HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10107, 15 October 1917, Page 2

HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEET INC:. (Special Reporter). The ordinary monthly meeting' of the above was held at 1.«-vin on Saturday. Present : (M-. 0. A Monk (chairman), 0, P. Cl,(lev S. A. Broauheli, A. Murray. 11. Fret men. F. J. Ryd-r. C. W. Stt phenson, ami F, W Venn. GORRKSPO.NDENt E. From Middleton and Smith, in reference to HeightT road deviation, survey and plan, -lating they had received a requisition ironi toe. I,amts and Survey Oflico inlorming them ihat before iheoliiee would approve of the plan, they must certify on the face, of same that the pegs shown thereon have not been moved hum the position in which they were put in by the surveyors. As this meant they must visit the ground, inspect the survey, and if pegs had been removed to reinstate same, they wished tor thc flouncil's instructions before complying with the re-quest.--Left to the chairman and clerk to attend to.

Fiom Marlin and .Martin (solicitors), asking for a certified copy ol the ( ottncil s _re solution giving the Wellington Hospital Board an asssnnmce concerning liability as to buildings at Otaki.—Forward'd, together with tt copy of a letter from the secretary of the Board, expressing the Board’s approval to severance. From acting-secretary ol Hie Wellington Hospital Board, stating that the long-vexed question of .severance had apjwently been settled, and now only needed legalising by Act of Parliament to make it tut accomplished fact. —Received, From May morn Estates Co., stating it had ’been called upon to pay in rates £64 17s Bd, as against £27 17s 6d last year. The letter pointed out that there had' been, no money expended on the Gorge toad for some time, and they had heard no further in regard to proposed improvement to the track to their property front the present road end. They therefore asked that the whole of their raft; money for this year be spent in improvements, to the Gorge road and extension, and to subsidise the amount by at. lease pound for pound. As the weather conditions were not favourable they would, _ however, not press for immediate expenditure. Lett to chairman and'( V. - t alley to attend to. From C. C, Higginson (Koptthiroa), stating ho had evidence of the purchase ol the Ptiiaka road by the \\ ivokino Road Board; of the payment of the..purchasemoney; of the formation and cuttings being made at tiic expense of the Road Board; of the man who made the cuttings and ,who was paid by the Road Board; of the fences having been made i the expense of the Road Board, He Tied wished the Council's c<-ni-ileatc; that, Dio road ,v jyy imuje and -since maintained out ol ind-ny mom.y,, approve of the pl-.ti. at d grant, exemption against, widening. The alternative was that subject to being able to establish .the--fact that the load is' uni bar. been for 22 years a public road, ih" 'Council must pay compensation fie* widening.— Decided to adhere to the formci agreement, , From \V. 11. Field, stating that ho had received a letter from Mrs Andrews, ol kjfvin, relative to Sorensen's road, over which there was difllcnU-y for -some time past. It appeared to him that the county engineer has made an estimate of (he cost and ret itilow n at about £llsO, provided that the Government gave the land. The whole question seemed to hinge upon whether the Government would assist. Ho would he glad ,u make reprt sentations on the matter, tinmuh he feared it would be hopeless to expect tt substantial grant. Mrs Andrews mentioned aim that it- would hr a .great, ad- . Milage to s.. cure the Maori block between her farm and Levin for returned soldiers. He would he glad of lb" Council’s views <m the m.nter. Left for the incoming tlime:!. . m (1. ,|, ( 'romp.on (Wamhanga), atm- • or for a subsidy inwards the cost ol a track to'his place from the Taingata bridge. He estimated the eusl at £llO, while be had already paid £67 6s 9d in wagon to dal" Ills rate on the bridge was £4 4s cd, unci he thought the request a reasonable r.ue, especially in \it'V of the incoll euteiice he ..Mis pul to. —Suggested dial Mr • tampion have a. survey made for the purpose ol a more suitable road.

RESOLUTIONS. Muni; Broad belt. —That the report of the Shannon Adjustment Committee be adopted, ami the agreement as prepared in accordance with this report be signed by iho Chairman, Urs, Venn and Stephenson, on behalf of the Council Mm i - ■ BioatlhcU,- That Um half-inter-est of tin Wirokmo Ruling in the crusher, valued at £IOO. he taken over by the- county at tt pro rata valuation. (’alley—Monk.-That the ranger be _nt.,(riietcd not. to impound any stock grazing the district roads in the Te Horn Riding between the boors of 8 a,in, and 0 p.m. until further notice, Stephen;-sit —Venn,—That (ins ( onn--ti agree (o pay tin 1 Arapiti Company £IOO on condition that they carry out and compl.'i'' all the work asked for by Mr Kroon, that isG say. the liridge of the stream, making U"' approaches thereto tor a distance of tin # *€* chain*, more or loss, o;i each side ol the bridpo. the whole work to he clone to il K * s:ai isfacl ion ol tho nr utm (-onncillons for tho riding', and in accpi'dapcc with tin* specifications to bo prepared and si«'H“d by (lie company.