FRANKLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 518, 30 March 1920, Page 3

FRANKLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

I MONTHLY MEETING. I ' Owing to the Easter holidays, the ' Franklin CQunty Council, which usually meets on the first Thursday in each month, met to-day, when there were present: Crs W. Claud Motion (chairman), J. S. Montgomerie, T. W. Woods, R. T. Reid, W. H Thomas, T. J. Lockwood, Jas Keith, 11. Wilcox. J. A. Short, together with the clerk (Mr. Alan P. Day), and the engineer (Mr. J. F. McArthur). MACHINERY £■,ooo GranjTO. \ At to-day'*meetin#of the Franklin County aja&tlfntPublic Trusteemdfised thatfhe codicil's applicatumfor mach'jiery KiM, plant loan o&*l|$00 had bJ|jR granSf ed at plus "W n|r cent sinking funfl, W a term oTWR years subject t<RtMbuffidene.y aid legality of the f' It was decided to Cam place the matter fefore tnMTHkpayers, the clerk anct|engineer being de- | puted to go into Hie matter and pre- ) pare details of tie scheme. L

Prince of iWales' Visit. F«£nfc»jn #unty Banner. j«^ .JvrfcJtgarlNfo the purchapr of a b|nneqi|r the county, to f lsr includes in decorations .j*Jof Qwen Street, Auckland, on t#occasion of «e visit of H.R.Mt-the Prince of Jvales, the chairman reported at today's meeting tstft the banner would cost £l2, the matter of procuring onej#as left in the hand; of the AucMmd City Council. The jpairman's action was confi.m-

ed.JT ■ connexion with the prince's vfs« Jf the City Council requested to Tcnow how many seats the County Council required to be reserved. It was decided to reply askinc that nine seats be reserved for the council. All members signified their intention of being present. Hunua School Hill. E. B. Hillam, school teacher, Hunua, requested the council to attend to Hunua School hill. He offered to contribute towards the cost of labour. "He is a pretty good teacher who offers to contribute towards the cost of work. He has the interests of the county at heart," said the chairman. This matter and other matters relative to the Hunua Riding were left in the hands of Cr. Lockwood and the engineer. Cr. a mectinj; of Hunua being held, when several important matters tvnukl be considered. A Waiuku Request.

Mr A McF,wan, Waiuku, asked the road leaihsf thtftogh his properties be attended to. It was pointed out that road was a boundary one between Waipipi and -Awhitu Ridings. The matter was left in the hands of the engineer to inspect and submit an' estimate of cost to carry out the necess«# work. In the event of the estimate of cqsJ being favourable, the matter of arranging to have the work done was left "to the chairman and Cr. Short. An Aka Aka Petition. A petition signed by Thos. M. Roberts and 43 others, ratepayers of Aka Aka, requested the council to make improvements to Aka Aka landing as follows: Timber the breastwork, and erect landing shed for manurei, etc.

