COUNTY COUNCIL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 15, 18 September 1913, Page 8

COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETTNG. The monthly meeting ot the Stratford County Council was held ycsteiday. .Present: Crs. W . Hathav. aj (chairman),' W. H. Mere, It. Maltei. .). Young, W. Rogers, J. Chistoftel, T. A. Anderson, and J. Smith. KXOIXEEU’S REPORT. The engineer (Mr E. C. Robinson reported: One hundred broadleaf post are being delivered in AA est Ridimr for £6. The Manaii Road cottac has been completed and repairs to th Cardiff cottage are in hand. ihe small concrete bridge on Peaconsfield Road has been completed, and a similar structure is in process of erection on Ahuroa Road west. The shell rock supply contract in Mangaolu; Riding is nearing completion. 1 hav ■ • measured up the amount already stack rd Temporary .repairs have been canned out on To Popo bridge, Alour tain Ropd, but a careful examination of this structure .proves it to be to far gone to do much with, and an early renewal will be unavoidable. The Kabouri bridge on the same road has been thoroughly examined, and tm piers and trusses found quite sound. A now totara deck will be put on it and it should then last for a consider able number of years. the roller has been doing good work on south Mountain Road, and when the presen 1 re-metalling operations have beer completed the whole of the road ir the Riding will have been treated. At present the governors are being titteo to the roller. The crushing plan 1 has been given a thorough overha.il and is now ready for next season's work. T propose, subject to the Council’s consent, to start work with i shortly at the Manganui crushing site The Engineer said a new bridge on the Mountain Road at Te Popo would cost about £SOO. The present bridge could carry all ordinary traffic for a year, but might collapse under a road roller.

Jt was decided to place notices ai the bridge to the effect that it would only he guarantee! for loads np to 1 a certain weight.

:'FOREMEN’S REPORTS. North Riding (West). —The follow iiig roads have been repaired during the month; 'Mountain, York, Denbigh, RadnoiVjMomnouth, Flint, Lower and Upper Pembroke, Barclay and ZSlicl hirst township. "The upper, Pern, broke road is very thin in place's, pal ticnlarly near the school, and if much more'wet weather is experienced i will require m'ore maintenance metal. North Riding (East). —Repairs have been .Carried out' bn Beacon slield, Stanley East, Stanley Cross, and Croydon Roads, and Gambia Street, the latter with gravel from Mr Baker’s pit. The remainder of the month has bee:, spent in obtaining supply of hou’derat '-Ma'tiffia'hui’"crUShhig' sitek 1 About 000 yards are out.

South 1 RidiiVsW-—During "tlie monlm the nu'tn 1 ling hill'd 1 rolling of Flir-crt; Road from the railway to first Imdjr; Iras been completed, also the sea rifting and rolling of Mountain Road from Cornwall Road to Xgaefe. Tim re metalling and rolling of Mountain Road from Borough boundary to railway Crossing is now in progress.

Fast Riding (Toko). —The Beaconsfield Road has been well patched and the filling at the new bridge completed and fenced on the west side. Repairhare also been carried out on Toko Waiwiri and Ahuroa Roads. Tim Toko footpaths hare been re-grarelled and a side road and water-table formed from Toko Road corner.

East Riding (Douglas).—General repairs, slip clearing, and water-tab! ing hare been carried out on Ohura Ohura-Mangaehu and Mangaotuku Roads.

East Riding (Huiroa). —Repairs and maintenance hare been carried out on the following roads: Makuri cast and west, Akama, Mohakau and Douglas. A large culrert on Mohakau Road broke through, and has been tompor arilr repaired. It is, however, in -. rotten- condition. A small bridge on Makuri Road east is being renewed, and a had curre on the road eased r.r the same time. West Riding.— Seren 9-inch pine hare I 'been used on Ronald Road to replace an old culvert. Seven 12 ic pipes hare boon put in on Waingongoro Road to replace an old G-inc 1 pipe culrert. Seren, 9-inch pipehave !)een put in on Opnnake Road Xo. 3, to replace an old woodep-cul-vert. Four cubic yards of siting] hare been taken from Cardiff crushing site ft: - rep-”' , 's to Opnnake Road Xo. I. On Barclay Road the hacking of a filling over a culrert has broken away. Am Ito carry out repairs? The bridge over the Pate t liver at Cardiff Road north is i nsnuinl as regards the stringers and decking. The grey mare is lame, and is being spelled for a time. The surfaceman moved into the Manaia Road cottage on September Ist. Mangaehu Riding.—Dnr’ng the month the following work has been carried out : Bridge on Puni Road, pipe culvert Taiiiore Road, genera! repairs to Bindwiiakan, Mang.-n'liu. Alaiigaelin south. Mangaotuku and Tutnlawa Roads. Maintenance metal for Pembroke Road, near the school, is to ho supplied. Work on Toko ford paths is to he doin' at the Engine r's convenience. STAXDEIFI ROAD DRAIN. Mis C. Tlodgkinson, Auckland, wrote fm-lher regarding the drainage of her land on Blandish Road. She stated that a resident had been attending to the drains and al o to tin 1 outlet s of the creeks. She state i that two years ago a drain lad been made at, a eo»i of .','l2. ar.,i ofie nnaerstood that X.e was finished with t

