CLIFTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 270, 7 April 1913, Page 7

CLIFTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

OiimXAitV IIk'KTLXC, I The usual meeting of the. Cliffon ] lounty Council was held a! YVaitara on I ly-Hhi.v, whin |.!i,.,.(. W( , n , ))JV sent: '(.,., ; h. •!■ Kemiingioii (chairman) 1! T I H '"'H C. < I.Sullivan. S. ~|. Honor' U ' Sander, W. Jones ami S. KilioLi '

KI'UKMKVS Ill'h'llTM. Foreman Kiii!td;e\- (Waiki) ivoorled thai, a telegraph pole bv the \Vailii ■sehmd was in a da,,,,.,-,,us'position sinee 1 "' »«l'"l'-'el< had been made, as it now stood on (.shift |he water-1 able. |v was ■'"solved to adwse the Department re the pole.

fireman llulchen repoiied that i'ie decking oa (l K . -,.,.„..„! |„.p,p,„ , )n ~,„ ~;j.; road was very rotten. It would reo'uiro lawft of timber. T l, e stringevs were 1..-K1H1H11M; to rot. but, with aUention (he >ndge would la.f ihree or four war, longer.- Left j„ (>. .(„„,...- | l:n|( |,. ■ Foreman Telfar reported Ibaf. (he sharp l.Mi-ji on the Mo iv.iigi M') |, ~| !.:.,.,,

He re.piived -_'ilvds of gravel froai /'..' ('micro pi(. (iranled. Foreman C, A. Smith' rep : , riad that he bad received 112 ; .d.s of nn-i.al from llulloek's pit.

Foreman Selbv had 1,,...,, . er: eHa--metal, having taken over 111.) vai'vC from (lie contractors. If the ueaikrr k'e>! line, (he cru-dic-- would ii.. lisishc 1 i,, four days. The Idling hi front id' \!r! Eraser's was all ready for the metalling, which he would like pushed on. . Foreman I'.owe lOkauj had soread sandstone, cleared slips, etc. There was n big slip of blue papa coming down o:i (lie lihil" again and lie would rupilre more gelignite. Some planks on Ihe I Soar bridge had rolled. lie reported three settlers for wandering cattle.

DKITTATIOXS. Mr. -Tnt». Skinner wiiil.nl on the Couii<'il and asked them to open up ihe Gilbert road d) -rive him arrets !<i his property. Ili>. estimated that ii would cost Cll). ,iii<l if the' Council would "rani. Cli'l he would fiml (he balance, and. with Mr. Dowsed t's permission, would also prepare (he plans.--The Council, belicviiig Hint those who help themselves should lie helped, ji «_rfO<!tl' (o assist ill terms of Mr. Skinner's proposal. Mr. Murray asked the Council lo subsidisc, him £ for £ in metalling live chains of the Tupoki road.—Agreed to. Mr. Farmer also interviewed the Couu i'il and asked for a track to his place beyond Pnkearuhe. The Council resolved to grant t:ls towards (he con-! ruclion of a -li'diri-. I rack io Mr. Fanner's property, provided t.hal Mr. Farmer contributes £1 IDs. ("r. Power lo supervise the work.

the liniiorcir cmrurssrox. Messrs C. (lanslad and W. T. .foil waited, on the Council on behalf o f the petitioners wdio are desirous of rv»» fr,->>" tile \Y:ti! ar:> lc-o'lgh and v.>'|i ,"i i, - ,-i-; ihe Clifton Co.iuly Council. They pointed out that they had undc the Council did not object to the proposed merging, whereas aI. the Commission rrcenily the Council's solicitor .-dated thai, the county object "il to the merging.

The ci'.-it.-maii pointed out IVC flr> Council did net object, to the merging. but'objected to being saddled with any liability on behalf of the area merged or Willi die collection of any special rate, and had instructed their solicitors accordingly. The solicitors bad evidently misunderstood the instructions. Aider considerable discussion, it was resolved that Ihe solicitor bavin" misunderstood instruction*-re the Y.'aiiara Boroiudi Commission, a copy of the Council's letter to the solicitor be forwarded to ihe commissioners, and also a copy to the Council'.", solicitor.

