OROUA COUNTY

Feilding Star, Volume 5, Issue 1204, 14 September 1927, Page 7

OROUA COUNTY

COUNCIL’S MONTHLY MEETING I ~ ROAD AND OTHER WORKSThe above Council bold iL>s iiieelmg in Foilding Id-day. CO R RFSPONDEN CF From the raui'uuga, County Council, forwarding copy of resolution suggesting that Highways Board should bear whole ol cost of liuuu highways Madge and Co., asking lor permission to increase speed of busses whdo in Orotia County.

Valuer-General, ashing for particulars of special rates collected on account of Folding borough. Local Bodies Loans Board, asking for return of loan proposals for year 1927-28.

Sir Jas. "Wilson, thanking CouneM lor action taken in connection with road to hi.s daughter’s property. , Graham and Reed, on be hull ol property owners of severed portion of Foilding Borough, questioning Council’s power to -increase special rate and 'asking that the matter be remedied.

J. Lynch, asking for refund of rates on account of duplication made on roll by Valuation Department. C. F. Bailey, asking for repairs to be carried out to Root street.

F. Davenport, asking for culvert at bis entrance on Ulysses road to be extended. HaggM-t and Elliott forwarding letter from D. C. Cullina.no on behalf of J Morris offering part payment of outstanding rates. Treasury, forwarding £6Ol 6s Gd. balance of subsidy on rates.

Kairanga County Council, forwarding £337 7s 9d ,bring amount of Heavy Traffic License refund to- 30th June.

Highways Board, forwarding £-1-75 Vs lOd refund maintenance main highways.

Highway Board, stating that it had been decided to refer the matter of rebuilding Aorangi bridge to the No. 0 District Council for a recommendation m regard to the question if rtf-erection and allocation of cost.

Highways, Board, forwarding additional authorities for works. Commissioner of Crown Lands, tating that as survey is being made •f M out ore N.R. .nothing opn bo done until the survey is complete. Auditor-General, stating that balance of Gorge road loan may be paid direct to Sinking Fund. Foilding Borough Council, asking what action Council is taking with •••>ga>rd to payment of Gorge road main tenant;®,

RATE ROLL The following alterations were made oil, the County rolls: J. Morris to Charles C. Youle; J. 11. Vincent to Christine Jenson; Catherine Karston to Harry D. Currie; Will. Blns-l--eU to Ivon Hughes; Crown to Charles S. Wveherley; James Bros, i.o W. H. Humphrey.

treasureius redout Tola[ rates outstanding at 31st March, 1927, £ll7B 10s 4d; ar rears collected to date £233 10s; amount ‘iiit,standing £043 Os Id. Amount of rates levied. Ist April, 1927, £14.703 Is 9d; colUclod £l-113 2s Id; outstanding £13,291 19s 3d.

Bank Bahureev County Fund Account (dr) £3310 17s; Highways Loan Account (or) £B4l 13s.

ENG IN KEll’S REPORT Wes Lem Hiding.;-All main highways have boon frequeutl” treated wa ll the grader, |bnit- <apa> t I’rom ,-jOine light gravel repairs, little other work has been done on them. A lew small slips on Arapata road have been cleared and .gravel repairs have been carried out at Onepuhl principally on Tokonuigi hill A new concrete pipe culvert lias been pub in on Tokoraiigi, road. Dumps of 'gravel have been carted out at North street and on Kimbolton road. Forlougs road has boon badly cut up during recent wet weather and will ..require further repairs. Flits torn Biding.—Wabertables on Watershed and Midland roads have been' attended to. iconic gravel repairs have boo’i earri(/d Out c*.u Ulysses and Spur. roadJ. Several slins occurred on Siberia road but have since been cleared. Work at McCWl’s deviation lias been recommenced. Crusher operation Jtas been delayed considerably through wet weather - . About- 63 chains of Taonui-Buniiy-tlicrpc road have. keen coated with crushed gravel and the greater part of Lhis rolled and top dressed with ■will) screenings. Tim end ol this week should .just about see the first section of tins’road completed. A .'number, of roads about duly ton havo received a dressing of screened gravel. Bead's line, iStoue.y Creek road, liunuybhorpe road, and Nannestads road have bed- Lie mined with grader.