TARANAKI COUNTY COUNCIL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 184, 3 February 1914, Page 7

TARANAKI COUNTY COUNCIL

monthly mf.ktixg. At t-llt- monthly meeting of Hie Tlll'.lnaki County CoiUK'ii yesterday there Were present: Messrs .1. Hvmni (in the chain. .1. R. Hill. .1. Andrews. A. Morton. I). McAHiuu. C. Andrews. C. Rilling. .M. llopson and I!. Stevens. ixsi'ia "mil's I!l-:i'ui.:t. The county- inspector (.Mr. I!. W. Bond) reported for the uionLli us follows :-- .Mom Riding --Tli.' contract at Tariki roiiil has been completed. ,")1 chains of road having been rc-mctalled. Xoxious weeds o.i county sections 71 and 7.3 are not being cut this season. Three wooden culverts on Tarata Zig-zajfluive. had to lie renewed, taking :il bin pipes. Three hundred feet of !lt't hy -J ft decking and six l.'il'i llliii hy -lin joists are required for I lie Makdawa and Xguloro bridges, .hinetioii road. The crushing plant and roller are now working -it Atkinson's depot, having moved from Muhoclahi to Waiongona and io Atkinson's depot, crushing IM-lyds to the •ilitli hist. Mr. .liiliaii is about to make a. start with taking stone from the W'aipukii-ili stream, Tariki. I would recommend that no stone be removed from the ID-chain limit on either side of the comity bridge. .Mangorei Hiding-A Uin enlvert mi Junction road, near the .Mangorei depot, lias been taken up and re-laid, owing to willow roots growing in and blocking it. Sixty yards of metal have been delivered on Carringtoii road from .1. II Magee's. The contractor has not yet couipleled his contract on the tup end of Mangorei road, but promises to get on with" it as soon as he completes the Currington-Frankley cross road. County section 92, Albert road, is still in a very bad slate will) noxious weeds, no attempt having been made to cut tliein. Waitara Riding. -Eighty yards of extra metal have been u.-ed on the eon tract at Waiongona depot. The settlvrs on (hit llenwond. King, llursthoiise and Upland roads are giving assistance with the ploughing for forma I ion of tlir.se loads and with the use of a grade these roads can be levelled up. At prc-eiit t.hrv are in a very rough state. Water is backing up very badly in a culvert on the Smart road, the drain in Mr. Ilobv's property having been allowed to block up. A crusher site is required to be made at the corner of Dorset and Smart "roads. 'Messrs Davy and Parker are clearing willows, etc. from the creek win-re the'water is backed up in a culvert on Dorset road. Omnia Kiding.-Tlio three fornmen of this riding are engaged in forming up the F.arrett road. A crusher site is required to lie formed at the junction of Waireka and South road- by the bluegums. The occupiers of property on the old Omnia road have not yet made a dart to clear the stream of willows is notified in -Inly last. Okalo Riding T. Warn-hard has made n start with his contract on Carniigton road. Foreman Meredith requires eight !)in pipes on Hie Kiri road, winch are very necessary, owing to the present pipes being too small to cany oil" the water Twentv chains on the Kin road and 17 chains on the I'lymoiith road have been formed up. Being unable to to get a plough to do the necessary plou-Miig on Wvld road, no formation has been done, but is is expected to lift on with il next week. During he month a large amount of blinding lias l.cvn done and has hail a good ellcct oil the roads, especially where it has been well blinded. , , It was decided' to notify the lessee, of the county sections referred to to cut nil blackberry and other noxious weeds to the satisfaction of M if inspector before the 2Sth inst.. and hat he chairman be empowered to lake what actio,, he thinks necessary unless substantial progress is made with the work within two weeks. Pipes ami decking will he supplied as requested by the inspector. It was decided to prohibit the removal „f sioiie from lb- Waipukil-il i Within ten chain- »t the lo'tdge. _ || „,, s dec'.b'.l to make a rnisuer s,.e at (he nirivi' of t'ur-d and .-mairoadi. , . m. ■(..„,. ,„;,,,,„- „f a dram througn Mi. Moby's property was left "i Hie elian man's hands. . It was decided to "I'™ 1 ' ;l *""' ".'/, exceeding CiU in cutting down the hi, and filling up Hie ll " ll » w °" l,H ' , ', road at Omnia. Cr. M"AUui» reporting that the settlers would render material assistance and contribute £1« towa,-.1, the cost of the work. H wis decideil to form a crusher site a,.11,0 comer of Waireka and the -Mam ! South road.

