WAIMEA COUNTY COUNCIL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 9 January 1925, Page 2

WAIMEA COUNTY COUNCIL

MONTHLY MEETING I —•*, The following business was transacted at Hit! monthly meeting of tin; Waiiiß'it County Council after we went, to press yesterday afternoon : The'matter of the Council's new offices was discussed, and the chairman was empowered to gel plans prepared bv Mr Griffin. "The Council (silticg as the Appleby Domain Board) instructed the Engineer to submit, a report on the erosion of Hie river bank to the next meeting of the Council. CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence was dealt with from the following : District Highways Council No. 11', re grant for Neisoii-iikmhcim road (Lud river to'Rai Saddle).—Received. District Highways Council No. 11. re heavy traffic by-laws.--Clerk to represent Council.

District Highways Council No. 11. ve pegging main highways, starting at the Nelson Tost Office.— l’rineiplo approved of. and matter deferred until next estimates are being prepared. Public Works Department, Wellington. re motor lorry regulations. After a discussion the following amendments were recommended: That maximum width be not more that lOit: that periscopes be allowed to extend sft from centre of lorries. Or. Wilkinson maintained that Die service cars were doing far more damage to the roads than the motor lorries, and the Minister appeared to have singled out the motor lorries. t Cv. Berryman, raised a point of order. All classes of motors were mentioned in the proposed regulations. Cr. Hewetson said the Council's solicitors would look after the matter. Cr. Wilkinson, continuing, said his district had no railway and they had to depend on the motor, lorries. He would move: “That this Council is of the opinion that the tax on serivee cars be double that on motor lorries. There was am seconder. Cr. Berryman moved that the proposals he agreed to with the addition of the Council’s amendments. —Seconded by Cr. Drummond and carried. Crs. Corder, Tumiicliffe, anj Wilkinson voted against tho motion, f District Highways Council No. 11, re maintenance of highways.—Received. Same, forwarding report on modern

highway construction and maintenance. —-Received. .. Alines Department. Wellington, re £IOO still available for authorisation on Dart River footbridge.—Left to Engineer. Ri. I*. Hudson. M.P., forwarding list of items in Supplementary Estimates.— Engineer to make inquiries from Eorestrv Department and report to next meeting. A vote of thanks was accorded Mr

Hudson. T. F. Martin, solicitor, Wellington, forwarding opinin re Council’s power to reduce or non-collect rates, and that Council had no power to reduce a rate lifter it was levied.—Clerk to reply to deputation concerned and also send a copy of Mr Martin’s letter. Cr Berryman said he had written t-o't-hie Audit -Department, on the matter, i and tlm reply was that it- liad no power to object to, or to authorise, such rebate. It seemed to rest, with tho Council. ■Cr. Berryman said lie would give notice of motion for next nieetimr: “That a rebate of one. farthing/in the pound on the rates over the whole County be made on tho rates struck for the year ending March 31st, 1925.’ ’• Motucka Harbour Board, forwarding return of export of produce aver wharf fo" year ending 31st March, 1924.

Received. Board to bo thanked. Public Works Department re maintenance of Rocks Road.—■ Received. Tahunamii Town Board, forwarding copy of proceedings of conference re Annesbrook Railway Grossing.—(Received. The N.Z. Farmers’ Co-operativo Association was granted an auctioneer’s license. llunnah Caigent, applying for registration of boarding house at Glonhopc. —Granted. Tile Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, forwarded an extract, from New Zealand Gazette, of 18th inst., re proposed new county. Cr. Drummond moved that the Waimea County send in an objection. Cr. Macmahon seconded. As a ratepayer in me county lie did not think it would be in the interest of the county for another one to be formed. Cr. Wilkinson thought Die County should be represented on. the Commission. It might be well to find out if they would be represented. Personally he thought the Council would be better off if the proposed new ouo .was formed. Cr. Confer said it was not necessary for Waimea County to show its hand, the new (proposed) county had not shown its hand. Cr. Berryman emphatically asscijfcd. that everything had been fair and above board. They had had open meeting. There was over 90 per cent of the ratepayers in the two ridings had signed the petition for the new county—and more were to come. Cr. .Macmahon thought that many had signed through misstatements. Cr. Berryman resented the remark. Cr. Corder said lie had heard that one had signed under the influence of four beers. (Laughter). Cr. r J unmcliffe: Perhaps he was not the only one. Cr. Kenyon thought the present Council might- be able to learn something from the proposed new Council.

