PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 246, 17 October 1922, Page 3

PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

(From Our Owu Correspondent.i TE AKOHA, Monday. The ordinary monthly meeting »f the -I'iako County Council was heln ;U Tβ Aroha on Monday, when ttn>.-.c proseni weiv Councillors F. \V. Walters ..n.iirmau). W. A. Clark. James, Orr. 0. iJiynu, W. McLean. and J. Ball.

It was ciedded to contribute one-sixta of the cost, estimated at for the improvement of the drain along the Tirolnalahnna -lioatf. this being tne l>ouii<lary lietween the Piaho ami Hauraki lHaius Counties.

The District Engineer N.Z Railways wrote relative to the level crossing over the main line at Walton, aud suggested that an overhead bridge would he the only satisfactory way. of securing an lm,iro\ement. Ji was decided to gain fun her particulars before coming to a definite decision.

'Air. ■F. Comes applied for the posit;.m of county ranger, and the application was granted.

The Hauraki Plains County asked thai the agreement relative to paying half liiu cost of legalisation of the iMauboro deviation, and if " the 'Maukoro lieviatiou bridge be confirmed. It was resolved that the county solicitor and clr-ra visit Nj,'4.tea lo go fully into several iiiuiters with the county cierk aud chairmiiu there.

A lengthy dist-ussiou took it'.aee on the Waiorongonial metal Quarry. (.'ouucillur (lurk contended there had never been a r'atiefactory output for any one month of the twelve, and they were not paying interest on the £20,40!) invested." Tlilstated electrk- power would cost lo lusftal, and theii £L'2s per year for power. The engineer said that of late months he had had no authority at ih>: .luarry. This responsibility had been iiuiiilcil over to the nuarry foreaian. Councillor Bell-contended It was full time that the waste uf time and money on ilkquarry was stopped-. .The foreman's ivl<orl etateel that during -Hie month ll.'iD yards «f metal was crushed. I'ost of >trip-ping was £iM 69: breakius sroiic. iU4 S : loading trucks. £-."> J : trucking tv .rusher, £11 4.; stove. £L'l 1". ; general rei>airs. £34 - 6: an<l motor shed. £■£." S■♦>. Further consideration was dcferiXMl until a special meeting on October J.i. Councillor F. W. Hoisard complained of ihe .-liarse to the Mara ma ru ridlni: ~f £JB«f<T nee of the road roller, wbi'-ii lie said had lieen idle for so'inc time. Ii was decide<l to leave further discussion until ihe special meeting. In the matter of concreiing Stanley Road it . was stated there was not sufficient money iv hand lo complete the whole ienjjth. It was decided to proceed with a further l':i chains to use up ihe cement on liaiv.l. and lo consider later whether to let the work l.y contract. If was stated that lie l!overnment grant anil contribution from the JJlaxo Manufacturing Company would lotul ■£>*»>i>. to be expended on further work.