TARANAKI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 295, 6 May 1913, Page 7

TARANAKI COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING. The Taranaki County Council met yesterday, the chairman (Mr. C. J. Brown) presiding. Other members present were: Cra. 11. Stevens, M. Hopson, C. Billing, C. Andrews, D. MeAllum, A. Morton, J. Andrews and J. R. Hill. TRACTION EXGINE TRAFFIC. Mr. A. H. Johnstone waited on the Council bn behalf of- Messrs Johnson Bros, with reference to traction engine traffic on the Main South road. He i suggested that an agreement be entered into between the Council and his clients, similar to that existing between the Council and Mr. Simons on the Carrington road, whereby the owner of the engine pays to the Council, monthly, a sum representing the estimated damage as computed by the Council's inspector. As the outcome of the discussion, the proposal was agreed to, on the motion ' of Crs. Morton and J. Andrews. SPECIAL ORDERS CONFIRMED. The Council confirmed the special order altering the boundaries of the Waitara West and. Moa road districts. The special order merging the Ucnui road district was also confirmed. BOUNDARIES ALTERED.' The Assistant Under-Secretary of the Department of Internal Affairs forwarded a copy of the report of the Commissioners with reference to the proposed ' alteration of the boundaries of the borough of AVaitara. The commissioners { recommended the exclusion of the follow- ' ing lands only, on the grounds that, as ' far as they could sec, they were likely to remain farm lands for many years ! to come:—AVaitara AA T est, sections'2, 3, ' 4, 7, 8, 5, 0, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20 ' and 21; AVaitara East: Sections 5.-6, 7,-. . 24,. 25, 20. and 30, and both parties of sections 31 and : 32'. Along, Joll street they recommended the centre of the j street as the boundary "in fi'oftV of sec- M tion. 28. --The,evidence showed that the ( 'grounds urged *b'y'most 'of the, petitioners for the exclusion of their land from the borough.of AVaitara was the fear that 'rating on' uninlproveTvalues''would be brought into force in the borough, and that they would be taxed for future improvements which would only directly affect' the Central business piirt of the borough. LEGISLATION WANTED, } Mr. T. F. Martin, solicitor to the c Municipal Association, ; forwarded an ' ( opinion to the effect that the Council 1 could not merge portions of a road dis- ] trict. i, On the motion of the chairman, it was decided to approach the Government with the object of securing legislation '' permitting portions of road districts to be merged. In regard to a ease in P point, it was decided to forward a copy * of the lcgftli opinion to the settlers in; * the Lepper and Egmont road districts,)' who petitioned the Council to merge in a 'the county, pointing out that the Coun- " cil had power to accede to their wishes.. ■ ° AUCKLAND EXHIBITION. -P ; Mr. J. B. Richards intimated, on be-! p half of the committee promoting prqpose.d Taranaki court ■ at : ' tiie 'Au<J(c-' ; | \ tana exhibition, that all the borough e councils in the province approved jof the" ' SI scheme and were willing to • contribute, a as per .suggested scale, but nonfe. of the a county .councils, except TayanUki; iWould t do so.- . The committee,oould-.nolt, there,-' s 'fore, recommend or undertake further o I action in, the matter.—Rec«ived : /with'out' r J discussion. " : 'j ■ijio-:'; ;'i-,i ''" \% ''■""'*CAT(KINGTONROAD TIMBER '';■'% TRAFFIC. ' .... * ' The road and bridge inspector .submit' ". ted an estimate to the effect that tfh'eM'^ 'damage on the Carringtom road | j.b,V'.tim'-' ij ber traffic by T. V. Simons, from March' (, 11, 1913, to April 11, ft was decided to forward', the 'a.ccou'nif to Mr,, Simons. ■' :; ">'• >'" '"• " INSPECTOR'S { '>• In 1 his monthly report,' the' road and ) 1 ■bridge inspector (Mr. R: AA r .' Bond)' re- i ported that he had during the month ( ,becn over the roads throughout',;the ( county, finding them all ir»i fttiirnqrder. ( The Main South road was showing signs i of wear very badly, and many places 1 where metal was put down last yeai" '• I were breaking up. The various fore-' -i men had been engaged in general road' i \york. spreading metal and making' up i side tracks. . - ; m' : ,■• ■■■ i Moa'Riding.