KIWITEA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9076, 17 February 1908, Page 5

KIWITEA COUNTY COUNCIL.

The monthly meeting was held on Saturday. Present: Ors. Carman (chairman), Mclntyre, McNeil, Hockly and Morton. CORRESPONDENCE. From F. H. Manning, authorising the Council to pay E. P. Jensen money due to him on contract for metalling Coulter’s ;line. —Accepted. From Department of Laud and Survey, stating that it had been decided to offer section 5, block 4, Apiti, for lease, and that purpose of section 26, Rangiwahia, had been changed from gravel to public pound reserve, and that of section 27, Rangiwahia, from pound to gravel reserve.—The necessary fencing on the pound site to be now proceeded with. From Chairman of Education Board, inivting the Council to attend at the opening of the Feilding Technical School—Accepted. From|R. G. Davies, for permission to erect a fence along the cutting on the road in front of his section. — Granted. From Johnston & Son, with order from William Smith.—Ordered to be honoured. From John Stephenson, asking permission to erect fence on Manga - papa road line.—Granted. From Guthrie Bros., offering £1 per annum for lease of reserve 13, block 15, Hautapu.—Agreed to. From G. Wheeler, stating he would be pleased to contribute to cost of telephone connections if extedned to all ratepayers.—Applications must come from all ratepayers interested. From Brewster and Wotton, for leave to erect two gates on the Mangarere road until they can get the fences repaired.—Granted. From H. Y. Watson, giving order for money due to him by Council, to be paid to W. A. Officer; and also one authorising Council to pay Brice, Broad & Co., £144 16s lid due to him. —Council unable to accept the latter order at present, and no money to be paid out on the contract at present. From R. Taylor, drawing attention to bed state of road leading to his place, and offering to metal a portion, or the whole, at £2 per chain.—To be informed that no funds were available. From Joseph Corpe, offe- to give £2O" for that portin' ‘■he Oroua road now closed.From O. Pussell,” o r a drain through lr £1 per chain.—Te’' the Council is only a portion From W the cause the’ est over. F

Mr Pussell lias sent' in a tender.fcr cutting a portion of the proposed drain at Beaconsfield, but his price is much higher than my estimate, and it would not be advisable to accept a tender except for. the whole of the work. The Engineer to the Rangitikei County Council has written'thanking this Council for offer of road " machine, bnt as a purchase of an “Austin” has been made, itwill not be required. I have advertised the Marfcon block bridge contract, tenders to close on the 18th March. Plans and specifications for all works subsidised by. Government have been approved by .the Distrfct Road Engineer, and the only contract not let or advertised is for metalling on the Apiti Main South road, the thirds not being available for expenditure. Mr Wilson’s road at Rata has been cleared of slips, and widened where necessary, and is now in good order. The decking on the smaller bridge at Waituna is worn very, thin and I propose renewing it as soon as possible. There being a sawmill now working not far away the . timber should not be expensive. Repairs have been effected to the Kimbolton. pound. The exceptional dry weather has caused many of the metalled;roads. to break up very much and they are now very rough to travel over. The Chairman reported that, believing a change of representation on the Wellington Harbour Board was advisable, and acting with Mr Cobbe, of Feilding, lie had helped to secure the election of Mr Cohen.—The report was adopted. The Treasurer reported the general account: cr. £1503 14s lid. The accounts to be passed for payment amounted to £747 15s lid. GENERAL BUSINESS. It was resolved—

That steps be taken to raise a loan of £OOO over a special rating area to include all sections abutting on the Te Parapara, Pukerimu and Mangawhararikei roads, from McKean’s corner to the Rangitikei river, for j,the purpose of widening, improving and fencing the said roads. That the amount of the unexpended balance of the Pourangaki loan be re-deposited during another year. That the estimates for the coming year’s expenditure in the County be prepared for consideration at next meeting and that the rate Jto meet this expenditure be struck as a general rate over the whole County, the amending Acf of last session not providing for differential rating. The special order striking a special rate 17-38 of a penny in the £, over the Tapuae and Peep-o’-Day special rating districts to pay interest on the loan of £825, was confirmed. Also it was decided to strike a special rate of 3-128 of a penny in the £ to pay interest on the ten per cent addition to loan of £IBOO, for metalling the Kawhatau road. That tenders be called for contract No. 85, metalling Apiti-Maiu South road. —The work to proceed when the thirds are available. That the day decided upon by the Council for genral laying of rabbit poison be'postponed for two months. That"the Engineer be'instructed to have the dangerous portions on the Mangahina cliff fenced. “The cost not to exceed £lO. That the necessary steps be taken to raise the 10 per cent on the Papanui loan as the amount will be required to complete the work It was resolved that the matter of Daniel Sutherland v. S. J. Webster be referred to the County solicitor. The following tenders were accepted for metalling:—No. 62 contract on Lagoon road. Brown Bros., at £687 10s ; 63, no tender, engineer to arrange ; No. 65, R. Richardson 6s 4d and 3s 4d; No. 66, engineer with Or. for riding to arrange; No. 67, R. P. Jensen 3s 6d per yard ; No. 68. F. Palmer 3s 6d; No. 69, *F. Palmer 3s 6d per yard; No. 70, R. C. Powell 3s 6d for Valley road, engineer to arrange for the other; No. 71, F. Palmer 3s 6d; No. 72, no tender, engineer to arrange; No. 73, W. Sinclair at 4s 4d; No. 74, W. Sinclair 5s 4d, 4s, 4s 3d and 3s 6d respectively ; No. 75, R. P. Jensen 3s for Edward street and 6s for Kimbolton road; No. 76, no tender; No. 77, Warren Price at 4s 7d per yard ; No. 78, no tender; No. 79, Warren Price at 3s 6d for Te Parapara and 4s 0d for Apiti main road; No 80, wren Price at 4s 2d; No, 82, J. ■ght at 4s; No.s 83, 84, 98 no s, and engineer to arrange.