Several members thought the Waimea County might be better off if the new county was formed. Cr. Drummond, as an olj resident of the district, was utterly opposed to the formation of a new county. . Ihe motion was lost by five to four. Ayes: Crs. Drummond, Ilewetsou, Macmahon, and Tunnicliffe. Noes : Crs. Berryman, Wilkinson, Corder, Kenyon, and the chairman. Cr. Macmahon moved that when the Commission visited Nelson 'the Chairman and Cleric represent the Council.—Carried. Crs. Drummond and Macmahon were

also appointed to represent the Council. Department Land and Surveys, Nelson, re pipes to improve access .to K. G Davies’ property, Wakefield.—Received. Wm. Martin, Wakefield, re groin in Pigeon Valley Stream.—Left to Cr. Tunnicliffe and Engineer. E. Murcott, Lee Valley, re repairs to Lee Valley road.—-Left to Engineer. i i ' Hodgkinson, secretary Wakefield Progressive Association, re completion footpath, etc. * Cr ; Tunnicliffe urged that the work should bo commenced. . \ It mis resolved that the footpath be taken in nand from the Wakefield Hotel to tile school. \yakeliel{] Progressive Association, asking tlie Chairman, Cr. Tunnicliffe, aiM tfi° to meet residents at

VYakefield at a time to be arranged to discuss needed facilities.—Request to he acceded to. R. Campbell Ellis, Nelson, re exchange o Loads.— Road to be legalised. * A. W. . Grindle. Kohatu. re ditch and culverts near his property.—Engineer to take levels and report to next meeting. H. J. Faulkner, Tapawera, asking for repairs to haulkner’s Bluff Track.—Engineer and Overseer to carry out suggested repairs. H. G. Berryman. Kohatu, re fords in

Rabbit Gully.—To be attended to. Llewellyn Bros., Orinoco, re overflow from Kbsedale Creek.—A" stopbank to I be put, in to protect the road. M. Barakat, Riwaka, offering to sell P um P for .£35 and 6£ h.p. engine . for £'lso.—Will rent pump when required. 0 C Best, Pangatotara, , re road washing away near his property, and offering a month's work in connection with protective work. Cr. Wilkinson said jit was the first letter that day where a man was prepared to help. He would move that the lUigineer inspect the road on lib next -visit with a view to reporting on the best means of protection, and with power to act,—Carried. Chas. 11. Tucker, Tasnian, re wooden culvert near Mr Mr gate.— Matter left to overseer with power to Have necessary work done. Hills Fruitgrowers' Union re bad state of Tasman-Mapua road.—Overseer to have ruts filled up and property owners to-have notice to clear broom oil the road. . P. L. Nesbitt. Foxhill, re bridge at I Foxhill, near his property.—Tri be iniermed that Council regrets delay and that when old bridge at Wai-iti is dismantled at Wai-iti work at new bridge will be proceeded with. Nelson Automobile Association re erecuon of direction posts.—To he erected. , GENERAL Tt was resolved that the wanting board at O'Brien's crossing, Bishopdale, be repaired and moved further back oft the road. ; Cr. Berryman moved ttlat the Engineer look into the matter and supply necessary data for obtaining the necessary rough timber for bridge at Upper atanlcy Brook.—Carried. Lr. Wilkinson moved that the En-g.--..'er proceed with necessary formalities in connection with Shaggcry Road and ("ill tenders before next meeting.— Carried. Iti reply to Cr. Wilkinson the En- : gmeer said he had received no reply from the Highways Board as to whether the Motueka Bridge had been declared a Government road. It was resolved that the property owners m Lower Motucre Valley lie given notice to clear* overgrowth; Cr. Macmahon said that Stoke residents should know that as soon as the machinery was ready scarifying and bituinent spraying would be commenced. ... . . :'■ '

Speaking to a-notico of motion yesterday, Cr. Colder stated that there were more potholes in two miles of the Moke or Wakapuaka roads than in sixty mdes of Cr. Drummond's and u ‘- Berryman’s districts.'