CLIFTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8173, 4 August 1906, Page 3

CLIFTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

ANNUAL MEETING. At the ordinary monthly meng of the Clifton County Council tne.e were present: Councillors J. l'>. Foreman tchairm.in), T. Een/.ie, li. Wright, C. Sullivan, li. I'. J"ii, G. E. liisheli. and C. Gaustyd. NOXIOUS W EEDS. Mr R. Kowan, Inspector of Noxious weeds, requested that the Coin; cil clear the gorsc from the Tarata Racecourse. The Engineer thought it was fat - cical [of Mr Rowan to mention this matter, when the mimi gorse was mailer when in the Mimi gorse was —Left in t : .<• Engineer's hands, Mr Gau-md u..\ >: that the land be cleared now i.iiaer than let it spread down the river Led. GOVERNMENT GRANTS. The Cuum.i endorsed the resolution fonvardc ' <;}' the L olbngwood County Council, urging that the Government should pay over public works grants to local bodies so that the money could be spent in the summer months. A LOAN DIFFICULTY. A difference of opinion having arisen among settlers interested in the raising of a loan of y v :ioo for metalling the Junction Road at l'urangi, some of them evidently preferring to have other access to the railway, the Chief Engineer v rote that he had cancelled the authorisation, and the money would not now be available. —No action taken. ACCIDENT INSURANCE. The action of the chairman in accepting the tender of the New Zealand Accident Insurance Company for the Council's cover was approveed. IMPOUNDNIG DISPUTE, Mr T. J. Davis wrote that he objected to the Council's letter stating that he (Mr Davis) had rescued two cattle from the ranger without paying the necessary fee of two shillings. He had tendered payment of halt a sovereign, but the ranger declined it, as he had no change. As Mr .(ones (the ranger) owed the writer some money, :: was arranged that the fee 'should be "squared" that way. He advised the Council to appoint a ranger who "had no petty spite to work." C *. O'Sullivan said Mr Davis had toM him these facts, and seemed somewhat mollified when told that he was not the only settler on th road whose cows w-ere taken that day. Mr Davis said that Jones admitted the proffering of the money. The Council agreed that there was O'' necessity for straining the law to s ich a point that the ranger should stickle for the exact amount of the ees. ~ , Cr. O'Sullivan objected to the ranger working outside the Mokau rid■ni;. If the other ridings wanted to k'cp stock off roads, let them apncint a ranger of their own. He •I'd not believe it necessary either for 'V ranger to bring all stork right ■n to the U'aitara pound. He could 'i?nd stray beasts over to the owners, collect the fees, and thus savr he settlers inconvenience.—Referred '0 the Engineer. OTAOROA ROAD. * Mr G. T. Murray, District Road Engineer, wrote that he approved of "he Engineer's suggestion of a de-

