HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Shannon News, 17 September 1926, Page 2

HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

* The monthly meeting was held on Saturday. Waihoanga Bridge. Advice was received from the District Engineer of the Public Works Department that £IOOO, iil lor £l, had been provided for the Wai ohanga suspension bridge across the Otaki Rivef. Phis was being taken from .lie Consolidated Fund, which was the reason for its non-appearance in the Public Works Estimates. Plans and specifications could be submitted as soon as they were ready.

I The chairman observed thai the time of commencing this work depended to some exvont upon what is none with the Taungata bridge. The 'speaker had discussed the wlioie matte.- with'. Mr. L. Barber, and he was plea.-.ed to know that at least one of the :-ett:ers affected was in agreement witli whin the Council proposed to do. The ong.neer would report as to where'a site c mid be obtain.:d for a low level bridge and give a rough kh-a of the cost, lie realised flint it was absolutely necessary to go on with the work as early as possible. After meeting the .settlei.s- he hoped ■ .luy v.-ould be able to get oi.u It was • satisfactory to know that:• the Works Department would keep their word in regard to the though he had never known them do anything eh-e. Suspension Bridge at Gorge. The engineer reported:—"Re proposed suspension bridge to give access to Mr. Corrigan's ; property, Otaki Gorge: I have to report that after going carefully into the matter of length of spans arid* height above river, etc., I do not consider the site a 'suitable one, owing .o the exposed "position and also that the hack stays would interfere with the. present road."' > Tiie chairman said the engineer had aterviewed Mr. Benhani and had arrived at the conclusion that the proposed he was not suitable. It was decided that the Council is prepared to accept the low level site -mbmitted about two years ago by Mr. Corrigan. Wcrks Committee. The Works Committee reportedS— Mr. A. .7. Mark, improvement of road access.—This matter is si ill under consideration bv your committee. '_ Petition 6f*E.-P., F. S. and W. M. Simeox re proposed extension of Wai-. kawa .South Road. —The engineer is not in a position at present to report on this matter. i Te Horo Matters. Cr. Jensen referred to leakage from •vaicr race-i at Te Horo. He was getting tired cf the delay in attending to these. The longer they were left the more it would cost to repair them. He was pleased to hear from the chairman that the agreements in connection with * drainage at the railway station at Te Horo would be ready for signature next week, and he hoped the work would be gone on with as soon as the agreements were completed. Mr. Morgan complained that a stream had been diverted by the Council's workmen causing damage. The engineer said the" diversion was carried out with Mr,.Morgan's permission. AH that was done was that a couple of obstructions had been clean-. ied out and thrown up on the bank. There hud been diversion beyond that. Cr.. .Tensen expressed the hope that the second bitumen boiler would be obtained early and that it would not have narrow wheels which damaged the road. He asked whether the graders ordered had arrived yet. The engineer said the boilers were 'on hand and would be'supplied in plenty of time. The graders were on a boat that was now off the coast, according to advice he had received. Otaki Biding Matters. Or. Bryant said there were complaints about the electric lights at Manakau being out. The chairman said all that the residents should 'do was ring up the Power Board's representative in Otaki, and attention would be given. Cr. Bryant asked for something to be done on the Waskawa Beach Road. If the grader was available he thought some horses could be obtained. ; . Tokomam Eiding. Cr. Barber asked the engineer to get the Makerua Drainage Board to complete the work on the Okukii Road as soon as possible for the benefit of settlers further out, who had had a very rough time.