Taranaki County Council.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 83, 12 April 1904, Page 2

Taranaki County Council.

The council met on Monday. Prosent : Mr Okey (chairman), (Jrs. McDonald, Brown, llopson, Urey, Hill, unci Andrews. OUTSTANDING RATIOS.

On the motion of OYs. Jirown and Andrews, the clerk was instructed to sue Tor all rates outstanding. GENERAL. It was decided to grunt a quantity of stone to bo spread at the junction of Kuiniata an'd Junction Roads. FOREMEN'S REPORTS. Thy Moa foreman, Mr Orr, reported that he had closed in a drain tit. Mr Zimmerman's paddock at a cost of JM lis, the council's half; that ho had got permission from Mr John J)ol»si/n to cut a chain in his Jpa-d----dock to get a bjelter fall to the culvert , u culvert was required at Mr (I. Taylor's property at Slippery llill ; a support had been carried away by floods at bridge ; and that provision woul'd have to be made for more metal on the Junction Roiul on each side of Kuimata.

Mr Walker (Moa) reported that the recent rains had thinned the Junction Road in places bwtween Kent and Mango rei roads and he would rui/yiire 000 instead of 500 yards of metal ; he had employed Messts Hunt, J. Locke, and Eller. ham to do the work speciliud ; that lie had sold old limber to Mr Jordan for .I.os ; that the roads and bridges were in fair order. He had taken a holiday from April 4th to lllh. The Waitara foreman reported, inter alia, that there hud been 20-1 yards of metal carted on Coleslljy's contract.

Mr Kvetts (Omnia foreman) reported that roads under repair had received the following (luautilli'es of metal 118! yards of crushed metal from Messrs J. O. Jlontefiore (788 yurds) and 11. M-ace (fllia yards) contractors. The Oukura contract let to Mr Mace would have to be extended 200 yards, lie had placed 20 yards of metal to make an approach to Okato Hall. He had got a few planks for repairs to Stoney and Kaihihi bjri-djjes. The crusher driver (Mr Urry) reported Hull ■during March the crusher worked IUJ days crushing 7<3li yards, viz. 321J yards for Mr Kyngilon, and 'lll yards for Mr Mace. ile shifted the crusher to Oukura depot on March ICth. It was decided to procure iron for the shed at Oakura, and to obtain 200 yards of maintenaoce metal at Oakura. It was decided to offer the Okato cottage for, lease, the tenant to put the place in repair, rent to be charged from year to year, and a [ refund to Ix: made il turned out. The tyritlge carpenter was authorised to obtain " Dangerous " notices for -bridges painted on tin. Authority was given 1o sell the old rope and endless chain and to procure new ones. IlltlIX! 10 LOAN. The Treasury notified that £IOOO of the loan wus available. TAIUKI KOAD MATTEHS. The Moa ltoad Board .wrote disclaiming all liability in connection with the Tariki road. The Chairman moved and Mr McDonald seconded that step* be taken to make the Tariki road a district road.

Or. Hop.sou moved and Or. Brown seconded un amendment—That a conference foe arranged between the 'Moa ltoad Board and the County Council to deal with the qtuestion. The amendment was lost and the resolution carried. Mr W. 11. Matthews wrote asking for repairs to Tariki ltoad. lie will be informed thai the Council -does not recognise liability beyond the .bridge. After the luncheon adjournment,

