OROUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9439, 8 May 1909, Page 8

OROUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

• The monthly meeting was held •yesterday. ' Present; Ora. G. Wheeler (chairman), \V. G, P® aro ?» H. Burrell. H. Bedmayne, J. H. Vincent, Thos, Bowling and- W. Reid.

CORRESPONDENCE

From Clerk of Weber County Council, asking the "assistance of the Orona Council to make provision under the Public Works Act to take, on payment of fair compensation, any timber suitable for papa burning.—Request acceded to, excepting in ’ respect to totara and matai timber, and member for Oroua to be asked to support the amendment. From Hart, askibg permission to remove |iis slaughter yard to more convenient position.—Granted. From E. Thoms, concerning the toad 1 state of the Waitnna Yalley Road.—Being attended to. From D. Davenport, asking for compensation for damage done to horse by falling through a culvert.— ’Engineer to inspect andEfreport. Ffom R. Lloyd. refusing to accept liability bn account of uncompleted contract. From A. Guy. asking for plan of land severed from section 18, Kairang* —To be supplied' when oom- ■ pleted to County solicitor. wrnhi R. Brown and others, asking

that oattlo be removed from Valley and Midland roads.—Request to be complied with from June Ist. From' Palmerston North Borough Council, stating that the roller was 1 fifteen tons, the rental would be. £o per day, to be charged from engine shed to the retnrn, the hirer to take and pay for fuel of engine and any extra payment to driver. Prom H. J. Hayns, Gorge bridge engineer, reporting Chat the structure was finished except a few minor items, such as tarring and sanding, decking, and a lew bolts *to be put in. A start would be made with the protective work and fencing approaches on Monday next. —To be opened on May 25th. From Reid & Gray, stating that a roller of about 50owt. with shafts, seat, eto.,j;the brake-roller to be of cast iron, would cost £BO. The weight could he increased by hanging weights to the inside of it. ■ N enaction taken. Prom Barrand & Abraham, quoting £57 10s for 43 by 43 Barford and Perkins double heavy pattern roller, without brake or peatj which would be 30s to £3 more. —No action taken. Prom Department of Roads, stating that requestfor subsidy towards cost of bridge at Menzies’",fotd had been noted for when the estimates were being compiled. The Engineer reported : Rangitawa Biding.—The contract for gravelling the Tokorangi Road has been completed and about 105 yards of gravel have been put on the other roads in this Riding. The bridge across the Mangaoue stream on the Feilding-Halcombe Road is in very bad repair; the fact that this bridge has been built without joists makes it in its present condition very dangerous for heavy traffic. The girders also have commenced to decay, but for a shorter span would probably last for another eight or ten years. I would recommend that this bridge be’. replaced With a new bridge having concrete abutments,steel girders aud all woodwork of jarrah. My etimates of cost is £l7O. The present bridge is about 89 feet over all, bnt my estimate is based on a bridge having a clear waterway of 33 feet, which I consider to be sufficient. The new bridge could be bnilt under the old one so that traffic would be stopped for only a few days. As an alternative the wooden girders of the old bridge could be used in the oonscruction of the new one, but this would not effect a very great saving as new joists and decking would still be required. Raumanga Riding.—The contract for gravelling Makino Road from Mackay’s Line to Wilson’s Line has been completed, about 2840 yards having been delivered; Makino Riding.—The contract for gravelling Mackay’s Line has been completed and the gravelling of Pharazyn’s and Spur Roads should be completed by the end of this w T eek. Taonui Riding.—The contract for gravelling the Feilding-Ashhurst Road has been completed, and the contract for gravelling the Taonni Road will he completed in two or three days. The contracts for gravelling the Bnnnythorpe-Aahhnrst Road (.and the Bnnnythorpe Road have been commenced, I have had the Stoney Greek Road trimmed up With the road machine Hiwinni Riding.—The work of widening the formation of the Kelvin Grove Road and the contract for gravelling the same have been completed. I have had the Watershed Road from the FeildingAshhurst Road to the BunnythorpeAshhurst Road trimmed up with the road machine. Otangaki Riding.—The contracts for gravelling the Pohangina and Ulysses Roads have been completed and I have also had Spur Road patched. The necessary to the Ashhnrst public pound would include the renewal of three gates, a new top rail right round and about 20 loads of gravel for yards, the paddock fence would also require repairing. I estimate the total cost of repairs at £l3 18a.-Adopted. OTHER BUSINESS. It was resolved— That (Ors. Wheeler—Vincent) a request be sent to the Minister of Railways praying him to dedicate as a public road the laud fronting Messrs Lang’s and Campion’s sections for the purpose of providing these settlers with access, to their properties. That (Ors. Wheeler—Bedmayne) the following alterations be made in the rate roll :— W. A. "L. Bailey in place of S. J. Hobbs, W J. Docker in ',place of W. V Onwegan, R. Marshall to Jas. Boswell, R. J. Coker and others to W. Rasmussen. T. Coker to M. Rasmusse:.’, S. W. Evans to James Donald. That (Ors. Rowling—Burrell) all rangers in the County be instructed to impound all stock found straying on the roads within the boundaries of the County on and after Ist June, 1909. That fOrs. Rowling—Vincent) for the purpose of finishing the schedule of works authorised by the ratepayers of Hiwinni aud Otangaki Ridings, the clerk be instructed to apply to the Government Loan Department for the ten per coat on loan known as No. 31.