CLIFTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 17, 8 June 1914, Page 3

CLIFTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Clifton County Council was held at Waitara yesterday, when there 'were present: Crs. A. M. Bower (chairman), 11. T. Hicks, IT. Sander, S. J. illiott, W. Jones, S. J. ivennington. ENGINEER'S REPORT. The County Engineer (Ma- 0. F. Dow- : sett) reported as follows: Wailm Riding.—Mr Young, the tollgate keeper, having resigned his position, applications were called) to fill hlie vacancy. He recommended that tenders be called for me/hilling aibowt 17 chains in front of the native settlement at Onaero. The contractor would he . given time to strip the beach as oppor-*. : tunity occurred. The gravel reserve had 1 been surveyed, and a plan prepared of . the portion proposed to be released. Tikorangi Riding.—General maintenance and repairs had been carried out. i ,NgutimaTiu Kidlhig.—The matxiiii-Kiaro ' road contract was proceeding satisfac- ! torily. The lately gazetted portion of the Mflngaoapa road had been inspected ; and various slips found thereon. Instructions had been for the removal of 1 these. The girders of the newly-crectcd ; bridge on this section required painting. | The contractor would start on the Taramaufeu bridge piling next week, hawing' I been busy obtaining the material. , i Urenui Eliding.—The original Okohe i metal contract had heen completed'. The additional metal authorised was now being got out. The Onaero gravel contract had also been completed. The , boulder contiaofe at Mimi were not proceeding very satisfactorily and 'foe recommended tWat they be cancelled, the metal nit the depot crushed, and fre.'lh tenders called. The surfaceman's cottage at IJrejMii would be completed during the week. Purtlwr work on the Pilw> road had been laid off. Two bridges on this road, and one on the Nelson road, , w,We being repaired. The OkflJio rood contractor had' been notified to repair damage done, failing which the Onunfiil : would repair it at his cost. The IlnI wera reinforced culvert on the. Mokau i road w«is hem;* pitshed on. This concrete piles for King's bridge had been [ cast, andi were now maturing. Jonfti? i culvert would be started shortly, all the j material being ready. Operation'- would ; also commence on the No. 1 flood open- ; ing and Putiki bridge shortly. Adverse i wpather and' heavy stripping wore militating against the progress of the main • i road metal contracts. OTAOEOA BRIDGE. Mr J. Christonscn asked that the ; timiber from the bridge on the Otaorca | road should be used to crmktnict n bridge across tilw stream, which: blocked j the approach to his: property. He had i i done a lot of improvement to his proi perty, and wished to crept a woohhed j WliSeh would 1» impossible with a ; bridge. He offered £ls towards the j cost of the bridge, and promised to give two weeks' vrevrk. Mr lleiity also wrote and premised two weeks' work for himself anil a man. j The Council .promised to accede to ; the request, provided that, in addition. ; tlip settlors intore |!ed would also eart ; the timber to the *ite.

X7KUTT AND TANGTTO". Mr Chtui. Miuskcr, on buiHf of Uruti ami Tangitii settlers, wroite that for yours past the setiliM\s hud endeavored to get fve miles of Uyur rood m.eki>:loil. Two miles had been arranged for on 'a £ fe ir £ liiflisidy b.-i.-ts and they \;vt: agreeable to .note them <:dvci for a £ for £ subsidy for the next tw:> mibs, bn f . they stipulated for Government assist tinee to this extent of a grant for til;' fifth mile. They considered that such determined scJMiflp deserved enr.-ouragi' ment, and asked the Council to forward a strong resolution to the Minister of Public Work's.

The Council passed a resolution strongly urging on the Hon. Minister for Public Works to use every end-aver to meet the wishes of the TJiruti-Tangiitu settlers in their scheme of metal extension. The spirit of self-help evinced liy flhcstt settlca's in specially rafting then: Pelves so heavily is deserviing of everv encouragement. Tliis Council deplored the necessity of so much of .the ordin ary hy-road' rates having to be spent, on upkeep of the main road, and respectfully submitted tihat us a ba-c*-blocks district without a railway <ir navigable rive. r the Cilfton Oouniy w;is deserringi of special trea/tment in til" matter of Government grants.

