HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Shannon News, 11 August 1925, Page 2

HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

AUGUST. MEETING. The oil ail mail, Cr. Monk, presided ai Saturday ’s meeting of the iioruwnenuu County Council and there 'were aiso- present Crs. Barber, Rydei, j uiii, Harmless, broadbelt, catley anu Jensen. ~

“Continuous potholes-. Mr ii. sehert, managing director u. me Seifert Fiaxdressing Company’, wrote stating that the section hi road noni makerua Station to Snuniion was regained by motorists as tiie a msi ijetween Palmerston North and welling ton, or even between Wellington and New. Plymouth. It was a continuous mass iof pot holes and it was noped that the Council would give early attention tq the road in question. The Engineer said the road was in very bad order. Four weeks ago no made arrangements for 200 yards ui metal to. be put- on, but the contractor hau done nothing and he had now called tenders for the metal, lenders being before the meeting. Cr. Garber said that the. road was in a oad state and if contractors wo mil not go on with the work, they must find some other method. I lie chairman said the Council had givmg .contracting a trial. Cr. Broaubelt said he sympathised with Cr. Barber in the state of this road, and also that it was the worst piece of road between Wellington and New 7 Plymouth. He thought the lorries should be sent up there to do something. ilie Engineer said that would mean sending the. whole plant there. Cr. Harkness said a good deal of agitation had come from that end of the district and when they tried the contracting system it broke down. It w 7 as decided to reply that the road would be attended to immediately, with an explanation as to why tlie delay had taken place. SHANNON MATTERS.

Mr T. H. mgley, of Shannon, drew attention to the water-table in front of liis property—there was no culvert under the cart entrance and the water, which was held hack, often overflowed into the garden. In ad diti-on the drain on the northern end of the road needed cleaning as his paddocks were often inundated during wet weather.—Referred to the Engineer and Cr. Barber with power

:o act.. ii;e- Poundkeeper at Shannon (Mr Al. J. Curran) asked for a settlement of his wages which had been held in abeyance > until an agreement had been reached between the Shannon Borough and the Horowhenua Coun-

ty Councils. ' The chairman said that there was no agreement between the County and the Shannon Borough Council in ,'egard to the pound. With a view 7 to arriving at- some ar-

rangement it was decided to give nonce of the termination of the engagement of the poundkeeper. Mr .T. Sclnvass made further complaint that the two ridges of grass, from Moodie’s corner to his gate, had not yet been removed and were a source of danger to motorists. He 'Mr schwass) was prepared to do the tob ifAthe Council would allow him £5 10s. for the work. —Referred to Cr. Whyte and Engineer with power to act. ' ~ Mrs A. Gregory, Moutoa, asking tne Council to contribute towards the upkeep of her telephone, as, ever since, *he ! punt has been used, a good deal of time bad been spent in answering rings from people enquiring whether the punt was working. Failing a contribution, Mrs Gregory thought the Council should instal a telephone at the house of the punt keeper.—Referred to the Engineer and Cr. Barber to enquire into and make a recommendation. DRAINS ON BEACH ROAD. Mr R. R. Harris, Levin, made application for a 12-inch -pipe culvert on his property in Beach Road, and m s,oi doing it was pointed out that ne proposed to instal a drain round the foot of the hill to shut off the water from the swamp and the culvert would be needed to cany the water into the Hokio Stream. Also, the swamp, which it was proposed to drain, adjoins the formed road, and any improvement effected would improve the foundation of the road. The Engineer said the request was a reasonable one, and the writer wanted an outlet across the Coun y road for the water from his land. Cr. Broadbelt said the Council should encourage all the drainage possible on the Beach road and on his motion it was decided to give the pipes necessary if applicant would put them in. _ PLUNKET SOCIETY VOTE. The Plunket Society in Levin wrote soliciting a contribution from the Council in order to continue their good work.—A grant of £2 2s was passed. ACCOUNTS. Accounts totalling £6520 were passed for payment. Of this £3OOO came from the Highways Loan and was lor three motor lorries, and £2262 was a half year’s interest, the balance being small amounts. OTUROA ROAD. Cr. Broadbelt asked for attention to the Oturoa Road; two culverts were required and the grader should be sent down there. The cream lorries could not- got along the road at present- ... The Engineer said as soon as tne metal lories could get. on the road, it would receive attention.