Horowhenua County Council

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 November 1915, Page 2

Horowhenua County Council

1 • The ordinary meeting of tlie Hol'owlieu.ua County Council was lieltl m the Borough Chambers 011 Saturday Tlnjile were .present):— U. Watsou (chairman), CT. »\. Stephenson, I l ' \\. Venn, 0. P. Cately, 0. A. Alonk, ib'. A. JBroadbeit, I*'. lletter, J. lvcbbell and H. Freeman'. Councillor I<\ lletter sent in his resignation as treasurer and the County Clerk, Mr I'. \\. Goldsmith was appointed in his place. Regarding the request to alter the boundaries of the lCairauga and Horowhenua counties, Councillor Stephenson moved and Councillor Venn seconded: That the boundaries of the Horowhcnua and, Kairanga counties be altered as follows: In order to place these portions' of part section numbers 333, .-*2O, 319, 318, 317, 316 and 315, now within tin- iWuwhonua County in the liai- . ranga County, viz., the alteration of the boundaries between the two counties sliii.ll commence at the north-oast'-<?rn point of section 333 where it joina the present boundary, t(hence along the north-west boundary ol section 333 io section 320, thence along the southern boundary of sections 329 and 315, along the western and southern boundaries of section 318 to section 31/, thence along the southern boundaries ot sections 317, 310, and 315 to the present boundary line; provided; that the special rates for which the land is pledged be collected by the Kairanga County and handed to the Horowlienia County. This was carried. The letter from Mr W. H. Field, M.l\, in connection with the Horawlienua Lake Domain bill wa& received The offer of Messits Scholes aii'J Johnson to lease the three acres ai Waitoliu for a term of seven years at i'i per annum was accepted:. A. lioyal's request for access to his 'property at Muhunoa was granted. The valuation roll of the Horowihanua County will be sent to Wellington ior the readjustment oi valuations to date. No action was taken in regard to the claim of £4 odd received irom J. Simtron, of Wellington, for damages alleged to be done to his motor car on the i oad near Waikanae. The engineer stated that the road was completed, at the time. The letter fiiom the Oliristcliurcli City Council in connection with the Regulations governing motor cars and motor cycles was received. It was stated that to support it would mean the alteration of the county by-laws. The council resolved to guarantee the cost of the advertisements of stocK i:i the Shannon pound as asked for oy the Moronhenua Publishing Company. Councillors Monk and Retter stated that even if not legally 'bound""to pav (hoy were bound morally to do so. If the advertisements were not published t Ik? ratepayers whom councillors represented would .suffer. Councillor Stephenson stated that the poiindkceper had told him that all accounts had been paid. 'There was something wrong somewhere. When the passing, of the accounts came up for consideration— Councillor Monk said that on the lime-sheet/' of one roadman in the Te Horo ridiing it appeared that the roadman in question had put in eight hours oil the main road on a ceitain day, and yet he (Councillor Monk) was informed on reputable authority that the man was cutting wood for himself. Lie moved that a report or. the matter be obtained 'by the engineer. He was determined to see jt out. The engineer stated that the day in question (November sth) was a holiday. Councillor Monk said that in that case the time-sheets were misleading. The man had no right to put down eight hours for that day even if !ue council paidi him on holidays. Councillor lletter said that action .>iiould be ta-keii otherwise matter would only get worse. It was agreed that the engineer report on the question as requested. Major AddJngton, of Te Horo, waited on the council in connection with the formation of a special district in the Te Horo riding, m order to raise a loan for road formation and ar. overhead bridge. He asked that the council apply to have the bridge built. This was agreed to providing ilajur Addington gave a guarantee to meet the cost, otherwise tlTe council might be made liable for it. Major Addington also reuewted assistance in getting signatures to the petition over the special district. • Owing to a mistake by the.council in supplying the wrong form the former petition was invalid and the work had to be gone over again. Councillor Oately moved and Councillor Monk seconded that Major Aldington be granted out oi pocket expenses (up to £5) tor obtaining and initialling the signatures to the petition for a special kiuV 'district- in the Te lloro riding. y The mana&or <>i the Maymorn estate (Mr Seed) waited on the council am! asked it to aid the company, in foiviing a roJd giving access to tile company's property near lteikiorangi. The engineer said that the amount voted for the road in question, ui extension of the Otaki Gorge road*, was £150. He was informed that it was a question whether the money would be availably this year or not. ft was arranged that the engineor visit the district with Mr Seed znd ascertain the road line, as if it could not get a road for vehicles the company,■would have to cut a bridle track, and it preferred to do this on the road line. Councillor Monk said that the ratepayers in the Te Horo riding «onsidered that the Otaki Gorge road •vrai a

could not promise anything out of the revenue lor the road in question this year. Councillors Stephenson, ltettor, Freeman mid Monk were appointed a committee to go into the question ol native rates. Councillor Monk saidi tlnvfc.,the natives were using the roads and should pay rates. The engineer's report as read was adopted. Councillor Cately moved and Councillor Monk seconded that tenders he called for the „ construction of a bridge and approaches (labour only) over the gulch near the iMangaone-lleikiorangi road, tho engineer to bo given authority to order the necessary timber. Councillor Monk said tliai it was an urgent work and should be gone" oil - -with. The position -was dangerous. This was agreed to.