WAIRARAPA WEST COUNTY COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1151, 14 August 1882, Page 2

WAIRARAPA WEST COUNTY COUNCIL.

> . The ordinary monthly meeting of the" Wairarapa West County Council was held at the offices, Carterton, on Saturday laßt., Preaenfc—Ors Booth (chairman),; Douald.Braithwaite, Matthews McGregor, Macquarie, and Ohambfliajil; boi .enhWj The minutes of the previous meeting were oHpint; "i The treasurer reported -the receipts tinea last meeting 2d, and a credit balance at' in~e bank of £l2ll ßs 9d. He aim «*M/tMrft*' rent for the Waiohine toTlgaCe had been paid, and that an arrangement had been' made with Mr Ingleyjor fending off'ac» cess through his land to the river at 'a,; cost of ten pounds to the Gouuty, also that the County had gained thjwr&oentv aotion brought against it re license fees'" thij chairman's addbess. The chairman pointed out that the recent case in .Court practically settled the difficulty tbey had experienced as to the allocation of publicans' licenses With respect to the Wangaehu road, he stated that a vote of £BOO granted during the previous year by. the Govemraenrtwd•h'W SISFJopked,JgRSM now available. orfginil esrinfete.for tasking the road. LJ i The chairman to Wangaehu om nV There had been, a .littlefP fes!» SOO for.rirfyej'»<SpolrJoad. on i ;the Mauriceville mad; ..They hadaltogeiher obtained the wnaent : of-th6-:Goveniment-to-the expenditure of £250 in excess of the £BOOO ; w t e.;ftjtw»sal«p satisfgetgry- to «oog. :\ nise in Jone of .the local Bills the £rb?ern.. •-m«y,»to6d:,diiunctli pledgediadimake' road; opening' roa^ wm «MtmtoHl&S£iMl^gO

1 three years of the time of sale. ft noint whioh the Waitarapsi^H ■ Council had been confiding fos^M ■ years past, and it iv, lß OUu 0 j portauce to this distnot, (Hear I be He next referred to the cosPb^j^H 1 Waingawra and Waiprfua prd'teo^H works. If the Government billsfM^H 1 this expense might, he thought; be l^M vided for under the Road Gon^^'^H .• Aoi >.».■lb-was,-however,- beginning to^H ( (loublful.-whether they .would pats'^H ''session,'and in this W probably^H '• -Gnverument-would'-mftke-alte'ißpf^^B k .local bodies ia?:^H ;. of >iHe further fita^H ;ibatMusJM-|M#, of the| Gore^H ment it would ' Stitch of maintaining fl^H "•PflrlfMilrßOsrroaddiaTorfsiron i^H . County.' ;■ pared a schedule of main roads, fj wh^H the Government would;, have to nu^H special provision, and it was very de^H '' > able'-tbat. thbir-biish road should be)j^H eluded in it. There were some roads,!*^H ' jit in- ; the jcdlony'j which'- re^'uuWexefll ;Hidnal'traatmenf."ln ; thVcW'bf'Sl ' Waipoua and Waiohine bridges l^^H ' -ffould'be'ahle toobiain'three'q'uartew^H ■ thecoataa a dean gift from the' njent, as the former, was rendered Dec^H i >&[}•, by & flood, and rsplace^H atrudture worn out by "fair wear and ,; but he pointed that'under the " advantageous circumstances the ~ <!jiM* r ( -'.irlCT thaH ; cost/'' He added fbr'ilk ;i ' 'thi Councillorß who were connected , Highway.andTown,Bqard,Aii I ;ot his'opihidnlthat.nextVeartthe i vcould have to strike a.rate.otherffj^H "they would be unable to msko Grown ; '%tiTe;lands contribute towards the cc^H of the main road. Some Boards : inov.do.ubt,:proteot tbeir : • making their existing rates . would be entirely relieved of i' responsibility with respeo't- to the mai^H road. . , THE WCMCEVULE ; EOAD.. AND ■ HDNOA OVSRPtOW. v^^| } il<i lk'teri ; wire'received from the [ &•' Highway Board, asking for aiiistancH ■ ■ to order, sufl , t Te QrftQre.g - ;'H i> ■•;, The, Chairman aafd theyTiacl' no I available for the Buamabunga. v pfe?eut.,Qverdra(t oq.theirgeneral aocounH r -waa an increasing one. With regard ,': ihejlMaurieeville ;road,,the Government , would certainly not permit them to apenoH ,) .nforfey out pf their [.votes on I deviationH [ and they could not at' present eatertaiH [■ i theapplication. -^U Gr Charnberlain thought they ''. M&J maintenance:bi'an'fofa"f ' to put it into repiiif. Li rf , i'asthethroDgH - traffio, not the lucal seitlurs traffic, ... ejit.theroadup,...' • , .'Or Matthews;' said he understood Mail cbritractopreferred running on thH i main line but had merely followed thH ; \ deviMioi) to oblige Mauriceville settlers. H l j._"Tlie Chairman said it would be imH ;• possible to put a Government raamtenH ;■ ance man »ff the main line -in ft theH , deviation. ; H 'I J [?l.!