HAWERA COUNTY COUNCIL

Taranaki Daily News, 10 November 1919, Page 2

HAWERA COUNTY COUNCIL

MONTHLY MEETING, j The ordinary meeting of the Hawera County Council was hold at Hawera on Saturday, when there were ptesent: Crs C. J. Ilaivken (chairman), R. J, Linn, E. Washer, B. C. Lysaght, A. Larcon, R. Douglas, and \V. Williams. FOREMAN'S REPORT. Tha foreman (Mr. A. Muggeridge) reported as follows: Skeet ltoad—Tills road has been scarified, stones knapped, regraded, and rollod from Kapuni lirldge to Ahipaipa. Road. L Ahipaipa Road.—The uneven portions are now being attended to on this road. It should he ready ' for tar in about a month's lime. A bin has been erected for the lorry 10 take shingle from cu the Whareroa Road. 3 Main South Road.—The teams have been de--1 livering shingle in readiness for tarring from the toil gate towards tho Scott Road. Austin Road.—Metal for tho hill that was auhorised will bo, laid in position as opportunity occurs. Whareroa Road.—On this road tho lorry lias delivered about SO yards or metal to reface a very weak place of seven chains. ■ Tangahoo Uridge.—There are about 17 000 feet of timber at the site in readiness for' the erection of this bridge, but there are still 9001) feet short. Something will have to be Hone With regard to this or else the bridge j WU not be built by nest winter. The contract was let for the supply last September . to bo delivered in flve-im übs, and we are not much furtLjr ahead in fourteen months ' » Bridge ' Mata Sol >"i Road.—Tlie ■ ;„M iC )J ork3 „ en eiiieer is not too keen about taking the roller over this bridge as It had auch a tremendous straining with the flood, therefore the only way to take the roller to Mokoia is to put it on the trucks at Hawera and if this meets with your approval it will ' lie done next week. I ®> e chairman said that the position regardlng the timber was very unsatisfactory. It was coming to hand very slowly—Left In the hands of tho chairman to expedite. a Regarding the Jlaklno ltoad bridge. tho foren,otllln £ lmtl yet been done, At the Public Works engineer had been away. L c Woril3 en E' neer had been away, obtained the bridge could be completed in a month. Unless tliey built to Government requirements they would lose the subsidy Cr. .Douglas said that Jf tho Government wanted a bridge built in a place where there was no need of such a strong structure it would be bettor for the Council to forego n the subsidy and erect a suitable bridge out oE the material available. Cr. Larcom pointed out that It was very hard 011 a settler beyond the bridge who would not get his wool out. ' Tile report was adopted. COUNTY BY-IAWS. W. j. Tristram, secretary of tho Tarsnitiv, Counties Conference, notified that thero would , ba delay in connection with the uniform bylaws, owing to the fact that legislation was t ™ d »» s introduced extending the powers of local t „„ Mr ' , c - A - Wilkinson, M.P., forwarded a cops* of the Counties' Amendment. Act, . would would give tho Government complete control regarding tho imposition ofl wheel 'axes, and 110 expressed tho opinion that tho by-laws recently advertised by the Taranakl County Council would ho revoked The chairman remarked that tho Taranakl County could not now impose the proposed ! BOUNDARY ROADS COMMITTEE. The Boundary Roads Committee, consisting of Messrs. Linn and Hawken (County Council) Dixon, Cameron, and Morrissey (Borough Council), recommended that the Borough tar tha footpath in front of the school, also that -the committee 13 agreeable to work being done in respect of iootpath on tho Borough mae of tliß South Road for about 15 chains east of Gladstone Street at a cost of not exceeding Matters of rubbish removal and engineer's report re destructor were discussed, and the general opinion was that oach. Council should make its own arrangements The chairman stated that the Council would nath ° n r b „ < i he Co3t of the sdl ° ol footfoolpath on ot the «»t o! uie other J!i thZfl t0 " counclUor ' «ie chairman said that no arrangements had been made to remove rubbish from the outlying portions of Kawcra beyond tho borough boundary, but hri,.- ? y . ,? 