TARANAKI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 233, 6 November 1909, Page 6

TARANAKI COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY" MEETING.

The Taranaki County Council held its monthly meeting to-day. Present: Mes->i-. J. Brown it hainuanj, J. R. llil!, <■'. V. Tate, E. .\Jlnnsi)ii. C. Aiiliva-. f. Carter. M. llopM>ii, and 11.

OVERSEERS' REi'ui-'TS.

kugiue bmcr Liiy icporu-d a?> 10JloWo: - From Scpteiiiocr li'J lu October I 27 tiie crusher worked iouriecn da\», crushing Il4£> yard?, as lollows:--.Breakwater Road, 038 yards; Egiuoiit Road Boanl, 40U yards; Avenue Road, JoU yard»; Waiwakaiho Bridge, UU yards. He finished crushing at Waiwakaiho depot on the 20tn, and had since beeu occupied iu elieeUng repairs to the crusher.

Foreman Joues (Moa South Riding) reported that he had been cugagou in repairing a pipe culvert near ingle wood, at a cost of £l3 2s 3d and general road work. Mr. J. Tarry, he ••slid, had lent him timber for the "c----pairs aud carted it without charge Foreman Bennett (Moa Riding, Junction Road East), reported that he ru«: got crusher site made at Maketawa, the rest of his time being spent iu gem a maintenance work.

Foreman Cheilings (Moa North Kid-1 ing) reported that the roads m ihs; ruling are iu good order. Uc na.l! put ISO yards of new mci.al on i-io Avenue Road, metalling ea.uns. and dumped 20 yards lor ma.iiie.ia i.-'; purposes at a cost oi XoS 2s sd. Foreman Holmes (Waitara Ki'Lngj reported that he had put in uavs spreading metal for the Egmoni Rju Board, on condition unit uiuy 'etuin the lime when required, llie rei:. ot his time he had been engaged assisting iu repairing the crusher, and general road work.

Foreman Huse (Omata Nortlij *:l ported the roads in good order. lie was now metalling Uie Break-,viuei Road, and suggested putting some vv.is.ie oil on tlie new metal.

Foreman Brosnan iOmata reported tiie roads iu fair order atiei a severe waiter. He had repriced the culvert at tne Werekiuo wnu 44 ic.a ol icrro coucrete pipes. He ai-aj stated that -he had painueu out all signs t-f tradesmen oil couiuy properly aiu*ig l.i»e 1 roads, lie reported iJuu a -i-w lantern which was in u*e at iiigi:". lor tue |safety of the public had been stolen troin the WercKiuo, and thai Mr. O. Oreenaway had Uloi-kcu the course oi ! water in OKato to\\ii.-nip, b t » nutw'ling | his gateway without putiing ri a cul- | vert.

Eoreman- Eva (llurwortii W; i) reported the roads in good order.

Foreman JSorris Ultirworti West) reported the roads under ln» in very gopd order. A committee, cousin ling of Councillor* Tate, Carter, llill, and the chairman, was appointed to Joiuiulaie a scheme for leasing sections 13U aud 140, Hua.

Foreman lluse will be -granted iron pipe as requested, and he will be empowered to put waste oil on Breakwater road.

Tiie matter of sale of old timber at Oakura was referred to Councillor Andrews with power to act. The question of timber removed bv Mr. Cowling was referred to Councillor Andrews for his report. Councillors Andrews was empowered to interview Messrs. Greeuaway J3ros., relative to removal of earth from watertables' at Puniho.