||W^ I 'A. expressed an opinionH \ that.the road was not in such a bafl ;. aonditioniaa it was represented to be. H ■ Or Donald coubLtfbt mi thit.theyH .would be justitieifta spending mooeyl i.wh|ch/rjid'hoV;belong to them ooi thisH c road.' '■' ■ 7 '•' l or Chamberlain thought that it was al '»■ very-, hard |oase,,with ; the- Msuriceville'B '».BBttleh./Vvv.i".' ...I. '■} it..',.. ■ ' ;i;.Cr l Mq.G.regor;«aii i that only a portion! onhe.-heavy rtraffie went through thai MaUriieville deviation. The mone'J! thel Council had at its disposal was specially I 1 .appropriated on the mainline, ', 'could tipt' touch it; OtiVsiiid tho sfecial I ;.' .fun'd.ivhich was unavailable they were as . poor as the Masierton Highway Board.' ' He pointed out that while the obligation ; rested on the Highway Board to maintain ' .the wad it did not t)ie County. '■ He-Wodld therefore move thafthe (Mxnoil regretted Jhat jt had ho ftmdsati its ■ disposalfor repairing thrroad." 7 : ; .;Theresolution was carried, | - --Or-McGregor pointed out that' the Council had on a former .occasion offered one fthird of the • cost-ofr the works at Tp OrnOeif the Highway . Board'.and settler? in'eiesie'l provided the balance. The other parties failed !Q ; do this and he did not think their former 1 offer;was now binding onthomas itwai r, made prior to the establishment of a ;-' toll'gaie at Te Ore Ore by the Highway :, .Board,,, The tolls in his opinion ounht to . provide .for the 'requirements of Battlers , f <m this rnad, and he considere,] the :'■ -"Highway Bqard was uow in ft position to i deal with the matter, f' 5" Or/Charnberlain j JN"ii theyMnbt. ,: A '--ThyChairman;' At rateiwe are r not in a position to assist, and we 1 had i' better reply to this effect'. 1 I,,! ''- 1 | |:j /lh Cr McGregor waß willin? to l]l th 9 ;" matter'rest so. He only desired to eiplaiu i, .the.pqsitinnjOf the Counpil with respW to ■ the former offer of assistahoe, a:-f'j/Tbe,Chainnan,did nptildesire thitnU. gate to be the reason of their refusi I, but simply their impecuniosity. AUBBKTON DISTRICT WANS, . .'•■■■ ,-:-" : ■''.'■ '.■' ■■' J i-M\ . ; An application was read from the Maj. •- ■ ..terton Highway 80ard,.% plans of eer* - tain roads in the Alfredton District/. Ths Engineer.was, instructed, on the motion 0 f Or Macquarrie, to comply with the re!i:queßt;J:S ih-'.-.tfdvJll IHE £BOOO VOTE. ' 1 !i '^ !| A' 'letter was rend-fiiom the Suvsyoj General authorising the Council to ex. pend"-£8!SoO 'on varibus"'wqrks s mended by the Council. i; - : ■ CfMcGregor said hed'id not wisHithe : 1 Wangaehu .settlers to understand that an I j* £soo'was available7or their road..* ,He .pointed put that jhts Bam ■"«!'■ j|i^ ~ 'olnded ih'ih'e I! eßtimSteMich had in th 9 i!--'l . first .instance .been submitted. ! Rioki OF ROAD ;j ) from S. Domran' asking the assistance of the County to ■ .obtain,a ■ right'of road to his property;' > Cr Chamberlain explained that a smj.J> . had been dealt with% nB .; , Highway Board, whioh found that tljftmgh. grants having matured, the [light;': woula nave to be purchased at an eftwrij j f- . .p,yi0 l a^d|hfdßrec'twn i pJ[ i pertain ■fe.feL ■ : ; : The Board to find the'S'.i. the f&''"' 'put as he decliWto do thiß the netoiia! , ition J 7On the motw w ,/ Cr Macquarrie, Kai deoidddithe not inufere ' k the matter. ' ' Atl ft PPl\P.? l i»n.i from 'Mr •Manns, on behalf of the Pahiatua'sei leri,' *>W"R fen-hell :.fo,r n ,r|w Maniratn - ferry. ': ■, . The ohairinan thought a bell \ f t «^«oythough iybqldfjfirtfretorea 1 Mg«sibrio^e.was&bbrlt.fp.i)clbui|t f . r .Gr ,WcGreEpr lauggested 'referring tha i the fenraag beforg c w; , -';tngupon.^tr^"- :: ™7 =^!:tti ? !B > l p,; . Cr Matth,aws pointed-out that thehell' •wheine lpnger quired at the Mani^,t a -' 1 oouldbe, transferred to another ferryl::. ■• - \ It:wM decided to leave - ; in the ; Mrk^pomnlHie 9 ' ' with'ppwer ; W*it.. 7 ; j 1 ilPppiicatioh cutSiillowß?6n the*Wal6hlfie:wer'v»ii?'" County had, ne.junsdiotioir ! stream,and;.th^tit.haj^ic^t|Bipj)t|b^ ', referred.

