Wairarapa North County Council.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3152, 13 March 1889, Page 2

Wairarapa North County Council.

_ Tbo monthly meeting of thoOouiv oil was held on Tuesday afternoon, Present-Crs W. H. Beetham (chairman). B, D. Dnjg, F. Von Eeden, J. S. Handyside, and H, Holmes, The minutes of. the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Apologies were.read and accepted from Crs Maunsell and Meredith foi their unavoidable absence.

CORREBPONDENCK, Correspondence was read from Mr ■W. Day, claiming .£1 lis Cd, damage done to dray and wheat through breaking of a culvert. From Mr A. J, Rawton re payment for pegging off road frontages in Eketahuna. From Eketahuna Eoad Board re legislation of roads and other matters, From Mr H, S, Wardell redangorous state of Ruauwhunga ford at Te Wbiti. From Mr-J, S, Handyside, remitting £U 12s Gd sheep toll, collected afcAkitio, Froin Pahiatua. County Council' ro adjustment of accounts. From (treasury'advising remittance of-JBIBOO on 'account of Castlepoint loan, N0..2. From same remitting 10s on account of fines under wheel-tire by-law.- From' Taratahi-Carterton Road Board ..applying for servicesof County engineer. From MrE. Collotte asking for an allowance of. coaoh fare when proceeding to; Mangamahoe to register letters containing toll receipts. From Whareama Road Boardro adjustment of accounts between. tho Mastertoii and"Whareama Eoad Board. From Brown, r SkerreU, and Dean, stating that Judgment had been obtained for three : fourths of. contribution to the Charitable' Aid Board. From. Controller and Auditor General asking the Council to arrange with ■; the Pabiatua, County .Council a day for going into the settlement of accounts.. From roadman Pedersen requesting, to be furnished- with a free : pass through Taneru.toOrom PropertyTax - Deparlmeiifc; .'conveying .statements of values for'.three years'; J.coinmenciiig on Ist April,lß.B9, foi" the|severalimddistrictsiritheGouhty; |From Baimister Brbs.j covering 1 cheque 1: for; slaughtering, license,' From Departenfc of Justice're .licens- : ing- elections.; From Alffedton. Road Board;asking;for a tracing:showing the boundary between -tho Pabiatua County "andi !R6ad,l)istricfc; coveiTiig\the-tepprt;of ; the;Comy ! on ';propo^ed :^mendmehts; vto^vflie ;

,'^S son asking permission to let his fence l e \ Vv&j; and certain buildings remain in their . v vf| present position on the road reserve.' ( , frjfe From Colonial rieasuter stating the Castlepomt loan No 2, and Upper ukm*'* s $ Taueiu loans Noa 2 and 8 had been W l, *'\}j. , inscribed. From Mr A. MoHutoheon __ \*P coveung transfer license fee for ,"* *! Whakatalri Hotel. Erom Distnot *"(£/' Survey Office, Wellington, re toad $ to seotion 119 B VII Kopuaranga.' ? s i A batch of conespondence was read /* fiom various County Counoils and a ' v ,< Road Boards re the legalisation of* r £ roads " s.j DEEEOTIVE BRIDGES. iiv .. A lettei was read from John Elley. butcher, stating that through defective decking on wmngawa bridge his horse fell and was injured. lie claimed the sum of £5 as com- /-> sensation >

The Chairman said he happened ; tcrdiivo up just after tho accident ~ t and saw the horse'B legs bleeding, There was a serious defect in the planking over the bridge. He did i not know whether the boy was A , galloping or not at the time of the MBm aooidcnt. Another claim had been made for repairs to dray shafts by W. Day, £1 lis Gd, the injury being caused though a defective culvert on the Count) Road Opilri. It was resolved That Mr Klley's claim bo held over for the production of further evidonco as to the nature and extent of the injuries to the horse. < -,,"