JIKTA ROAD AGAIN'. Mr Itenoni White wrote informing tlui Council that he had received a letter from the Deputy Public Trustee wlmMi contained the following statement:"The district manager is now making full enquiries as to what is required by the District Laud Registrar in order t" make lleU road a public road, and Hie mutter will be put in band as soon as the report is received." MAX CORK I K<>AL>. .Mr. White also wrote Willi reference to the Mangorei road, acknowledging the receipt of the Council's letter, in, which the opinion was expressed tint it was impossible to connect the metal between two sections of the road out of revenue, and that no more could be done than lo keep ihe road in a fair stale of repair out of the revenue nvailabl, Mr. White drew atlention t" the i»' that when the petition was presented some 1J mouths ago the deputation pointed out that should the Council no. be able to undertake the work in one lot it might be done in seel ions Iro.n year to vear. L'p to now absolutely nothing had been done towards eith.'i"lading or metalling. Fvd'y tee nira. or legal obstacle had been removed and the Council was the first public body lo have full control ot tin' ruad. "hat bad been done previously to this sec urn of the road had been practically all done •ov private enterprise of residents and ratepayers. Mr. White again insistciitl, submitted that it was both Hie Council's responsibility and ohi.ga ion (o have the work petitioned for put in hand without delay, so Unit a dnect coltv road to Xew Plymouth, and one sonuicb used, might no longer have upon it half a mile of dangerous i.ud at times impassable mud track. No Action was taken. IheCmuci considering that it. had already mad,' all the reply po-siMc to Mr. Whites Idlers. TIMBKIi TRAKI'IO. Inspector Bond submilted an estimate of the amount of damage done lo t.h" Carringtoii road by limber IrauV during the past month. This amounted lo CI -Is. A claim will be forwarded lo Mr T. V. Simons, sawmiller. of Carringion road, for Hint amount. lvAll'l ROAD. i:;. : Mr.,ltv.l' r '- u M c ). c * ul ' r ''' lll ' * ,uc •^ to

< Kaipi road, expressing rlisappointineiu at not receiving a rrplv to his letter of December •>].' The Moa- Road Hoard had received a. letter from .Mr. Sinclair, one of the settlers on the road, slating that it was now the desire of the -d----llers to leave the repairs to the old niel.il undone and to metal the two kills. This would lie impossible, owing to bn-k of funds, ami be was informed that it. would not be possible to supply ihe metal for the ciillinir near Mr. I'i'ice's for the price quoted in his last: teller, if Ihe repairs' were not done, as all the near curling would be cut oil'. He again recommended that the old inetai be repaired and one of the hills metalled, unless, of course, r-il'her the Council or the sel tiers were prepared' to find further funds.

