STRATFORD COUNTY COUNCIL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 85, 14 August 1913, Page 7

STRATFORD COUNTY COUNCIL.

0 ■ — The monthly meeting ol' the County Council was held yesterday morning, when there were present: C'rs. Hathjmay (chairman), Were, Walter, Young, Rogers, Smith, Anderson, and Christoffel.

EXGIXEER’S REPORT. Tenders: Tenders have been invited, closing to-day, tor the supply ot 3U01) yards of crushed metal on rail- ! way trucks. Manaia Road Cottage: This Is nearing completion. | Cardiff Cottage; Arrangements have been made to have this overhauled and repaired. I Cardiff Road Filling; No posts have yet been obtained for fencing this. I recommend that tenders be 'invited for supply of 100 posts. I Roller: The roller has done good j work on Ohura Road. It is now in ithe south riding rolling the re-faced 'portion of Finnerty Road. After tins j the remaining port ions of Mountain Road will be treated and the Cheal I Road metalling carried out j Beaconsfield and Ahnroa Road Culverts: The former has been completed ■and a start made with the latter, i Malum Road West; I have mspected this road and find the unmetalled portion and about U miles of metal considerably out of repair as a result of the cartage to the scene of the boiino- operations. I propose interviewing the manager of the company re compensation for damage. Puniwhakau Surfaceman: I recommend that applications be invited to fill this position.

FOREMEN’S REPORTS. North Riding .(West): The Radnor Rond has been blinded and re-rolled end an old culvert replaced with ten 18in. pipes. The York Road has been trimmed up. The new metal will he blinded forthwith and repairs made to upper end. Arrangements have been made to get out a email quantity of metal on Barclay Road. All other roads have had minor repairs carried out. . North Riding (East): During the month patching and general repairs have been carried out on BeaconsheUh Stanley, Cross and Croydon, Rent, Terrace, Cross, Salisbury, Esk mid Oordon South Roads. Some new, deck planks have been put into the Makino Bridge. ~ . , South Riding; A filling has been, widened on Climie Road and barberry planted along fences on tins and Mountain Road. The Pjnnorty Rostf has l heoiv scarified, reduced, and rolled from the first do Mountain Road •t * t 'i (i 11 ( ‘ i , 1 1 e l lll East Riding, (Toko) : f jlie first iinle of Qhura Road has been scarified and rolled in. General repairs have also been carried out on the various roads under mv control. East Riding (Douglas): General roao work has been carried out on Gordon, Crown and irfmii 'Road®. Stratford Dairy Co.’'should he asked to renew' culvert in front Douglas creamery. East Riding (Huiroa) : . Gcnei a 1 pairs live been carried out on Makun, Douglas, Akama and Autawa Roads.' 1 am urgently in need of culvert pipes.; A notice should ,he sent to Mr -W. Wallace to keep pigs off the road. "West Riding; The Rowan Road North is breaking up badly owing to firewood carting. The Hastings Road has had extensive repairs carried out on it, also Opunake Road No. 2. A wooden culvert has been put in on Waingongoro Road and two deck planks in the Waingongoro Bridge. Maugaehu Riding: A temporary bridge has been erected at washout on Taurafcawa Road. The Puni Road formation is proceeding satisfactorily. Pipes have been carted up to Taihore Road, ready for putting in. The Puniwhakau Road is cutting up badly with existing the traffic.

GENERAL. The tender of H. A. Julian was accepted for the supply of 3000 yards of crushed metal. The matter of grazing for the West Riding foreman’s horse was left in the hands of the Engineer and Cr, Smith.

The Engineer was instructed to put in hand repairs and renewal of bridges on Waihapa and Oru Roads. It was decided that on receipt oi a subsidy of £3 from Mr Jones about 500 feet" of wooden kerbing he done on the south side of the main road m Toko township. A. Gouts, Tariki, asked for a settlement of his account for stone taken from his property last summer for the Mountain Road.— Consideration was deferred. The Ender-Secretary of the 1 uhlic Works Department wrote, again refusing to make a grant of £2O foi removal of slips on Manga Road—lt wa.s decided to protest against the road being vested in the Council and to point - out that the slips have been accumulating for IB months and had not all occurred 18 months ago, as suggested hy the Department. ' jj.. s C. Hodgkin son wrote regarding drainage of her land at Toko that she brd given instructing for the drains t 0 i,a cleaned. A lot of land drained on to the land and the only real remedy mould he a drain along the road. I. ft was decided to serve notice on hi rs Hodgkin son to have the work js tar ted within fourteen days, the wort ! 1o ijo done to the satisfaction of the Er.giioor.