In reference to the defective biidge j at the Opaki Or Dagg said veiy heavy ' - loads of grain weie carried over the roads tins season, As many as.sixty . sacks were counted on one conveyance. Cr Von Reden said there was but little doubt they would liavo to pay tho claim of Mr Day, which was ; supported by evidence. It would be well for the Council to make a by-law •

dealing with the weight which should '"(&& i be allowed to be.carried oyer roads. ; '---';: : -. f\yl-Wy-i~ : -y^X^^. The claim of Mr Pay for damages";:''.'.;; £1 lis Gdwas agreed ;to, and tlio■".;• /\. ; ; amount passed for. payment. "■/.."■': ;: '\ :: \/-'; : • '■'. BEGMATINO iItAFHO. .-/•'■"'•;'"' '-■:'; ; : Cr Von Eedin suggested-that, a; ;■',-;- by-law should be passed regulating ; v|E the weight of loads oil dng bridges. Hei said unless the ;i v-';.'-•-' County took some action they would , : >.'■:. be; mulcted in damages ; -4hrough ~'■',,. defective, bridges, There ehould be,.;.a limit put upon the weight carried '• , .. over, then if an application was made " ; foivdamageß and it was:proved the ;:-.■■ load exceeded.in weight that.pre- : '■'' scribed in the By-law, the Council ..■'-.-•.."■; would not bo liable, He moved that / ; a by-law be passed limiting the ,'".'-'■' weight of dray loads to two-tons'; •'. ~: bui'dto, when passing:oyer County : '-v roads. : -"...'"■" ■'.-.. •"';'.- ; ' ;

Cr Holmes secondedlh'e motion. The Chairman said it would' be ■; as well to have tho. By-law of the' two Counties, North and South,. similar. The South County allowed - five tons, and ho thought it would ' ; i be a pity to pass a by-lawconflicting '? with the South County. .-" ; -■'-.- Cr You Eedin by consent with*■': drew his-. motion, and moved that a " ; notice be put up at all bridges and •; culverts where defective, to the effect that the County mil not. hold itself" responsible for any damage to

vehicles where a dray load-exceeds 80cwt and a 'waggon three tons,- : Cr Holmes seconded the -motion which was put and carried. • . ADJUSTING ACCOUNTS. In r'eforeiics to the adjustment of accounts between the Whareama and : Masterton Hoad Boards,-it ..was';to-';; solved- that .the ■ consideration be'.-. postponed to 10 a.m, on.tho morning / after the next meeting of the Council, -, : RUAMAHIWOA FORD. -■ v- •,- ; In respect to a letter from.Mr H. ; S, Wardell, in reference to tho necessity of the ford -near: his pro- -: perty being put into repair, Cr Dagg : said the letter was in the first' place .'' sent to the Masterton Hoad Board,;. and by that body handed over to tho County as not' : being. within ; the ;■' jurisdiction of the Road Districts : Cr Handyside said if the Coiinoil were to undertake the keeping in' repair of all fords there would bo no end to the expense. There were several in his road district. '''■■■.

Tbo■Chairman said lie was of. opinion-the. ford on the highway ' from Mastorton. to .Gladstoue bolonged to the Road' District. It was ■ not a County road, The Clerk read the Act showing whore a local authority had juris- ■ diction over the roads conneoted by . ford, ferry,-or .bridge, the local authority had such ford, &o. ( within its jurisdiction. The letter was ordered, to be roferrod back to the Mastertoii Road Board, and tho clauses -in the Act bearing on the matter pointed but to i them. ■.""'•" .}■

FREE PASS. An application from Roadman Pederson for a freo pass through the Taueru tollgate was not granted, otherwise than when engaged on County business... PROPOSED PUBLIC WORKS AMENDMENT ■ACT.- '"'.,*■' Certain amendments suggested by the.Horowbenua County were considered, and several of them approved. LEGALISATION OF ROADS. It was resolved that the memorials from the various local bodies re legalisation of roads should be forwarded to the Minister of Lands, with the request that ho will give the matter favorable consideration,; - POUND KEEPER,' 'Fho Eketahuna Eoad Board were authorised to apply for andrecom-, mend the appointment of a pound keeper keeper and ranger- for the Eketahuna pound. . contracts.- . Tho Engineer was authorised to supervise and pass the metalling, completed and just let, on the Alfredton Road. In ; reference to; the ■ application for refunding the sum of JE6lBs expended by the Road BoaA l ' in spreading metal by one of thMT" employees in, lieu of the Countyroadman, the Council resolved" to reply that they had no funds at their disposal for such purpose, and.to:. ; draw attention to the fact that it was only for Anderson's contracHbe- v ; Council agreed to a'man being employed. .v ; ; FINANCE.,-: , ' ■•■' . {?■'■;' • The Finance Committee's reppH'-. was read as follows: Credit baiance, ; £2850 is 3d; receipts since last.' rneeting £2051 18s 4d, The C0m...; mittee recommended that accounts' amounting to £llBO 8s 2d be paid. -': A letter was readfrom Mrßawson , applying for payment : of 75percent.; on his contract for pegging?bff road • frontages in •' ■Eketahunai.J?jar: : Eaw-'■'•.' son -subsequently Jhteniewed:4lie; committee and explaine'd this stances, wliioh gave' rise to the delay * in depositing the plab, - jvhioh lie now holds, -under Chief Surveyor,;untit: has, been '■• made ::by:;one: :; bi- ; ;":the-; officers.-of the l^partbieht;:-^fterV recommended the to :to: Mr:.^o,wioi^^(fe^f!