The settters of the Upper Uvuti rond ■petitioned the Council to take steps to raise a loan for £2ot)O for the pui-wisc of constructing theUniti road deviation, and tunnel.

This wa'-j referred back to the settlers for further consideration, councillors considering that ithe settlers had orriittel to take, into acccunt tine Gvn-«rnmeri' subsidy promisied. PUKEARUIIE ROAD.

"".■ W. J. Freeth forwarded a petition signed by seventeen settlers for raising a'loan of £IOOO, which with the. £ for £ Government subsidy and a grant, from the' Council, would complete the t'Teniii-'vYai-'iti deviation through to t'.ie "factory. He also prcitesfeed a.gernit the fact that two Maori sections containing s-oTriet'hiiig Tike +OO or .">OO acres, some of ithe best hind in the district, were not included! in the rating area, and he thought that -Hie. 'Government should he approached to remedy it. If the rates could not be leo'llcctcd at present, they could he eollected when the. titles were ind'ividnaUsed or when the l.ind was let to white fl(dt'lei's.

Neees-iary steps' Mill be taken to raise the loin, wltidi will he secured by :i rate of .1-l(!.l over the special latiin area.

Mr A. IHvN. Pii.kMriilic. wnii"<l ou the Coinieil. and asked for lfl< in lim i suh.-'idy on the lisin nf i'Ulfl'V wl-.-Vii ihfv were rnii-ing.- Tn.« (''onn-i.l w-';-;ihl make no jia'amise on the matter. APPLICATION [-'OK GRAXT-i. The Pub V.c Work- l)ep:irtnv.nf forwarded the usual cir;-nl'.ir letter a iking, the Council to forward, through the resident road engineer, application for any grants required for load 1 .and l:r;.:!>:' construction. After cifiu•■•.lltation wii'.'li the engineer, it wan resolved t;. apply for tile following: Alimi-Mokau nietajling, t-m-. OUi'iMnn foivimtiuii. £-2;-,0; Piko. c.intiinmitioii of I'o.matioii. £."rfll); Antinv.i fonnation, £2oit: Mat.-,ui-Kl..ve formation. £1(10 for f'ounity expenditure. It, was also decided to urge the Government to grant for further w.ark. Moki roi.l £IOO, Tangitu £SOO. X'-inffatoro ffiOO, Tongaorutu-Manptini-a fIUOO. Mt. Messenger £SOOO.

/ ROAD MACHINERY. ■ Mr G. Andcr.-ioqi, of AnAil-ion's, Ltd., ' Ohristchureh, waited on the Council in connection with road machinery. He gave 'the Uouncil quotations ftiT <i stone enrJlev >:nul Aveling Porter 10-ton raid roller.-—The Coun'eil decided to si' Mine a crusher, elevator ami- screens, at a cost of £370, f.0.b., Lyttelton. GENERAL. The Postal Department notified thai thle deficiency on the working of the Okoke telephone for the year was £5 10s (id, of which the council's proportion wcsuM be £1 18s 10(1. The account will be paid. Crs. Hicks, Elliott, and the clerk (Mr Vaughan) wore appointed the council's representatives in the matter of adjusting accounts between the County and Waitara Borough, rendered necessary by the alteration of the borough boundaries. The Council resolved to pay the sum of £3O IDs Id, being expenses in connection, with the Tecent visit of the Minister of Public Works to the district. C. N. Rowe was granted renewal of 'slaughter-house license at Urenui. C. Uandley was appointed ranger for the County under the mipervisicn of Hie engineer. This will, it is anticipated, cheek thle wandering stork nuisance. Mr 0. R. Stead notified that the Clifton County Council Kind, by Order-in-Oouncil, been appointed l a leasing authority within the meaning of t'hb Public, Bodies bcases Act. On the engineer's 'recommendation it was decided to abolish credit at the toll gate. There were four applications for tlh" position of toll gate keeper, M: Thomas Ohilds wafc appointed. It was resolved 1 to ta-ke steps to have (the Clifton County Council gaz<?tted as a .motor registration body. Accounts amounting to £T2fil 17s 11 '1 were passed for payment.