. 'SeMfiPM iMMM u$ of the Ferry i • ut.Mrve. u h a Mif , • pointed out tffiLif perrn!sTOT9l e S'T e A V' 9 COU Py the 'Wva ao'ooss tor tramp to the lake might bo shut iioJiu{iißrlx-Jiv/ Lwtauid hull n mis>!»iiltl Ifae letter_\vas referred to the Com.Kj»i^fijpw,yjo.«ely t «pnoi.nte.dut6 see to'the ferry. ■ifi'iiijmc ari !.iWii6imrti3!KOßOioMrf{»i)r. i * ,|i lm iiJi'«A/-'ili!M' ',Wl'/.OJ(.' : : '.O.VoJIiJ , ' „°j An .applieaton ,waa ,read, from the t .; u Watobine Jtiver the. . '.'. rimhßd.Ma.do dnnseroua keakiiitu ,\ o iJ^:^ Itert iPK ,^wW*H ~M,w tlie main road, .andaskiug that ihaCuunty •iri oi IPRWeeMkil KB<M*fIBPJ») «Vi 41,'jd ,f.'iy,j -t>''.;UoEHl«toßllßfiS! llm! '"'' y-i<.v uw A?\p!??tT ß reLiu lii'tlfe i« ;aVP«P '°ifofe,smpinteJy.to, ,£BSO, -m iKiM&mw to £l20 l lOs,Bd<. ~The wHble La< *;oL tlia .'expawea,'.however,shad not at r.-4 v:;yfit:boen sent in.ii.;'-' ;i'.':ir;ui'i i.i!J i' !, . i:»»i :i'he iolluwiug report' was read, i l -! "'''' m: '•'-■ | *'''l hii'e tn'e'honor voport on tli! J, i'-Mlic' , WbMoi' iW'Waira, , rapaVest , , .„ •:•,.,,..■ ."S'w'i'Opiki'tp/Mkiiawatii ftb'&'iDuring'the" pitst'm'dntli'thoiiiSn'teh'anWtteu have been] }j'o*l «pau's.;anditdrßiriage.v:l Oi myni\ short lengths th° traffic has bean unusual heavy, and thejrAvel not being of A ne NWJ) Wfa™ haSjWorn Irregularly, and will require considerable M adriuV.of,' . (tneir eieciitibn. A large quantity of Hie' Ketse and .;t 6ljl ,.l)awßpnß!;bridge .contracts lon-itbistroaVl are ,*aiu .tj-3eliyfir.edi .andjthe workß.ofrconatructionjarej being proceeded ; wjth : in a satißfactorylraanJit/i Wft.i.TiW three, Jbrid«eßi wnich' , span the wS.-> .Kouparapga.iEiver...where,.it i.crosses main load at Dorset'sjiat the southernjjunb-" ( ,i;i,, ; , l <jon oiJheMaqriceville.rpadl laieihian unsafe state. .I.recentij examined them|are-, fujly, and found alargejproportipa'of _.;_, ; tl)e bridges ( ~■<{ are from 7fi,k>. 90feet long. j. (( , — "--WAISOiWA PBOIKOIirrWOBKS. j jiilli '• 'The Works'authorised (a be exeouttid for the protection" bl the southern pier of the •'-'' .«*bikkcorißiW , of''a''b(da's|W6rk v of piles and 'backed''"up" I The, covering d'MMWW'i %orTOsta'uce : above'and below 1 ' the pier with^mdlnVk'a' 1 •;'';'; fascines, staked dowu and secured.with Wire, and the erection of thiee sets of piles and, aboyi the' breast work for the purpose of checking the" velocity of'thd(s'treaiii during floods! and . I directing it) through'-' the' ''openings more ...towards, the centre'of "the-' Bridge These workswillprobablyibe sufficient to protect' the Southern pier of the bridge during ordin- 1 Hsu 1 ,.. 4 ?!.AM5, but.Bhonld.an"JeiceptionnllylleaVy, i,. ;l , .occur, iit..,is;:probablei.thatit jfresh,;,,..,channel will.be formed; beyondithe^Bridge i..;.!.,, at.ffltherjend.,,-,, ..;:•;« ■*.ti-y.