Cr. Keid said ine engineei had met a deputation of the settlers, and after the matter had been explained, he contended it was an essential request, and they solicited the assistance of the council to urge upon the Marine Department to push the necessary work on expeditiously. He thai it was the centre of a big dairvinj^listrict, and a landing was absolute) necessary >n order that the setters could :, r et their produce away. The petition was received, ard on the motion of the chairman ami Cr. Reid it was decided to apply to the Marine Department for assistance The engineer dealt with the matter in his report. Grader. On the motion of the chairman it was decided to send the new gnder to Awhitu Riding. Finance. Accounts amounting to >:3494 His 5d were approved and nr-.ssed fbv payment. General. The chairman drew the council's attention to the state <">f a poition of the Puni Road. He thought the road should be attended to - Left to Cr. Woods and the engineer to attend to. Cr. Montgomerie said hf had inspected the locality and found that i road about a mile long had been accepted to serve a property of nbout 95 acres. A shorter route of about 25 chains could be got through Mr. Learning's property. He thought "n exchange between the council and Mr. Learning could be effected. The matter was left to Cr. Mint.gomerie and the engineei to deal with. Cr. Lockwood advocated the open"n;r up of the road past WalkeiV, "apakura.- Crs. Thomas, Lockwood o inspect, with a view to opening ip for a stock route. Cr. Wilcox urged the 'oinpletion -,f the Whangarata-Pokeno connexion. The cle-k stated that the R-.ihvay department were bungling the mil •cr u» somewhat. There would be a heuvv expenditure in legalising ;he ■oad before the grant could be lilted. The chairman thought that, if It:" Good Roads' Association were t<> lake the t.ip over the route 1 h<-y would choose 1 hat road instead <m •he Itazorback for the main rond. Manyatangi Grant. The Minister for Public Woiks wrote advising that he would grant C2t)oi». on V.I for CI basis, for metal ling the Mangatangi to Kaiawa and Mangutangi to Miranda roads. To the above the clerk had replied, thanking the Minister for his prompt and liberal reply in the interests of the backblocks' settlers. The engineer reported that tlv plans and s]>ecifications had been forwarded. Immigration. The Walpa Council forwarded a motion, per circular letter, as follows: "That this council urge upo:i the R'jjht Hon VV. F. Massey, P. inie ; Minister, the urgent need of pushing | forward a vigorous immigration no-

licy to meet the very pressing need for more workers in the interests of Dominion industries and production.'' The letter was merely "received.' Kohekohe Request Mr. L. Lever asked permission to erect a fence on what was called a blind road between his and- Mr. J. McEwan's property. It was decided to write to Mr. McEwan' stating that in the opinion of the council the road was useless, and asking his grounds as to why he required the road to be kept open. Awliitu Central. Mr. J. D. Kemp complained of the state of the Awhitu Central Rd. One day he had to leave his cream on the road, the road being impassable. The clerk was instructed to reply stating that the council was willing to do the work on the road, but was of opinion that a deviation was necessary, and ask if he was willing to give land for necessary deviation. Hunua-Clevedon Road. The Manukau County Council wrote stating that it thought each county should contribute £2OO apiece to obtain the Government grant of £4OO to construct a bridge on the above road. If Franklin would transfer £IOO from the road to the bridge this would be good policy, as the road would be of little service until the bridge was built. (The Franklin offer was £IOO for the bridge and £2OO on the road.) In a further letter Manukau suggested that both councils should wait on the Prime Minister or Minister for Public Works relative to securing a free grant for the road. Cr. Lock wood favoured a deputation from both counties waiting on the Minister for Public Works, asking for a free grant to do the work. He pointed out that a little ridinglike Hitnua could not afford to expend llie money suggested on the wo: k.

On O. Lockwood's motion it was decided to take steps to arrange for :i deputation to the Minister. Paparimu Road. Mr. L. S. Gillespie, manager for M. and A. Beale, asked for improvements on the inclines leading to two bridges near the letter's property. lit'ft to Cr. Lockwond ami engineer to deal will). Hunita Proposed Loan. Public Works advised Hie grantinj.. i.f ;ui application to raise a loan uf (;7'>(), ;it fit, per cent, for 36Sa v.'ar for Stewart-Cowan and !leald'.-> Roads. The iiK'ttei' of arranging for signatures of rali payers was left in the hands of Cr. Luck wood and the I Ink. Mauku Road. Mr. J. Nicholson asked for a road leading l<> his property to ho opened up and formed. HnrrisviHe School. Mr. Walter Hanson, head teacher of the Hanisville School (Tuakau) asked that a warning notice board against excessive speed of motors be erected at the school corner. i'r. Wilcox said tlu> corner was a dangeios one, hut partly the school committee's fault. They had erected ■i piquet fence and had planted a live hedge, which had grown somewhat high. He thought the existing danger could he obviated if the trees were cut down. , On the motion of the chairman the matter was left in Cr. Wilcox s hands to deal with, with power to act.