CLIFTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 141, 7 November 1914, Page 3

CLIFTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING, The ordinary monthly meeting of the Clifton County Council was held at Waitara yesterday, when there were present: Crs. A. M. Bower (chairman), B. T. Hicks, S. Elliott, S. J. Kennington, W. Jones and H. Sander. ENGINEER'S REPORT. The engineer (Mr. C. F. Dowsett) re. ported on work done during the month as follows: Wailii Riding—Operations ia the Onaero pit had been completed. contractors had been engaged in carting boulders from the beach to the Onaero and Turangi depots. Tikorangi Riding—ln the absence of any provision being made for the Otaraoa road formation, he had wired the Minister of Public Works requesting favorable consideration for a grant being placed on the Supplementary Estimates for this work. Xgatimaru Riding—The contractors for supplying metal from Bullock's pit on the Junction road had completed their contract ami were proceeding with their work at the Tarata end. Wells' culvert: The large monier pipes were being made and would require at least a mont'i or more to mature ln-fore being shifted. Prices were submitted for timber for tlie surfaceman's cottage at Tarata. Drake Bros, had promised to proceed with the sanding at Matau, probablv next month. The time was op-, portune for sending the small grader to Matau, and this had been arranged! for.

Urenui Riding—Re-coating "with .crave! on the Main and Moerangi roads had been completed. On the Piko road the contractors were proceeding steadily with their formation contract. The completion of the Okoke metalling contract would ho proceeded with verv shortly. The co-rtage of boulders from the beach to the Urormi depot had been completed. He purposed starting crushing there next week; to delay this work further would interfere with the Uruti work. , Mokau Riding—The Tfawera culvert had been completed. The construction of the beams in King's bridge would be; completed this week. At the flood open-. ing the piles had been driven, and thej side walls would shortly be finished.' The boulder contract fur the main road' was practically completed, and a large: quantity of material blown out for the : Uruti road contract would be spawled! forthwith. He had inspected metal de-' posits on the Forest Reserve, Mt. Mes-1 senger. The formation was very eimi-j lar to the Uruti stone, but it would re-! quire stripping to prove that the quan.| tity and quality were such as to'war-; rant opening up same. j I WAR TAXATION. 1 1 The Ilcrbcruvi.ie Uounly Council forf warded a copy ot a resolution su.g- : gesting that Ule Government should 1 ■ asked to iiupos'e a "War Tax" as the, bcsii and 'inst ~-q.uit>al*ie meairj oil raising revenue to meet the large ad- ■ ditional expenditure which the County was called upon lo hear in despatch-1 ing the expeditionary force. ' Cr. Kennington proposed that the let-1 ter be received and no action taken, j He aid not think that they should die-: ti'.te to the Government what taiatioa should ho raised. That was the duty • of the Government. j The Chairman: "That is your op'n-j ion. I have a different one. Anyi'.o'.v,; we will take your motion." I This was seconded by Councillor, Jones. j Cr. Hicks thought that the people were contributing well through butter, factories, etc. The Chairman: The Government is' borrowing £2,000,000 to send the Ex-: peditionary foicos Home. This will have - to be made up in the revenue. \ 1 Cr. Kennington 'lt is no use teaching our grandmother to suck eggs. They're' got their plans and we'll have to pay. The motion was carried. ,

KAIPIKIRI TRACK. Mr .V 1?. Oreenwood r.shed that the Co'.snriii woiiid at om-i- attend to this tvac\, as P...Vnl )iy Air Cox at the hi-i !i:"'i't.'::f : :. The vn:id v.T-s in places <h!PV.j pack R r.i:-.s s.vd. ' ' '. Tin-- !i;:.ttrr wan left \n tin- hand/: o; the engineer. jTGoukst FOit ](ui;x;r..

Mr John Ci;vi'it«'r.«cri, nf T.'.mta, ash-j ivl tii!' i .Yuinc.il to do Mi:;ii'iliii!;.; deli-iite; in i):i! 'natter of the bridge which lie' iiad ashed fur on wi'iral occasion... Hej hud previously offered to assist ir, erect-i t"« bridge, provided tin- Comieili would curt Norm; old bridge material to! l!i<> site. | Home discretion ensued iis to whether! it 'voii!(! not he cheaper to civet a new, stviiijior brid.e.v on the site, rather than: u* the timber from the old truss bridge recently rephced over the Turamoifen river. The engineer stated that :i. 40 ft. htriiijrer brUpe would cost about 1:120, whereas it miedit cost nnylhii:;; up to .UOU if the old truss bridge was .noised. It was pointed out that the ' bridge was erily used by one man, and that there wiis analiior brid;.;o within half a mile. Finally, on tin: motion of <>:••. Kennin'jton and Kliiot, it was resolved that the engineer report at next meeting on the hist uutliod or bri<UH;i"' the Mahiri stream. "' "

OHXRKAL. Hie Council to allow tin* hit' 1 surfaceman at I'remu .Cl for a cupboard that he had m»cted. A ariouH local bodice vciilict] to th' l i 1?;oct that they did not. rctjuirc tli. l v?. v.-i-.ic'i fho Council wished to (■■'.•ll. '3 lit: Undor-Sccrotavv /or lnl"m:il Affairs wrote, s«fiße.»tfi)« the Jotters CF and tiie numbers I to 50;!, an di'4,inCTfcWng Rtiirfc* for motor vehicles rep-i.-iteivd in tin- Hilton Com:cil. The Council decided to accept the.se. The Minister of Public Works notified that the application for a grant on the Otaraoa road would lie considered when the supplementary estimates were bciiiK made up. The chairman and Cr Hicks. who had been appointed a committee to receive tenders for the lease of the reserve at Onaero, reported that one tender hud l.pen received From the Xorth Tavan:>ki Dairy Company at £4 per annum, and that this had been accepted. TENDERS. Two tenders were received for the supply of metal and earthwork at Uruti (Mimi-Mokau), but as both were considered too hijvh, neither wan accepted, the engineer beinp instructed to get the work done by day labour. Messrs. Henry Brown and Co.'s tender was accepted for the supply of timber and joinery for the surfaceman's cottage at Tarata. Tenders will be called for carting the same fioiu Inglewood.

WAT-IT I T!9AD. T!ie chairman, reporting on t 1 !' 1 Wai-iti roi'.'l, stitli-d that it was in had order, and in' tiioiij/i.t that the )>.'£ grader should he taken up there, and all that whs niw*!'* wu* attention to the earthwork.-. ;;11:i the of the iwk. Messrs. Martin and Palmer would very likely render some assistance. The engineer was instructed to improve tlu> road, providing the R"tl!rrs an-r.i:-t with labor and team-.;. SPECTATj ORDKiIH. At 3 special i!i"ctinf; of the C'o'.wil a special order was adopted in connection -.villi the Vukearuhe special loan of Ji 1 800. A special order wan paspoiT, declarm;; Lvcistem formosa (spicier wort) a noxious weed within ami throughout the County of (,'lifton. GENERAL. Mr. E. .T. Butler waited on the Council rc opening up the Waitekari road, and it was resolved that the matter 1m left in the hands. The clerk (vas authorised to take necessary steps to raise a loan of .C2GOO for the Tanidtn. The engineer was instructed to attend to ;||.! matter of clearing pound paddock at Uruti. The chairman was voted £25 expenses for the past year. Accounts amounting to £829 15s. 7d. were passed for payment.