RANGITIKEI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 295, 7 September 1908, Page 4

RANGITIKEI COUNTY COUNCIL.

. (BY TFLESKirn.— SEECIAL CqiIItESrOSDEMT.) i~ ' " Marton, SeiJtemhor 5. , At the meeting of the Ilangiidkei County Council' at Marton on Saturday, Councillor Canton- denied .having made a statement at a meeting at Tekapua to the effect that tho Rangitikei County Council, had been_ln the habit of valuing properties unfairly. He said he had been misreportcd, and would, tako the first opportunity to • correct tho ■' same. J The chairman brought this matter forward liecauso tlics Report was misleading to ratepayers. He said tho council had npthing whatever to do with which were entirely in the hands of the Government. )• , Twelvo objections were re'eoived to the proposed loan of £500-for; works on tho Mangahoe Road, and tho council decided to mako application to havb7Vtlio loan withdrawn. - The Aouncil endorsed the recommendations made by the chairman and Councillor Guthrie, of .the Kiwitea Council, in "reforenca to licenses on vehicles plying in both counties. It decided to tako steps to recover tlie cost of' to tho -Matai'oa and Pukonaiia roads fronv ,those who hayo been coh.ducting. heavy trafifci Z •'« ■ V ' Application is to bo made to tho Wellington Land Board'-for"the ! 'hypothecation ;of "thirds" from_sections in Pulnrua and Rangat'ano special rating districts. The engineer,. Mr. Mair, reported that lie had almost comploted plans and specifica- ( tions for tho traffic bridge over tho Rawhatau Jtrver at I'otaka Crossing, and sug!geste'd'that steps be taken with tho reqnisitb - to.."tho Government and the Kiwitea County to raiso the money and put the work in hand as soon as possible to ensure completion before next winter. Witk tho assistanco of tho county clerk ho had ;ma(lfFpiOppSals''fo.r.i.he. expondituro of nearly all tlie' accrued " tliirds" now standing to tho county's credit. Theso havo been informally submitted to, and approved, by tho Crown Jaiids riihgoiv and sent on for the final.approval Land Board.. At the last Taihape Court, sitting tho Egmont Box Comiiariy 'wefb'"fined 20s. and costs for conducting heavy trr.ffic .on tho Mataroa ;Mr." Thorns (rdacMhspcctpr) reported that I there was?'a;'fail'-flood in, Rangitikei River during"the nmonthi'. but it did not do any damage to the protectivo works at Onepuhi, Bulls," or Scott's Ferry. At Bulls, however, it washed 'away fencing, which, however, had been .replaced. . The .of billows and niacrocarpa" trees' at *thcso places had been comploted. ' A deputation representing residents at Marton ■ Junction.;^Township, Marton. Jockey Club, and tho Chamber of Commerce waited on the council to ask assistance in connection with tho -new road proposed by tlio 'Railway Dopartment, giving acccss tb Kitchener Street.' It was pointed out that'tho; extensive,, alterations now -going-'oil tlie'irailway station necessitated the closing of Kitchener Street gato. suggested was a better one fqr through traffic,, as it would do away with crossing the railway-lines. '.The chairman said- the Railway Department had promised to keep Kitchener Street gdte open until other reasonable access was gijvefi'.'.'Councillor ; Canton thought that. a representative deputation should go to Wellington, as ho considered the people interested had a strong caie against tho Department. Dr. Skermany. representing Marton Jockey Club, considered 1 there was a direct breach of agreement- by the Department to settlers on. the .other 'side of the line. ; Tho cliairmari''tfibftgh i asked for to construct tho road' was'too big for the council ;to-' entertain:" Tlio'total cost would be' £800. 'Tlio.suggestion.to;seiid a deputation to Wellirigtbn°witli a : View' to getting the Government ..to'coustruct; tho,.road was approved.