WAIMATE COUNTY COUNCIL.

North Otago Times, 1 November 1906, Page 4

WAIMATE COUNTY COUNCIL.

\At tlio monllily.mcoiing lwld yeslcr/ : day; lli« rW'PM were: i Mcssis P. Studholine (chairman), Milnui'i Itany-VHart., Rhodes, P, Kl- - Walker, Ilardic, and Lyall. Aftiir confirmation of llio minutes, Die Engineer's monthly,report, on l '°ad '.WOiits in progress' and prospective in jtlic respective riflings was toad, of which tile part referring'to Deep Creek, •Wailuio, ami Hakatarawca Ridings-Wai) as follows • ■Deep Creek Riding-Contract for Lindsay's road,: The gravel carting Is finished, and stone-breaking partly performed, The fulfilment of this contact exhausts the "■ tl'iids •• in Reserve 1128 and competes the metalling oi the frontage to Lindsay's line within the Nukuroa settlement. The construction of 111! six chain ford bridge further along this line, now in hand, wil- soon he finished. A signed agreement rccei\c(l from local settlers under: inking to assist 11 the work of approaches to the bridge upon completion of the br.dgo erection. This should prove a gwat convenience to r.iany settlers in its vicinity. Examined .in company with the Chairman sites' of works applied for, viz., A. Paul's for metaling from his road to Waihao River; W. Paul's and N. Giay's, metalling of Waituna road; J: Quiun's lor formation, .31 chains, Upper ] Yvailuna roaci, awl estimates furnislied herewith for these works. Council's approval is asked for metalling Parsonage Paddock road. • Waihao Riilmg.-Conlracl for Morven loads, work proceeding; Mount Harris, M'Cullochs road contract, Glcnavy road, Wahao Down's road, and Middle road satisfactorily earned through. Council's teams finished 1 terms due to this riding on repairs to

' tCLIUa UUU IU iiuo imuifc ~ Serpentine Valley anil Z'g Zag roads, and arc now occupied and have nearly completed balance o[ format on g;ving acccA to Menzies' run by the deviation route recently located through Campueil and cs' lllo, The latter worn is chargeable to " .thirds •' of run 36338, and gves a good grade. jn place 01' the steep, unlonmcd piece oi road which was difficult and dangerous, the settler who cut down and mmoved the willows from the Serpentine Valley road disclaim any rcS * fusibility for ins action, and refuses to erect tcmpovary fence . as dircciod Dy Council at lust-sitting. At present time road is ungraded, and niaj 1 be the cause, of anxiety and risk to ncrvqus drivers. Tile Council's attention is asked, to the crcd-m of gates Which have Lecn filaced across public loads on the McycrsTnsa and Pentiand Hills lines without application to or authority irom the Council. Within the past two months two gates have been placed 011 the Pent-land I-liils-Aaioarama road, mating five gates Willi 11 an approximate length oi U mile of Mountain road. These gates are inconvenient to the travelling . public, where leaving horses to open and Ciose gatci. is attended with ris'.< Of accident. The gates, too, in some instances, arc so dclapidatcd as to require consumable constructive ability to render theni sloe* proof when clos-

ing them. The Hakalaramea Valley road has been examined on north side of r'ver between salmon hatcheries and Myers' Pass road junction. There- are three points wheie it crosses db'ovvs of the rUer. To obviate these slight deviations could le made at the levels of the fiats along the riverbed without entailing expense, and avoid ng the alternative of a detour on to the high downs, which, besides involving steep ascents and descents, would incur claims for compensation for land required, which the suggested proposals would reduce to a minimjim. I would recommend construction of protective work against further encroachment of the river With tho Council's approval this work could be put in hand at ail early date- Tenders for the following works are called lor this sitting: Wa - haormiga road, Stav ngton's road, and Waihaorunga top road. Jlakataramea Riding.—Tenders will be before tile Council to-day for eontracts, Main Haka Valley road, between public pound and Sandhurst. The Council's team, which was employed in tb.s riding, wil| undertake metalling repairs oil upper length oi Haka Valley road, also near Hakatarauiea Homestead. Upon completing these the necessary formation on the connecting roadline at Dunstan's Crossing will lie undertaken. GeneJal—The Morvcn rifle range Will be altered ior public safely by the Defence Department. Mr M. Ilealey, for many years in employment oi this Council, was se\ erely injured, accidentally, whilst in the Council's employand is now i|n Wafmato I-los pitaC and wiil be for some considerate time from the effects of! the ac cident. ' The Eng necr's mention as to five gates being placed within 1£ mile distance on the Fentland Hills and Meyers I'ass road, in the Waihao riding, some oi them in a very delapidated coalition, was consiital and discussed, ~ and it was' resolved, to obv.alc further public inconvenience and risk, that the number ci ga'.es be reduced, and t'nc bad gates removed, the Engineer to attend to tiic matter. The matter of cutting of willows at tne side of the Serpentine Valley.roail embankment by a settler was also coils dcrcii, (lie settler having rcfusod to erect tempoi'aiy fence at the embankment wheie he had cut the willows. It was resolved to take such steps in this matter of, cutting down the willows as the Council's solicitor m a y advise, and that the Engineer have erected a sufficient temporary fence where the settler had cut down the willows. ThcEnginccr's report was then adopted. —Correspondence Received.— From the Agricultural Department, including African thorn in the list ol noxious weeds. From Mr Ilayman and five other ratepayers agreeing to construct approaches to the new bridge at Ntilitiroa, Lindsay's road. 1 The Clerk ol the Coromandcl County Council wrote asking the Council to

mafc ~ by-law for hawkers' licenses,RpceivcU. From Mr V. King, asking for a testimonial as to the efficacy of his bird trap.—Granted. From Mr A. Kirk, ol Hunter, who complained of cattie trespassing on roads.