A petition was rend hum settlers on the Tariki road requesting the Council to pay particular attention to repairing Mangfanni bridge. Five settlers waited on the Council in support af the application. The Chairman moved and Or. llill seconded that the bridge carpenter report on this bridge and take the necessary steps to protect Uh> same. Or. llopson moved an amendment that Messrs Orbell and Mackay be asked to report. Seconded by Or. McJ Jonald. The amendment was lost and the resulution was carried. .Ah' M-ontenth waited on the Council in regard to a drain emptyingitsell on his property in Tariki road. It was decided thai Jlr Monlvath do the work of turning its course, und that he be reimbursed by the Council or Koad Board which evvy body was responsibh;. JNGLKWOOJJ ELECTJiiC LIGHT. Mr Hichavdson, ot Inglewood, applied op bchali of Uio .Inglewood Klectric Lighting Co for permission to construct a dain across the Ngatoro stream, lour chains below thu Junction Koad bridge. This dam would raise the water to airout three feet above the normal lo- 1 vel of the stream. When the river, was at a low level the water would gain exit by a tumid, but there was in thu scheme to iuteri'ero with the escape of ilood water. The level ol the water would not be ruised at the fridge. Tho application wns granted, on the motion of Crs. lirown and liopson. Tjiju snake muwv:. Aloßsra Weston, Little, and Turnbull, a deputation t'roiu the Wuilara riding, asked tiiut the Snake bridge be re-erected, as it was in a very dangierous state. The Chairman explained that tho application for the money to erect the bridge was now before the Department. He that the district might pa,y Un* cost ol deviating the roaU to save cost ol con.s'trnction, leaving in abeyance the matter of where the money would come from ior the cost oi the Ljridge. Or. llopson said he understood that the Mridge on Uie new site would cost more than one elected on the old site, although tin* span was -oft less. In answer Lo (Jr. Gray, Die Chairman said the Council uouiu adhere to the position taken up at the last meeting, that the mentioned was a county biidge on a district road, jl no loan money could be 01/iaimd lor such a work the bridge must be erecied out of general revenue. The Council would erect the bridgu if the Wailara Koad .Huard would pay for the deviation. Mr Little said the ratepayers in the riding were unanimous in their demands ior reeuhMi■iMini. ol li:e bridge. The Council, should, however, pay part cost ol deviating the road, as it would derive considerable benelit. ile was personally willing to subscribe to the cost ol the de\iation.

Eventually it was decided, on '.the moliof.i of t'hu ClKbLnmiuiii|Ud Or ILopson tlutl 'provided thqKoa'd Hoard-do the deviation the Council will take steps to call tenders for erecting the bridge. ELECTRIC LIGHTING PERMITS. The New Plymouth and lngiewood Borough Councils applied for permission to erect poles and wire for conveyance of electric current from the generating stations to the boroughs named. Mr Koy, comity solicitor, wrote, forwarding a suggested resolution {.}, anting permission under conditions and this was carried with slight amendment. The lngiewood Borough Council's application to allow residents in Ihe country to take the light was referred to the solicitor. CONTRACTOR'S 1,1 ABILITY. Mr F. 11. Sat'npson wrote that Mr J. 11. Colesby, a contrac l or under the Council,had opened a gravel pit on his laud without consent. Ho had also cut down hrees, and now Mr Sampson claimed Od per yard instead of Jid.—Mr Sampson -will Ij-j referred to Ihc contractor. TENDERS. The tender of Messrs Okey, Aon, and 'Arnold for cement was accepted, 60 casks at lt>s per cask*

'fenders wero received and sieoepted fur metal contractu as under No. I.—Bayly and Sole, <ts fed per yard (accepted) ; Zimmerman, Gs Bd,

No, 2.—Bayly end Sole, 3s Od per yard; ZimniernuVn, Ms :lld ; \v, Kerr, 3a Od (accepted). No, B.—CI. 0. Bennell. 5s lid jut yaid , A. 11, (.larke, ;is 4(1 (ucrtpteil) ; If. Wilson, (is :id. Tihtim' 6s.

No. 0.-llayly and Sole, Is fid , ;or lard (accepted) ; ,1. Tarrv os .'id per yard.

No. B.—Bayly and Sole, /Is 9d per yard (accepted; J. Tarry, r, s Od per yard ; Swan and 5d per yard; ,J. 11. Cotesby, (>s l.ld per yard.

No. Uayly and Sole, 4s 5d per yard (accepted) ; J. Tarry, (is 3d per yard ; E. Sole, fj» -Id per yard ; J. JI. Colesby, f>s «'d per yard. Contracts •!, (i, and 7 were held over for further consideration. NAVY LKAtil'fi.

The circular from '.he Navy League re presentation lo the battleship was read, and the principle wafc attirmed. ACCOUNTS. Accounts were passed us follows : Administration .CTHO lis od, .Moa riding £74 8s Hi\, Wa-iUim riding £.128 Lis, Omntu riding il'M-i -la lid.