MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 1105, 9 February 1910, Page 3

MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING

The regular monthly meeting oi the above was held to-day. Present: Crs J. G. Wilson (Chairman), He-t----son, Dalton, ' Kendall, Barber, and Masters.

CORRESPONDENCE

Letters were received from:—

From Treasury, notifying payment of subsidy £253 7s 4d, and paid-ons on tram £9 Is 6d.

From 0. Brown, Lands Office, r-) Taupunga Ferry Reserve, to which the County Clerk had replied \o the effect that the Council had novtr waived their claim to the a - eserve.

From District Traffic Manager, undertaking' to allow of tram beiftg v.- ppcd noar Foxton racecourse 'i •> discharge gravel.

From Commissioner of Crown Lands, suggesting that it woti'cl (;e best to take proceedings under the ■Public AVorks Act to take a c irner of Section 60, Ohakea, for a road. Tiom Foxton Harbour Boird, !orwsrding a resolution askiag the Council to form a new road to Foxtcn beach. From Wellington Prisoner*' Ad ScWety, asking for donation. Irom Messrs Fitzherbert arid 1). Mclntyre, applying for certificate that the new portion of Tirinoa road had been satisfactorily formed.—Agreed to supply document. From AVest Coast Steamship Co., quoting for screened coal at Foxton. From Mr E. J. Riddiford, in reply to the Chairman, stating that clearing the Makino Creek as proposed into his Kawakawa property would do him a great deal of harm, although beneficial to other properties around Feilding, by flooding his land. He suggested that the Council should clean out the whole of the Makino stream, keep it ,in order, and put a stop-bank on the western side to prevent the water flooding his land.. Unless this was done, he refused in the proposed loan, and would do all he could to oppose it. From Mr E. J. Webster (on behalf of Mr E. J. Riddiford) asking the Council to have the road known as Lee's Line continuation to Halcombe road opened for traffic. From Mr W. A. Sandilands, forwarding agreement and petition ro proposed, alteration of county boundaries.—Seal to be affixed. . ~- From Messrs Richardson and Blair, statin-"- that alterations required m make of engine would be. attended to From Mr E. Capel, .stating he had not been able to carry out Jus duties .as ranger owing to an accident. From Mr W. H. Mathers complainine; of horses on Kellows line. RATE ROLL.

Transfers agreed to: Jas. Symons to F. S. Easton, sections 442-7 and 461-3, part of 430, Foxfon; J. Dixon's estate to. AY. Hoppath, section 214, Sonson. TREASURER'S REPORT. The Treasurer reported: Balances, general acount, dr., £1576 lis 6d; loan account, cr., £795 2s 9. . Available for .expenditure to March 31, 1910: Saiidon riding, £31 10s; Mi, Stewart, £22 10s lid; AVaitohi, £48 15s lOd; Rongotea, £52 is 8d; Awahou, £36 15s 3d: Whirokino subdivision, £100 16s 2d. Over-expended.: Carnarvon, £52 lis lid; Kawakawa, £26 0s Id.

Accounts totalling £41 > 13s 4d were passed for payment. it

TRAMWAY REPORT

The Tram. Manager (Mr A. X, Drew) reported the credit balance was £130 9s 3d, and the expenditure included extra for men working at Himatangi curve. The goods traffic was satisfactory, and the .passenger traffic constitutes a record in fares, the amount taken being £80 16s 9d. All the specials for the races were well patronised. The principal items of traffic were: Minerals, 113 tons; merchandise, 94 tons; timber, 68,100 ft; grass seed, 128-J tons; wool, 475 bales; horses, 24.

BUSINESS TRANSACTED

In 'reference to ihe proposal from the Foxton Harbour Board that the Council should make a new road to the"- Foxton Beach, the Chairman pointed out that the matter was of considerable importance to Foxton. On a' recent visit to the Beach he found there about 350 people, all of whom would draw their supplies from Foxton. The best course would be to raise a loan for the work, the Foxton Borough Council, to contribute a certain proportion of the amount required. "

Members of the Council concurred with this view, and it was* decided to approach the Foxton Borough Council on the matter.

In regard to the question of the drainage of the area of land near the fending borough, on the Awahuri road tho Chairman explained that Mr Darragh had stated he would be • t £?'?•,£? nave a loan floated if "Mr E J. Riddiford was willing to allow the creek to be cleaned out. He (the Ohairman) had written to Mr Riddiford and explained that the Council was willing to take the obstruction from the creek and asking for permission to make a cut into the creek for the purpose of putting the water there which now went iri'to the creek by another route, and asking if he would be willing 'to,join in authorisp%JTgof raisin a loan. AVhen Mr Riddiford replied, the Chairman' wrote stating he (Mr Riddiford) had misconceived the position. No more water was going to be put into the creek and instead of havinohis land damaged it would do it good It was advisable that the Council should consider the cleaning up of the -viakino a„ its junction with the Mangaone, but it would be ridiculous to consider the erection of a stop-bank by tbe_ Council. Mr Riddiford had not yet replied to his second letter, tie Had also communicated with Air Darragh in reference to the proposal to take.-« pieceoHand to cut an open channel- Mangaone to enable ■■the-water-..t0 he got away. Mr Da- l--rash had not- vet replied The Engineer said the'cost of the cut from Barretts, if it were covered m, would be about £200, but it would be very much less if it were an open

; The matter was deferred, pending ■replies being received. ; The Chairman and Cr Masters -were ■empowered to sign and affix the seal to; the. document maEng the alterations to the ..county. boundaries.