From Mr Ilendie, who also complained of cattle trespassing; on' ,n ads. From Messrs M'Clurc anil Izard, informing of Government subsidising proposed road Mount Parker and Takitu. From International Exhibition thanking tiie Council for supplementary vote of £50.From Messrs Hamiiton and Moore, who informed the Council ot t tic to nart of R.S 2a302 for road purposes: From Mr Crawford, of Dunedin, rc Iccrlifieate of title for part of R.S

34339 for toad purposes. Sir w. J. Steward informed the Council of the passing of £ for £ subsidy for Maytown.roads anfl .Tavistock road, Takitu settlement, £150; Waihao bridge, £250. Mr O'Rourke asked leave to erect a gate Oil road between his holding at Waihaorunga, at Mr M'Culloch's run.Granted on condition of requisite adveitisement, etc

The ClcrK gave notice of having received applications for licenses for heavy traffic from l'elvin Bros., two trucks; James Steward, two trucks; W. Quinn, two trucks; A; Geddes, two truck's. ■ 'From the Audit Office, certifying to last year's balance-sheet of the Coujit) with one exception. i The three road rangers reported on tyst month's trespass of cattle, on Signed by 117 ratepayers of Waihao riding in favor of the construction of Shearer's Hill road deviation a work against the carrying out of which a numerously signed petit on h'd been presented at, a previous meut-

James Scott, wlio hud previously signed a petition against this work now wiljnliuw Dit'it opposition, and urn ( n favor, Tin Waimato Hospital Separation Committee, claiming oxpeiises in favor of tills Hill, . j Mr Hhodos strongly , opposed the claim,as - against the OL n io rkling. Mr T. Bean-and ten oilier ratepayers asKcd repairs of road from stockyard to Mrs Smith's farm, pn Mills Settlement, Mr Brcmner, Engineer, said a grant is iiic.ndcd in the estimates of theGovernment for the roads in Mills Settlement, Mr J, Trcs.zn and twelve other fatcpayci f> asked lor the formation ol the Swamp road, Makikihi, from Mills Settlement to Mr Mill's homestead,— Engineer to report. It was resolved that the land closed from be ne road lines through rural sections 16i45 IBI'I7, 21837, 17711, 21530, 17712, 2183-1, ami 113373, 10 acres 0 roods 2 perches, ill Upper Parcora riding, lie transferred; and tho title ectlilied to P. A. Elwort-hy, of Paicora Resolved that the Counc.l having considered the balance-sheet o! Wainiatc County Council for year ended March 31st, and the statements of the Audit-tor-General herewith, adopt the bal-ance-sheet as submitted by the treasur-, er to the Auditor General Resolved that tenders he called for next mefit ng for the following works in Deep Creek riding, via.: Metalling Meyers house to Whitney's road; Wai' mate South road ((Manchester's hut to Waimafc Cicekj), metalling; and Kelchcr's road, metalling. • 'Accounts were passed for payment I amounting to £IO7O lis 3d. [ Parliamentary grants for year 190G- , 1307 :

A niuncious deputation of Waihao ralei)a ; cis iiitctvitwid the Council in" favoi of the proposed load deviation at Sliuarcr's I-liil. At the last meeting oi the Council a jicttiou was presented against this woik, and the matter was again brought before the Council. Mr John Manchester, as a ratepayer of Waihao ruling, .spoKe in faVQr of the proposed new line of lpatl at Shearer's "iiiil, shmv.iig its advantages, and urgng on the Council the carrying on ol the work. Mr J M'Xenzie also spoiic in favori Jlr R. Meredith appeared as the representative of (he petitioners agains-i liic road deviation proposed. In support oi the p lition presented against the proposal, lie asked leave to I'i'ci sent a supp'cuientary petition, but tlic I'haiunan 1 uleil that 1 was too late now to file additional petitions,on this irattci. Mr Meredith strongly urged the Council against the road deviation as Icing unfair to the ratepayers ot the Upper Waihao, where road construction is more needed than in the part of the distiict in which the site oi this new line is s tuatciV It was evident the Waihao ratepayers arc much divided on this g,ucsiion, from the very numerously and inilucnliaily Mgued petitions for and against, and U;e very numerously attended deputations which interviewed the Council.

'The Council appointed noon of the 28th November, at the Council ChamUcis, to consider the objection to the proposed Shearers Ii 11 road deviat'Oll. The Council was left siU.ng.

Applied For. Granted. £ £ Wan South road ... ... 490 250 Morvcn township roads ... 170 0 Lyall Daia, Pleasant Valley ... ... ......... 123 100 Taristoci; lop road 1S7 150 Maytown Settlement, £ for £ .• ••• G7 CO iilaluiijiii Swamp, £ for 0 75 Pike's Point road, £ for A! ... . ... 75 )b Parif Road 100 0 Daisy Hill real/ £ for £ 120 100 Pleasant Valley, £ ioi £ 72 50 Gorman's load ... 30 ;0 Takitu road - 100 175