/lauon 01 me utaoroa Koact. tonreeling Waitara with tlic Junction ' Road at Tarata. lie did not think. . aowever, that the Government would find the whoL- ■:■>« of con verting the present road from a stock to a traffic road, though £ for £ assistance mig;ht be obtained. The Chairman pointed out the im- 1 oortance of the road, by which the -ettlers could come direct to the port ind freezing works, instead 01 i:;-■:n----.ound by Inslcivood. And it ivanot fair to ask the Crown settlers to ' make main roads. ' Cr. Gaustad suggested that the -et'lers along the road and the peo- ' pie of Waitara should make united ' on the matter to the ■ •.uthorities. The Chairman «?id the road as at ' in-sent laid off was just about use- 1 less. Why should the Departmenal officers' mistakes be a burden on ■lie ratepayers? lie suggested that ' Mr. Jennings, should be \ asked to assist the settlers. : Cr. Joll considered it should be riearlv shown that the Council wished to push on with the road as a main road. Crs. Gaustad, Joll, and the Chairman were appointed a committee t<l take what steps they deem necessary. PUKEARUHE. It was decided to form Clifton Road, in the Pukearuhc township, and the offer of Mr T. J. Davis to contribute £l2 towards the cost was accepted. AX IMPASSABLE ROAD. Mr H. 11. Jury waited on the Council and asked for about four chains of metal on the Tikorangi Road in a hill cutting. At present the roa 1 " • ■ - in a very bad state, and he was unable to cart along the road. He would do the necessary earthwork himself. The matter will come up igain at the October meeting. THE RATE. The Council confi nned \'if tion striking a genera) rate oi iUi in the £. DAMAGE TO ROADS. In the Engineer's report mention was made uf the rxtensive damage being dune tu the main load btween tf'Jiara and Onaeru by the iraciio.i engine and trailers with loads f bricks. He considered the damage done in one day v:as mere than from ,i month oi ordinary traffic, a'a some -.r the trailers ■.-uried -000 bricks. The 'M:- Dov.sctt), in eu>si'in, >«iid "be had t!;e uiosi im.ompr< inl-m.l; lto-f.d;t\ to i!m» engine on ? he x> ad." It tj\ and maintain the road v.ith such tr.tiO. j dl iii'slrtained thut the loads Jid !;•-■i damage nov, than v.ov.id be -he case if drav. n by hoist.; teams. lie bought the engineer was biased, .ind thaf "(laeti'Mi eiv.-ine-; leu-* 11 1 :♦ 1 . and w I;-e-' prei-ar-' b>T .h.i'n.." Tbe < •■.. u 1, . ■! - I we. "The ]'i:bli- \\\.:!> An. i-;,.;." ,]■ ;d ing wi'h he.tw -di"\\in<; \',v Council l.id p"\\t r so<oni| i <l ihe m-uine-owner or any one eNe unduly damaging tin* road-; 'o p;»y for tin im-ninl of damage done. Mm- Knij ine-T snd that withou' '!)«■ "-njfk" m b;u'- on th<- uhreN •1 ■'••• ' 1 -■'.!< t t't.r- I","!- t \ njjrl fll'VlM 'i hj" l-.uK v.rrr iiHTe;o ing in Cr. Wright inovi d iS.'i i' I'.itob, •"T be e IV« n «»»!? llof if \ to pi. .-I" I.IV i' ' l '- tit. Cr. J-ll (iv»t Mr War 1- -V .-,«/■ *rsf I),. v.iifVn f... T !<• V >•;, f : ,; , -nan. and tvm'M do 'I,.- f;b r i 1,;.,,- i. the roads.'' <"r. '•'"O.nd •!. An rimem' n l ''nt v-.'- ir' bv Toll, =pron rl »yl bv C-\ r,;m-r t l . Mr illri'k be v riflen to inf. :: i < r, of the dnrnnge flonn to t!ie lorirU informing him '!--'t if •-urli : ,i;r-<' I n Ik rn-ted in th»» (''•un |,; -;]] i.,. * oiiiji'-]!, -! r- vu. • -e !-,r of r-Mllli-r fh-n'' to Mh- ro;'-'l'-. ('• ' 'T ~V f «!r--f| 1 he "ii'nen ih^t \ vonld ;: n i d tl" 1 (b'tnae ;vi»bo!jt re«ortint4 to extreme me; 1 'err-,. T : I ll' I - f< t . Tl,„ ".'d »:.-t - T -- : S - T P-. }., ? S X " .■ ,- n f'- ... f ,n. ,'o-d t'r.t. on o, f . !i:ii r nv>n 1>- :o t-.T- p ; ti'.n. A - f r F.-„ »•, i, Tf ( /■ rtpJn t!»nt the lirK rn ,m; T ,, r ;ir . imm"" l ::h- ■ f rr .:,-U. T! "■ ■ • • ,■ ': .1 i \ "b.'-re. ( - 1 T I I "1/ ,■ <-f'friMffed l| >- >^r.r ■ t. '"I The motion vwif'idnv n. *n f Ji ■■•tr /.f r'"»i"ndnion which *as carded without dissent.

GF.NERAL. The Engineer recommended that j6 14 10; be spent in giving acie-s to Mr 'l'opliss' section on lie: Alien Read, Mr Topi'e-; -oVi/iin-; to do Am \>or;h of «„rk. 17. Maeken/ii-'op po-.ed. lie won id i;i\e ;h" li;.;!,e/, 01 .. poliiy' eel p,„U ; , ViU, was not going 1 ■ \t;ie /Ju. o!' ratep.iyei s' patch.—Au'e-s v. lii k j.jven b\ the Tikoiangi Road. Tenders will l.e called for breaking :oo y;r,of Mone iu tinTikoiangi lidn.*.. Accotints ani-vinl ing le jr 2U) 0 ( were pa.-e-e<! for