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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 185, 14 April 1915, Page 3

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i " " ""'£' • "' I r-.'CM r-:-:ly Meeting.' T" j c A;.nary meeting v;as held on AAvAay, -fliero beitig .i'.-j.-.ent: Crs Le.'.h bridge (.'.hairm;;.* , .. A. Duncan, P. R. H. r-ri.-e, A. G.. Gr.iipscn', K. W. Dalrymple, J. Brice, I'.. O'CaP.o.shau, W. Doolo, OJii V. A. R ; ;vA.lph. Applications icr charge ■ of names on roll were agreed tc. correspq:ndh;acp.. From Advances Department, approving of loan of £253 for Xu.ra.kina River Read and £SOO tor MangawAkaTe Kapua road.. Fr.oni Chief Surveyor,, approving- c f. ! Claris c£ Ruatangatn Read survey and I Glasgow Read sur,v.ey, . F;cr.i Pub!;- Works, advising pay'•;r:cnA c-/ gran-is. ;Makr r >au £l7O 18/; ' Croat-As £75 .and £,HO: ... ~ . An account of £i fe.iv; burial <A Andraw Young fcun.d dead en roadside near Moawbange, was passed fey payment. . , .■ ... ~ • . . . . ', Froni'iMeAsr? ArpQV'sml.tii'Qiid Loughnan, ra Mr Eustace Brocfer-iek's'claim ■• for Cr- Randolph's hands tc arrange. ■■■<; ■ From Messrs Hurs*ey and Ongley," - re Mr Patrick WabAi'A ola'ini'for compensation, for in jury, whilst.working-far' • tbb Council.-—Received.•.■•-•-■ • - •-■..•* ENGINEER'S "REPORT.' •.' .. Mr Mali reported; The weather has ; pi en ..fine" with light' slid vvers 'which i helped to bind .the gravelled roads, but , caused a loss of time where gravelling . en. new formation'."is in progress. .. ..j .Rangiti.ra Riding.—Repair gravel has. . haen delivered during.the month.. I < find on inquiry that the road into Mr ] Pi/kfo:'d' s at Rata has net yet-been le- «

J gnlised, but the -order may be. gazetted. | at any time for.the portion up to this .; Fcrewa stream. Application'has-been.-. ; made, to Land Court for the.contin.ua~' ! ticn.through Teftajspti Block, and whenI tbi34s granted arid survey made a .loan-[..could'-bb raised' to.construct the road Lrhht.through. ~...,.• ■ ,• ; .,- j To ICapua Riding.—All roads are in. | gc cd order. Koeka pound is. completed .| c:.:u pound.board .vvill.be,erected in a | f ov; days. T would; recommend' that the-. '{..pound ba now gazetted arid Mr R. Rot)-.-■j-evtsci)., theJvcekarcadmnn, be appoint-' ! vd poundk<eeper... Good-progress has b<aen- made with, y,:. pa .burning. on. Ma- ■ 'nga'w'cka-Te Kapuav rood, and 1?> ■mil|3s hav G now-been completed. s Av.'Ei'ua Riding.—Geod. prepress has ' been mad-;- VrJth-'*v:l ecit-racts i-xv, forgravei'via?;/ 'itc, and if line ' Weather lasfg t-c;-thc end of this month, most of thorn will' be nearing completion.' With Cr Randolph I have gene "'into'the claim cfrffautapu bridge contractor fcr compensation for. delay in delivery of material*s >and we \rj&'cenimend he be r-aicl £'3o in full sottle,'ment'. M" Jarrett is"rui*e asreeab'o, j to accept this amount I have obtained satisfactory tenders from Mr W. Smith for contract No. 443, prbtect've' fence,. "Omatarijs North" Read, and contract No. 447, Makino cart bridge, and mend these be accepted."'As Cr Randolph and myself were not able to make satisfactory arrangen-pnts about the price ci land taken from' A. F. '•"Gibhs and Co. for Toe Toe road .dovla- " tif-fi it was "Agreed 1 that the mutter should ;bo ief":rc-ti to arbitrators. We have to reco'inHumd that CounciK*stppcin't their... arbtiratof and Messrs I'Gibb's t>3 asked to appoint .tliietrs, so j that the matter may be settled! Some ! years ago Messrs' Gibbs- a'pd Co.. sawniillers, laid sawdust otj Hum Street, TTtiku, to crsr-b'ie th?— :.o oavl. timber from ttvair mill' iernTvay.'" Ar this' street has now"to' b? 'ravelled, I have requested ' the sawiiiillers to remove the sawdust, but they refuse to do so. I would 'therefore ask Tor* instructions in the matte? v.% my wovlt is 'lia'd Hi§* pending the • Sawdust 'beTng removed.'*' Tenders have been invited 'and slibVild*': he before you to-day for' three' ecu'-"; tracts embracing four miles of fens- j - ingj Tubce read extension, removal of sawdust and formation, Toe Tea road; and gravelling 35 chains Tee Tee road:' Erewhon Riding—7vrao>, "i n this Riding are all in, good order. I hnvc I been unable to let the contract for