-.,-. :,»| WaipouaJrntective.AVorka.-The.piiotee- : tiye .works at'the Waipoua river at Master- .-,' ton are now completed, They consiU of two fascine walls for the protection of the earthwork appioaihe* to the new bridge, l l and two groi^—p» pf poles f secured with i • wii'e and'fill<-.l with'large stones,'and one of manuka fatciues secured with stakes' and : wire and backed with .• bpulders. These, '•;:•' left bank 1 ' iC abfvethe bridge, "riSlß,"ano flunng the 'floodirhich ocdured. about.twp moiths «g_q alarge part of is w.-.h 1 carned;away t necessitatiiig the immediste constfuction'bfihe works referred to, ; uAj. A' ' .-.'MiWW :ofaj*PUtl fifteen .phainsiiii' ~',!;{■ le Pß n !; f^'Hs\leay]pg,^e.p^ri j^r,.bj:dto j',\, "^ ; jts jnhction witfit, ,haw I m'pqh l grea , tflr. ,ii,/'i'» l l*P tto re^cti\immedi^t^y' # and " thnt.imruediatolyj'b'elpw j},'spmfiiti!e ironbl«" may be tspeoied "until' the'action i offloods has brought the several reachts into more ( vrflif o'rii'i ity'qfc fall.: \ ; ! ~• 4 rJ^dgeV-The'Approaches to| the , . Waiohme fridge have been,widened and. ";' 'qtheiwise iinprove'd.i'|o.n J ,tqp "the,"en»bank''';'"mehts'are J ribwab ; put22feet,wide.''''v j '. s .':' I '' _ "The bridge"at 'dieiurict'ionj'of'Jtnqjiaain*: ' 'ahd Waihikeke'rbatt ii s'sbeehy^deitedarid , . repaired, ■'' I'here" b VVw ainplej room for " '"" wagon's ttiriiing''«n.t.iy,e i bfidge^''' rf ,. , . ~. Part ol the e Feathettton are .delivered near'tjejaiie and 'ffbrkiii cobhectibn ivith the contract is iom-ii . . pjeupcii/' ' '-;; ;-■-' "';';' : \ : ., . .' '■' ;Pahiuttia Itbads.—"Nearly'all,- thq t , jmshi ' on ioniraot" Kio^idi»mpiete^Jftna;fi6'\'chains of' the' formation . """ "CohsideKo'g 'the we'athef jpast progress, ; madeii? .vferyiatiffao*: tory. No work has been done on the other contracts during the imqiith, t L.ij . fManHc4Tillo~Sdutll-ltba(i.-«.()4 aectior^No' 'lf ■. /A lß.chains.of,formation,aind k alijttl9 , . r bush Js)ling,hav.ejbeen..dcine.dufing.tho mohth. On Bection^o,^ p 2, ) 15 j cji»ins ib bpfh.,falljng|aud thVee chams ','ioriiiatipn have been done. Agreeably'wiffirof mstmotions, lexamined ',' Which were &nst'rupted i at;this; point nearly fysss'^Mi['£&> ■ hyf the'nvia,,)»afd' u biw J . ' ,V dorje'nitich good, but ( "■ the baak/'which is' they tl „ "hpflW, be. .',' *oikß bxecwtd at ,a poiiit iower ( qown ths*t" river." '' J ' ' ' V " J c -'* " ii-'.'i .ttai'.i) It.iii^ift.liO''' , i; .aiiWull'lMU Wangaehn valley.rpad.—On contract No. , flj 1 2,Bbouttwo-lhirdVbOheysrthWbrkiis dbne. , J ..'X)n'the.o'tl)e| little progrjEss sjfc j^e'en l rrjade' • '7,7 during the past month' ',.'.■''. J, ', ~„„". AUredton to. Ittaumca.^oadrSntyoy.