1 recels,eti rates from that thetn aU su PPosed, should provide for «h .f U o° of ., dlscuasi ™. tho chairman w . Cou, > Cil ' dispose of lis rubbish by tipping it over the cliff. He did not t,iink the Council would join in with the Borough in getting a desructor, because in the near future he thought the thickly populated portion outside the borough would join the borough and there would be no need for a destructor in the county. The report was confirmed. A REQUEST DECLINED. The Hawera Borough Council asked the Council to remit the amount of rates due on the Turuturu-Mokoia pah (scenic reserve) and Turutiii'u-Miokora, redoubt (historic ' reserve), and to also treat these reserves as non-rate- ? in future. 1 The letter pointed out that trees had been planted and most of the land fenced off, leaving very little for grazing and thus reducing the revenue avallablo for improvements. The clerk pointed out that the Harbor Board had agreed to remit rates. On the motion of Crs Lysaght and Washer It was resolved that the request be not acceded to. DEPUTATIONS. Settlers of the Ngawhinl Road, Ararata forwarded a pcti'ion asking that the road, which was now dangerous and almost Impassable, should be put into good condition Messrs. R. Buckley and Jas. Winks waited on the Council In support. Cr. LaTcon said that tho road was in a shocking state. There were high boxthorn hedges on each side, and in some places there were holes right across the road Tlie chairman held that the cutting of the hedges would considerably improvo the road Sir. Buckley admitted this, but pointed out that there was 110 outlet for tho water, and tho road was impassable to foot passengers and dangerous to children riding to school Eighteen to twenty chains of metal would make a good road, over which a largo quantity of mlllt was carted. Tlie foreman stated it would cost £350 to do tho work. , TIIO chairman stated that the riding members favored the work being done, but it was a question whether the foreman could get it done—lt was resolved that the work bo done "The same old story," remarked Mr. Thompson who comprised one of a deputation of four asking that 14 chains, in two sections should bo metalled on tho Mangapou-Ohangai Road. Mr. Scott, he said, had agreed if the work was done, to pay his next year's rates at once. Mr. Thompson said that he would favor a special loan to get the road metalled Tho chairman said that they were anxious to do the best they could for the settlers but tho financial position had to be considered. The majority of ratepayers had an idea that the rates collected off their property should be spent on their own roads but he pointed out that of a total of £l7 500 rates levied, 110 less than £6500 was paid 11 interest and hospital and charitable aid . levy, and then tho main roads had to he kept up for the use of those living off them He promised that tho Council would do the best It could for the settlers. GENERAL. The Wanganul County Council notified that] I it proposed to erect a toll gate within the i county, and asked for a list of tho Hawera scale of charges.—Forwarded. | J. V. Klley (Okaiawa) applied for transfer I of slaughter-house license to C. E Brooke Approved. The tender of Bach, Hawera, was accepted ! at Od each for the supply of dog collars ' Mr. H. Watt, district health officer, reported 1 that certain improvements wero required at houses situate at Kapunl and Normanbv hi which thero had been cases of dlptlierla The clerk stated that he had written the occupiers on tlie question. I The Under Secrotary of tho Lands Survey , Department forwarded gazetto notice containing copy of Order-in-Counell appointing the chairman of the Hawera County ..Council (ex officio) ,T. Barclay, E. G. Be'tts, G. Hurley ' I E Meull, and Thns. Wash as a Domain 1 Board to control the Ngutu-o-te-Manu domain ; It was resolved to endorse resolutions ' passed at a meeting of representatives of local ' bodies, dairy companies. Farmers' Union and ■' Fruit Growers' Association, held at Levin en- ! dorsing the action of tlio Government in niiti- I gating the export of timber and urging the i Government to acquire all suitable land along the Wellington-West Coast lino and to es i tabllsh thereon a State forest for the double i purpose of providing for future timber needs S and preventing tile destruction of valuable 2 land ly drifting sand. I - It was resolved to ask the Public Works i Department to proceed with the work ou the 3 Tongahoo Valley Road. { A committee, consisting of the chairman, Crs I Lysaght and Levin was appointed to . approach 1 the Government with a view to getting some J assistance .towards repairing tho damage to " tho roads caused by the extra traffic thrown on them during tho railway cut.