Horowhenua County Council.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 February 1921, Page 3

Horowhenua County Council.

The monthly meeting of the Horowhenua County Council was held on Saturday, the members present being: Crs. G. A. Monk (chairman), J. McLeavey, A. R. Knox, J. R. Whyte, H. G. Bryant, H. Barber, S. A. Broadbelt, C. I. Harkness and F. J. Ryder. Eightof-way Wanted. Mr E. M. D’Ath, Otaki, wrote stating that he had noticed from the press report of last .meeting that Mr Martin Simeox was requesting the Council to form a public road or right-of-way , through the writer’s property at Paruauku, joining Mr G. Sevan’s land at one end and Mr Simcox’s at the other. This road was quite unnecessary as Mr Simeox had an outlet through his own , property by the Convent road. The writer said the request was solely to satisfy a few Chinamen, to whom Mr • Simeox had leased some ten acres for i gardening purposes. The Council could imagine the annoyance that would be caused by these CJiinamcn constantly carting through one’s pad- ; dock. Mr D’Ath said his property ■ was of such a peculiar shape that if I a road were put through some parts )of» it, it would become useless. If there was a right-of-way from the main County road through Mr Bevan ’s to the writer’s property, ho had no objection to its being closed. . The chairman said the matter was held over from the previous meeting pending report by Cr. Ryder. A letter was received at -last meeting from Mr Simeox, to which Mr D’Ath’s letter was a reply. The'Engineer reported: On the 21st January Councillor Ryder and myself visited Mr George Bevan re fences oij main road adjacent to his property also a closed road through his property. Regarding the existing fence on the south side of the road this has (as Mr Bevan has stated) been interfered with at different points by slips coming on the road and has left a number of his posts hanging. These slips have to be removed from time to time and the spoil deposited on the North side of the redd and at times on to Mr BevaE's property, as Mr Sevan’s northern fence line in places comes on to the road formation. It will eventually mean that the Council : will have to acquire a strip of land from Mr Bevan to remove the fence to a new boundary. Mr Bevan informed Mr Ryder and myself that if the Council will agree to his request regarding the other fence ho is willing to shift the existing fence at his own expense. With reference to the closed road I can make no recommendation as it is a matter for the Council. Or. Ryder will be able to report more fully on that matter. With regard to Mr Sevan’s other request and Mr Simcox’s letter regarding tho road to Paruauku N 0.2,.2, I have to report that to put this road through (form, metal and fence) will cost approximately £6OO. Cr. Ryder said what Mr D’Ath said was true, as Mr Simeox had an outlet already. The Council decided to take no action in the matter. Cr. Ryder then referred to Mr Sevan’s boundary fence on the main road. On going into the matter, it was found that the county road encroached on Mr Bevan’s land, and he thought that the proposal made by Mr Bovan was a very fair one. Resolutions. It was decided on Cr. Bryant’s notion that Messrs M. F. Miles, P. A. D. Mickle, Mrs Bright-well, R. Bevan, W. Dalzell, P. W. Inge and every oflier occupiers of ground supplied by the Waikawa water race system (although not in the Waikawa water supply i ’ special rating district) be asked to enter into an agreement with the Council for a period of years to provide the sum of £26 per annum by way of maintenance rate, the Council on its part,® on receipt of such rate, to control and maintain in good order the race throughout the said system. Cr. Ryder moved, and it was carried, that the engineer prepare a plan of the settler’s land affected by tho Waikawa water race so as to make these settlers form themselves into a rateable area to enable them to have a maintenance rate to have the water races cleaned out by the Council. Te Horo Riding. During the month I visited part of this Riding with Cr. Knox and although the roads in general are in fair order a good deal of work Is still required to remove slips, etc., ou the Otaki Gorge Road and the Mangaone Road. Both roads require immediate attention as in the event of. further floods or heavy rain a largo amount of • damage may occur. While on the • Mangaone Road I also inspected the ■ bridges (12 in all) aud I found tho 1 majority of them in an advanced ■ stage of decay and absolutely dangerous for vehicle traffic. 1 will give a fullef report on these bridges at a later date. The water-races have been in bad order but men are at present working on thorn. The trial length of tar at Te Horo township , was ro-dressed during the period at a , cost of 1.9 pence per square yard. Otaki Riding. ; The Main Roads in this Riding arc ; in good order at present especially the South section, aud tho side , roads are in fair order but could do with a little patching in places. Repairs were made to tho northern span of the Otaki Bridge this week and 1 think the decking on the centre span should be renewed at once as it is very badly worn and broken and necessi- | tates continued supervision. I think the Council should take some steps to fix a speed limit for motor driven | vehicles crossing this bridge (in fact , for all bridges throughout the County), as motorists appear to have no con- ’ sideration for the Council’s property. | Re water-races adjoining Te Manuao , 1 Road also forming and- metalling this road, Cr. Ryder and myself inspected this locality and found the races in very bad order. I understand that tho ratepayers in this locality are pc titioning the Council to take the • races over and I think this would bo 1 tho wisest step. In regard to the Otaki riding, the engineer stated in reply to the chair--1 man that the boundary of the Otaki [ borough placed the Jubilee road under t the Jurisdiction, of thg County Council

While the County Council did not collect tho rates, it apparently had the upkeep of the road. It was decided to interview the Otaki Borough Council on the matter. The engineer said the Otaki bridge was badly in want of attention, as the planking was loose. Tho decking should he tarred, which would help to make the surface more compact and hold the planking together. VERY OILY HAIR. Ladies 1 If tour hair is oily, lies flat and won’t Tress nicely, got a 3/6 bottle ©f Donni lly’s Hair RestorerNo. 2, for Oily Hair—from your Chemist or Hairdrfi 3ser. Makes oily hail' fluffy and easy to dress. Also cures dandruff, stops hair falling and bnprores hah growth.—l.