STRATFORD COUNTY COUNCIL

Taranaki Daily News, 17 March 1919, Page 5

STRATFORD COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING. The usual monthly meeting of the Stratiord County Council was held on Saturday. Present: Ore E. Walter (chairman), J. u'Xcill, T. R. Anderson, IMV. Hancock, W. If. Were, H. B. Wortiling tun, Ij. Baskin, F. J. -Mackay, and J. Christofl'eil. Regarding the road roller, the chairman staled that they had seen one at work at Opiuiakc, and from wh&t they could see it was a line machine. It appered u be well-balanced, and the scariJ ping work was very satisfactory--Resolved: "That the engineer Inspect the roller in question and report to next meeting." The question of the spread of noxious weeds was brought up by the ohairmaii, who stated that it was an absolute waste of time and money having 1 an inspector working under the present regulations, as the office coiild not work except through the Wellington officeOr. Hancock stated that land was going back. Ragwort was to be seen in full bloom all along the land- Another 'grievance was that fanners were flnaing Californian thistle in t!i«!r oat sticks. (le thought it, decidedly wrong that the Ciovernnient did not evorcisp stricter supervision to prevent the importation of this weed. He moved, "That the Government he urged to amend the regulation* and "ive the inspector greater power to attend to the WfPds."

Or. Anderson seconded, reroarkinor tnat lie noticed noxious weeds snrin»ini» up eyemvl'er" rislit up from Wellington.— The motion was carried ENGINEER'S REPORT. J. \Y. Spence, County engineer, reported:— North Riding West.—The greater part of tiie month had been taken up in banking the tarred portion* of the Mountain Road. Five trucks of in»uil lia.t been loaded and railed to Tluiroa. North Hiding East—Several roads in this riding were hreakir:<; up. Die worst portions on the hills had been clayedThe Acklnnd road maintenance metal boulder contract had bren completed. South Riding.—About 20 chains of the Mountain road had ben reinstalled and tarred and reeoated with tar and sand. Th>; part of Cornwall road between tk> Mountain road and a point a little past railway crossing, had been scarified and fontocl with broken metal.

Douglas Riding.—The bridge on the new road was wetting unsafe for traffic, all the stringers being in a Gad condition. Huiroa Riding—The earth work on 111. 1 Moliaksu road had been completed. Maintenance work on the Akama road wns procaedin". Toko Riding.—The road contract should be completed in about a week's time. As the pit fac« M 4 considerably improved it had now teen decided to cart from the present crater site for the completion of the metalltog to Mr« Jackson's. West Riding.—During the month tie Minting and roHm? of the new metal on the Cardiff and Opnnake roads tiftd been completed. On the top aid of PWf"r road the formation had been wfdwied and freah water-taMes formed. The Council's car was at present onder«oin« repairs This had prevented him from so far visiting several portions of the County. While tHs car vrmtld probaMy bo suitable for town W liffht eoimtiT worfc it was not strong enough for the work that it wot required to do.—Adopted. Regarding the ear,* councillors expreteed the opinion that the engineer might And the car more suitable aftw a month's further trial. Mr J. W. MoMillan fMavrt-)' and Or. Cameron, of the Stratford Boroatfi Council, waited on the cottroil end Be. sired a conference between the borWtgh and county regarding the ponndkeeper. -JCrs. Walter, Madcay and Hanaensk' were appointed to represent tfie county. ■ OORRRSPONDENC®.

The Waipa County Council desired*6o' operation in urging a motor tyre-tax— Received-

Kketa-huna County Council desired support in having the law amended that when the Orown purchased land for settlement the Orown ehcmM pay general rates for the period of its occupation.—Endorsed.

< County Council deaired the council to pay half the cost of repairing a short length of Brewer-Tit nore road (the county boundaries follow opposite sides of the road).—Left to Or. Worfehington to report to nest nwtt« rap.

•T TCippenb'erger, Huiroa, desired attontion to a drain, ete., along his see* tion, as surface water wnn going on to hw property.—Left to the engineer. u. Smith. Midhirst, applied for an entrance to his property, Kelly street.— Grafted.