EGMONT COUNTY COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 206, 20 January 1913, Page 7

EGMONT COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly of the Egniont County Council was lie .1 at the Council's office, Opunake on Friday, when there were present: Crs. Dudley (chairman), Davy, Campbell, Hi ret, Farquhar. Burgess. Harvey and Willeox. i FOREMEN'S REPORTS.

I Foreman F. Newport (Rahotu, Northern), reported that all contracts in the riding were making good progress. He hoped to bo finished with the crusher in about three weeks. He recommended a payment in full to (.*. Yickery on 900 yards boulder stone, crushed and delivered, and also a progress payment o» 700 yards pit metal. He had let a contract for blinding to CI. Vickery, on which he recommended full payment, as was also the case with C. W/Corbett's blinding contract. All the boulder stone had been crushed at Waiweranui instead of at Warea, and he hoped the Council would agree to this. One of the trayclJiug wheels of the crusher had ibrokon. and would delay work for a couple of days, while being repaired. Crs. Willcox and Harvey had instructed Mr. Colmer to secure a pair of block wheels, as the present wheels would always he liable to give trouble. The metal contractor lmd repaired the Cape Road from the pit. to the satisfaction of the Road Hoard foreman and himself. He also explained at length his reasons for letting a blinding contract without consulting the Council, pointing out that it was essential to get the metal covered to enable the heavy traffic to go over it. I instead of scattering it all over the road. i

Foreman T. Humphries (Rahotu Southern) had been engaged in repairing the Eltham Road, and also raking in loose metal between Te Namu and Oaonui rivers. Necessary repairs had been done in the Opunake riding. He recommended a progress payment'l6''J. : Munro on 350 yards of pit metal delivered... ■ :■••■■

" ( Foreman .IT, Maiiro.-,(Oep. ): ] ( employed, «%£ work- in .cepnßction'' with'"contracts in progress. G. Kehely] had completed various gai'd to the work done on the Geo Road | by the, Wajmate -West r Coiynty Council, '' "he/ was asked' to report on,, he] stated that this xopd. was nol; in syny/ way .connected, witl).-the, division under*'! , his" ch'ai;ge', L ,iwa, moreover 1 , as if /was done under tw<f overseers -of the l-.*j$ 7 a : im'ate , Council; aiiv; report.ma^q.by. him', merely ; ,a f up '; to riqieljlte; ,an<J .jatte phjee him-_' his Resignation.,'"'- :'. ' ThV Question :of j'ers'bn th 6. Auroa. Bb4<i wa|. discussed'. andHvas Belt! over pending the arrival of ] ther-itew "overseer. | .7/.,

