WAITAKI COUNTY COUNCIL.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8088, 28 September 1894, Page 4

WAITAKI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Tbo monthly mooting of the abovo ] OoanoH waa hold yeatorday, when there : were present Messrs Sutherland ' (ohairnaao), Shaw, Isdale> Falconer, Borrio, M'Korrow, Thomaon, Hall, And Sbringer. Tbo miautos wore road and con* firmed. Aocouoto amounting fco L827 5a 9 d two passed for paymont, Tho Treasury Department forwarded L546 7a 9J, atnottnti of aabeidy. The Doparttnoafc of Agrloultare &oknowledgod the rooolpb of the Council'^ ■ roaolut'on regarding fie Noxioua Woods Bill. Tho Land Board forwardod a etatoment of tho " tblrda " end "fourtho " nooruing tn the Council, togobhor wibh a request that) tho Ooauoil would indf* ORto tho looalitioo of the works on wbiob tho moneys wore to bo epoat, It was deodod to aupply tho infor« WfttioD, Tho Clerk to tho Ashburbon County Council wrote stating that they had boon advised that the Council could only f >y monoys into ono account at thoir bank, "The County Fund Account," and askod for information as to how tho Waitaki Council actod with rogard to their banking account. The Clork said ho had ropliod that tho Waibaki Coun'y had only ono account. Circulars wore receivod from fcho Taranaki and Thames County Councils with roforonco to tho proposal of tho Ooramisiionor of Taxes that tho countiou ehould supply tho Govorumenb with valuations in return for maps and flection Hats, and also a letter from Mr W. J, Steward on tho samo subject saying that tho roattor of supplying valuations was optional with countios, and it nood not bo done unless they wished; Mr Borrio said that was nob quite tho question, Tho Government were trying to drive a bargain. Tho Chairman said when bhoy opened tho bonders they v/ould see what the extra cosb wis. Mr Borrio said bhat undor tho Acl of 1B82 tho counties had no power lo appoint valuers, and tbo Kabing Aol of 1893 would not tako effect unbi 1895, bo that till that time they could not appoint valuers. IFnder the Ac in force now the Commissioner o « Tax o was tho only person authorisec to appoint valuers. Tho Clork stated that ib had boot monttonod that tho amending Ac would put this right, Cb was decided that tho tenders fo vatuors bo not opened till tho Counci had tho requisite aubhority, Mr Borrio said if thoy acted bofor authority waa given them valuer, might be pub out of bhe Appeal Court Tho Clork to bho Ashburton Count; Council wrobo in reply bo a request fo information on thojmbjecb, that the; did not tax traction engines, a charge however, being made for croasing th Ashburton traffic bridge. Tho Ooraldino Couuby Clork wrote aaying fchoro was no tax on bracbioi engines in Geraldine. The Muckonz o County Engineo wrote abating bh«b no licenses wer charged on traction onglnos, but i Jicooso oi' L2 wua payablo on oaci truck drawn by a traction ongino, th< • tiros of such trucks to be from 3 to i inches wide, according to the loai carried. All vehicles plying for hir woio charged a foe. Tho traction on gino traflic in tho County had cut u] fcho roads to ouch an oxbonb that the; hud aakod their solicitors for an opinioi as bo wliobhor thoy could not prohibi fche uoo of bracbion engines alboftobbor Mr Thomson said they bad a by law already providing for the width o iireo. Too Chairman uaid tho evil wa? no! yot Houtia enough bo take any deoidec action. Mr Falconer said ovory time f trsotion olTgino paaeod along tho boaol road, in the Obopopo riding, tho cul 'verbs required repairing. Ti»o matter droppod, MoBors Bbirros, Hubchieon, M'Aulaj and Johnoton drow the ultoution o tho Cuunoll to tho number of cattlt trofpaeoing on the roads at Georgetjwn and Qdked bhut a ranger bo appo ntet t> suppress tho nuieftoco, On bho motion of Mr Hall, ib wai decided that a ranger bo appointed. Mr J hn Simmone, Moeraki, wroti objsoiiu^ bo fenoing uoroay tho obrco leuding to his property, whiob but lean adopted at the last meeting of tb( Council, and asked that Mr Munro b( loquofUod to remove all obutruotiom frOi/i bite etreeb botwoeu nootions 6 anc 7, block 13, Moaraki. JIo olijootod t( tho leno n«, oven if swinging guboi were firectod, Oa iho mob'on of Mr Borrip, th< jiotter wai received!, Mr Falcnnor romarked that the roat wrj m b closed, as owing gatea wen only put across it, 1 Mt Jobn Dalgloinh wrote offering t( puicbttuo a aurai or of umall fcrcoa grow ing on tho xoad lino at Nowborough Tho ro*d requuod cleurin». — lleferret fco the Knglnoor with power b) aob, J'ho JKngincor reported aa follows : Mince the Council g,ivo notlco to lajid owtttiva U> ufo'M' gotu's ftiowiuft on ivudn op p w.Jto tijoir proportion diohi Jiavo compiler «,(/ lcsi'jt to Hoino cxlout. J think llio (Jonn oil uljould jiow tuko action ii^aniBt thorn who Ji.ivc not cleat cd. A munk-r «ecir uudci' the impi-cMsion that they ure not required to rcniovo tho cub g *:ic. 