MANUKAU COUNTY COUNCIL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 235, 15 December 1916, Page 4

MANUKAU COUNTY COUNCIL.

Monthly Meeting. The monthly meeting of the Manulrau County Council was held on Tuesday last. Present: Crs H. R. McKenzie (chairman), A. Bell, A. Muir, F. 11. Brownhill and J. C. Bryant, with the clerk, Mr A. Bell.

OREKE HOAD. Mr A. Rowlands wrote on behalf of the Road Extension Committee, drawing che Council's attention to the delay Hi putting in hand the proposed woik on the Orero road. The foreman taid that the Board had done a lot of work on the road, but the parties interested had not yet paid their liability in regard to the proposed work. The clerk was instructed to forward a reply in terim of the foreman's statement.

A HUAKHY SITE Messis Wynyard, Skelton and Wynyard, representatives of the Whyte Trustejs, Wiri, wrote stating that the Tru tees had no objection to the Council entering the property for the purpose of commencing operations to quarry spawls, under certaia conditions, the royalty to be Is 6d per load. Members considered the royalty asked for was exhorbitanr, and the chairman suggested that the site should be taken under the Public Works Act. The matter was deferred for further consideration.

lißOWJf's IiRILKJE

Mr F. Goodman (contractor) waited on the Board and submitted a plan of a proposed ferro concrete bridge to replace Brown's (wooden) bridge in the YVairoa riding. He offered to do the work for £4 25. As the Government had offered a subsidy towards the re-erection of creamery bridge and the work had not been put in hand it was decided to make an effort to have it diverted to Biown's bridge. It was made clear that as the bridge was in the Wairoa Road Board area the Road Board would have t) defray the cost.

On Cr Bell's proposal it was resolved to accept Mr Goodman's offer, isiibject to everything being in order; the Wairoa Road Board to defray the cost and the plaas to be submitted to the Public Works Department for its approval. It was further arranged that Mr Dixon should supervise the work, the Board to remunerate him for so doing.

work's report,

The foreman (Mr Dixon) reported as follows : Mr Cambridge has undertaken to drain the bush portion of the Orere ioad with a drain. An inspection he had made of the Otau portion of the road taken over by Manukau County Council from the Franklin County Council revealed the fact that light formation only was necessary ; also three pipe culverts. A smaller job could be made of it, but lie recommended the aforementioned improvements. Two small slips at Ardmore cutting required to shifted. As no tenders had been received for the spawling at Brookby lie recommended that work at the Council's depot should temporarily cease in order to allow of the workmen to do the spawling. The report was adopted.