WAIPAWA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5303, 10 February 1879, Page 2

WAIPAWA COUNTY COUNCIL.

(Abridobd from tub "Waipawa Maii.."} The Waipawa County Council held its monthly meeting last Friday morning. Present — Messrs. Johnston (Chairman), Dillon, Levy, Sowery, Rathbone, Maokersey, White, and LieutenantColonel Herrick. The resignation of the pound-keeper at Sherwood was accepted. The report of the County Engineer for the month of January was read as follows : — During the month an inspection has been made of the bridges on the 70-mile bush road. The bridges under contract are pro«reßsiug;theManuwatn bridga is reported complete; the Mangatewai-iti bridge and that at Mangatawainui are all but complete. There still remain several large bridges and numerous smaller stru«tures requiring renewal, and it is > respectfully urged that the balance of the money, viz. £3500, originally authorised for these works be applied for without delay. At Woodville a auction and specification have been prepared for forming a portion of the branoh road leading to one of the farm blocks. This work was authorised laßt year, and it is proposed to divide it into small contracts, and let it to local competitors. About forty chains of road formed on the Orm&ndville-road requires metalling ; the cost will be about £70, for wdich expenditure authority is reßpeotfully requested. On the road between Te Aute and Waipukurau nothing has been done during the month, but instructions have been given for the renewal of planking and repairs to two bridges, ;| respectively, at Kaikora creek and Silver Stream. Instructions have also been given for the renewal of a bridge on the Waipukurau-Tamumu road, destroyed lately by fire. The bridge on the WaipukurauOnga Onga road is complete, with the exception of the approaches, which on the occasion of last inspection were too narrow. The contractor has been instructed as to the work necessary to be done, on the completion of, which the final certificate will be given. The survey of the road deviation at this place has been made, and the alteration fixed with trig, survey, A map is now ready with full information ffor effecting the required land exchanges. The contract for road formation near Wanstead will take about two weeks to complete. On the Waipukurau -Wainui road the several works in hand are as follows :— Quarries have been opened near Pukukura on the property of the Hon. H. R. Russell, for the supply of metal required, in that locality.

i A tender htis been accepted v for carting 400> ''>■•. ! cubicv yards of metal lying at Ugly -Hill^iv ' *"! the road ' near, Wallingiord ; . this wbrfc Tis %> i£ progress 1 ; v A^jmrfcy of fouriinen are employed!. • o-j «n i'Bljprovitffr^ho grades and side cuttingsj.be- ,^;'-V fcweeft Walitngford and Porangahau. The . '?» .- calvert ti^|)^,(2BoP|.ffc) required I horo <: jaai^^ boen^delifowct'on the^ground. Pair pr6gre|l" ; - v ' is being mji'do by tne I»rfcy (11 in munboj*) employer! on Hie Waimri inland road. No tenders have as yetwiboen received for the bush felling- required to open thiß road. It has beeitf necessary (as 'has been reported previously) itf order. to make the money grantedl go as far as possible towards establishing;, through communication on this route, to> deviate temporarily from the surveyed line v and take avail of the river bed, which ordLnarily is very good for traffic. The experiditm'e so incurred ,ia only trifling, consisting' of; • 'the cost of clearing a few obstructions in theshape of sntige, &0., and in making . some" shallow approaches to the river. An examination and survey has' been "made of the " : encroachments on. the road by, the river Wai-, pawa in the" Paiarigata-Tainunm district.| r „.: ' Relative' to the? resolution respecting private yoads, steps were* taken to obtain aiitho- ■; ' „' ritative Jnformfotion upon- the subject,- the ... particulars ,l'tfquirecl, however, ..could not be ' supplied by the auvvey department,' and ene- '■' of the proprietors of^ land which is^pre- ; , .. ' sumedly affected by this question t being c aby, ; . sent, and failing any other proper source i of ; / inform'atfdnv I think the resolution will be-- Amet by the ntaw (now nearly complete) , in #;/O' preparation by the 1 chief surveyor, ;jvSich will „ , ; show all the public roads exactly WitHin'the. county boundary ; ' all 'roads' in use ; or other— : wise therefore not shown onjthis-Biap.-^nll;.be «?;,j j j private roads. • „ , „i ,•-. ■It was resolved that the County En-- '; gineerk report re WaHingfbrd bridge be>-" ft ' adopted, provided the mon*y to_be ex- - pended be paid ant of Government grant, . but that the question of ,op>nin§ a road'to ■ , Mr Herbert's 'land; at Waiiiiu be post-.-;, , i; poned until a furtiief report be made £y ; __.. . the engineer. ,/ . ■■■■■' .■•■•>; ■■■•'■■■ It was decided that the request of the Tamumu Roadrßoard re the deviationvin > > the line of road, and the services of the \; engineer be complied withi '; , ; we It was resolved that applicants for tne post of County Engineer should be ik-? formed that the successful , would not be allowed private practice.' v )> ./ It was ordered that the colleetorof r th% j! , dog tax be instructed '., to <\ furnish. c/Jh&;4;,v:-, County with/a register bppk shownigjihei;-; : -\ : \ names of the owners pf aU ! .dogs-registered - : . : -i up to the date of the next meeting' of • •=■ Council. i'-noe '■'•• t ' •"'•""' T| ■ Compensation to the extent of £35 wa* - granted to Mr A. M'Kay for loss, sus- ; tained through the interference of : the/ ' natives whilst doing work for the Council. It was decided that £70 be expended on. t , the OrmbndviUe rbadi ' •' ; . H . r It was resolved thatworktpthe.a^iount ... of £200 be carried on in fep^ing,N»ads .^ . in the Tamumu district.-., .>y „, „ .;v n The secretary was directed to mate „, application for the balanced £3000 vptecJv ; > ' V ■ by the late Government for the main road: 1 through the bush. ,hu •.:■.-..*: .-• -O .•.•'».'.*- The petition of some, settlers at Wfo&*l-xx retu praying that the Gounbil 1 take over .•: a certain road, ;in that; '''distric^^as'". agreed to. ■ '■' ""■-''', '."'j*.' ' ■'..''''■■"•"^L'.'r' ■■'"'"'.. l'” Mr. Spwrey drew at^entibd to th]e:facfc ■;, that there were 2000.^acrea^ reservcNi.in thef^ - • - immediate neighborhpiod of Wppdyilleioir' : the. benefit; pfv^"^wn,-.of-^i>^ii^ - that application Ought to. be, made fop r 2OA T , ; , }i per cent, on the selling value of the.... , block.-'!7. ■ -t--\( ■;.}'}.- ■•:-*■ 'i* '">*•• '•'■ The Council resolved to proclaim all the;.' v roads, except the i maWlirie in th©i; Wood- . .:; ville district, cwanty roads. " : •- ' ; . : The sum <& £150 was voted to repaip* vt •• the road from Murphy V Hotel the -^ - s Small Farm Settlement. . ; . . .. t-,7"-.'. The Council then' adjourned. / 'h'-h^-i'"- •""'.'>