'J'hoy lo.ivi ib lyiii^; at tho sides ot the rolls', interforing with Ualhc in koiiic i c.isefc, iu otheto filing uj) (Jit.clio'i and choking culvertf). it jm most important that ( tll cut Bcrub bhould hi l)iirned or removed us quickly <is po««JWe. ! f l'«ndcr« bIiohM bo iuvit,d for aboflt 2<J0 cubic yard* metal JToj> the road Iqadn'ig from the \/,iifircka Valley HomI to Kluoraho H ulwa,y .Station. v 'I ai« nortion of the road h.t'4 been gravoJJed, but t,jo gravel on aboub fifteen chiima north of the Waiarckais (iiuto wvvn out. Jt would be advisable to include in contract ior above t|i,e supply of about KM) cubic yard-* of uiahitoji.i jcO metal for the Coalpit and JJattet'sby'jj road.' Mr Reid applied wmiu time ago for a flood opening onthe road to JilderHlie linilway «taLion, an tho ,, wo tor during flooda w at prewnt Jield'back by the road formation owing to the present culvert being too Hmall. The present culvert is undoubtedly too pmall to let oh" the water tw lloody «uo»ide. A nix feet culvert would bo noodSHary bo Ho bo. Ifc would give no relief while flood* aio at thoir highest. a« then tho water on aides of bhg road wilUtaqcl ftt thq uwm

lovol, but tho water would not be held back an floods go down. There is now a sufficient quantifcy of slono broken on tho Coal Pit road, oppoaito tho Small .Farms Settlement, to motal 17 chains. Tho bottom, however, to very soft, and 1 think it would bo advisable to spread a layer of inferior atono under tho motal. Unless this is done, tho coat of maintenance will bo very hoavy. I About six chains of tho lowor Waiaroka road, north of tho portion now being gravelled, is tho worst pioco ou tho roud, I would rccommond that tho contract bo extonded to include it, if tho contractor will I do tho work at schedule rates. With Mo8.'jr.j Hall and Isdalo, I |havo inHpoctod the road which run a from Bobbin Creek road to road along tho top of tho ridgo pa"»t Mr Gillies' house, which tho Council are asked to tako over. Tho road is of urcat public use, and whould bo taken over. The cost of putting itinfairordo will, however, be hoavy. It ia laid off GO links wido, and should be reduced to one chain whoro not fenced. It tff»B decided that bbe surfacemen send in bbo names of those who failed to cut or barn tho goreo, and that bhe Council tako aotion. On the motion < £ Mr Iadale, ib was dooided to call for tenders for tho road loading to Eldoraljo railway Bbation, uod also for culvert at dame plaooj vho tondora bo called for Goal Pib road, Wibh regard to tho lower Waiareka road, it wag deoided, on bho mobion of Mr ThomaoD, that tho work be done. With regard to bho Bobbin Greek roud, it waa loft bo Mr II ill to arrange with bhe land ownare, Tho following tendora woro accopbed : Contraot No. ,108— Road For/nation in block 2, Papakaio, L22 l.'ia, W. J. Williams ; Contiact No. 599 •— Road Formation in block 2, Kurow, and between 8, Kurow, and ], Domott, L20, James M'Cono : Contract No. GOO -~ Gravelling in Block 2, Kurow, I/J5 9a 8d, Louia Doslor ; Coutract No. 601 — Formation and gravelling, Kurow Creek Koad, I 05 On Gd, Louis Dasler ; Contract No 602— Supply of Maintenance Metal, Main South Road, L175, J. 1'. Wiight; Contraot No. GOU —Supply of Oravo), Main South Road, LK't Ga 8d, 1). Heron } CoiuraotNo. G01 — Gravelling Koad at Incholme Schoo 1 , MJ8, 0. Gallagher ; Contract No. 605— Maintenance Gravel for Duncan's Koad, I'apakaio, L23 2b Gd, T. P. Wright; Contract No. GOG — Gravelling Koad near Windsor, LIL'5 C>s, J. Kooney. The Glork stated that ib ooBb8s 4d a track to rail gravel from Ngapara bo O.inuru, aod 8a l)d a bruok from C rriedulo to Windsor (two or three miloo). a Ib was deoided that bhe Olork wribo to boo if a ooncoBsioa could not be ({ranted. On tho motion of Mr Falconer, it ,vm deoidod that bhe owner of tho land contiguous bo tbo road loading to the oieAmory at Herbert, bo given nobioe bo cleat the off the road. Mr M'Korrow moved that the udvertioing bo divided bobwoon tho two papore, Thin waa neconded by Mr Fileoner, but objooblon boing raised, Mr M'Kertow gave notioo of 'notion for next meeting, Tho Counoil thon roee.