Cr. Ilopsoii said he lliought the Iwo hills should be metalled. In answer to Cr. Hill, the chairman said that the course the Council lind proposed to lake had been decided on at the request of the Moa Road Board, made when he and Cr. Morton had wiiil.ed on the Board regarding the mailer. After further disciis-ion. il was decided that the chairman and Cr. Morton again wail on Hie Moa Road Hoard and endeavor to come to a settlement, of the question. DORSKT ROAD, A deputation of six settlers mi thrDorset road, headed by Mr. 0. Davy, waited on the Council to ask thai something should be done to make the Dorset road passable, in particular from Hale's hill to Smart road. Moth tiie hills wanted metalling. Many people would like to pass over the road, but could not. Tn replv to a question as to whelner the settlers would contribute lowanls the cost of the work. Mr. Davy said that there were two special loans oil the road now. This was a public mail. . Cr. Hill thought that something should be done for the settlers on (lie r „ad. If was a,, fact Hint work at Hie other end of the road had been authorised but not carried out. The inspector estimated that the co"t of what the settlers asked at about After the deputation had withdrawn, ("v. Morton remarked that the settlers should do something towards the Cost of the work. it «' ls ■' ll( ' !lv . v expem11.,,,,, ~,,,, (hat was asked, and the Wailaru vid'm" was already overdrawn. 1 here was not much traffic on the road. It was decided, (o inform the settlers that if thev will subscribe £H), the Council will'find .CvUI for the work on 'the road.

ADBKCLUJ FACF.SSJYr; KATKS. Mr R 11. Anives, Iv.iinmla, forwarded ,in amount for rates, and in a covering letter staled that it seemed to him that the rates wehe getting "out ol control." When he purchased his farm 1(1 months ano, the previous owner said the. total "rate, were .UUi per annum. last vear thev were J-Hi, and this year over jai). The hist farm thai he occupied consisted of 110 acres of .CIU-pci" acre land and the total rules amounted l„ c> Us. Here on 187 acres of moun-tain-top and razor-back country ' t-.u----rates amounted to about C2D. "H tins is "oing to '.•onliniie," hi' wrote, "it seems to me tnai laianaKi ,- .' desirable place to gut out ol.'-No !^- tion taken. DISI'I'TI'D CO.XTKH'.CTIOiJ.

Mr. I'. T. Bellring.'r. town ch'i'k ot ] XeW I'lvmouth. wrote wit'n reference to | the am'oiiia conlribuled by Mr. Tnbo | for street formation at- Vogeltown, staling that his Council fell Urnl this matter was one outside, the adjustment made ill connection with the llurworth rid'ni'J. inasmuch as the money was eoiltribu'lcd for a specific work. Tins work had not been done, ami I.ho wholo cost would fall on the Borough Council. Kven if this amomii were included in the adjustment, then the borough would only have received approximately oncsixih of the amount, and yet would have to bear the whole cost of the work Under the circumstances the Borough Council felt thai ihe County Council was in honor bound to pay over 11, nount contributed, in order that (he work might be put in hand. X„ action was taken, the Council m.'. \ .onshlcrii,',' itself liable. I

CKXKRAI.. The In-pi'ctor of Noxious Wr'eds j wrote rc.|ucs(iug the Council to clear its section on the Manganiawhele slreaui ,if blackherrv. The Okalo Roarl Board applied Tor pai'inelit of 110 by subsidy pi'iiiins.'d lowanls the cost of creeling a suspension bridge acro-s the Kaiwhiti stream. on the old South road, at Okalo.-The ainoiinl will be paid as ivi[Ucstcd. • Mr A. I\. Collins wrote drawing- attention to the state of the Cpland road from the end of Hie metal southwards. Ho W'lieved there was money granted for metalling sonic ten or twelve chains about a \ear or so ago. but nothing had been dune. He asked if the metalling coiihl be done in preference to Using tie.' ■jrader. -The Council will proceed with ihe work of grading the road. The Tataraimaka Road Board wrote expressing its willingne-s to contribute. C2 lbs towards the cost of putting a concrete, pipe culvert af.the entrance Io the Vpper I'ctoue road -The oll'er was accepf.'d. The Hell Block School Committee wrote uskiun for permisiou Io carl two loads of gravel from Mr. Council's pit for Ihe purpose of making a path ill 111" school .'rounds.—The request was granted, Accounts (o Hie amount ol Cl'ilO l-W lid wens passed for payment, beinj; made up as follows:-■ Administration eSTI -Is Id. Yloa ridin- CiS7 His ltd. Waitara rhling IMb'-- Us :id. Okaao ri.l----i in« ei'ib Us :id. (Uiiata riding ,C'd Us 8d?