WAIMEA COUNTY COUNCIL

Nelson Evening Mail, 6 July 1916, Page 6

WAIMEA COUNTY COUNCIL

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Waimea County Council was 'held to-dav. Preset —Cra... H. Everett (Chairman), P. Best, A. Dnnnmond, T. Hewetson, G. •Maomahon, J. Corder, and H. Tunnidiffe. . Members ectpressed 1 pleasure at" seeing •Or. Hewetson again in attendance after hi-q recent accident. , FINANCE. The bamV paes book showed the following balances: — Dr. £ <*- General Account 4639 3 3 Cr. Irrt. R»cks Road loan 182 14 4 Int. N"gatimoti Bridge 25 13 o : Int. Baton: Bridge 15 lo 10 , Int. Sherry Bridge 11 5 6 Int. Peninsula Bridge i o Trvf., Stoke Waterworks Reserve 53 19 8 t>-nd Fund Thirds 315 11 6 Accounts were passed for payment as iollows: —Land Fund Thirds, £93 5s 6d ; General Account, £924 2s 7d (including £lO7 16s 4d, being two months' contriIjution towards Belgian Relief Fund). ENGINEER'S REPORT. The Engineer (Mr G. S. Whiteside) reported on the various ridings, inter alia: —Maitai Riding: Work on the Hairpin Bend; grant had- been commenced'. The usual maintenance work had been carried out-.' On the Tahuna road a large buige 'had occurred' in the sea wall, caused principally by tie pressure exerted i>M the earth behind the wall-.—\vai-iti Riding: Maintenance work had been attended to throughout the riding.—-lo-topiko Riding: He estimated) that a traffic bridge over "Best's Creek cost £BO, and a ..concrete splashway i-v/K Metal patching, had been done in various •parts.—Wansapeka -Riding: A Government «r«rt of £IOO for a bridge ?ver strean? at Hbpgood's had been received. The 1 creek at Goodall s, Tadmor, was being straightened. The nevv concrete work at Waghorn's, Ngatunoti. was completed-—Motiueka. Riding : Repairs had been carried out on Takaka ffatt. Bannstex's Bridge, \yaiwero, was being reneiwedu A culvert by W. Beatsoa's required renewing.—Moutere Jttid-irw-1 The Moutere Lagoon road had been " oui. without any regard to drainage requirements. It was badly located!, and as crooked as it was possible to mwe It. It "was too narrow as at present formed to be metalled satisractorny. Tfcie bridges were weak and narrow. 1° reform, and metal would cost abcut £3500. The motor bridge at W. Stade s, Bosedale, had! been completed. Another motor -bridge was required at BeuKes, Neudorf. Arrangements had been made to have the fords over, the Comoanv s ? ditch, Moutere,. attended to after floods. Arising- ont of the report it- was resolved, on Cr. Tunnichfi s motion to notify certain .property owners m 88 Valley to clear nox ous weeds from theii frontages, in the meantime some patcji- ' intr to be done on -the road. _ On the Chairman's motion it was resolved to notify property owners to clear noxious growths from their fiontaees within two months and m the event of the work not bemg done the ■Council to do the same at the.property v» owner's expense. Resolved that as many councillors as possible visit Best's creek, Dovedale in connection with .proposed br.dge, with power to act. . .. Resolved to erect a motor bridge over creek near Goodali's, Tadmor. : A vote of thanks was accorded! Mr R. P. Hudson, M.P., for .procuring a vote for a 'bridgo over Hopwood s creek, Wangapeka. Resolved that a new culvert be put in on road opposite Walter Beatson's, on the Ulotueka River road. On Cr. Hewetson's motion it was Tesotved to widen -the br.dge over creek near Beuke's, Neudorf- and make it available for motor traffic. On the chairman's motion it was resolved to serve notice on all property owners along the NgatimofcL Hill road, - from the Motueka boundary to the Black : Bridge to clear noxious growths from their frontages. aiOUTERE; ROADS. It was resolved, before declaring the Mooters Lagoon, road a main road', to ' give notice to property-owners tb clear . noxious growth, the grader then to be put oi» and metalling proceeded with. ■ Ratepayers having consented- to the raising of a special loan of £SOO for metalling ±3ie Motrtere Inlet road, the Council passed a special order authorising the xaisiog of, the money.. A letter was received front the Superintendent State Advances Office re •Council's application for permission to raise a loam of £SOO for metalling the '3lontere Inlet road, intimating that the request would- probal>ly be favourably considered, provided that the sale of de"bentures would yield' to the ai return ■ not exceeding 5a per cent, interest. ■ Messrs A. McKee and A. P. Allport •waited on the Council regarding the sale of the Mudflat road. Mr MoKee said ihsut there were from 250 to 300 sott'.ers •in the new district, and the -road was so bad that the settlers were <practically isolated. Those using the a-oad took their lives in their hands, and the position was most serious. It was felt that the itame had come when the road should be declared a main road. The people were prepared to help themselves. The suggestion fthevj had to make was that the Council -should' form and metal a strip of aibout 20 chains, which \vas the key to the whole situation, and also do some metalling on Harley s Road. This wouii give some relief. jyjport said that at present there | was no access to the new district, and there was great hardship. It "was vitally important that there should oe j access. A ra.ting area had' been declared in connection wath the metalling of the road. He declared! that the district was the worst served in- the County. The Council, he urged, should help the set"ti3Cr! 'Hewetson moved that £5 be) spenit on the Moutere end of Barley's read-, and that 20 chains of the Mud flat road be cuK-erted and repaired, and that the i worst parts of Harley's road he repair- ' » !or. Macmahon asked if this yea? s rating - would be on the new valuation or the old- ' The Chairman replied that the new valuation operated from- 31st March, Macmahon said) the values in his riding had increased in- ecme cases by 100 and 150: per centCr. DTuimnond asked ai it was <V tional for each Riding to levy its own ' The Chairman said it was optional-. Cr. Mac-mahon said a lgd wau.d mean ; a" heavy rental for some people, who would not be able to make any moie out Of^ el ®ewetson. moved that._the levied at last meeting, x ] z -. l i d .. in all aidings and for the Motueka Riding, be confirmed. _ « Crl Macmuhon said- that l ' i6 x 0 in the Motupiko Riding would too to pay doable the rates "uwter tjie new valuation. The new valuation Lad not Wi completed for the whol® ai?d it- would! be very unfair to fcvy.on. th®' old valuation in some ridings and nix the new ini others- . : Cr. TniTnicliffe seconded tlu> •which was - declared earned! on the VO cST Macmahon and Drummond entered a protest against the rate being levied on the new. valaattoifc