WAIRARAPA SOUTH COUNTY COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3106, 1 February 1909, Page 3

WAIRARAPA SOUTH COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MliSnNtf. The monthly muting of the VVaiSouth County Council was nek! in the County Council Chamociv?, Carterton, on Saturday, there ueing present —Crs W. Perry( Cnau'ivuni). K. Barrer, T. V. lilooro, 0. Stcvon?. R. Court, J Strang, D. Dwuglas, and H. Mason. The treasurer reported that receipts since last meeting were: General rate (''urrent year), £93 2s lid, (arrears) £2 6s lOd; spscial rates. £l(> 19s So; water race maintenance rates, £6 lGs sd; penalty on overdue rates, £ll lGs od; refund half cost repairs to Dalefield bridge, £lB Os 9d; cost cleaning water races, £1; total, £149. 'lhe credit balance at the Bank of New Zealand was £1,66G 14s 3d, less unpresentcd cheques £l3. Accounts amounting to £1,130 6s 8d were passed for payment. Position of ridings: Belvedere, dr £354 3s 9d; Parkvale, dr £323 15s 7d; Dalefield, dr £950 12s; Maungaraki, dr £971 13s. The clerk of the Featherston ' County Council wrote re the matter j of proposed boundary alterations, j statinir that a committee of five had been set up to confer with a similar committee iro:n the Wairarapa South County Council. -It was resolved that the committee should arrange with the Featherston committee to take steps to legalise the Wangaehu Road. A complaint as to the state of the road through the Mahapuku settlement was received from Mrs J. A. McLean and Mr A. C. Gawith, who ■ asked that the water tables be cleaned.—lt was decided to call the attention of the writers to the fact that their complaint was a matter for the Featherston Council. Messrs R. E. and G. W. Vennell, Te Wharau, wrote to state that they were clearing away ail the felled bush from their side of the boundary fence, and asked the Council to con- i sider the question of clearing away | the debris from the other side, and so j ensure the safety of the fence from j fire. If the weather was good the.v would be burning the felled bush I shortly.—The matter was referred to the roadman to attend to. J The Health Inspector wrote concerning the state of a house at Belvedere, gowned by a resident of Lower i Hutt, stating that it was almost un- | fit for human habitation. A certifi- I ■ cate of condemnation was attached, j j but i.v the owner preferred to carry ' j out certain alterations, it would nK • j be necessary to demolish the builci- j J ing.—The clerk reported that the j , owner had informed him that he was prepared to have the building demolished. I Mr T. J. Rathbone waited on the ! Council calling attention to the state of Admiral Road for traction traffic. If the Council were prepared to cart ' the metal out to the other side of the ; Ruamahanga bridge, he would arI range for its distribution, i C'r Strang drew the Council's atI terition to the fact that the loads carried by traction engines were far : ' too heavy. I 1 Mr Rathbone claimed that the j loaas put on his engine were reason- j ' able. In addition, he did a little to the roads. i ; Cr Mason said that he had seen the loads carried by Mr Rathbone's traction engine, and they were reasonable, and not only that his engine , 1 was taken over th 3 bridges very care- i fully. _ I | Councillors considered that the ' suggestion regarding the metal was | ' good, but considered others who t ; gained a benefit should assist in the j 'work. i It was decided to have the metal (twenty loads) put ori the roadside ' as requested, for the engine to pick up. It was resolved to call tenders for three hundred yards of metal for Somerset Road. It was resolved to go on with the Tupurupuru Road formation. The attention of the Roads De- | partment is to be ccalled to the | unbroken u;etal on the Maungaraki Road. The action of the Engineer in ' consenting to the transfer of Cadwaliader's contract to W. A. Reeves J was endorsed. | It was decided to attach a notice to ; the Wainuioru bridge, warning the public against travelling over the j same at a greater pace than a walk, j It was decided to approach the ) member for the district and ask him j to endeavour to obtain the unexpend- j ed grants approved by the Council, ] especially the Wangaehu and East i Coast Roads grants. ENGINEER'S REPORT. J The Engineer reported as fol- ■ Ijws:— j Belvedere Riding.—The ford on j Brooklyn Koad has been repaired, I and the metal on Maungaterere Valley, Cobden, Mannings and | Ba.vedere Roads raked in. Tendeis j have been ca'led for metalling on j Brooklyn Road and Maungaterere J V,. iley Road. I have inspected the { cutting on the road to Mr Blake's, and recommend that about 30s be spent in improving the grade. (It i was decided to improve the grade.) ! Psrkvale. —Two of the old culverts ' on Gladstone Roaci, which are con- ! stantly breaking under the heavy ; timber traffic, have been replaced with cement pipe culverts. The con- ; tract for metalling on Para and Nixs' j Roads has been started, and should i be finished within the next week. ( A start has been made with repairing ■ the groyne above the Kokotau I bridge. I have given the water race I overseer the necessary levels, etc., | for cuiverting the races on the main 1 road north. Dalefield. —The grader has been 1 raking in the metal on Waterson's, Matarawa bridge, Taumata bridge, Swamp and Main Roads. A culvert, broken in Morton Road, has been repaired. New wheel decking, supI plied by Mr George, sawmiller, has i been laid on the Taumata suspension j bridge. The wheel decking on sevI eral of the smaller bridges in the J riding has been repaired. Cousiderj able damage is being done to Somer- ! set Road by the traction engine I traffic, and further considerable reI pairs will be necessary at an early | date. i Maungaraki. —Cadwallader's metalling contract on Wangaehu Valley 1 Road has been completed. The cutt- _ ing on the north side of Hopper's

Creek on this rued has ajso been metalled. The stones in the rr.etelling put out by the Government Reads Depar+ment on Miller's Ror;d have, for the most part, been left unbroken, and if left as at present will be an expense to the Council at a later date. Odd leads of metal have also been put. out in two different places on this road, and are dangerous to traffic. It would he advisable for the Council to try and get the Department to improve th'jse matters before the large stones get set into the surface of the road. General repairs have been on the East Coast Road, and on Driscoll Road. The new gravel reserve at Bank View has been fenced, as also the front of the reserve opposite Bank View homestead. A spring on the road at this place has also been tapped and a barrel fitted as a drinking place for travelling stock. The metalling contract on the Flat Point Road has been completed. I have given permission 'to 0. A. Cadwallader to transfer his contract on the GladWb : irau Road to W. A. Reeve, who if now ready to go on with the work. I have pegged and levelled the remaining portion of the Tupurupuru Road from the Korerau Creek northwards, and have prepared plans and tracings for this and for ihe new works on Elandcil's lload and on the Admiral Road deviation.