EGMONT COUNTY COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 45, 14 July 1914, Page 6

EGMONT COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETINti. The ordinary meeting of the Kgmont County Council was held at Opunake Oil Friday, when there were present: •Messrs \\. 0. Dudley (chairman), K Maxwell. S. Cf.mpbell, C. 11. Hurst, S. .1. Farquhar. T. Ilarvev. Jas. Purges-, F. .). Davy. and P. Wiilcox. j KXIiIXIiKR'S RHPOKT. I 'llie engineer (Mr C. A'Court) rcportI e<i as fellow; on work during the | month:— Oeo Riding, northern. —Patching repairs had been effected to Oeo and Anroa upper roads, ami lower Anroa , was also badlv iu need of repairs, wliic'h would be ell'ected* shortly. Tile roller had been busy along the Kit-ham road scarifying mid rolling. While the .roller was out in this locality, opportunity was taken io roll the newly m,"tailed portion of the Skeet road. Oeo Riding, southern.—The metalling cf the far end of the Skeet road hadoccupied tin l i!ands. This work was now completed, and -rolled down and water tallies cut along the new |K>rtion. As tliev" was no prospect of the work being done by contract, lie had tlie work completed by day labor at a less cost. The getting cut of mainienance metal for the other portions of this road was now in progress. Rahotir riding, southern and Opunake.—Ordinary maintenance repair* and pipe making had constituted the work ir these Tidings. Rahotn riding, northern. — Wet weather had considerably delayed the progress of the contracts, but the putting out of a little extra maintenance in the Rahotu township would complete the work of the crushing plant in this riding on Tuesday. Oeneral.—The timber covering over the -water race which served the Opunake factory, bad collapsed, causing a large hole on the wayside which required immediate attention. In reply to a question, the engineer stated that the roller had been occupied. in the Oeo riding everv duv durthe past seventeen we"K-\ It'would be removed to thie Raliotu novUn'Vn riding on the following day. provided it was not detail 1 !,e;l for a day or two by boiler inspection. Mr \\ illcox complained that it was reported that material wa.-- not coming from the crushers fast enough to keep the spreader fully employed. The cii'niicer -t-itcd 'that this mm-ht be -:o oil the occasion of very long h;mlage. The Kngini er was instructed to attend to a very bad culvert on fc'u> upper Oeo ro:id as early as Possible. The Engineer was n'so instructed to fence the whirrs of certain bridges n?i the Main South Road to prevent cattle from getting in the rivw. WORKERS' OOTTAOKK. The l)»]iartnient of .Lands and Surve,- notified that there up objection to the Council using Sec. 20. Black XI. Opunake Survey District, which liad been set aside for a pound reserve, for the purpose o f erecting tlic.rcon a worker-' dwlling for the surfaceman of 0< it riding.- As the land: could only be vested in the County Council iu trust for the purposes for which it was set apart, viz.. a public pound. the Council would have io take it under the Puldic \\ ork>; Act. I|lio Covorumcnt. it -vnis, ■' -o stated, would claim no compensation. fr. Hurst was of 'opinion that the Ooveyument should build a worker's, dwelling for local bodies in tl*> same wav as they did for workers in a town. A cottau'e was urgently needed for the surf Iceman >< Tc Kiri. j The ri"rk was in-tructed fp make eeuirie - on I lie matter, wliieh will be dis'i'U-.-ed at next meeting. i THE KIRT ROAD, j Cr. Davy said that despite l.hc royalty I v, h:r-h w:is hi 'i:g paid by the two s,'iwmills. the Kiri read was going to the bad. and w.i> now worse than ever. I he road was carrying the timber traffic for the whole distriet, and he -suggest "<1 that a straight out grant >wou'id be better than a royalty. Alter i-.ome .'discussion. it was resolved to invite the siwmillers requesting them to confer with the Council at its next meeting with a view (o arriving at seme arrangement for future maintenance of the road, whi.-h will [.robabiy mean an increased royalty. THE COUNTY AFFAIRS. Tae question of the erection of the proposed County Office wnv discussed'. The agreement, with the Opunake Olyli to lease the upper storey of the building at an annual rental of £7.~> f- r -even years wis submitted. Th," Public Trustee notilied that it was prepared to entertain the Council's application lor the proposed loan of £2OOO at .V/j pc r cent interest, plus one, per cut sinkui;- fund, for a term of not' le.-- than 111! years, subject to .sufficiency • lid validity of seeuritv. Tjhe council went in to committee to discuss tenders for the new building. Oil re-liming, a resolution pa,ssed iu committee that the amount allowed for the purchase of land, erecting and furnishing pf the building be increased from £2OOO to £2OOO. was confirmed. 'I he building commit!,ei; was also authorised to confer with the architect and lowist tenderers with a view to reducing the tcnd'T, the committee to have powir to accept the amended tender or to call for fresh tenders at thleir discretion. The chairman wa,s authorised to affix the seal to the agreement with Hi" ( bib. ami the Club was instructed io apply t.ii the Public Trustee for an adI ditional £OOO. Cr. l-'arquiia,- gave notice to move at the Hi'vt meeting that the Council tnke steps to erect premises suitable for its > ■ ;i ini- at a cost not to exceed 1700. HOSPITAL 1/1 AX. The Council resolved to borrow from the Public T(rilst Office, t'he sum of £2(100 ill orde.i' to provide its quota towards the erection of the new hospital .:t New I'lyuu.utli. The loan will l'-'ar interest at per eenf. with an additional one per cent "inking fund for a term *■! .'Hi years. The sum of £ll):M will lie obtained at mt-e. and the balance in two instalments of £SOO af three and six months. At COUNTS. Accounts amounting to £7Ol were pa-sed for [Mynient.