PUKEAPFTIE REQUIREMENTS. Foreman A. P. Davis reported iTuii- the grader had worked II days. The Waii(,i road was now liuishcd lo Mr. Kreeth's Rati;. The wnrl; wis now b; iii'jr coa;pleted between the mi !i 1 mid the W;ii il.i dovinLions, "in! \v!('i i'ne ~>. '!! i r ||iwhole leai-vf !i '.vn'iM V. ['"i'-/ : 1 In : , - IV , ri S<>VP!':ll i'.liiV - '•'■ '- • ••■■:' ■' ■• ! ;..|. (',,. Wiii-iii ('■■■ '.• ;,,!. v' ; ■ ~ |i.,.,,

days in <!■.!!• ;i -.v . T'> > t'u'-::'• rah <le.vi:it.; (! '.i ,h>d nbn li/.l i'„ ■. . ,b y< - ;,;. tcslllion. lie also :-;..'icd ■■■,'• ■'' u;i >d :l udl(>cll);i-v..-.v and ulliec took (,'rauied. Some discission -ensued ew- Iho r. ; ,l hi in.';' !lfr.ii|.>i[ (1.,. fill! width. [•,!!!'!. Conn. eillm- wet-;' (if opinion- fl:-i 1 2."iff was sullicient. If ivns decided |o write in (die overseer re ovcdiiijr hi-, authority in grading !'n!l widlli on the l'iike;ir!i!ic road.

Mr. J. \V. Tl. Martin .of U-M-ili v.-nde a.skiti'v 1.1-,-it. (lie AVai-ili. a- well as the Piikwuh.. road. >ho\dd »vl a fair -h-M-. of :i.l.i.e)!i;ioii. ■ It, \vi< rc'-olvc I I'i •' A',-. Davis be in-fi-icted In invle {h« Ueiiti road from Frceth's "ate lo Martin's boondary after he has finished the main road.

EXtiTN'Kl'ir.S PEPOKT. The en-oncer (Mr. C. V. \),,\y< ',') ,-<>. ported that ;h ( . \V <:,. A ],,■;,|„.. i, ~| \... , :| sal.isf:trt;,r-l-.- r-r. l'.r-.d. TY.'coV,-,,.' ,„-. ; ' liaviii'.' at 1-. •■: ,!:;.■'.■,! ■•! !;,. .: ~;i .-.,,-,.; c<,M'd W ,-...,.■;,■ i ';'■ I i'.. v started at iV-. |,'; 1! : .-. v-.e-k -,. ■>.; ' ; ,,, heel! e,i'".|ile!.c,!. \„ ..., < .. <.■ .'; . had hcm made »e 11... '■'' c;■ ! I-;.,, were, ,-'"li:i:il:,.'d fur {!•.-. V>:h V:f"i bridge. If the W e ;l n,cv ~„,) ~,,,,! r ,, n; ,; ; ;...,! ,1,,, Mimi-Mnkn:i me: .1 wild b- p- ,!,.,| Willi this nmnlh. Tl-. t{-11 sii tf«.- ~! rnelal so far .j-.itV.-ed ]'<>r (he \Vai-i|i mel'ilH'in; wis er.a.-a.t e-b'v hch> v veil" 1 .- l!"-l' :. ''"!,;, (V- ,:i c ..1 V•; .. ~,,,, and -vimi'iie; \vcre fi-c ; . ; s.li-;-fiielo-ilv »= (he weall.ev \v,c;!,l ,|e r:n ;i. T|lC C-CCM...V W -. : ..CM ~!• ~,,;„!,„, (!,;,(; the c, ;ll l ■■' ('•,. |>.,..,.,..i i-,,,.,.,1 v ~ j„ (I;.|. >■■ ' "-' !'■-. «■!" .; s'i.edd he lin"d. '!'!:. Icimd w.i-5 md. eccordine lo {i ,!•...'■ 1.- ' Hir.,, : ,.,i v ~H,,,-.,S ;,, it-: she" !■■.;..'c :ad I,'-: cieeciiy v.vw inadci]\iii!e. I'iirrr road. >.!r. \). S. Mii-i.e,- wrote drawing atl.'Mitien to tic d-plce,!.],, , ;!:l i ( . ~'f |i u , l.'nil.i road, on ivhi'h nr -i-;ic.i'lv imlliiee had heeti dnae dn•:;■■' (lie past t Wo summers. The rates, he -lid. miH (-. rin , j,,),, several hiindieihi of p.enids, and surely they were entitled to'at least a Hitr-! of the inoue.y lic.iii'j; eveended to kee|» their roa.l in passaht- dec. The hy-roads surfaceman had hee.i employed a consid«ruble portion of his time on the main .'•nail. f.ast winl er th" road was almost impassable, and he :wki'd that some improvcnienfs should he made immediately.' Mr. 11. Larseii, of Pehn, also drr iv attention to the dangerous state of a wash-out at S. Mnsker's. which he understood the Council had several months ;i»n iliven instructions lo have repaired, hut which was not yet attended to. A collapsed bridge on the Poke voad rennired attention. A lot of scrub and lawyers overlnimr the ivack. If the Conaeil's employees could not do the work someone should lie empowered to employ men to do it.

