be kept less than -10 feet from a dwelling nor wMiiu 100 feet of a public road. Part X. Cemeteries. Division of a cemetery iuto lots, only six lots to be acquired by any one person ; no person allowed to transfer lot to another ; clerk to keep record of lots sold ; receipts for purchase money to bo given. Burial warrant to be obtained eight hours bofore interment; prescribing forms of application for burial warrant, and certificate of purchase of burial plot, and fees for same. Burials permitted only between sunrise and sunset; graves may be fenced; tombstones, etc., may be erected and inscriptions must be submitted to Council: vaults to bo excavated only with leave of Council; same must be constructed in accordance with certain specifications: coffin to be lined with lead or other approved metal : Council may repair neglected vault and charge cost against purchaser; horses and vehicles excluded fioin Cemetery except for purpose of funerals. Part XI. llawkers and Pedlers. Same must be licensed, foims of application and license, and fe°s; license must be carrie 1; occupation must be printed on hand-cart ; hawker or pe llor not to loiter oi- remain stationary; exemptions under Auctioneers Act, 1908, etc Part XII. Penalties Same shall not exceed £0 0s 01 for any one offence; no exemption given by these By-laws of compliance with other By-Laws or General Laws. And notico is hereby further given that the said resolution will be submitted for confirmation at the special meeting of the Franklin County Council to be held on THURSDAY, the 9th day of April, 191-1, at the Council Chambers, Pukekohe, at 10. o0 a.m., when the date on which the said By-laws will come into force will be fixed.

A full copy of these By-laws is deposited at the office of the Clei k to the , said County at tho Council Chambers, Pukekohe, and may be inspected there by all persons during <rdina>y office hours until the Seventh dav of April, li> 14. JOHN T. STEMBRIDGE, County Clerk. March sth, l'.lH.