TARANAKI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 129, 4 June 1902, Page 2

TARANAKI COUNTY COUNCIL.

The Count 11 ! «i«t on iVir.mkv. 1 Present: M"fsi>; <>]«./ (chsjinri ;n),' Wareham, McDonald, B'iwn, rlopson, ] Wright-, Gray, Tat", and Lopper. The Chairman reported that h > hr.-d ■ inspected the reserves U.t \<y : ho' county, and found that the foivm.i'.'fi 1 Import some tim« ngo wh it fair (••« J ; Noxious wr«. ds hid boon dealt with, md lie were bound o h .v■• tlio • holdings frett from such w.-edx. Ho "<i-1 ! vised that periodical visits of inspec ic i' jhould he paid ti these pn.perties wi~!>i ( a view of reporting of t > I the Inspector. IL» valued the n ' ev: s | roughly as worth .£8313, but; t,h-> jent I received was only a trifhi ovur .£IOO a | yenr, and nearly all the tames had ov,-t !20 y<mn to run. With care, t.lks 1 {reserves should become >■■ v I'lab'i i'.'sset, ti'e tot'il beirg 1323 • tho funds from widch -eo hv he Act to be dfivatod to the Juncio-- ! ro.id. i The iVlmiofciiTi-voa-i Foreman (J. P. | Ki.nu.Ay) ro;.nr!v (i t';<e compiVth n oi ;the rnlv.-rt nor Norfolk road and fillling ina:. Waipukti bri<f;.-;-. ar. a c.'St of j,£2o 10s ; aw> that the winning of ch l road at Kairar.ta oreumrry had Iwa j completed at a coot of .£6, 'iie c'impniy j paying hdf. kU staged tint tlio Afanganui bridge was breikini* up, and ■•ujfgeiied Mr Tarry should be required 1;.. start his contract. He asked for an extn GO yards of rue'al for the z'gi!ig. A le'tor from Mr Tarry was read ! stating that the buiißors tVr his c.'ii!tr<ict were ready for caish'ni'. Mr Tarry is to bo notified to gf> m ! with his contract at'.nrai. A» extra 50 yards of lmfcal was granted for the Zig-z-g. It was decided ;o put in netvunle:struonuvsat »b* Ngatoro bridge. Messrs Meredith and Billing waite I on the Council, m,d nsktd that an i altera 1 ion '«o made in the boundaries of Mi>- Oakurx and Tniaa ; maka io>d districts. ■ D lieried, pending a reply from sl.e boar;!s isi'erjst.d.

j The Jijnttion-TOad fen-man (G. Walker) reported thnt ti:o ro\ds in many pL ces were vrythin oivinj "o the wet weaMier. He for 300 yards of boulders gorei aud K nfc-roiid. By onent of MfiEsrs Hopson and McDonald Im h:.d •obt-ained mivm yards of ciushod mrtal foi- patching between the ti'U'ite and Inglewo.d, . The Waitari fr.reru n (J. Holmes) ropirted th;.t by Mr T-ite's autliority he had repdred the approich to the smill bridge on the Kichmond-roid. The stone wnli on the upper side of the Mai.,on>.ka b.'idgH hiid bo'n rapwed. The road between Fitzroy and tlieto.vn •lounJary was badly cu'; up to the cartage by the B'rotigh Council's cotifrictors of stor.es and other contractors caning eirth.

The Omata foreman (W. Evetts) repo'tedthii': ha had used 250 y-rd* of metal on the Omuty require :u:out. 400 yards during the ensuing month. The T ptr.e b\it\»e had been repair, d, aid s pii.i j lists were require! at 'heTimaru bridge. Wate" ran down from the Hu< ford-road wi to ;bho bridge, mi.! ho su.<- sted V.:< Road Board's should be called to I the mate:'. E. Harvey, loglowood, Applied for 8s por day wages.—Alio.v; d 7s. Tin brMff-i carpsntpi' tlr.t |re had c-rdered pipes trim Messrs |Vic!:<rsand Stevens, Ingi.-word. Tae joi'io.i u-an 13s 6d n<:ainst 15s quoted I J. D' Murray, Nuw Plymouth, wis 'granted pfrirussiou to take some (urf from too Breikvva er-iotd. Okato residents wrot'i complaining < f the mud in the Okito township, owing to excessive blinding. No action tabf.n. J. Clark, Oitato, d f..r .-£2, payment f >r crusher ueing on his plan'-, Payment of nuriui i-e ', on out; contract'.

The New Plymouth Btrough Council forward™! a copy of answers to the l'aramki Council's ohjec : ioi;B to Hie Heuui bridge loan proposals.—Laid on the table. The fame body wrote in reference to draimge to the Coun'y toad, '£h« contrite org (Kyngdon ami BerrHge) were not s rv.nts of tin Borough Oo'incil,—The County Council has already served a notice oti KLyngdo.-i and Herridge claiming compnsatioti for extraordinary damage. Messrs Govefct and Quilliam (fir T. 0. Kolsey), wrote on tin satan subj-'c \ —■Pioceedings to be taken. The R.illway Department wro'etha*. there would bo no objection to Council placing stonu crusher on railway hud. —Department to bo thanked for its consideration. The Treasurer forwarded a grant of £IOO for the Rivak water-road. Hadl*y and Company, Auckland, wrete re road crushing plant.—Thai Chairman said the plant had not ye': come ro '.land —The weeouni, ,£627 ss, j was authoused to be paid wlmu all is in order. The Parihaka Road Board inquired if the Council would sell the old c-ushiug pl-u'.— Council is no: pr,.,pirwl ,os |! at present. ] 11. Andrew*, Piliiiei'fi'on Nor hj, ■ :wr.)i;t. quoting pi ices of four fer,icti;mj frocks, at J45 each, or two as per! agreement. * i The engineer is to Iw ii.stru.vod to! inspect tho trucks, and il' mi ,t!>!,,. :\ x « \ Couocit will purchase, j C. E. Glo'ihi.l wrote in reference 'n a j -culvert opposite hi* g-ito on the [ | Aveniv>-road. -Info;m?Jion euppli, d. j M"B>,k «t. Skmwr, Orb 11 audi Mackay forwarded ,-cales of ch ,rg- s. ! Mr Wright r. ported that Mis Wuids had agreed to accept „£lo foe rights to ( cut a race through her land at Vinorata. The County Solicitor for vardsd ' plans of laud io he taifen in Fi zv.,y by j the Council. ' j Accounts wero read un follows : Administration ,£SG 16s 4d, Mn ril- j ing£l7B 15s 3d. Wai 'am IGi) (is 4d [ Cut* .£129 18- 3d, Parii.aka J:3(S >M •' 1 un*l.£4l6 16MH, 'j M s-r.s Hopkins and Brown objuct-d to payment of the Parihaka ricrngl, rxciiiti t. ° ■, ( Mr Wright moyod tint thy account !.■ b: pa-s.d. !'| Tlii.i was carried o:i the vote j of the chairman, the ayes lein" th.''; c'laianin mid M,-.srs Wiight" imi', War .ham, and no 8 Mes-rs McDonald |

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