STRATFORD COUNTY.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 June 1921, Page 6

STRATFORD COUNTY.

THE PAST MONTH’S WORK. MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. The Stratford County Council met on I Saturday. Present: Councillors E. Walter (chairman), S. Pitt, M. Davis, J. I Jacobsen, W. H. Were, J. IT. Thomas, J.] O’Neill, T. R. Anderson, J. T. Belcher. The engineer (Mr. J. W. Spence) reported:— North Riding (East).—The greater part of the shingle on the Mountain Road near the Manganui stream has been crushed and distributed on the Salisbury, Cross (West), Kahourl, Beaconsfield Roads, Kent Terrace, and Gwmbrla Street. North Riding (West). —General surface work has been carried -out on the Rutland, Denbigh, Mountain and Radnor Roads. The metal portion of the Mountain Road has been patched, and a Quantity of shingle has been placed on the Rutland and Denbigh Roads for repair work. The bridge on the Derby Road near the York Road junction has been repaired. South Riding.—The metal portion of the Mountain Road has been patched and rolled. The corner on the Cornwall Road, at the Mountain Road junction has been widened. East Riding (Toko).—The metalling on the Standish Road tas been completed. About two miles of the Ohura Road have been scarified, re-blinded and rolled. The portion of the Ohura Road towards the Kahourl bridge has been patohed and rolled. East Riding (Douglas).—The greater part of the mouth has been occupied in repair work on the Ohura-Mangaehu and Mangaotuku Roads. East Riding (Huiroa).—A further portion of tte Makurl Road has been broken up, the large blocks of shell rock napped, re-laid, and rolled. The work had to be discontinued as the boulders were too large to be handled with the scarifier. General surface work has been done oh the Douglas North and Makuri (East) Roads. West Riding.—Four hundred and sWy-two yards of boulders have been crushed at Cardiff, the metal being distributed on the following roads: Cardiff-Walngongorc 221 yards. Opunake No. I 90 yards, Opunake No. 11 85 yards, Barclay 24 yards, Cardiff 22 yards, Cllmie 20 yards. Mangaehu Riding.—The roads generally are in fair order, one exception being the Mangaehu South, which has been badly cut up with the carting to the new settlement. The work on the Tututawa bridge Is progressing as satisfactorily as the weather will allow. ENFORCEMENT OF BY-LAWS. A number of breaches of the by-laws were reported by the engineer and a general discussion on the enforcing of the by-laws ensued. The chairman said that the time for leniency in this connection had passed. Many of the offenders had been repeatedly warned and continued to offend. The point was raised as to who was responsible for the cutting of trees in the case of an occpier of a property not being the owner. The chairman said the by-laws provided that the occupier was responsible and any private arrangements could not override the bylaws. In 'reference to the stocking of firewood on the roadside, it was resolved that a number of offenders in this matter be prosecuted, the engineer to place a list of offending cases on the table at each meeting for the consideration of the council. CORRESPONDENCE. ■ The Public Works Department wrote asking the council to supply the requirements of the district for jiublic works expenditure to be placed on the estimates for the year. In regard to the Kapuni bridge it was resolved to apply for a grant of £4OO. It was decided to apply to the Government for a £1 for £1 subsidy up to £lOO for metalling on the Mohaka Road. A. W. King, of York Road, notified that his cowshed had been damaged by flying rock while blasting was in operation opposite his property by county employees, and his hay paddock had been littered with rock. He asked that the council should make good the damage.— Left to members of north riding.

On behalf of the Cardiff School Committee, J. Richards applied for the erection of danger signals near the school as a warning to motor traffic, which had become a menace .to the school children. —The chairman pointed out that it was neessary to erect danger signals to limit the speed of motors. It would cost about £3 for the notices at each school, and it would be necessary to erect signals at all the schools in the county. It was left in the hands of the engineer to prepare estimates, etc., and report to the next meeting of the council.

Ratepayers on the Pembroke Road wrote applying for repairs to be done on the road, stating that it would soon become impassable.—Mr. Pitt said that it was advisable that the north riding should take over the control of a part of the Barclay Road, and a resolution to this effect was carried. THE RATES. The rates for the. ensuing year were fixed at a similar rate as that of last year.