FRANKLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 503, 6 February 1920, Page 3

FRANKLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

(Continued.) Ne Sale. Messrs. Amburys, Ltd., Auckland, asked if the old Karaka Road Board Fee building. wasf or sale. —Reply, for sale. New Brighton Wharf. In the interests of the settlers of the whole of the district, the Clevedon Steam and Navigation Co., Ltd. wrote urging the council to proceed With the erection of a new wharf at Now Brighton, Miranda, the subject of a deputation some time ago.—ln reply thereto, the clerk stated it was proposed to raise a loan over a special rating area for the cost of th«) wharf, above the £SOO Govern-* ment grant available.—Loan proposal to be placed before the ratepayers at an early date, to provide the cost, above the Government grant of £SOO. A sum of £BOOO was required for this wharf, Mangatangi bridge, and Mirpnda wharf.

Mr. J. Robertson, Pokeno Valley, wrote requesting access road to his property, Maungatawhiri Parish.— Cr. Keith had previously reported that the work was too expensive, unless by a loan. If the settlers were prepared to be rated for a loan, the council would do the work. Mangatangi-Miranda.

Messrs. R. T. Douglas and F. Smedley and 13 others requested ell to consider the question of forming a new road from Mangatangi-Mir-anda Road to the beach at Kaiaua, near Tarawaire Creek, through the Fairview Lands Company's projjerty, that company being prepared to give the land required for the same.—On the motion of Cr. Keith, decided to do the work if the ratepayers would provide for a loan.

Mercer Station Road.

The Mercer Town Board wrote drawing attention to the bad state of the road at the "old tunnel."— Received.

Temporary Fence.

Mr. Eric W. Friedlander, Tuakau, applied for permission "to erect a temporary fence out on the road al Tuakau fo work out blackberry, also permission to erect a fence across; the road between his north-west corner fnd the Waikato River.—Left to Cr. Wilcox, but temporary fence Agreed to.

Auckland Culvert.

Mr. W. J. Jeffries, Buckland, asked the council to lower a culvert in front of his property about 2ft or Bft, as he wished to drain the swamp on his property.—Engineer to report. Applicant would have to pay cost. Lease Required.

Mrs. M. Slade, Pukekohe, offered to lease portion of land near Helvetia station for 10s 6d per annum.—Left to Cr. Woods.

*" Hunua Road. Mr. A. McKenzie, Hunua, requested the council to attend to the road leading to his property as it was in a very bad state.—Decided to give property owners notice to clear the creek out. The engineer to inspect.

Shall Bank.

Mr. R,,. Gordon, Waipipi, wrote

I pointing out'the delay in connection fwith the commencement of the work on the road to Shell Bank at his

property, and requesting the council tjp attend to the matter expeditious-

■*s The engineer stated that the council had formed the road, but payeri had promised a. contribution

in money or labour. 1 Cr Snortt supported this view, and "tt was decided to ask the parties conceited to contribute half cost in money or labour, ArariMiu. Mr. C. M. Martin strongly requested metalling the creamery 1 road, Paparimu to.Ararimu.—No funds. The road was well formed. Pollok Settlement.

Mr. A. Hudson, Pollok Settlement, drew' the council's attention to the urgent 'need of metalling ' the road from the old' creamery up the hill leading to ( „Ararimu.—Further particulars, plans, etc., required ~

Bad Road, Waipirf v

. MR ff, J. Cr&fg, Waipipi, dreto the council's attention ,to the bad state of the by-roia leading from the nam road to his property.—Agreed to, engineer instructed accordingly. The above letter was the last of 62 dealt with.

4 Road Exchange - Mr. 8. Ballard, of Minukau Pari, Runoiman, wrote »tlu»t Mr. C. W. Davis had agreed to exchange the road 1 through the centre of his property \ for one on the outside Now, afier the writer having ujed the road foi 12 months, Mr. Davis had informed him that the >oad was closed. At> the old road was in.nassable, he wished the coi ucil to p-lve hi.r ~c-cess cess to his lani. Mr. ballard, 'vho w'th Mr. Davis, ( waited on the council, agreed to p.iy for the survey and tut. he did not think it fur to saddl- him ' with the whole of tos cost o!' the fencing. The chairman* V.a the >ejie- • ficiary and Mr. Da\',i is not askir.p for the usual -jmi^is'it'on. Cr. Thomas said tl".e council hid spent £2l on a ioid Ic-ding to the one in question.

The matter concerned to cr. nc to . ■< agreement. Speed of Motors. Cr. Lockw«od said the people in his district complained about the speed of motors during the holidays. —Decided to put up notices, limiting the speed at certain places to eight miles. Brown's Gully Bridge. Cr. Reid asked that the engineer be instructed to prepare plans of a bridge for Brown's Gully with a view to getting a grant. Carried. Gordon's Wharf Loan. Mrs. R. Gordon, Waipipi, returned plan forwarded by the clerk showing proposed boundaries of rating nreu far Gordon's Landing Whiyf loan. The iroatter was referred to the clerk, engineer and Cr. Short to confer with Mr. Gordon to see what *r»u'd be done. Kobe Kobe West. Mr. John I. Douglas, Kohe Kohe, forwarded cheque for £ls contributed by settlers, and asked the council to have the work done, as promised, on Kohe Kohe West Road, as soon as possible.—The matter was feft in the handß of Cr. Short and the engineer