TAIERI COUNTY COUNCIL

Evening Star, Issue 22195, 25 November 1935, Page 2

TAIERI COUNTY COUNCIL

MONTHLY MEETING Or Findlay presided at the monthly meeting of the Tajer! County Council. . CORRESPONDENCE. Revenue vouchers were received for £256 8s lid (highways), £165 7s 6d (Government grant), £1 16s (goldfields revenue). The Chairman of the Main Highways Board notified that it had been arranged that the board would take over the work of maintenance on level crossings over railways and pay local 'bodies £3 for £1 subsidy on the work. —Received. A: circular letter was read from the Unemployment Board notifying that all noxious weeds were now included in the circular which related to ragwort err dication.—Received. The President of the Royal Humane Society of New Zealand asked for financial assistance. —Received.

The Engineer, Green Island Borough Council, asked permission to erect hauling gear on an unused roadline for borough drainage works (temporarily). —Granted.

Mr Arthur Clegg and others, Henley, applied for metal for O’Leary’s road.— Resolved to grade the road and put on metal later. ’

The Middlemarch Water Supply Committee wrote further on the proposed water supply.—Cr Howell said he did not think the riding funds should be spent on an expensive survey of the district. A rough estimate of the cost should be made, and it should be ascertained whether the ratepayers' who would benefit by the scheme would be agreeable to paying higher rates in order to pay for it. In any event, he was of the opinion that the people of Middlemarch should go in for a drainage scheme at the same time. If they got the water supply it would be only a short time before they would want drainage, and it would be better to make one expense of the two jobs.—The Clerk produced a plan showing the proposed water scheme, which, he stated, was estimated to cost £1,400 for 2in reticulating piping. There was rateable property to the area to a value of £28,600, and a rate of about 2Jd would be required to cover the interest and sinking fund.*—lt was decided to send on the financial details available and a sketch plan of the propose pipe line. The necessary negotiations were left in the hands of the clerk. The District Engineer. Public Works Department, advised that the plans and specifications for the expenditure of the Government grant on M'Rae’s road had been approved.—Received. REPORTS. The inspector of works (Mr J. Garrett) submitted the following report for the month ended November 15;— East Taieri Riding.—Twenty-five yards of maintenance gravel havebeen run out from Harvey’s dump on to the centre road; the road has also been graded with the power grader. Gladstone and Cemetery roads have been surfaced. The stacking of the gravel from the Silverstream with the dragline to the Silversidc dump has been completed, about 2,500 cubic yards bestacked. North*'Taieri Riding.—Two hundred and forty-nine yards of maintenance gravel from Milner’s pit have been run out on Gibson’s to Muir’s and School road. Gladstone, Wingatui, and Halfway Bush to Whare Flat roads have been graded with the power grader, Wingatui, Taioma. and Long Ridge roads have been surfaced.

Kai'korai Riding.—The following roads have been surfaced:—Ferguson’s. Freeman’s, Blackwood, Fernhill, and M'Meekin’s.

Otokia Riding.—The following roads have.been surfaced:—Tukatau, Allanton to Scrogg’s Hill, Saddle Hill, and Big Stone road. A truck of metal has been delivered at the entrance to the Henley Haill. A parking area has been cleared and formed at the Riccarton Hail, East Taieri. •Qjßram Riding.—The following roads surfaced;—Allanton to Berwick, DoVbj. Nichol’s, D. Millar’s, and Outrani to HuMfon. The Allanton to Berwick and OutrJTTVi. to Allanton roads have been graded with the power grader. Ninety-one yards of maintenance gravel have been run out on the

r sectio’n from Outram to the Leo, on the Outram to Hindoo road.

Maungataa Riding.—The Waipori and Leo Fiat roads have been graded with the power grader. The deck of the Lake Bridge on the Henley-Berwick road has been repaired. A six by six stone arch culvert on Black’s road, the foundations and wing-wall of which were damaged by the last flood, has been repaired with a new concrete floor and two concrete wing-walls. The Henley to Berwick, Kowhai Spur, and B. Drain roads have been surfaced.

Deep Stream Biding.—The metalling of Reid’s road, Shannon, has been completed; lOOyds of schist metal have been run out on the cutting at Paterson’s on the Outram to Hindon road. The quarrying of the schist metal for the Machine Creek road is in progress. The roads in Hindon district have been graded with the power grader, the above work being done in conjunction with the Dunedjn City Council. Netting has been placed on the sides of the bridge over the Deep Stream at Butler’s. Lamb Hill and Hindon-Lee roads have been surfaced.

Strath-Taieri Riding.—The contract for the delivery of I,l2oyds of gravel on the Sutton to Matarae road, Deep Stream and Strath Taieri Ridings, has been completed. The contract for the supply and delivery of 1,360yds of gravel on the Dry Ridge road will 1 he finished next wek. Specifications have been forwarded to the Public Works Department for lifting the grant on M'Rae’s road.

Highways.—No. 2; The section from Mosglel to West Taien Church has been graded with the power grader, also the section from West Taieri Church to Clark’s; 220yds of maintenance gravel have been run on the section from West Taieri Church to Wylie’s Crossing. The schist metal on Shannon Hill has been blinded. No. 3: The whole length of this section has_ been graded with the power grader. No. 4: General surface work lias been carried out. No. 5; The contract for the delivery of I,2ooyds of gravel on the section from Green Island Boroimh Boundary to Pett’s gate, Brighton, has been completed. The road has been surfaced. No. 6; The contract for the delivery of l,ooovds of gravel on the section from Rock" and Pillar to Middlemarch is in progress. The report was adopted. Mr John Williamson, traffic, building, and sanitary inspector, reported having issued 22 motor drivers’ licenses and one heavy traffic license. Eight ■building permits were issued. All slaughterhouses and piggeries were in crood order. The report was receu ed. ° The county ranger reported having found 20 wandering cattle on the roads. The report was received. GENERAL. The tender of Disabled Soldiers’ Products, of £2 5s per 100 for dog collars, was accepted. Mr J. C. Mowat s tender of £693 6s 8d for supply of gravel for the main highways was accepted. The tender of Ford Motors (K-A.) Ltd. was accepted for the supply ot a motor lorry'.