Foreman W .Harris had also be<m prin-. work!. Two ' old culverfe on the Main South 'Road ' had been .with, concrete i" 1 The work of redecking the O'o and |Munro and Kehely had completed various eon..tvactfi. ,-,}s£. S. an 'offer to_ilenyer hard„pit stone Between Tairnsata'ra t Hffl ,v a'nd , Watino Roatl at 4s .peT''c%i<? . , n .. f ._ f l&flVanCesrOffice wrojte'ilial.dwii|g to the enorftfoib'' tfemantt§ made: ,ir iip l pif the fte-'i 'p'a'itnftnt's'Tdhds:the MVances SoM '. regretted s ' that it had,.V ; 4ee]rn l e" , t'hc ' , m^% t ji^icatijjri''fbr J j» f l(*9k of i 14*40 J ■for idM formati'dn, 'Vttl; Road. 1 ■"'" '" ".'-•' l •- V- ,i,iJ '-.- : - ,! !. als,o appjied 1 -fa ¥ foaft "on' the ' Patiki Road.' And as''this' 'wWs'<ari ; 'ur&Mt Wbi'k. ,[ it ; mi : "reived to -the suhjeEt ' T \ M , '- ,il SCPfcRVtSICffc ' ! Oi GRAKT& ■' ' f ttfiint/ (?o)Wi} referVd W r flie' were not allowed to charge 'apvt'hinfr Mamsf'STiff Government grains', .for roads aiiiF r hrißge6, ! tb'<ivpV tfie'b6^t' i dffevt|<ej-v'ifelhn. !i ) This, it .was Tflgh# ' ' 3s, ''exjieilse' - ? 4ftH jifttrrfefl' ; ■'e'a'efi yea'r ,:i )n • "pfpparil'ipf''plans, jnakifi'"'- ' surveys, laving off works arnFforj super'Histfn gene/ally.' County had heen in the Miatetet-of Public Works on thje matter, hut he replied that he regretted that he entertain the Council's application. They askjedi,ihf;, rmincil in iifiprnncli the. Minister! in UIC matter. 1 J. ■ After very slight"iSsbbssion. the; C^'fur^, man moved, that the clerk write; ta^lj^',,' <3f fniiftipr' "iff favor -lof the C'o!n|U-,-..(P{HjnQil,Vi fpjitention tlj.-ix,',, na.j | /fligffiU&t np:fc!,execeding 10 per c? 1 'ajlowgd jjtp' be.takop ijff ftyvernVrjpji.it ( . graphs,,ffir cos^qf,s\u)ei-vj.si9_)\. r ,/fliiis' ) .\yas i .fiftvrijtri %>u# ,WP 1 ?,!W«? nl ',9pV' 1 y I ' o,, 'S'"' -ni -,.„. -.'. ; : wo<Rp,ijv'r ;2i''7.Z.' L ■!.ij:,.f!e/j. . 1 . ■poiatel oat :tU«it,i)je.a4tiqn fj of. x t|iW;E»-V imont County Coiincil.jp iy'iWi.o^l)^pay : '; ment of tlift directly contrary to the terms ofTonV, missioner Murray's award. ITe alsfj point- • Pd out that, the expenditure 'of all UK>neys-W<rW boundary portion of Oeo Road was with the local authority in charge of the road, and the liability of the sgjp£jit County |Coun<yl for piyment of its'proportion was not m any Way de,p,en_de,nt on reportsJ.roni-Trttepaiers others, and delay .could oi'iTv'lead, to nu 1 -' lU'CessarV arid : uniicsrrMile frietioij. The raking in and furtker rolling pf/'Oeo. : -^Road'WOitld'i>e eohipletWFift sboji. as' the'Coiincil could overtake ifc.'»- : < ; ;""" ' : ' the Chairman pointed out that! Mr -fa-f the Council'had not' tetj had;a 1 report' on'' ' tile road: ; . '•■ : <! ::.' , J,,, ' ( ; COLLECTION OF NIW-TVE'■Mf.PP.e. " eonnty f'ounci! in fiir?he> ance of the united' County Council's' of-' forts to-trv the law foi"'%he collection of native rates i«oae: to he workable, asked the Council-'-''to-forward a statement showing the amount -of'native-rates struck during the -.past' five vpars. collected durintr the same period.'and also (he cost of collecting tihe : same. ' '' ! ': ' -nEXKRAt.. . -■::] The Commissioner of Crown Lands forwarded £3O Is. thirds accruing to WntiHO Road. ■■■■■- Tt was resolved to at once procure a set of'block wheels- for the crusher through Mr. Colmcr. of Riilintn. _ The Department of Internal Affairs notified receipt of CounciFs application to . .renter under the Motor Ko«nla >on -M. inns Thev also asked the Council In. S u««e*t' suitable letters and nu.nencals. —f eft in the hands of the clerk " TletudcrofChas McCrcgorfor he supply of 000 dog collars was' accepted t 7d each, and Mr. Joseph Geary wa. a *o appointed dog tax collector at afe of !M for dog, at 2s od. and Is 3d for all ot Thp'T.'ea=urv notified receipt of fffl r„ Win" half vParV interest on l.vid?.loan of £4457 10s Mr IT. Munro forwarded te.'^-! 1 ' tion as foreman in tlw Qeo r,d,.ng.-Ae- ' ' pa „cd for-payment." * -