H.B. County Council.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5661, 21 October 1889, Page 3

H.B. County Council.

Tho Council met tit J) a.m. Present: Messrs Bennett (in the chair}, J. N. WilHame, Birch, Couper, Sutton, and Ht.sloj). CORKKBI ONMiNCK. From House of Roprehcntiitive*, stating Public Petitions Committee could not recommend tho granting of petition re altering the Licensing Act, ISSI. —Re-

ceived. From Southland County Council, forwarding resolutions against tho Hospital and Charitable Aid Act.—Riceived. From Inspector of Slaughterhouses, reporting all houses under his control well conducted — Kcecivod. 5 From Harbor Board, asking Council to ast-ixt in making culvert and drain on the TartttMe roitd to the Ahuriri liigoon.—The Chiiinnaii thought the drainage was necessitated by the Harbor Board's embankment, which had blocked up the natural water course*. Tho Council had put in oue lurjfe and one small culvert, and as the Board had blocked up tho courses, it was tht-ir .duty to muke an opening. He moved that a letter he scut to tho Harbor Board telling tlj'-tn they should do tho work.—Mr Williuma seconded the motion. The Board should knock away a chain of that bank thut is doing no good to auybody.—Carried. From "£. Pomberton, applying for thu transfer of tho Havelock pound.—Ap-

proved. ".'.', From rroperty Tax OommiHSioner, forwarding XIG lO'rt 7d, tho balance of the subsidy.—itcoeived. OVI'.USEKII's KKI'OBT. Napier-Tariidalo-Ornahu-Okawa road.— I have examined the Tutaukuri bridge and 1 iind that the ton flouring in several places in wnni through." 1 bt-gtu rocyinmend that it be r'S-plnnkcd with 9x2 rimu planking aud also Lattuncd where required: co.-it, £(30. On examining a portion of this road between Korokepo and O:nahu mill I found it necessary to rumovc tour old wooden culverts which were rotten find falling in. I hiivu replaced Kuino with fiftee:i-inch i tilo pipes : s\m-X, about. £20. JScw Taradsjo - Witrerangi-Kiii.-ington-Patoka road.—Metalliiijjr rontrnct on hurfaeo road runnin;,' the UreeuintudowM cstato i--i piogrewing biowly owing tii the eoclden ftute of thu road cauMi.'l by the late r.dii. Tho contractor for forming a portioa of this mad between Patoka and Waipuna id making ve;y good progrests, but riwinif to the ujifavoraulu state of the weuther for roiid inaUiiifj, he is mostly fi-m----pliiyt;d during the month removing blips. Mtanee-Taradale road.—Ee-fonning a portion of this road is completed. I have uinployt'ii t\vo men iir authorised to sink the dmiiiN on each side of this road between the Miai-ion Station creek aud Scotch Church, so as to divert a portion of the wttter from the head of Tipo cri.-i.-k, which there is so much talk about lately.

iteanee-Papakura road.—Mr Cameron having lately repaired tho bank fronting his farm alongside a. portion of this road, cuutiCM tbe Mjrfa.ce of the Tutuckuri river to back on the lowtr portions. I beg-to recommend that the low poriioiiH be raised and metalled. Cost, £30. - Kuripapanga roft( ]. Aβ authorisi'd, I li'avoEmployed four metal-carts to put ihis ro;til in gua'd repair ' for the woo! season tvuiiic, by ropaii-ing thu v.-urnt portions with inotal. Forming (J iie ■half mile of this road fronting tl-o Jtfonjyawhare station has commenced bc-furo metal-"Havelook-Middlfi jruiid.—Tiiuro is a portioa of this road botwe.-u tho flux mill and Mr Cooper's turn-oil:', which i» by every fresh from tho overflow of A vvee k ranaing alongside. I beg to recommend tim't t&e xoadway be Jormcd away Irom this creek higher VS on tJ.p «id P J«ud : eosi i.i thie work I will give m wy «oxt report should Mr Douglas consent ig ...he altera-Tetano-Kaiwaka road.-Metalling th,; worst portions of this road has been attends! to during the mpntb.

Petane-Puketapu road.—The authorised erection of a culvert bridge aoross this road at Wairorti is completed. Painting the Clive Grange bridgo is completed. Owing to the amount of damage done to country roads during the late wet weather and ulso the authorised work in hand, I am unable to make any reduction in' the surface stafi. JonN Tracy, Road Overseer. —Adopted and recommendation approved. The Chairman said tho handrails of the Omuhu bridge wanted attention, and the Riseington bridge needed tarring.—The Overseer was instructed to tar both bridges and repair the Omahu bridge rails. Mr Birch thought more than one man was needed on the Kutipapauga road.—The Chairman said the matter would be attended to. ACCOUNTS. Vouchers to tho amount of £372 6s 5d were passed for payment, leaving tha account overdrawn £394 12a. Tho Council then adjourned.