KAITIEKE COUNTY COUNCIL

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

KAITIEKE COUNTY COUNCIL

<fcTiic ordinary meeting of" tho Kaitieke County Council was held at Raurirau on Saturday. Present: Cr Ford (chairman), and Crs Morris, Crocker, Alanson, McLennan, McLeod and G-rice. HEAVY TRAFFIC. '"he licensee fee for four wheels was fixed at £6, and £3 for light vehicles. TENDERS. Mr J. Eggcr's tender of £294 ISs M was accepted for Contract No. 22. Contract No. 19 jyas let. to Mr P. Mcßonagh> and No. 224 (Hikiinutu read) to O'Sliea and Co., who also successfully tendered for-Contract No. 17, Patua road. ; RELIEF FUNDS.

,j A letter was received from the Mill-1 i is.ter of Finance requesting the Coiinj oil to originate a scheme to obtain (.funds in aid of the Relief Funds. | The chairman pointed out that the county was in the Wellington Province, the quota for which was fixed at £970 per month. Or Alanson suggested that the Coun j cil take the matter up. ; Cr Alanson moved that a comity fund be inaugurated, and a circular sent out to residents asking them to remit sums" to the clerk, such sums Ito b e credited to a separate relief -acj count.—Seconded l by Cr Crocker and I carried. V. | .Or Crocker suggested that council- ' | lors themselves should lead the way j and donate Hfs mionthlyi— All counj cilkils agijee.d and the members of | the staff intimated their .intention of ; giving a like amount monthly. JftKIMUTU-OWHANGO RO, v D. Twenty objections were received to ■the Hikimu.tu-Owhango metalling rscliemja. Various reasons were assigned.2nd some objectors signified none. j Chairman stated that he was JjSure that metal could,. '{he . obtained I witiim 4 miles from the farthjest porI ticn of the work. He thought also that seme people knew it and did not knew that the Council would tak e it ft Undor ; the Public Works Act.. \ iUf J& was decided to indicate the posil- - the disputants before their , objections were submitted to th e magj istirate: , : ! . ENGINEER'S REPORT • :.j Discussing Messrs Anderson's, Ltd., : tender for a bridge, Cr Morris asked 'if the tender had been opened in the I -presence of the chairman? The Chairman explained that there - wa s only one tender, and the engii near- wired it to him j Cr Morris said that there was a j resolution" making it necessary for tenders to be opened in the presence of the chairman. ■ The present case waij! exceptional, but the principle should he kept in view and adhered to, as there were complaints about tenders. GENERAL. i It was irecided to apply foi» the •esting of the pound site at Owhango. i Cr McLennari moved, that when funds ver avaiMblj© a pfcmrid be. , erected in Owhango. Cr McLeod seconded, . and the motion was carried. " Cr Ford' moved : that the engineer! be instructed to report upon met:i! available for metalling HikimutuOwhango ro*d, particularly towards • the Wanganui River.—-Carried. Cra Alanson and Crocker moved that th e engineer be asked for an estimate tor the forming and metalling of the Kaitieke road, viz., from below Hunters, over the saddle, and from Lenny's to wlfere the-pumice forma-''■ tion begins.—Carried. ' I I . Cra McLennan and Crocker moved j.and it .was decided to put in order two bad places on the Oio road and redec-k the bridge.. .... Crs Morri s and Crocker moved that two bad holes in the lower Rctaruke Valley road be repaired.—Carried.

i Crs Alanson and Crocker moved that j the engineer be. instructed to have the i Katieke road repaired from the mill to _ the metal formation, also to' op?.n the , culvert .'!- Hulten's and free the war tar which !aj*s at this point; also tc '.open a drain, along McK,3nzie' 3 and j n>ohd the liole there. I Cr Alan son suggested that the tv.'o i ,■■•--•■ ■ ' ; maintenance" men be put on to this j work. —The motion was carried. : Crs Morris and Crocker mc-y^d j that a contract be let to expend the ! thirds.now accrued en the Man.gawak2 I road.—Oavwed. | It was d-csided to erect an implsi raent shod. i Crs Grieo and McLeod mover l and it j agreed that the nxet contract on rtha..W-3inri.rin.c-Retarxil*!3 rctp.d ba pro-- : oeede. dvni'; a early as possible, ano i that I*l include the whe'o of the £oi'7>\i- | finvi to ti-- juri"ti<sji cf the V/ai;n~riao-". j/Ret?.rY ! !-:«"•• road with tb|3 upper Rcta-'i ?TnTro,ro.r»d. .••'.'• | '"■ Crs' and Ford recver! that i Hin Ov. r \:>.r-rr station react bo rcp~lr-j '"-*■* /.'irr-f r. and Crc'ker ask?d fcr I ' > - j -.i,. r :;,,,. channelling fnd rr 1 ' I *!Uhr. — '•''?>'• tn"arih.oer was instructed • *;o ~70"v: v <y f .'■liinafcaE. ".; ' !