WOODVILLE COUNTY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 82, 5 March 1938, Page 13

WOODVILLE COUNTY.

MEETING OF COUNCIL. The monthly meeting of the A\ oodville County Council was held yesterday, Captain M. 0. Grainger presiding Also in attendance were: Crs. IP F. Mabey, Geo. Peebles. S. D. Cattanach, It. N. Morgan, J. Galloway and H. Sheffield. A resolution of sympathy with the. foreman (Mr E. Pritchard) and his family in their recent bereavement was carried in silence. The New Zealand Forestry League wrote to the effect that a list of all scenic areas not publicly owned or controlled was being prepared, the object being that steps may be taken, some time in the future, to enedavour to ensure that such areas may be permanently preserveMThe matter of the condition of a boundary fence between the council's property and that of Mr J. S. Colhoun was referred to the engineer. ENGINEER’S REPORT. The engineer (Mr W. J. Hawkes) reported as follows: Woodville riding. —Grading wa» done on Woodlands, Pinfold, Foley’s and Oxford Roads and on McLean Street. Small slips were removed and surface work attended to on Saddle, Whariti and Foley’s Roads. Metal repairs were carried out on various roads were necessary. Drains were cleaned on Pinfold Road. Mangaatua Riding: Bluff. Jackson's, Range, Troup, Ormond’s, Judd’s, Bloomfield, Dodds, and Simpson’s Roads were graded and metal repairs attended to where necessary. Decking and other minor repairs were attended to on various bridges. Main drains are being cleaned. Surfacing and metal repairs were carried out on MacIvav’s Road. Oracling and metalling repairs were attended to on Otawhao, River, Potter’s, and lvumeroa township Roads. Decking repairs were attended to on various bridges throughout the riding. Maliaraliara riding: Grading and metal repairs were carried out on Sturdee, Grahames, Hcretaunga, Kearney’s, Gaisiord s, and Oringi Roads. Culvert repairs were attended to in Sturdee lload. Extensive groyne protection work is necessary in Raparapawai Stream; this is being carried out. Nupier-Palniorston North.—Decking and hand-rail repairs were attended to on Papatawa and Simpson’s bridges. Two coat penetration sealing was completed at I apatawa. Woodville-Masterton. —Grading and surface repairs were attended to periodically at Mangaatua stream bridge approaches. Wcodville-HopeJands No. 6.—Grading and metal repairs were done when necessary, watertables cleaned and surface work attended to. Woodville-Tamaki No. 7-B.—This road was graded and metal repairs attended to when and where necessary. Plans and specifications, and estimates for the realignment of Orua Kintaki bridge approaches were completed and will be forwarded to the district engineer for approval. Side drains and water-tables were cleaned. Freelands Highway No. o.—Grading and metal repairs were attended to. The cut put in the Raparapawai stream at factory bridge has proved satisfactory and lips done good work. Groyne protection work was completed. Short truss supports were replaced in the ltnparapawai stream bridge. The report was adopted. In reply to Cr Cattanach it was stated that the small piece of road into the Papatawa railway station was the responsibility of the Railway Depaitment. , , ~ Cr. Galloway asked that the corner from the main road to the new ramp at Sturdee’s Road be taken off as it was a bit sharp. The engineer said he had considered the advisability of doing it but that lie was waiting until the department bad finished the ramp. Representing 30 lvumeroa settlers, Mr P. Poulton waited on the council with the view of securing the Council’s support for a proposal that the Ota who road be opened up to give a drect route from Kumeroa to Dannevike. He stated that he had been m communication with the Minister of Public Works and that the reply had been favourable. Mr Poulton asked that the Council recommend the work and he considered that if approval was given there was a chance that the work would be placed upon the estimates. , The chairman explained that the first thing the Council wanted to know was whether the Dannevirke County Council would attend to their end of the road. Mr Poulton said he was perfectly sure that Dannevirke would co-operate. The chairman observed that Dannevirke would have no objection but he thought there was a catch in the Minister’s letter in that the 30 signatories to the petit'on might be required ’to form themselves into 1 a special rating area. Mr Poulton: It is not a big work. We do not expect the Dannevirke County to find any money and we do not want the special rating area, but we do want tlie County’s support. It was eventually decided that the engineers of the two Councils should confer on the question and bring down, a report.