WAITEMATA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 17 January 1912, Page 3

WAITEMATA COUNTY COUNCIL.

The monthly meeting of the above Council was held in the Chambers, Palmerston Buildings, Auckland on Friday last. Present: Ors Alex. Cochran (chairman), J. McLeod, V. F. Kerr.«,Taylor, H. H. Adams, M. Laing, F. Dye. W. MoCathie, J. H. O'Neill, F. Po^nton, H Day and J. Greenwood. Mr C. A. Cawkwell, County Clerk and Treasurer, and Mr. Geiald Jackson, County Engineer, were present. CORRESPONDENCE. ; A quantity of correspondence was dealt with, the following being of most interest to this district: From Mr C. A Cawkwell, desiring to acknowledge with sincere thanks the kind expression 3 of sympathy with him in his recent bereavement. The Council placed on record its sympathy with Mr Cawkwtll, as also Miss Byrne, his assistant, who had recently suffered the loss of a brother through drowning. E. C. Frost, stating lie was going to haul timber with his traction engine along the West Coast-road to Wai- - lnauku station, and was agreeable to repair all damage caused. Considerable repairs were needed through winter rains. Cr. Taylor raised the question of the long standing still unsettled courtcasp the Council had brought against Mr. Frost for past damage to the roads. Or McLeod : He should be compelled to enter into a bond to repair all damage before the pprmit is granted. At the time refeired, he (as chairman) had met Mr Frost, and they had agreed what was to be done, but all promises had been broken. Cr. Kerr-Taylor: What he offers to do is to repair the road at his mill, which is used entirely by himself. He suggested that the bye-laws relating to traction engines be procured from other counties to enable the framing of similar ones for Waitemata. Agreed to. Mr Frost also wrote stating he had a chaffcuttirig macliing lie wished to travel the country with. The Engineer reported several bridges were unfit to carry the engine, which weighs 9or 10 tons. Mr Frost should travel at his own risk. • It was decided to grant a permit for chaff-cutting machine only, provided that ail culvots and bridges damaged are to bo repaied, Cbas. Tarrant wrote about above matter, pointing out the need of strengthening some bridges to carry the engine. Hori Puerimo, Kumeu, wrote objecting to a deviation through his land. The Engineer explained that Mr McDonald had bought a piece of land from the Maoris who now ot^ jpefced to road going- through their property, and Mr McDonald thinks it unfair to take the road through his. Deferred a month to enable Cr. Kerr-Taylor and tho Engineer to go over the road. From Telegraph Department, notifying that the CuimciPs live years guaranteo for the Wairaauku iteJephone had lapsed and was cancelled, and that the revenue was sufficient from last j'ear's working to need no subsidy from the Council, the surplus was £3 17s 7d. Same, re Sivp-rhoad telephone office stating that surplus was £4 IDs Id, and guarantee was not needed. From E. Johnston and twenty-one others, petitioning for road through Bell's property at Kumeu South. Mr Johnson stated that the road and bridge were urgently needed. Cr Keir-Taylor said he was waiting for the loan money, when some concrete bridges were to be erected, and the disusea timber fiom tho old structures would be used for a bridge across at the place men tinned. i Messrs S. J. Frost, W. J. Moore, ! and C. Ingram, wrote requesting that the dangerous corner on the Westcoast road be straightened. Stating there was grave danger through motor cars coming suddenly around corners, and accidents had happened. Cr. Kerr-Taylor mentioned that it would cost £100 to straighten the worst corner. He was waiting on the loan money. GEXEKAL LOANS. The Clerk reported that during the holidays he had got all preliminary matters arranged, and the first instalments "would soon be available. At any time chese could be secured, and drawn against, under a section of the Act, RANGERS. The following Eangers wore appointed : Wainui, Pukeatua. and Kumeu. MiFrost. Waitakerei, and Waipareria, MiGeorge. Birkenhead, and Takapuna, Mr Davis, _ Cr Greenwood favoured enlarging the area for one ranger as above. Bangers for remaining Ridings to be dealt with at ne.xt meeting, After some discussion it, was agreed that as there was no Maori Council in tho County the Waitemata County had power to collect, taxes on Maori dogs. The fees were fixnd the .some as last year, vi/., cattle dogs gs (id, sporting dogs ss, ball dogs and others 10s.