"MOKf ROAD. • Mr. 0. T. Miin-iiv, District Road Engineer, asked ilie Council to repair the roinl above Mr. Harnitf's homestead, as n considerable i|iianfilv of material for the Moki creek bridge had to be carted alnni!' ("lie Moki road.—lt was resolved to inform Mr. "Murray tlmt the Council cannot pel; men to do the work, and to ask him if lie could spare men io open up the road so as to got the limber iu.

11 r. IV. Old asked Unit the thirds im I the May road should be expended in reI pairing the road before the coming wiu- : ter, as it was in a. very bad stale, and a few days' work would lix i:. up.—The cuj ginrer to all end to the matter. | Mr. Old ab-o asked the <'oiineil 1.0 see J Hia I, (.he Mol,i In i,|.:.. 1im!,,.,- should he ; carted up before the winter set in. otherwise the I'rnli road uouhl he in the same state as last year. MTI'hV (IK ilAIIDWOOl).

Works I).-pa.! i an.i M.a (. d |j,ai. the I ;oVorumeuL !'..-.d been ~a several occasions urged (o consider the (|!iesl.ion of purchasing for 10.-a.l bodies Australian hardwood piles and timber for bridges, etc. The Government, would supply the timber at a \ery small margin over the cost (o the Department, but the advan(age would be prompt delivery and the assurance that, the limber had been in- ■■ peeled ami pas-e.i by (ioverumcnt inRectors in Australia. lie asked Ihe Council, if I hey were willing lo purchase from the Covenimcnf, lo furnish a brief schedule of I lie lengths and siy.e.s most likelv i„ l,e rr.pilred. a; a -unle ia com-.

The chairman supported ih.a proposal. • ! iml a re.M.iuliin was pa-sed approving of (.he .proposal, am! baling that (he Council would be glad to avail itself 0 f the opportunity when occasion arises.

C'-IXKRU, 'i was resolved lli.il. (be eonlraefors 'or 'he t'reiiai melai work he writlcu lo :!!:,i ■"'■'■■ C> pn-.b oa wiih the con(reel, otherwise if nouhl be caneelled. Ii «'.-is resolved Ihal i.he crn-her iinish 11 ' l ni *'i- Hii'!! proceed lo Wai-iti. (hence fo Wallara. Til.oraugi. W'allii ami Crcmii, returning io Wai-ifi to complete. The Treasury unfilled (hat CiViO had ''-■ a pnid lo (!■.. Council's credit, viz metalling, etc.. Okoke. .C 12:.; quarrying limn to llokau. .CI(10; and Pukeanihe, metalling. Cio.

The Public Works Department, noticed the declaration of portions of the Toitgaporuiu-Mangaroa road and 0 f the Punakino road to be county roads. •Mr. J!. .1. Field was appointed surfaceman at Purnngi. vice C. F. Dowinan, resigned, lie was also allowed the use of the Council's paddock at C2 per annum. The mailer of lolling t.lu- cottage wa- left in (he hands of Cr. Sander. Mr. \}. K. Vaii-I'a.v-Cholmelcy n.-ked the Council (o h.'ive blackberries' cleared at (die corner of the Okoke road. These had not h"en cleared since two years ago— Loft in the hands of Cr. Jones, Tlie Waimate County Council's proposal to seek an alteration of the law to make the 10 p:<r cent, penalty on unpaid rates apply after two months inKiend of mx mouths and 1-1 days, was received, councillors being >afwlied with (he present position. The YV'hangamomona County Council asked the Coum-il to support a resolution regretting (hat (lie Crown Lands I'oard had decided (o discontinue the supply of monthly schedules of lands '-"Id. transferred, forfeited or surrenderid. hitherto in vogue.—Endorsed. The Commissioner of Crown Lands ask'-d (he Council to forward all moneys, books, papers', etc.. afl'ectiii'.' the Pukearnlie domain.--TTeld over till next meeting. Accounts (o the amount -of £OIO were passed for payment.