TARANAKI COUNTY COUNCIL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 130, 23 November 1911, Page 2

TARANAKI COUNTY COUNCIL

ANNUAL MEETING. The annual general meeting of the Taranaki County Council was held yesterday, when there were present:— Councillors J. Brown, Hopson, Stevens, Billing, Andrews, McAllum. ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN. Cr. Hopson proposed and Cr. Hill seconded, that Cr. Jas. Brown be re-elected chairman for the ensuing year. Both councillors spoke in high praise of the good work of Mr. Brown, and expressed the hope that lie would see fit to continue in office. Cr. McAllum endorsed the remarks of the previous speakers. Cr. Brown briefly returned his thanks for their kind wishes. He touched on the qjuestion of bye-laws for the council meetings, and said they would have to go into the whole question. He intended calling a special meeting for that purpose. CORRESPONDENCE. The Mayor of New Plymouth Borough Council (Mr. G. W. Browne) wrote asking the council to appoint two delegates to attend a meeting to be held to arrange a suitable reception to Mr. C. Carter and Mr. Brown, of the Taranaki Oil Wells, Ltd. On the motion of Cr. Hill,' seconded by Cr. Stfevens, the chairman and Or. McAllum were appointed the council's representatives.

Miss Andrews, Okato, wrote asking permission to erect a verandah and two hitching posts in front of her shop in Okato township.—On the motion of Or. Andrews, seconded by Cr. McAllum, the required permission was granted. The Minister of Internal Affairs wrote asking which riding of the council would be most suitable for the merging of that portion of the old Fitzroy Town District that the New Plymouth Borough Council were not taking. It was resolved that the district mentioned should be annexed to the Moa Riding, and that the Old Hospital road be placed in charge of Foreman Chefi'ings of the Moa riding, and that Foreman J. Holmes, of the Waitara riding, take charge of that portion of the Mountain road between the Waiongona bridge and the Ingtewood' borough boundary. HEAVY TRAFFIC.

Or. Andrews brought up the question of the damage done to the council's roads by the traction engine and similar vehicles at presnt ill use. The roads were being cut up to a big extent. Or. McAllum supported Cr. Andrews. He said.there was no doubt the engines wore doing excessive damage to both old and new works.

On the motion of Cr. McAllum, seconded by Cr. Andrews, it was decided to write to the owners of the engines on the Main South road between New Plymouth and Oka-to that unless the estimated cost of repairs to the road ( £1 10s per trip) were paid the council proceed against them under the Public Works Act for excessive damage to the road. THE CARRIXGTOX ROAD. The chairman introduced the question of the formation and metalling of the Can-ington road. Or. Hopson spoke of the necessity of completing this work and several means were suggested. Eventually, on Cr. McAllum's suggestion, it was resolved that the work be referred to Cr. Billing to report to the next meeting of the council. NOTICES OF MOTION. Cr. Andrews gave notice to move that at the next general, meeting of the council, to be held on December 4, the resolution passed on June 7 be rescinded. It was in regard to the tolls paid by steam motors and trailers, which at present stood at 5s and 3s (id respectively. The idea was that by the rescinding of the resolution the old rate, which was considerably higher, should stand. Cr. McAllum gave notice to move that a committee consisting, of the chairman Crs. Tate, Andrews, Billing and himself', be appointed' to go into the question of the re-division of the foremen's road lengths, and also some scheme for the supervision of the whole work of the county, .either by the appointment of a road engineer, overseer, of works committee. Cr. McAllum spoke of the advantages to be gained thereby.