HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Shannon News, 16 March 1923, Page 3

HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

The mistily „ bo ;■ whv:/County CouauLi uas hefti on ' ■ The County Chairman (Mr A. Monk) presided and there were also present -Crs. W. Barber, J. R. , Whyte, F. J. Ryder, J. McLeavey, C. I. «u.arkiiess, S. n.. Bi-oadbelt, H. G-. Bryant, and A.. R. Knox. Application for Subsidy. I The District Engineer, Public Works Department, wrote stating a progress payment in respect of timber supplied for the ’’’Ohau bridge, repairs would bet made on receipt of specification for the work and it proving satisfactory. The payment. asked for was £291 8s Bd. A similar letter a-eferred to a payment for £834 8s 4d in respect of the Otaki ( bridge. • \ The Clerk reported that the nccessarj j ia.;;uiauoii had been forwarded, j Control of Motor Traflic. J ' The Otaki Borough Council wrote .ggesting that the local bodies on the' cast should combine to appoint a spe:ai constable to deal with the excess ■.uve speed of motor ears. stated that the ’Shannon’ and ■.ovin Borough Councils had’not agreed’ o lie proposal.

Cr. Ryder, was. appointed to .'attend he conference called by the Otaki Council to discuss the matter. Koputaroa Hall Site. Mr C.' FI; Hood, secretary to the •koputaroa Hall Site Committee, wrote thanking the members, of the .Council vho went out to go into the details of the proposed .hall site. The committee, fact been-.most successful in obtaining another site in a most suitable locality.

Access, Required. Ho;, vs Blaekmoro .Bros.,'. T 0..• Horo, wiote:. “Haying . hlard. thatythe, other .w o pro-ties interested in this' bridge bui/.:.:e;-.s are not' anxious?to- make, use of 'the £2CO each granted to them by your Council to give them access to theiis •esyective' propext'-m, ■ I am writing • aking yen if the" £21)0. granted to in will tie spent’in'.giving iis ‘access to ou. proper/-'; as owing to recent i ranis, i: ha,., damaged the track to such an .extent that-it is impossible to cither ge/ stock on or .off tho : property', aiiclin w'c: weather neither man nor beast- can get on or 0:1 the place, leaving the position a ~very' serious matter 'to us. We have a freehold title to'-the land and we look to the Council to gri v e us access. to the property before they cay. demand rates' ffsom us, and ' until wear*.' i scared ef’s-feevs we object to' paying any more rates on the place. H

s very ’ discouraging to go on to a. bush farm and try to'subdue the-wild, err,css while, the Council will do . nothing but demand heavy rates of you.’; 'The Cliairruan-uyaid,-. lie supposed- lie had made mbrd-'ekp'l&nations • on ; this subject than any., other and was. still being -misunderstood. ‘ Atiiis last meet- 1 ing with Messrs Russling, Corrigan and he suggested to these gentlemen’that if they wanted to utilise the loan money they should build a bridge ’o'each property and’ that they should erne to,an agreement to-build accordig to the specifications, each taking -.200, and doing the, work for that,, .whatever it. cost. Ho explained that' the whole of them would have to agree - that and the only alternative was - -t.-f-urn fit! loan ,u the Advances De-

:V/ia-nt. These people were in a very unfortunate position in having no access mid no do,ubt their rates wore

heavy as they were paving, many spe eial rates .for special pm poses ove ■which the Council had no control. Tin Council would be quite willing to g

on as soon‘as there was' an •,agreement 1 Cr. Ryder moved and Or. Harkncr: seconded that 'a reply be/sent on tin lines; of the Cluiijnnan’s'statement.. Cr. Knox said the parties could noagree about what ’ they.;' w&jte going to

The Chairman said the applicanthad no legal or dedicated road pn then frontage or into their property. Tin. only solution was for each party t< take the £2OO and build a bridge ac cording to the specifications laid down whether it. cost £IOOO. The motion was carried.

Manakau Roads

The Manakau Branch of the Fanners’ Union recently passed the following resolution: “That we learn the mam road passing through Manakau is shortly to be scarified. We would draw the Council’s attention to the disgraceful state of this road and also to the byroads and footpaths in and around Manakau. It is thought by members of the Union that now would be a favourable opportunity to tanscal a section of this road and have the footI paths and kerbings renovated.” The Chairman-said the question of footpaths and tar sealing was one that would have to be taken in hand when the estimates were considered for the coming -year. : A Dangerous Bridge. Mr J. Thompson, Otaki Railway, wrote asking for immediate attention to. the overhead .bridge leading to the Gorge road. I-t .was in .. a somewhat * dangerous condition *to tho Travelling

uiblie. The bridge was. raised in • the outre and .being very steep on both ides with only bare planks, horse* lipped and fell in wet or frosty wee. her. ..." \ Thq ..Chairman said there was' re i’oubt t'he Council had no power to <h mythingpto this bridge ~as it had ,uo jontrol over it. The nttonCon of th-' Railway Department should be draw: '0 it. Cr. Knox said the road was in a ■ery bad state and .here was great isk of accident there. Cr. - Ryderh I would like to draw-a! - ention to the whole bridge. It is a disgrace to the Department,! and i? hreo foot higdier than it should be. The Chairman; Co is the one a! vfanakau. We have discussed that lm

’>vo. ■ It was decided -to refer.the nmU >- to the Railway Department. Waste .Land at Manakau. Mr M. Burke, Manakau, applied for hr rf r 1 rp 'of land alongside p.dww to that, occupied by Mrs Oldfield rwd rTered £1 per annum rent. Cr. Bryant said the section at present, used as a rubbish dump hud the applicant would clean it • up - and fence it. y . . * -C.K ■.- The application Ova? granted. ■