—Danger signals had been , placed on each side of the Tarata Zigzag. Foreman Mallon was now com- j pleting the earthwork at Makctawa Hill. 1 •Mr. ,Swanson, Tariki road, should remove i\ trees overhanging'the road. Mr. Long, t Tariki road, require notice to remjove ( weeds' on gravel pit reserve. Mr.: C. i Dobson had willow trees growing on i Makara stream which should be remov- s ed; also in a small creek logs had been j rolled in and willows were growing, l which caused the small tunnel to silt ; up. < Mr. Herbert Curtis should clear wajjcr- \ course through his property near Kura- i pete stream, Junction road. Messrs Buv-Jt rell Bros, had opened a drain to fence, ( line; which was now four feet deep, an,d.;( unless the'present road culvert was ex- ~ tended, it would leave a <]™J> trench. , which would be dangerous. .. r AA r aitara Riding—The Tarutanga 1 bridge and culvert were now completed. >\. The" works authorised on the top end f of Upland road was being done. C. Ken- -\ dall had now completed 70 chains of jus j contract on the King road, leaving .22 ] chains to complete the contract. He ( had inspected the portion of road refju-- ' red to at least meeting by the Egmont j road school. Tf six chain* were metal- s led it would get- over the worst part. ( Owing to there being no suitable metal ] near, he recommended it being done \ when the crusher comes to the Henwobd . road. Six chains of metal had been put , down, on Corbett road. AVaiongona , bridge, Lepperton, required 250 feet of • Oft by oft decking . Omata Riding: The metalling on the AA'airaka road had been commenced and was well on the way to completion. Mr. A. Cowling had agreed to deliver 100 yards boulders on the South road between Blue Gums and Mrs. Crompton's gate. Pipes for culvert asked for by Foreman Seamark were required across a private roadway leading to the butter faetorv. Okato ri(iing.--The additions to the. Puniho toll-house were completed; (124 vards of metal had been put on the road at Okato. The crushing plant left the foundry on April 18, and had been crushin" G'A days at Kaihihi depot. Inc crusher driver, V. Adolph had left the Council's service on Saturday, May 3. The roller left the foundry on April 19 and had worked four days at Okato, but owing to a breakdown in the gearin", would not be able to start until Thursday, May 1. Owing to the excessive traffic, Foreman D. Brosnan would require 000 vards metal on his length and Foreman T. Sefton 300 yards. The work authorised on the Upper Carrmgton road had been completed satisfactorily. Mr. 11. J. Blanchard would take up the metal contract on Carrington road at Cfi 2s 8d per chain. Following on the inspector's report, it was decided that the recommendations with regard to the Moa and AVaitara ridings he given effect to, and that the completed portion of the King road metalling contract be taken over. The inspector was requested to report on Dor- | set road, and that the matter of pipes at the Omata dairy factory crossing b<

\ left to the chairman, with power to act. Tenders are to bo invited for metalling on Cowling road. A motion was carried that.l. Collins' metalling contract on the Upper Carrington road ba let to H. J. Blanchett at the same price. With regard to the Mangorei riding, it was decided to grant J. H. Magee i4s per chain for the extra fourteen chains to be metalled in the Upper Maiigorei riding, and that the pipes required on the junction road near Lethbridge's be procured. ]t was also decided to repair the bridge on Alfred road. In accordance with the report of the inspector, several lessees of county reserves were given one month's notice to eradicate noxious weeds on their properties, to the satisfaction of the inspector, failing which the Council would take steps to re-enter into possession of the reserves. GENERAL. Nine Mangorei settlers petitioned the Council to give them permission to erect a shed on the. end of the Mangorei-Car- • rington cross road, where it joined the Carrington road, for the purpose of storing any heavy goods the settlers might have carted out by Mr. Simons' traction engine.—Permission granted. Mr. F. P. Corkill wrote accepting the appointment as the Council's assessor on the revision of valuation rolls for the Omata ridiug and outlying districts of Mangorei and Waitara. The District Railways Engineer notified that the boarded sides of the overi head bridge at Sentry Hill would be removed. The borough soliictors advised that Messrs Mace and Penwarden's lands on ' the Main South road at Omata had been proclaimed a road. The inspector was instructed to proceed with the erection of a concrete bridge over the Makara stream on Junction road east. ACCOUNTS. Accounts as follows were passed for payment:—Administration £353, Moa riding £3(38, Waitara £155, Omata £l9O, Okato £3OO. Hiirvvorth £321, a total of £1690.