WAIMARINO COUNTY COUNCIL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 185, 15 April 1915, Page 3

WAIMARINO COUNTY COUNCIL

MONTHLY MEF/F-'iNG-.--' The crdinry meeting was held o* • ' CORRESPONDENCE. From A. M. Campbsli, c ; ra i >'h:;g attention to f.tste cf culvert andf- rmatibn 'on Matabiwi road;—Referred to 'engineer.. From C. that immediate repairs be effected tc Otiranohd road.—The engineer's recommendation to use thja- grader was agreed to. From A-ctea Maori- Land Board .'requesting, that, ia...locating expend!-' ture,. a fair, proportion of: rates, front Morikau, Ranana, and other* Jando under the Boards control, be devoted to Improving the river bank-track from MatahiwA to Ranana; 'also pointing. out that the* bridge over Ruapirau. stream is unsafe.—Referred to engineer. • ■hv.-jfi?' '».:>;'.-\-.-•:,:>; -,.■ '■ :.r--. -

From Colli.tt 8r05.,, consenting 1 to CC'UB'eil. entering-their- Mairefcura pro.perty iio ■inspeet'kretal' deposit propos-, led to be used for Parapara road," and,' intraiiating-^hMr.-pTepai'edness to consider proposals -''touching' area and:rpy"alty. 1 " ■--' ~;'■?""' '." ■ :.- 'Fixtrn State 1 Advances Board,' grant-, j i-ng- *£2oo;- loan for metalling AVanga- , road, and s ehcios : { •ingk'dobentttre s -- for ' completion, j From r. Johnson and J. H. "Wilson, drawing attention to hples in Hi'ikerba' rcadV—lteforr'e'd "to •'engineer.l'- ', • From Bands' office, that'-'the ififere'st''bf' R. : tVitchison in : sccticn -6. b!bcl£%l, Wlririiiaki/ jha* been 'cancelled; "'"■. - '■"''''* '"' r ''"'.'- l *"'c| -. A. letter from . the P. W.i Depty briafly.-jiitimatecl. tha.tr the promised grant :q£-£250 oh £IOOO voted a s a -£--ior' f bn" : Mason's-Raetihi road loan, had been ''included' iii-error,.'and requesting Cbun-'- ; 'e:-if--to. regard'' tbi : '-ofier.: as i*ancell9d. •v' ! TW ; Ghf£iima'iv net inVj ija&edi tlierii j ■selves *• oh-strength ,tff the. .promise,' and ' hevv'this- Minister*bad ; 'gone* basK oil* 'his ■ ~ :pi- 'oririsey• It-vpiaeed"-the .Council-' in a' very'" awkward? : vposit?ion'vi'••.-.-. •. •■' ■'"' ■ ;;; -TheOierk -inf drifted ; the'GouacH''that' the special* rate* hadT>vbVe'n-:..struck'' shel coUectjsfi-.- He : -prefaced-; -the : getter containing the •promise of a .vbte csf• £2so■:&n--account -of '£looo-Ab'Be 5 '-yMt"s. (19-14=) being, that' be ; 'net : .&$ plied' for 'bjsfore the' March. Production of-outward:.-.correspondence" sh.Q : we.d that tlie Minister had''bean iri£orm£d that the eti?' with " the '' dean-raising- •■ on the Strength-- -cf'it. '.« , *-i''r-'ite?. •<-.." "';.' V;lt';waiS;stated that-Wanganui County Cd'uncir-ha.d'l'ra'd &' similar-, experience, . in they had --eViSehf-ly-since su-cfaded in" thc-ii* i^MtnV*n.".'• :/• <•■:■?:•> :" ,'.■/ -.;

- it-was decitfed *to>- ad jourh; discussion dri this matter-vviththe special meeting to r be held *th e following .'Friday- and, failing- a satistfactcrry'; reply from ' the ' Minister,'to" enlist" the assistance' of' 'Mr-R. W.;SmitrrrM.Pi-'' ■• •?<& *■. *, *'. '' ' ENQINEiR'S [ j The-.engineer-.(Mrv. R. -R.-Bawson), ceporfe(4,^Qr 4 ' : :-. "Pa.i-apa.ra- I Bjoad..—/Ttfe Parapctra road.- formation,-'.work ; i»•;progressing completed,with the exception of-..-: finally reforming t.hroughdutv-4ji;?ißstjt i ''six weeks, Timber and concrete, pipes for culverts ai-'e at ....present,, l3.qj.ng; parted' .to the I'oadv The -ei-ectioil' of 'the'" Hapokapdka bridge has been completed and is 'at' present. crcssable although' file apfdaches .on either'side wi-U' require to'he" conAi4era,Wy 'iinprriyed. '. .' *" <,- .Plfans, etc,, ,have.been submitted to the P.W!d.' with application for 'authority to.. cq-nstruct the Ohura' bridge for .;Wjiich timber .has been ordered, and", if pQSsible,., will .be delivered to the, site befoWthe, rnads bceorne ,fpr" heavy traffic, f '" *" ". '"",'; . ... ' 'Rangataila' Jte'tallihg,—Owing to the wet weathe.iivbi. late the above m.etallingworkhOa been held in. abeyance until the clay.'road a'are suhiciently dry for "cartage; providing 'this' present dry weather continues the; work will be, rpGommohcedy-oh ]\£ondayhie*t. About tan derys""bf ; 'wierkahie weather would„-be„.sufnc.ient ip complete the metalling cf the Mangiteitei road and the repairs for the OhakunoWaiouru road'then the crushing plant may hi shifted to. the where- it would be in readiness for making an early start with the"metalling of same next summer.' ■ "

.are; effected oil the Manganui-o-te-aiv road between ■MyerVand'th'tv Manganui-o t.eao bridsc by taking off sharp points and opening' the water-tables: the approach to "tt/j bridge; has also been repaired and"''will be fenced at an early-date. • .>•:••'; :; ...-:i;-,\.. ...."., Mangoihe. .Road,—RfSfdrjaation work h?-s been oommancjed on the above road and should' be comnlet-cd jthJrotujljOHt. Its entire length within, six wooka v Yaltey and Ohura. Roads, metal repairs.—,*, contract has bsen let for breaking 800 'enbi£ yards of metal to be delivered at tho_ roardsidfl near the M&ngarewa,..bridge .which will serve tar repair tl-;> Ohura. and sonthern end of the Valley roads;. >'* will bo nee'creary also to hav,a a like quantity of "mertal broken near'Wilson's sawmill to repair that part cf tho roatf.

'; C'.l Clialcune Uca« ? . —Metai repairs J." ~1 beau effected cm the above road .;,.. . sen the junction and Barthole- |. .v,.'v-;u\ V-ich leaves this pan | . ' ,'i3 road in fair order. | . ■_(?.',>h'\vi Track. —C;ood work, by j y>f eU..-:.! j and widening, is beI :g dc., ! ; e .'CL :. v .. Matahiwi. Track and ill be ",tareuyhout. within 1.-, few weeks. 1* wo.ul-j then be wise to continue the work f.rcxr. the junction down the Waagan'ui river to the County U,....dary. Mangaeturoa Roach—The necessary timber required for s culvert to replace- tL 0 "'■■:.' ridge ca he above, road will he cV4-....,.'' within a few days and the cc;;>,; L : icn of the filling will then b. • -...-.....;:need.