EGMONT COUNTY COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 August 1920, Page 8

EGMONT COUNTY COUNCIL.

I SPECIAL MEETING. cl A special meeting of tho Egmont Count . Council \v;is held at Opunake yesterday. Pres \ x ent: Crs. W. It. Wright (chairman), A. B if Coffin, Jas Young, M. O'Brien, R. C. Watson I'. H. H. Sinclair, S. Porsyth, and S. Camp bell. ' s Cr. W. C. Green was granted leave of ab fence. e TENDERS. c Tenders were then dealt with, and were nc ccpted as follows: 150 cubic yards crushei s boulder sione, Eltham and Patiki Roads Munr and Kehely, 9s 6d; 120 yards pit imetal » Kiri Road. Munro and 7s; 350 yard; crushed stone. Main South Road, near hound 5 ary Oeo Riding, M. Clement, 17s !)d; 200 yard; i crushed stone near Pali at Oeo, J. Clement v 17s 6d; 'JfiO yards crushed stone, Main Soutl J Road, Wailno Road to Taungataro River •» Munro and Kehely, 9s lOd; 250 yards Skeei - Road, «T. Clsment, 10s fid; 250 yards Nopen Road, J. CJement, lis; 250 yards Main Souti Road, near Mangulrurue River, Munro am Kehely, 0s; 500 yards, Main South Road, a' Te Namu, Munro and Kehely, 9s; 250 yards t Eltham Road, near Taungatara River, Munr< . and Kehely, 9s 6d; 100 ynrds, Lower Waltiakr j Koad, Munro and Kehely, 10s; 300 yardi . crushed pic stone. Upper Arawhata Road j Munro and'Kehely, 10s; 80 yards shingle toj ; dressing, Main Street, Opunake, Munro anc Kehely, 7s; 300 yards crushed metal, Main e Sovith Road, near Oaonui School, Munro anc 4 Kehely, 12s 4d; 300 yards, Main South Rond, ' near Tolkaparua River, M. M R. Hill, lis 3 8d; 190 yards pit metal, Lower Kina, L. . Fischer, 5s lfld; 150 yards, Upper Kina, L, Fischer, 8a 3d; 200 yards, M'ariki Road, L, y Fischer, 8s 6d; 300 yards, Upper Kahul Road, p M. Coffey and Jacquisch, 7s Gd; 200 yards crushed beach boulders, Cage Road, M and M. . R. Hill, 12s; 300 yards sttmo putting through p crusher, Pungarehu' Road, Munro and Kehely, 7s; 200 yards, top end Newall Road, M. and . M. R. EM, 13s; 100 yards, Warea Road, M, , and M. R. Hill, lis 6d: 200 yards, Ruakere ; Road, M. and M. R. Hill, 12s, and 63 for putting o'.her stone through crusher; 150 I yards, Paora Koad, M. and M. R. Hlil, 12s. : Tenders for metar on Rahotu, Opua and Te I Poha Roads were considered too hig/i, and . were held over. P GENERAL, f Notification was received that th© Com- ) mission to inquire into tho proposed wheel tax would open at New Plymouth toi morrow—Cr. Young was appointed co represent tho Council, in the unavoidable absence f of' the chairman. The chairman considered that "instead of separating the screenings froni tho melal, the Council should revere to the old system of (Mixing the metal and the screenings when laying down the roads. Of course, where suitable ton-dressing could not be procured handy, it would be necessary to reserve somo screenings. A little discussion ensued, no action being taken. Discussion on the new regulation in regard to Public Health was held over pending receipt of t!ic proposel Bill, tho chairman re- ; marking t;»at if the Coiunty Council had . to tako the responsibility it would prob- • ably necessitate the appointment of an in- . spector. Cr. O'Brien brought up the question of , Ine cement shortage, considering that it was : unfair that people in Opunake could not m,f\in cement, whilst he understood there wn» plenty in Kaponga. The clerk stated that all permits were treated according to . priority.