KAIRANGA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1015, 7 November 1917, Page 2

KAIRANGA COUNTY COUNCIL.

C MONTHLY MEETING. "l ; The ordinary mooting was liokl yesterday, # tlioro being present: Crs. U. Collis (chairf man), M. A. Moody, S. li. Lancaster, !'. '<& J. Small, (!. (.'raw, 1). Thomas, .1. LinkJ? later and E. Collins. % C'r. Linklator rcj)orted that he ami (V. *L Thomas and tho engineer had inspected w tho gravel reserve at Bunnythorpe tenanted f by Mr Richards, and that repairs to Waters' road bo held over till next year's \ estimates. .v , On the motion of the chairman it was jf decided tiiat tenders bo called for leasing "\ tho Bunnythorpo gravel reserve for ono M year. $ I CORRESPONDENCE. "Qa I E. J. Hcrrick, Tiakitahuna, called tho M ' Council's attention to the bad state of % i llnmi I ton's line, the approach to his proi porty, and asked that it. be improved. H. jf j Gilmour also wrote regarding the same f ! road.—Left in tin; lianas of the engineer ; for attention.

.!. 11. Faulkner and C. Gore, Bunny- j thorpc, wrote complaining of the state of tho watercourse crossing Faulkner's road. I which became practically impassable in wel : weather.—Engineer to attend. j \V. W. Wihshcr, Kelvin Grove, wrote \ asking- permission to dig a drain on the road fronting section 1535. —Granted, subject to the approval of the engineer. E. Pratt, John Pyc and C. l'ahl. Kelvin Grove, asked the Council to open its roads for grazing by stock as was done last year. —To be considered at next meeting. The Feilding Fanners' Freezing Company, Fcilding, made application for the Council's approval of the intended connection with tho. drain under Aorangi road. —Granted, subject to the approval of the . engineer. ! F, Hubbard, Fitzhcrbcrt West, wrote objooting to the inclusion of his property, I soetion 175, in the Fitzhcrbcrt water supply . rating area. | On tho motion of Cr. Moody, seconded by the chairman, it was resolved that in j accordance with the provisions of section 10 j of the Water Supply Act, 1903, the consent of the objector having been obtained, J tho Council hereby resolves to exclude part; ; section 175. block'ls, Kairanga S.D., from tho Fitzhcrbcrt West water race district. I The Palmerston North Hospital am Charitable Aid Board notified that the sec and instalment of the maintenance lev; For the year ending March 31, 1918, amount ing to'£37s 16s 4d, was now due.—Re reived. The Lands Department, wrote in ropl; to the Council's letter expressing a desir; to sell the gravel reserve of 17 acres , roods 10 perches, section 1479, block 7, Kai ranga S.D., and to acquire a more suit able dl'cu. The Department stated tha the land was subject to the provisions o the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908 iind therefore there was no power for tin Council to sell it.—Received. GENERAL, Cr. t.iuklatcr moved that the chairmai unci the engineer be a committee to go inti tho matter of improving Long Melfon road. The motion was seconded by Cr Small and carried. It was decided that the ranger's service be dispensed with as from Saturday nox anil that applications bo called under tin original terms. ft was decided that, the county solicito be instructed to transfer the Bunnythorp gravel reserve to the Council. On the motion of the chairman, it wa decided to make application to the Ad vances Office for a loan of £SOOO to | b expended as follows: Motor and trade for Tuonui riding, £1600: £I3OO for Fox ton line, and £I7OO for Rangitikei line cost of raising loan and first year's inter est. and sinking fund, £4OO. The ranger reported that 51 head o ■attic and nine horses had been impounds during the past month. The fees col looted amounted to £3 7s 6d. The engineer stated that the estimate! overdrafts for tho financial year wouli

bo: Taonui riding £1282, Mangaonc £l2lO unci Fitzherbert £l3O. i STONY CREEK ROAD. Tenders were considered for the raising of Stony Creek road. Mr Russell and Messrs Bn-lt and Hocking were the tendcrers, and on the motion of Cr. Linklater that of Mr Russell was accepted. ENGINEER'S REPORT. The engineer (Mr A. M. Wright) re ported as follows: Mangaonc Riding. —Taonui Feilding road: The whole length of thits road between Taonui level-crossing and Oroua river, about 142 chains, has been scarified, trimmed into shape, and rolled down again, a small amount of metal being used for patching where required, Cameron's line: fhe contract for carting out metal for repairing the lower endo I this road has been completed, 209 cubic yards being delivered. Metal has also been carted for patching the upper end of this road. Grading: The 'ruder was employed for a few days trimming metal into shape on Cameron's, Kai Iwi and Roberts' line. Besides the above pairing the lower end of this road luis been employed tarting out metal for patching on to different roads throughout the riding. Other work carried out lias been clearing of watcrtables and drains, Napier road filling: During the month tenders were invited for carting of Idling and metal required for raising of road near Stoney Creek. These can be considered by your Council .it, its meeting. Rangitikei line: Work _ carried out on this road ha.; con-isted mainly in patching, the total expenditure for tne month amounting to about- £67. During the coming month it is proposed to lightly removal a. short, length of this'road between the llorough boundary and Mangaonc bridge, the metal being already delivered. Taonui Riding. —Kairanga-Biuinythorpe road : The contract- for carting out metal For use on this road has been completed, the total amount delivered being 801 cubic yards. This allowed of only about 9 cubic yards per chain being used, which I am afraid under present traffic conditions will not stand for very long. Other work earned out on this road lias been the grubbing out of the fescue grass, which is'encroaching on formation rather badly- in places. Longburn-Rongotea road: Two new culvcrU have been put in on this road unci drains cut to inlets. A number of old stumps have been removed from formation throughout the whole length of the road, the expenditure on this road being £8 16s. An average l of nearly two team.-, have also been employed in carting out patching metal, the expenditure for (he month under this head being'- £46. i thin!; your Council will have to consider rcmetalling a considerable length if this road next year, as a great portion of it- is now very little better than a. clay road. Foxton line: The only work carried out on this road during the month ha-. Ix-en patching of metal, the expenditure of this work being about £l9. Ik-sidc* (he dh.-.e work metal has been curled for patching on Gillespie's line and No 1 line. Fitzherbert Riding.-—Contract No. 12. Scott's road: Good progress lias been made on thi- contract, about 50 chains of the old dray formation having been retrimmed and reformed where necessary. Earthworks: A length of the Fitzherbert, Fast road, near junction with Tiritea road, has been widened, the work being carried out by our own •:ien. A point on the Fitzherbert West road, near Kecblc's bridge, has been cut oil" and filling at approach to bridge widened. Maintenance: The riding teams have been •miploved in' carting out metal for patching on different roads, other work consisting m removing large slips on Harris Hill, -ml cleaning watertables, etc. ... , , Bridges—Keeblc's bridge, bitdierbort West road : This bridge has been re-decked, fitted with new hand rails, wing rails, and wheel guards, and portion of sheathing reoewctf. The cost amounted to about hU 10s Old decking removed is being used 'or fence posts and patching oilier bridges, *fcc. No. 2 bridge. Fitzherbert West road : As instructed a guide rail has been lilted jh end of this bridge, and one also around lend just beyond bridge. Council paddock, Ko. 4 line: This paddock has been rcfenced eld bridge timber being used for posts. A Jew gate lias also been made. Culverts: & temporary bridge has been erected on Pahialua road to curry traffic over a Idling Recently washed out through culvert collapsing. , .., Manawatu Gome: The Councils portion |nf road through the Gorge is in fair order.