— M PW* 8 Ms'& iJirii h W-.pd'h>ve . ',.,, i been surveyed for contraction, and* a, far.ther length of a nula and three quarters laid ..off : round the left., bank of [the iTirfiuSa" ki ftvojdW*crossings of the < river. ; reoerjtly., laidolfißnot|p a goocl' i; a9 the more AM "" chains longer. Benig mottly on side ing ground of a.nature liable to slip, it wi n|d be more expensive Vkeep inrefiftW On'the . other hand, if the adopled! t .two long. bn4B¥'TO WfflrffltTllhiolj wil( 1 Waihenga Riv.er-, Jift jlur ■ •instructions, I examined3e"lefl; bank bfl theEuam & h l M,ga RiveVS'ffi Wihe in' Bridge. wOTuTfei . > ■ /j/, .acfflMrfO ,Jt,ri a 'j4irF*MX . 83 b^. ; Th0chaipah 3 stat^a i thaVWJ(adasked ; ttS , ih^.rclMM|^i4te conßietentwitteffi^Bijnj'y,[or j t , qp repn'rs . ; he ■ n »MHt»i t Ho!lW.Gove ;D'i mentmight,be induced Jft\conßtruot he . Mtnawatn r Jridj?q«iM«!<-King.yreßtimate was £l6sorhuti'.«ub(fequentiy' he foiod that three more hridgeswatiidihft^'to be '.■■"■ renewed, whjch amount to ■'... i£2Bsoi drtd'io; that (he Governmeßt had recogtrti!#the necesa t?l , 'j of keeping, the aMW? an, .ffioit 1 %ovBGi#?...KPSH.aiAW % ooula ", injured, by fte ,-dMJnotahfnkVfhat«J)ify <wir?4ripai id ' toWc-eet m 2160 thiefbiff W&j vot id ■•:•■ for the The Connsil must confine itselfto protectirie-the main ■'■■■ W&mm- W)tbrespßct o o^ • pMmfiftii R raun 4 &■ mw&iww m ty ani-biAJning iimKer :•■ Ja'ticomfetaTit 1 - beenn'brjeglrgenjcP •. ,y on .that?'he;W heW't le . - ##c^nlMine"er ( ''«»'!4'rid I 'tlri ,, app i- ?- ant %so"-' Mfw^fa coDtra !tl ( ,time had peenieiceederiby four montia ' entailing a direct lots on the County fir '■' w ir ' -"' a'dviieTniat they*hiiuWioree the, n c[aiiu '■'■'. v -',:^'' '^^M^^^ijhi^^^^^L

1 be not inflicted. . He thought the] con-, trao or might.haVo d.me his work I little I • quicker, but;w'lffln traftio wbb M while' e the removed he. crttatnly j t pushed on- in a obmmßijdable manner. At tlie-same time they ought to ■ ,et , ifiPPJfaoMSi' ktrbff ifliat where any e publidifib'Weln.eric'fi atose through lover- . time, pefiiUiea won d bejuoforcedr I e that the bridge.was from first to last a ere- ». 8 .lama HATT i,ii XI „.«.)..' illlVf Ivy-" W>'". : . T/.:'il llOIl'V ,siif.;i , iT.W(ft9P Bl Ail»J | of the i, kau bndgei which was reported! to'be un- . safe. .JAJiOTMJI'I WW H>.I)11 \ I iiobll'Utjinw .rI.'rACCODNTS,""' 1 : b' Wiis'ißtirig J "of 'payments'iioVcffltrStorfl, » road^e^^nd.gener^^fafj''^B/;paßßed ii iriRKftISTRATIOK ''OF- SI/A'tiOHTTSftHOUBES, 'fhe' •chairrhan '"aikiad" jwinjisioii to ? withdraWjajiptico.of rqotio'n Chichi he had v .KPji'W tliiVßuKjipct,,.aß:,h©.jfpiii)d that ,■ which_ to be- { chrne'law, the object, he-ihad) in | view II ppijlpi' be arid ebbnbbiically i; aihi.nodp.i.ii'j ;■'! li.-.tilT/.t j t ' Leave was granted and the' Opunoil ad- . journed at 12,30'.p.m. f .i'.i.'/'i'l;