llifiee^recquimended,. tlij Council .to If ||j»iit' a bonus, eaoh to! jtto Enpnoer iSl|toCOletk A on tueloail expenditure ff'ifw ß 7ea r r aud similarly apportioned p§?a& "those granted oil'-last•■year's |Srf 10an5..,: ;■' ■ ■'}...,, || report was adopted and sundry passed for parent, " fi'.Q-'-'.•'■■ .-" :; ,'ENOINEEU'B BXPOIIT. }:/\: ' The report was read as follows: iii: -:.■ 1 havo tfao honor to submit the following §.: % ; rnporton tho public workii ot the Count; tho past month;- r i;', " : :-,Ma3totton Hiding, Waingawa to Camp v^fßoad.—Surfaco repairs arc now being esooiled on tho northern Ecottou of tho road will be completed by tho close of tho ''■;'■.'■ ; Warrant month. ; T(jo hcovytrufco conso;S';;i; r qh(int upon harvesting operations around i\<- ■'•. Masterton has been fruitful in casualties :.!•» '■•,.:-■ to the bridges on this lino. At Opaki and ;';}. tho deck planking has been out '■•.■* through'upon sevoral occasions, resulting , ' in accidents of a moto or less serious I-.-'.- character. Jn tho caso of the Waingawa ;'\ . bridge the decking, generally, is of so frail v.. aoharaotov that repairs at this season become almost an overy day necessity, and .;...' in'tho ensuing year's proposals for this .V: road.it will be necessary, to provide (or y.; Masting tho surfaces of thin nnd others of ;/: .) ,( VtaßMer bridges with diagonal planking. aro to bd presorvodia ellicient and Bafo working order. Masterton to Waimata lload, Contract ■ - • No. 34 (formation and metillingj.-l'nirlv good progress is being made with this work, and the first heavy imhnkinent is rapidly drawing towards completion. The brickwork specified in connection with the , tunnels has also been performed, and tho necessary .flood-gates.will bci suspended by tho end ol the pres-nt week. Tho remain. . ing work required to complete tho contract .' Bhould bo suflioienty advanced to admit of traffic travelling by the neu route by the end of April. A short length of the smaller tunnel on this contract which is driven - through a soitor description, oi took than that through which the main body of tho drivo passes, has developed symptom of flaking, and in order to guard against future trouble, from this source I would recommend that this length of 25ft bo. laid with biiek ' and that tho floors of both tuunels bcintcrverted with single brick, inverts spaced at 10ft centra throughout this length to provide against the scouring action of the strojjfr; also, that the sido batters in the opefßuttings be bricked with 4} inoh work as a further precaution against wear in this direction. _ Contract No. 35 (formation mid metalling.)— The torm for maintenance of this work will expire on tho 15th inst, Tho contractor is nt present engaged in trimming up and finishing off tho work preparatory to the linal inspection and transfer tifjfre Council. materials for substituting close bos oul-ve.-ts for two of the old log ones on the . 'l'auera road will bo delivered on the line this day, and their construction proceeded with at once. To Oro Ore to Bideford Iload, contract No. 17 (metalling).—Metal carting ;on this oontract was completed on or about tho 23rd oi last month, sinoo which date tho contractor has been engaged in trimmins up his work, repairing damage dene to formerly metalled sections, stone breaking, and generally completing the minor details of liia contract. Upon completion ol these his term of maintenance will commence, , and will hst into tho early part of next month, Contract No. 18, (metalling), was completed in so far 03 the racial carting is concerned, about the 2iith February. The metal repairs required by oontrnct arc still • unperformed t as well as other minor details of the work, These, however, will receive the early attention of tho contractor, who bos notified ms of his intention to resume worJjSjinediately. Ciwepoint Hiding, Masterton to Woi- , mataKoad, contract No 30 (metalling.)Owing .to the limited surface of suitable stone now available lor use in tho quarry, progress with this contract is considerably , retarded, and 1 feor that it is improbable - the work can bo completed, at earliest, before tho end of the month. A permanent man is now employed on tho Tinui-Castlcpoint section of tliis lino, replacing the worn-out culverts, ic, mentioned hi my report of last monih. Eketahuna to Tinui road-Tiraumca to Tjojj* Bcciion. Considerable metalling repflß have been performed on this lino, between the Tinui township and the commencement of tho metalling at the school, and this portion of the lino, hitherto in a somewhat dilapidated condition, has been placed in a fairly good stato of repair. The dam in tho Whareama river has also .. been finished, although at a cost considerably in escess of the amount voted by tho Castlepoint Board for the purpose Kven with this augmented expenditure I have been nnablo to complete it as 1 would have desired; but having brought it to a certain stage of efficiency I did not kA justified in incurring further outlay without tho sanctiqA{ the Council. lam of opinion, howevaJWiat without further expenditure it is question ,ble whether tho hanks may be ablo to sustain tho weight of a heavy flood whilo the channel through which it is proposed to direct the water is 50 contracted as is the caso at present. Alfredton Hiding.—Eketahuna, to Tinui road (Eketahuna toTiraumca section).Contract No, 18 (metalling).—This contract was completed in a satisfactory manner on the 3rd of this month. Tho work in al respects has been well and faithfully performed. :■' Contract No. 18 , (Formatiun repairs),-The oxtension of this contract is still in course of performance, hut may be expected to be completed ijf'an early date, CoolractNo. 20 (road formation ic).-This work, an extension, of iJho road towards Tiraumei, has been commenced, and, so far as I have been able to learn, is making fanf progress fci accordance with the Ooaaoil's instruc'ions, I liavo prospected MnSyverscnli section for metal, but have loilied to itscover stone or gravel in auiliMntquantity to justify tho Council appjfltf for a resorve in the locality, A ' ehaITST seam of fair gravel is to bo found ot cr a considerable area of tho ground, but it conld not be profitably worked for rood making ptoses. Opaki pßanawatu road.—Tenders havo been invited and dealt with for metal carting on this line, and the work of surface repairs is now being carried on with all possible despatch Contract No. 25 (suney of road side widths, Eketahuna).—This workis still in tho hands of the surveyor, hf.ving been returned to him for further details required by tho burvey Department. The construe- > tion of the Pound at Eketahuna is now proceeding, butl am unable to report on its progress, not having visited the ground sinco the work commenced. I have, etc., C. E. Bi;bmser. The Engineer was authorised to Lave the tunnel on contract No. 34, lined, &c, as suggested in bis report. It was resolved that the Castlepoint Board be asked to contribute a further sum of £lO towards com. pletmg the Whareama rivor dam. ■ The Engineer's report was then adopted. ESTIMATE. The Engineer was instructed to furnish estimates for tho ensuing year s requirements for the mooting after next. This concluded the business, m ~ indications of an improvement in the demand for real estate ato not wanting. Among other sales recently effected by Messrs Yaile anOouelas is that of tho residence of JR. Murray-MuiTo in By Bonds-street. This prop 01 ty, although a leasehold and subject to a ground rental of £2210s per annum, realised L 950. A family ot gipsies havo Bold to Mr George Cpalvilto, for a nominal sum, aud as a token of goodwill for his efforts on bnhall of tho gipsios, a mystical metal box, dated 1197. It is said to havo been in the possession of thorn--1 Belves and their ancestors since that time. "KotjoH on Hats. Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies ants, bog-hugs, beetles, insects, skunks, jack-rabbits, sparrows, gophern, At chomista and drureists, "" , V Skinny Men ■ "Well's health rcuewor" cstoro health and vigor, cures Dyapep ia, Im 1 potence, Sexual Debility. At chemists and druggists. Kempthorne, Prosaer& l Co, AJsrenti, Wellington.