Taranaki County Council.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue XXXXV, 8 December 1903, Page 4

Taranaki County Council.

The Council met on Monday, there being present Mr H. Okey (chairman), and Crs. Brown, Hopson, Hill and Gray. FOREMEN'S REPORTS. These were read and various requirements authorised. STONE SUPPLY 5 AT WAIPUKU. The Railway Department is to be asked to deliver stone here at the usual price, it having put in a siding which cut the Council off from the river bod. JUNCTION ROAD REQUIREMENTS, The foreman (G. Walker) reported on stone required. This totalled 2550 yards, about £9OO in value. Tenders will be called for 200 yards to be hand broken. SAND. TROUBLE, It was decided to request the Railway Department to prevent the encroachment of sand on to the county road at Moturoa, The drift of sand on the l pad through Spots wood was referred to the Hoods Department, FOOTPATH AT lIENTJI. The llenui Road Board wrote asl* ing that the control of the lootpafchs be ihanded over to the board. The county solicitor (Mr ,1. B. Roy) reported on the position, and it was resolved accondingly that the request could not be acceded to. WATER MAIN AT FITZItOY.

The borough engineer notified that as the wafer mains would shortly be laid from the Bftspital Road to the abattoirs he desired to know if the Council proposed any alterations in the levels of the road. —The information had been supplied. MINISTERIAL REPLY.

The Minister for Public Works replied that a f>etitioai signed by ratepayers in the south-western portion of the Taranaki county, ns/lc(ng the OovenuiWiivt to provide a £ for & subsidy on £3OOO to re-grade the worst hills on the Main South Road, would receive consideration when the Supplenißiitary Estimates were con-t sid'erod,

No vote had appeared, it was pointed out by members of Mie Council. TATTATA BRIDGE. Messrs PrJwjl and Moekay forwarded an account, of tin; cost of this bridge on tne Junction Road totalling £4B 2s, The Council's share of this (one-half) was authorised for payment. HELD OVER. In accordance with a request from the promoters the question of amalgamation of a portion of the Oakura district with the Carringtom Road district was held over. FRANCHISE. The Stratford County Council forwarded tt resolution protcstine against amy alteration of the pr£ sent county franchise.—lt was resolved to co-operate in Uio matter

PETITION. After luncheon adjournment a petition from settlers south of Stony River and north of Pumiho Road asking that their district be constituted a row! district, was granted, the settlers to pay costs TRAFFIC BY-LAWS Or. H-opson brought up the question of traffic by-laws. He had wen loads of over two tons on a parr of wheels. This was ruinh',. the roads.-It was decide to Vivo the police authority to take proceed* the clerk wnt.e 1,0 phe Colonial Secretary re gazetting tlie.se. „, , tenders; fenders were opened and accepted jtiong Grayling £485 fcurapcte lilling, J. Oriffln £22 Zt •epted , Knoillock £3O. TomJers will "111 be «toa)t w.Uvby ,the chairman APPounts: IM.Miient :-Admini.str a ti'on'£i2a M s 4-d. Moa Riding £217 7s 7diWai ■ZV-v'y*-*? 18 r>s ' 2d ' omata nlul ing x<v iis ,d The Council rose.