MANUKAU COUNTY COUNCIL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 338, 14 December 1917, Page 1

MANUKAU COUNTY COUNCIL.

g Monthly Meeting At the usual monthly meeting of the Manukau County Council, held in Auckland on Tuesday last, there were present Crs A. D. Bell (Chairman), A. Muir, A, E. Hattaway, F. H. Brownhill, 8. W. Houpe, J. Luke and F. Waters, with the Olerk (Mr Alex Bell). ( WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS Before commencing the business of the Council the Chairman welcomed the new members, Messrs House, Luke and Waters, and trusted that the good feeling which had existed in the past between the various members would be continued. The three Councillors named suitably replied, Cr Waters humourously remarking that he had received many congratulations on his position but in view of the complaints which invariably were associated with public life he thought that they should receive sympathy rather than congratulations. cb hattaway's bereavement A voce of condolence was passed with Cr Hattaway and his family on the loss which he bad sustained by the recent death of his child. The resolution was carried in silence. / THE EX-CHAIRMAN Mr H. E. Mackenzie, late Chairman of the Council, wrote expressing his thanks for the kind expressions of goodwill towards him conveyed in the Council's resolution passed at the annual meeting of the Council. VOTES FOB BOAD3 AND BRIDGES Replying to a resolution passed by the Council in wnich attention was drawn to the serious financial position of the County owing to authorations not having been issued for works the Hon W. Fraser, Minister of Public Works, wrote that he failed to understand how the action of his Department had affected the financial position of the Council. He mentioned that if the Council had expended money on items not authorised by him the financial inconvenience accruing from such action devolved on the Council No local rvuthorny had a right to expect payment for any work on the estimates *bjch it chose to construct without authority and he asked that the real position of the matter should be t xulumed 1 he letter was received. DOG LICENSES The question of fixing the dog iiceuwes throughout the county for i lie ensuing year was suggested by u.e (jh'druian. The Clerk suggested that all local bodies operating in the county should be authorised to collect the tees on behalf of the Council and this was agreed to, the fees being fixed as follows: Sheep and cattle 2s 6d, sporting and others ss, greyhounds 10s. ACCOUNTS Aocounts amnounting to £892 17a fld were passed for payment.

J. SCORIA BATJCABT 6 Notification was received from the n Railway District Engineer that tenders were being invited for some e 450 cubic yards of scoria ballast a lying along the old railway line '" south of Brown's road, Manure wa. is EXEMPTION FROM BATES d On behalf of St John's Presbyr terian Church, Papatoetoe, Mr F. 0. y Western, secretary, wrote making 8 application for their church property X to be exempted from rates. e On the motion of Cr Muir it was n resolved that no exemption should 0 be granted in respect of church . 8 property. Q HOSPITAL BOARD EXPENDITURE ' In reply to the Council's request to be supplied with particulars of . residents in the Ifanukau County who had been treated in the hospital or relieved by the Board, the Acting Secretary of the Auckland Hospital * and Charitable Aid Board wrote that the Board was unable to accede to the request as the information required would necessitate the employ- " ment of extra staff The letter was received. DEPUTATION FROM MANUREWA Messrs T. J. Corin and E. Fegler, on behalf of the Manurewa Town Board, waited on the Counci and again asked that the Council should take over the portion of the old railway track between Hill's i road and the Council's boundary—a distance of about 13 chains—and L that the same should be dedicated as ( a County road. Mr Corin pointed | out that since tbey were previously , before the Council Mr Frank Woods ! had dt finitely decided not to make any contribution towards the road in i question as was anticipated and as tne arrangement made with the other contributing persons was conditional on Mr Woods paying his proportion of the cost, the proposal, as far as the Manurewa Town Board was concerned, would have to be abandoned The Chairman stated that the Council had fully considered the matter and were not in favour of taking over the road. He pointed out that to put it in order would cost more money than they could expend. MAHURBWA T S JOINT LOAN Messrs Corin and Fegler next renewed the Manurewa Town Board's request for the Council to raise the joint loan of £2OOO to provide for the cost of the approaches to the high level bridge at Manurewa. The Chairman said that the Council were not disposed to entertain the proposal, especially as they did not regard the bridge as essential. Mr Corin pointed out that the application to the Council was to save time but despite the fact that the Council could not entertain the proposal, he said, he would do his best to carry the loan through. FOREMAN'S REPORT The Foreman (Mr C. Dixon) reported as follows : Mangcre riding: The footpath from the railway station to Manson's corner bad been weeded for the second time. He suggested that a tar sprayer to tar and sand those paths should be hired. This would be cheaper in the long run. The forming of the new footpath from Kay's corner to Gray's had been stopped on account of scarcity of filling. He suggested that the nutal should be taken from the small hill near Mr Massey's property to improve the grade of the main road which would provide ample filling for the footpath Papatoetoe riding: The weeding and re-metalling of the footpath on Eolmar road bad been completed. He suggested that the tarring and sanding of the footpaths in that Biding should be undertaken as there wer* over three miles of footpaths And the old style of chipping and weeding was too costly. The nuisance of riding and driving stock along the footpath continued. The bridge near Mr C. Gilliard's had been temporarily repaired but was in a weak stat9. The bridge could be replaced with a 4ft concrete pipe which would be large enough to cope with the water in time of flood. Papakura riding: Mr Goodman, the contractor for No. 1 Creamery bridge, hoped to undertake the rebuilding at the end of the the month. He (the Foreman) had made ar rangements for a temporary bridge to be erected to carry traffic while the bridge was in progress With regard to scoria for metalling Weymouth road the Council had been offered about 450 yards on the old railway line near Brown's road. The Railway Department were inviting tenders for its disposal. He suggested that it was worth 1/6 per yard as it would serve for Weymouth and other districts. He estimated that the cost of tarring and sanding the footpaths at Manurewa at £47 sa. Wairoa r'ding: The wurk of shifting slips on Cashmere's Bill had been commenced. Now that the timber was on the site for the three bridges at Kawakawa Bay he suggested that the opportunity should be taken advantage of. The estimated cost of building and approaches was £46. With a further expenditure of £l6 for culvert and filling at the far end of the beach noar the goods shed such would enable the public to use the road in spite of the tides. The report was adopted and the works as recommended were authorised.