crock. Instructions had been given to keep the drains and outlets open, m,i she would not do any work on the old week, It she c ;u!d afford it she might run a drain through section 10 to connect with the other dram. That, however, could not be done untd the dry weather set in. It the Council lid any work on section 17, she would not pay for it . —At the previous meeting the Council had decided to. give ..odea that all growth and logs must do cleared out ot the creek, and fail'r.g this being done within fourteen Jays that the Council do the work it Airs Hodgkinson’s expense.—Cr. Walter said the Council did not want cork clone below the creek, but above t. lie moved that the engineer be mtiiorised to do any work he deemed necessary. There was about ton chains if the road which was under water ii

here was the slightest Iresh. i omething was not done the road wotih lisappear altogetaer at this point.— .lie motion was earn d.

A RAILWAY DR ATX. * Air L. A. Chapman, .Douglas, wait'd on the. Council in reference to the railway drain at Douglas. He sain io had communicated with the R..ilray Department, but they replied that ie should apply to the local authority, t was three years since the drain aid been cleared out, and all he ranted was that the drain he cleared, t was twenty years since he hau aken up the land and had made dry and out of a raupo swamp. He had aterviewed the Minister ior Public Works on the occasion of his recent risit, and had shown Mr Eraser the and as he passed it in the tram. All Eraser promised to do what he could a the matter.

Cr Yv alter said the Department had nt off Mr Chapman’s frontage and is natural drain outlets. It was ■ mol the way Mr Chapman was treacdby the Department", He had pent years and years in draining his and and now the Department was noshing the water hack on him. The Council had cleared the drain np to dr Chapman’s and also above his land, caving some distance in the middle vhich the Department refused to :ouch. If the drain was on private 'and the Council would call on the uvner to clear it. The Council should eo that no ratepayer suffered through he Department’s action. There wore ithers who were affected,by the drain, o a lesser extent than Mr Chapman, ■ml the Council never hoard from born. His own land was so affected. It was decided that the chairman ,iul the Riding members present a •eport on the. matter at next meeting. GENERAL. The resignation of. Foreman A. J. Jameron ,was accepted. Applications ire to be called for a successor.

Tenders, closing at next meeting, u e to be called for the supply of main, onancei boulders for 'the South and .Vest Ridings.

In.-respect of three buildings at 1.0,kp he District ; Tj ca.lth, Officer suggested hut the Council, yajl, on Urn owners i),effect certain improvements, —Own•rs to he written to.

H. B. Worthington, Puniwhakau

;skcd, seeing that Puni road was £C!J a credit, that another eight or nine bains be done. —Matter held over for he time being. R. A. Belcher wrote drawing ateution to the had state of the Cardi.i load south of the Konini bridge. Tin oad had been metalled, but had cut j) terribly, and at present was abvr utely dangerous.—Cr. Smith report--d that the matter had been attended

The secretary of the Stratford Chamber of Commerce wrote, forwardng the resolution recently passed .by he Chamber in reference to the Strut-'ord-Okahukui)a. railway and asking hat the Council pass a similar rcsohi ion and forward ic to the Minister or Public Works.—lt was decided to Midorse the resolution.

The secretary of the Lowgarth Dair; ,'o. (Air T. H. Ponn( wrote under datAugust 2oth: Afy directors reque-s 1 permission to lay and maintain a 1 -V----nch galvanised pipe across the Hast bigs Road, beneath the surface, from lie factory to Mr Johnson’s land. >■ is for the purpose of conveying wask rater. If youdr-ould kindly giro the •equirod permit without waiting unti he Council meets it would greatly iblige the directors, who will make rood any damage done to the road.— ?r. Smith’s action in authorising tin cork was confirmed.

Dr. Ercnglcy. Deputy Chief Health Tfficer, forwarded tlie following circuj should be much obliged il yor vould let me hare, for the information if the Plumbers’ Registration Board i copv of your by-laws. 1 enclose ap ■ilication forms for registration undei •‘The Plumbers’ Registration Act” Elbe. information ol any plumbers in vour district who may make enquiries from you with, regard to same.—The Deuartment is to he Informed that tin Council has no by-la-ws oif the mattei.