Mr. Wallace complained Uiat surface drainage from the Eliot road was damaging his property.—Councillors Carter and Tate will visit and report. Mr. Gunson wrote that there was no nuisance caused by drainage from his house on Eliot road io a side-road, and that lie was quite ready to connect with a sewer if the county would lay one.— Referred to Councillors Tate and Carter to report. TARATA. It was decided that timber at Tarata bridge not required by Foremau Uemiett foi ihe Tarata bridge be sold by Mess's \ ickers and Stevens on their uexi Tanuu sale day. Upon the motion of the chairman and Councillor llopson it was decided that the Waitara bridge over the Waitara river at Tarata be vested in the Clifton County Council. *

The question of erecting a toll-gate on Die junction road was deferred ti'l next meeting. A PROTEST. Mr. 11. Okey wrote drawing the Council's attention to clause 73 of the New Zealand State Guaranteed Advance Mil!, which would repeal section 2 of the Local Dodies Loans Act, I'JOS. a very serious 'matter to the local bodies in the Taran.iki district, where there are so many Ismail boards, lie was sure the proposal to lake its place would not suit local bodies like the clause proposed to i>e !»c repealed, which allowed local bodies to raise a Joan at V/% per cent interest b»r 41 years', interest and principal 'o Ibe paid off in that time.—Councillors |were unanimous in condemning the proposed withdrawal of the sinking fund .provision by the Government, and a ie- | solution was arrived at protesting [against clause 73. I ' VOGELTOWX EXTENSION.

Mr. E. 11. Tribe submitted a plan of the proposed subdivision of his block of live acres in Vogeltown, involving an extension of Norman Street recently approved by the council in another subdivision. lie requested that instead ol having the whole of the new street graded and .stripped of graes, the centre should be left in grass, which would carry all the traffic for some time without going into mud-holes, as must hap* p-n in an unmetalled earth road, without grass, lie pointed out that {(he street was quite level, and that he was willing to deposit a sufficient sum ol money for carrying out the formation when required by. the council. Agree J to.

j In moving that the chairman receive i the usual honorarium of X 37 for the tyear. Councillor Ilill paid a tribute to J the manner in which Councillor Brown ihad carried out his duties. There was [no doubt that he had a good grasp ol the county affairs, and' that he devoted a large amount of his time to the business.

Councilor IHopson said that wry few men that he knew put their whole soul into county work as their chairman was doing. Councillor Allanson said the only Ihiug he had tit find fnalt with was that the honorarium was so small. l ; n Nclso'i 'theeounty chairman drew XIOO a year, and he was sure that Councillor ilrown. receiving only £37, must be greatly out of pocket. The vote was passed. GENERAL

It was decided to continue the present, system of appointing a toll-keeper at I'nuiho until 31st March next.

Messrs. Orbcl! and Atackay's report on the Waipuku Bridge will be furnished to the .Stratford County Council, and they will be asked to state their intention regarding same. Air. L:wghlin, poundkeeper hi the llurworth riding, will he informed thai neither Air. Howell nor Al/. Asher ha.any authority to tether hoi>cs on a portion of Shortland Street. The chairman was authorised to lav an information against Air. .lames Tarry for a broach of the trail'ie bv-laws,

Air. AI. Johnston's application for m.-tailing opposite his store at Moturoa was referred to the foreman for a report.

\o tenders having hecu received for painting the Waiongona bridge. the mailer was left with Air. Tate to arrange with Air. Clare to do the work.

Tenders will be invited for the supply of 2<H) yards of stone at depot. .Junction road. Steps will he taken lo raise a loan of Cl 7.> for the Tariki road east, in accordance with the petition presented t<> the council by the settlers concerned. It was decided to take steps to merge th.' remaining portion of the llenuiroad district into the county as an outlying district.

I A social meeting will be held oi Saturday. November I'Hh. to deal will the special order required in the Eliot road loan, and the next ordinary meet ing will he held on I3tli December.

Councillor Andrews asked that a correction should be made in respect of a report that had been made public that the dismantling of the Oakura bridge had cost UlO.") I'M. Ue explained that C V> of this amount was for carl in-;. It was decided that Councillor Andrews endeavor to arrive at some understanding between tin- Council ami Mcv»rs. West and Watson in regard to the lease of the county reserve at Oakura. ACCOI'XTS. Accounts amounting If U<i7S 10s 2d were passed for pivme.il -chedi'led as under 'he administ rat ion. C 147 lUs !ld: AToa riding. CfM l~»s IM; Wail nt. Cll* ins KM: Oniatt. 2s Id: I fur worth, i'l4'.i U :>d.