Pohangina County Council.

Manawatu Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 7160, 11 February 1901, Page 3

Pohangina County Council.

. «-• — ! The ordinary monthly meeting of the Council was lie; a o.i Saturday. Present: Cts. H. Dickin (chairman), W. Yicary, J. Leighton, W. Cornfooi, J. Smyth. F. Phillpoit. The inward correspondence was read and read and de?,lt wiih as follows :— From W. B. Alexander aud J W. Clark, expressing th 3 opinion that the loan money should bo spent on Beehive Creek road, and from G.- W Aitken, stating thut he would bo satisfied if part j of thu road were metalled. j Or Curnfoot sfcttcd that when all the roads in the Pohangina Association Block were completed, including the Beehive Creek road, there \vu!d be a deficiency of £80 in the loan money. If it was the wish of the ratepayers this road should be completed it would be necessary to raise an additional 10 per cent. As, however, many of tho settlers were desirous of obtaining their titles, he thought it better to invite the Commissioners up to pass the roads, and if, al^er inspection, he decided that Beehive Creek road be metalled, the work would have to be done.- A motion was passed accordingly. From Alexander Dick, Apiti, stating that ho had been working ten months on Council contracts for nothing, and ill-king Council to grant him £40.—Cr Smyth to report on the application. From the Treasury, notifying Council that JE&OO would be paid Council in a, few days on lo»n for Makiepie and Mahoura roads, £900 for construction of toads in Salisbury block, £750 for conat notion oE roads in Delaware block, aid £5"0 for an advance on Denton's rontl loan.. ' From Under-Secretory of Lands, Bt.un" a report bad been made to Minister cf Lands on Pohangina bridgo, and as soon as bis dcemon was made known the Council would bo supplied With copy of report. ■ From Department of Lands, stating that £28 14s 7d was available for ■expenditure on on Apiti-Morse wood road. The engineer reported that owing to the bad weather metalling contracts had been at a standstill. He expected to K et=,tbe drain and culvert near tt.e llaumai creamery finished during iho month. It would be well to give the roadman in Pohangina riding some help for a month to get the heavier sups removed. There was only a few chums of metalling to do on the Main Kid go road when the Council can arrange for the Commissioner to come up and pass all the roads in the Association Block. The slips on the Beehive Creek road i would be removed m a few days, lo tDdke road or track from Beehive Creek bridge to the Pohangina rivet would cost D£7 or £8 and put a little metal on ifc The metalling of Makiekie and Makoura roads was let to, J. Cooksley by tbe committee of the Council h fortnight ago-1 He had seen Me WilkirUr, about getting a right o.t way to the river. The latter was willing to let the road cross a small corner of his )<nd to where a suitable crossing can ba made if the Council will fence the one rfdo to keep his stock in and do away with the gato at the end of the road. It would require an expenditure of about £12 to make ibis road suitable for tiaffic. GKNISRAI/ BUSINESS. It was resolved — Tiiat ihis Council desires to p ■<■ on Tttoni its sincere regret at the deuth of her Majesty the Queen. That the engineer cull tenons foe auout 500 yards of metal to be dcliv, ud on the Norsewood load, bot.weci J. "Wilson's house and A|.iti mum road mid have a lew bad parts on he road • reiiradcd. . ""It WitH prupo-cd by the chairman and by Cr Cornfoot. That the engineer be instruct. A to form and metal hbe Beehive crctk toad, the cost not to evceed £7; the cost to be charged to i>oU'an»ina and Tamati ridings. Cr -PhillpoU strongly protested against the uu^ion on tllc Sro"ud that Uie proposed" coad being in Pohangioa riding the cost should be borne out of Pohangina riding funds. He also pointed outtha tbe petition fotf i-be road had been moat largely signed by, ratepayers of Pohan- & The motion was passed by three votes 10 tWO. , , -jii Jacob Sbaploski attended, and asked for payment of £8 14s 6d.. for taking point on Main Eidgc road.-Itwas decided to give the applicant £2 os as promised by the engineer. S McMillan attended and a?ked for extension of time for completion of contract on Tunipo road.—Not, granted. That W. Gillies be appointed roadman for the TJmutoi riding. " That the engineer call. for tenders for the remainder of Dooton's road. That the following tenders be accepted: —For contract No. 51, F. Williscroft, £68 • contract No. 52. G. li. Purnell, conditionally on £51 19* 8d being the total amount for the woik, and that .contracts 49 and 50 be held over for the ipresent. ' It was resolved that-the engineer do ' tfche necessary woik on road passing (through Mr Me Laugh Ws property. Tbat the bugiucer carry out the accessary work on Wilkinson's road, Awahou mding, as per his report, the io al cost not to. exceed £10. _ -iThat a' tew chains of fencing be meeted' on the lower side of the Apiti • vO?be chairman gavo notice oE motion that a raajjer bo appointed for tho whole county. _____