GREY COUNTY COUNCIL

Grey River Argus, 8 May 1936, Page 6

GREY COUNTY COUNCIL

ORDINARY MEETING. Pr«?s>'iit at ('io inonth'v. iiuelitif' of the Gri-v Coun y Connc.'l last evening v.eio (Ts. ,|. Ry.'ill (act !ng chni rmai. >. A. IKimelliin., 11, C>. Curler, <L I!'a. r. A It binson, A. McDonnell. W. T. Ogilvie. The Engineer (Mr ,1 . Higgins) tvvsis ttl-o f" ut'.(‘inlane.e. Apoioges fop absenee were rece.ved ; i o,ni Crs. .1. \V. Hannan (chairman! and J Mnlcare. AecouiHs aiiiount’ng to ,t2!>sl Ils Id were passed for payment.. The S a'e bYirestiv Department forWarded sehednle showing am uni ■>•■ ertted for tpiurler ended March 111 193 G, £369 6s sd. Mr .las. O’Brien. MP., fontar.len letter from the Min'ster of JTihiie Wotks, advising .thtit./the Depar'.mcnl was prepared to gran: £350 on a £2 for £1 basis for the construction <;f the Waterfall Creek bridge (Lake 1 IriinnerTnchbonnie road). Or. Robinson said that’ .:t was urgent. work, and i,r f>vas very good to get this grant. On! his motion, it was decided that l'he council find the necersary rpiota, Mr Jas. O'Brien, M.P.. forwarded letter staling that, a further sum oi £2OO on a £2 for £1 basis would be made available, provided that the eoune/l was prepared (,o find ils quota, for Mi.tai quad improvement. The Eng'iieer said that the grant proposed was to strengthen lhe banks. 'The sum of £6O had already been expended on. the work. I) was (Tee.ided to ask for a £2 lor £1 subsidy on lhe money already ex pended. 'l’he secretary, Local Government Imans P.oard, advised that sanction to

I’nke a poll for the raising of a inan of .111,500 had been grantm! for tar seal : ng in the eoui"'y. The chairman sit:.red thaj the matter was standing in abeyance meantime, until : they saw- what, was n .r to be done with .their highways. The le.tter was received. The Ciommissioner of Transport lorwarded copy of Gazette notice classifying the G reymouth-Westport road as class 3 road (tit 'tons). The Returned Soldiers' Assocmt on wrote regarding Anzac stamps. and asking flip cioune.il to purchase a *nply. If was decided to pundi-tse stamos to the value of £-1. The Treasury Deputum nr wrote consenting to <.o-in-il’s contribution towaids construction of Grey aerodrome. The Transport Department, forward ed circular regarding transport regulal ons. I'iie N'emona Gold Dt'edg'tig Company wrote, asking the council to repair road leading to the company's dredge. It was decided that the repairs requested he carried out between Mars den township and the .New River bridge. Mr I''. J. Duggan wrote regarding road drainage a., Runanga. The Engineer said 'hat Air Duggan hul already written to the Runanga B .rough Council. The Public. Works Department had been widening the road at the poin. t mentioned, .arid it :he drain had been closed up, it was the duty of the Public Works Dc;cir‘ment- to clear it. I,(. was decided to refer Mr Duggan to t.he Public Works Department. The llohouu ratepayers wrote regarding the state of the llohouu road. The Engineer said that the mail wa,s in a fairly bad (Male, but this was due io the' council giving the sawmilling company, Messrs St. el ami Reedv. permiss''m to carry loads up to seven tons, lie dd no,, think permission should have been granted lor such a load on such a small road, the county iwas not getting any royalty as the Timber was living cut. mi free hold property. Or. Robinson thought that those people should be asked to usidst m putting this road back >u order. The chairman said tha.i these people had another sawmill, and paid royalty. I'he Engineer; Yes. But we have to keep -that road in order also. Air Watlis had paid the eoune.il £lOO lor repairs to the road. The chairman said tha.g lie thought ilmt it would be a good idea to appoint a .small committee to interview these people do see what could be done. Or. 'Carter said a bond should be entered into to keep the road in order when such permission was grunted, as in this case. On the motion of CT. Robinson, it was deeded ,|haf the council visit the locality in company with the Engineer later in the month, and ascertain what arrangements could be made with Messrs ►Steel and Reody for the upkeep of this road. Regarding a complaint from Mr 11. Gresham.,, a Christchurch motors-. that il county lorry driver had failed to give way .to him on the Ten Mile Bluff on the Greyinouth-Wesipori coastal road, the .explanation of the lorry driver was accepted. Cr. Carter said that he had been asked by a man named AV. Thomas. Kot’uku, to report that erosion was being caused at the rear of his residence ,

The 'Engineer w:iB instructed to >nspec. b the locality. Air J. Al. Dennehy, rm behalf of tlie Crolden Sands Coy., Ltd., waulcu upon alio council asking permission to sluice part of road reserve in the coni, puny’s area at Barry to wo. Air Dennehy said [hut his . company •wished to wash awlay part of the road reserve., which ran through the claim. The greater portion of the road had already been washed away, and a great tliHicnlty was imposed if the company was not permitted to wash away this area- now recpiired. The company paid. £7O a year in rates. He understood there were 7*wo parties oh jecting, Messrs Bourke Bros., and White. He nrght say that one of the parties had washed part of the road reserve away themselves. After il- - worked, the reserve would be in much better o>der than al present. The road was of nd" use nc.iv/ consisting of swamp -and trees, whereas when finished with would comprise a gravel surface. 'the’ chairman: It is a. road reserve not. likely to be used. Tho Engineer said that- there would bo no road there in the immediate future. Cr. Donnellan; Hasn’t Gulden Sands already worked a piece? Mr Dennehy: Yos. The Engineer said That ’the comtmny had permission to work the reserve previously on condition that it built it up again, but if had not done Iba-l yet, Mr Dennehy-. It is better now than ?i was.' and will be filled in when we complete the work. A letter was read from Mr N. B. White, offering strong objection to the road being (touched or used for mining purposes. In answer to a the County

* i'li-rk said that the reason for the ob JeHion was not stated. Mr Deunehy st-n-ted .that Whin's rattle eonld go across the area, whil*'■t w.-i s be,l ter now, -as formerly i* was swamp country. t.'r. Ogilve said that the Engineer had. no objection, and he did not think it would do any harm. The Engineer suggested the company enter into a blind to restore the road. The chairman salid that he though' Mr White’s objection should be cancelled,. as there was no reason given for it. t.'r. Donnellan asked if •'■ho road could be put aside for a while. The Engineer said that he d : d not think there ,wa.s any necessity for that, as nobody used ft. 'l'he chairman asked what amount for a bond would the- Engineer eon sider necessary. The Engineer asked how deep the company intended to go. Mr Deunehy: From 12 to 14 feet. Cor abmi,| one chain or It chains. 'Plie Engineer said that a bond of .£25 would, be sufficient. Mr Deunehy said he would be satisfied -with such a condition. The company only wanted to -work the road and put it back in repair. How over, tlic-y only expected to put Iwjek what’ they ’worked. 'Phe Engineer- We want you t.o pul back the former workings too. 'Phe ’Engineer: It will have to be brought up 1o a uniform level. On ‘the motion of -flic chairman, seconded by Cr. Carter., permission was granted to use the roadway, subject to the conditions of. the Engineer.