deviation and gravelling on Erawhon J road. T have arranged with Mr M. I Morriscii to purchase half an acre of land at Moawhango for a gravel pit opened by the Coundil in what was Native land, but has lately been acquired by Mr Morrison. GENERAL MATTERS. I a'.londed the annual conference of the Nov Zealand Institute of Civil j Engineers, Incorporated, held at DunI ec:::i r:i March 10th. The Eujineer-in-Cfcie'J of the Public Works Department Mr R, W Ho-limes), was again elected :-it.'.(■:. at, and I was elected bcth vice. I president and member of Council, but I retired from former in favour cf Mr Williams, of Dunedin. Much routine business was dealt with relative to superannuation of local body employee-;, providing ".Kn<3 legislation status icr members and other internal matters. A number cf instructive papers were read and discussed and a lecture given on ih<3 j Th'onig Transmission as applied to] mctiv e vehicles. ' OVERSEER'S REPORT. Mi' A, Truths reported: The fine weather .prevailing has allowed] raetajlii z contractors to mak,3 gocd prcgrec-s with the work; but it has j been -tee dry for the roller to do J much»,..good excepting where thare-is a. good 'suyply cf water handy. In some,,p}aoss we cannot get water within, mile or more of the work which makes itg free use prohibitive. In a number of places we have had to roll the I'oad without water, and in most capias where this has been done the stock and motor traffic has broken it. -upi. again ■ v Mr Manning has completed his two contracts for delivering 2,300 yards of metal en Upper Tutaenul and Bcvny roads Mr Titter has completed his contract on the Turakina Valley both Mr Scally and Mr Mc- ■ ?<o^f-t||■: bax}2 practically completed " s2sßfcß^.-i ntracts on Turakma, WangaeWs> * i ' l! - Cliff roads respectively. ... . . :-- .tlie inoiith a number cf old j. ijff oi.iWi'curvcrts have been renewed | pipes. | bridge has been enacted, over! Wssß&?. drain near Mi McKelvie's en

£ar macadam lias been, laid on APPT%£#res' will soon be completed. ■ Extra long posts had to be ordered .for-" fencing ..the approaches to the »Wangalieu and Curl's bridges. Th.;3&'3 •are now coming to hand, and the work of erection will be gone on with.

From, Raliway Department, declining to waive charge of £6O for tablet locking in connection with tho siding into the Council's metal pit at Ohingaiti.—Arrangements are to be made to complete the siding into the Ohingaiti pit. From G. Turner, asking - permission to erect temporary fence across Ngahina Street, Marton extension.. —Left in handls of overseer. (From R. F. Bell, asking for increased payment for his team with tne read , grader.—An increase of 5s allowed from April Ist, 1915. RESOLUTIONS. It was resolved (Cr Dools—Dalrymple): That if Mr Batiey is prepared to find the t;aams and cart the metal on to the cue mile of the Pokaka road j which he wishes done at once, this. Council is prepared to find the labour for filling diays and spreading mjatal for same out of Riding rates; also that laon be applied for to complete this road frc-m Pokaka to Pungatawa. (Crs Dalrymple—F. Price): That tb»3 clerk write to the Manawatu County Council asking if (1) They proposed taking any steps in connection with the extension of tha tramway, soein.2 that money i £ likely to become deaner in th e future; (2) they are agreeable to the by-lrr,vs governing th. 3 trav-'e |*over thy Bulls bridge aeing alts: 3d so as to pi;37ent mctCT.cars paVsing tr-aps or horsemen while on the bridge. it*being generally recognised that.it is dan.'jerous to do so. l . (Crs. IF. Brice —Ilßad<->pft): That the Telegraph Fr'-artine-nt cd to in future insirij.-t i;-"3 foremen to confer with the County Engineer whenever i'*, i;-oco'ci."."."y i'd \zva';}i telephone 'or -te-l-sgr.aph ITle'3 along-any of the Genuity" reads. (C-f. F. B'.irlp— Randolph): Thai ft:3 Pu.l-.li" Work* Act be amended to provide 'That al, fences that shallabound ?.ny read upon v;h"oh there shcH bft.a level railway crossing slia.ls sc-r ? di'~tsivre cf four chains en both cf (be l?:e of ra.fis at such crossing and cr. e3«li side of such read, b;a c-'Di'::v..-te.j vi'h picket or ether open ; fencing maier'ai" not mora than ?>ft.9in , ' : <!\ -h ; "i':.Kt:. i-vl'--th:-t • no. live. :?r.csc? ■ ~ W V'csfi .iron*, fmco' shall 'be. sll'; : vod rr: r 6" milted; to rimain, -and: . ;'th-"-t;?.' "f-py. '"ri.thi- re".'l\?rioii bo for-, x'rr.rci g? 5 '"'to ''-'he-. nwith' * ronuest tbxit' the Association I «ir.p'-ri - . the fit)d a rpccrntwendaj 'dr-n that "<- b>> distributed rb>civt Qr.r-.Ti'-*--' CrVn-ji?! ttro-virhr.lit the pf- ! roi-ri-.p." ". ■ •' ' I (Cr? r>—^Vi —Randolph): That qwI i?? )r> 'he "r*. ''•->" '■? Tv'ti? tb?" r, ""^' , li | tlo» * v ?.r the whole'"' - -!" 'he pe'va'r.tseti' i ! wl •.-ccmrn undo;- thj? ! '"'*'u!jcil rsceiyi* I 0,, -,i, - of :21 per ruonlV | f-.■•':■.,'>•:-sii*,>-],-;T,— v »oM.fV..]r-h-f: Tri'*'' • ••.„.,„;..•! , „ •^ > ~1 to-.-, 3 -i.--.i- r,f J !';"'» I>\Tnd"'- I ,rV-ri.ipi;. [.■jr'-J -r-,.' Mrr-,], -'. a F. fTMi»'| |- 'rha!v lV ..- U --.r-,. 7 '■■>. \ ~.-, •_ n-,- • |'»>"* " •<* ' 1 '.-. r- ..----.-• <"-,•' ! V ! ind <"r. (p -,••■•:> savri'^-. j '■'' '.-.• y-:-r t T'.:—. ? ;;-;-,l fi, !!!,■> tS:\v^ j U'.lfcii. (Ch f'-wn.~ -Cr Sim-r-'Dh): Tha' j tho ohg'neer purrba:e half sn p?>e' j of land for a gravel pit frora If/Ir I-,1. Morr;- ; oP. ■ • (Cbairniai] —Cr Dalrymple): That j -y-v F. ii.- bridge fqremssi, l-ba gi";m two months' ncfiee cf the j 'termination of 111 5 engagement with 1 ffir Genres]. i (Crs. Pancl-l-ph . l.tlia.* unless ihe Haiitapu bridg-'e/ at i Iltikii is top-dee.ked , by' them ;within I cn-2 week the Coiuir-it will rernov* 'j the tijiln rails. , thereon. } (OfcVririnan—Cr Randolph): That '! Mr Blokne]. 1 . be called -".fpon,. to .pay ..£l2 ; lirer-p for .waggon piigaijad. is... heavy ■ traffic. '"'V"..." :.'■■>. I ■ (Crs Dalrvmple-- Pun can):.. That the] ] 3?ve notice t«a<t all persou-s j j having troes c>v I view f" ih-eir County voads to cut back I I *fn.?.h...^re;'is,.OT.. l iJence'Svv ,/..•-,-: .•■.;'- ..* : ~

1 The Council will hi future irfeet J at 11 o'clock and the finance committee at 10.30 a.m. FINANCE. I Or balance last meeting, £716 17/5; receipts, £1,655 8/1; total £2372 5//6. Dr balance aftiar Saturday's payments, I £3,969 1/11.