WAIMATE COUNTY COUNCIL

North Otago Times, Volume CI, Issue 13329, 31 July 1915, Page 8

WAIMATE COUNTY COUNCIL

-, ' • , , , % MONTHLY MEETING. tTlie Council met on Wednesday Tic sent. Messis R.,H. Rhodes (chairman), T Gniland, \\ r Linds.iv; T Km loss,* J Bitchcnci, B, Gillies, M. Whatman, J, Bitcliio, The Chiuunnn stated that tlie debit balance ot the geiiewl account stood .it £ISOO Ob Sd. Engineer's feeport, The following poitioii of the Engi ncciViepoit lefers to the ccutial and southern poitiou ot the countiy.— Deep Check Ruling,—Contiact No ■ 308, Deep Creek loads (metalling) is I I making good piogiess. and should be completed in the loui&o ot a ioitnight Motoi notices ioi the Goigo line aie now being pi opined, and when iead\ the length will be inspected and points selected foi ejecting them, In the mattei of Mi J Manchester's applioa turn a ciossmg of the ditch would ha\c to be piovided, the depth oi the le lo\ellcil diani being too 'deep to bo scivcd b> an open ioidnaj. Mi M Kenned) 's application to the Council at lasn sitting is eouied h) a contiait about to bo unileitaken b\ the Boio'igh Council, <md pi ovules, foi loiiiung and metalling a length of the toad to ivlin.li he icfeired between Waunate Noith load and Deuuch) 's eoinei The C'ouuh Council contnbutcs towaiiMho woik as a boumlaij load. lam *ion> lo lepoit I'liat Mi'T Julian, altoi up wauls ot 15 mm is' i.uthtul soiwcc on the C'ouuill's staff, has lesigned his post to taki hi* lightei woik Waihao Biding—ln ucw oi the dilli etilh e\peileuced m obtaining Mutable oileis of liiboui to feme Allanholim 1 joad, the woik will be iimlcitaken b\ the Comuil'i» men, and will be put in hand at an eaily dale The Tawai Sihool budge ha 1 ) been lebmlt with iicsh tnnbeis, and should do without tuilhei attention foi man) umis Unigan Bios.' ttanib ha\e linishod woik on Menzies' Kaiwiuuit and Table Top loads and traiibfciied to the Hakulaiainui Biding'lll the middle ot the mouth M J A Powell's application 011 Menu's Pass ioadb has rccencd al'Unlion, and dealt chieJK with defcclne di,lining arisingfiom neglcclcd iniinitenaiices A collapsed stone mheit would need special attention, and nuasuics \\\\[ bi 1 taken to deal with this as soon as materials can-be placed 011 the ground. Pipes, etc., for Qnamby.' road works, authorised some mouths ago, will, shortly be available, when the. ■work will receive, the necessary attention. During the'inontli the Council's teams have performed -Ik'o following works on the iloryeu and neighbouring lines of road: Metal repairs township to Waihoa bridge; metal repairs, etc, Crowe's frontage ■!« creamery; juetaJ repairs, etc, Smith's road; metal repairs Morven Beach road towards Morton-'s; metal repairs -Maori and . half-chain road; metalling repairs Bradshaw's road to beyond Fleteher's terrace.

Hakataramea Riding—Horgan Bros.' teams did a, considerable length of Hakataramea Homestead road shouldering and draining, when frost interrupted these operations, and they withdrew from lite district for a while. On their return this work, will be finished and other urgent works in the district will also receive attention, including work promised on the Farmstead roads, In connection with Mr A. Walker's application it is recommended that a sii-inch depth of conrse metal be laid 2ft bin wide by 16 feet long in'the deep-water opposite his gateway, where through the roadman's operations an abrupt shoulder has .been left. The coarse stone would be blinded with a load of liner materials, and this could be done by the Council's ■■man with his horse team. '■• .....-.■.■■■. f

General.—Survey and other dpi ails were imjdn and supplied to.the W'aihao Water-race Commit leu for race cxlcip sion through Morven township sections. An extension of the: construction works qt, the Waitalci intake now applied for will be attended to as soon as possible. .» " The following motions wore carried:—

Deep. Crock Riding.—J.' Manchester's application for a crossing to lie, granted and the Chairman to write a letter to Mr T. Julian expressing appreciation of his services, Wailiao Riding.—AUaaliolme road fencing to be done by the Council'o. men. . - ' Ilakataiainea Killing.—A. Walker's application to be complied with.Gorge Notices.—Legal steps to be taken by the Engineer. Overhanging--Trees.—lt .was decided to make further representations to the poison's interested.

Correspondence. . The following, wrote thanking- the Council for its letters of sympathy:Hon, I Allen, Mesdames Miller 'and Smith, Mr T. Milne. 'J. H. Spencer asked permission to talio shingle:from the. Council's, roscrve. After 'considerable discussion .a motion was' carried that the request s be declined. . A further motion was carried .that M> Spencer be granted a quantity 'of'screenings, subject to the Engineer's approval, and that the-Engineer have, power in general.to give away screen-' ( ings. v .-.-. -. The Manawatu Comity Council asked the Coilueil to support it in liu cnleavotir tb: have the hours at country telophonc .offices extended.—ThoCouncil to '-support'the application, ami to further ■recommend- that at all railway stations where Mere are telephone exchanges both the'exchanges and telegraph offices' be opened, during the hours that the office staff is in attendance.. ».' ' : ;'i'he Surveyor, Cliristchureltj wrote in connection with proclaiming road diversion at . Alliinholinc. Settlement.—Ke.ceived; The Waimatb AutomobilCiAssoc.iatioii wrote agreeing to contribute half-cost of .•erection of mileage notices, such share, not' to exceed £5 —Eeeeive'd with ;thanks.—The Association, also asked the Council to erect) similar danger notices to those in use ;jh' • England.—To be asked for fuller particulars. ' ;.' -The Tiinaiu Borough Council wrote

propositi? thai a contoicucc be held mi regaul to the road dtivialioit at Mai tut-N closing—The malti'i nas lilt to the Cliiiiimau to alloud to The Now Zealand Paimeis' Union asked the Couni'il to ollci iacilUicb loi its employees taking part in haimt Moik —Bequest to bo complied milt Mas. fclciutil TMole, staling that he' proposed em ling a icuie, and lounil it iiccossaij ft) cncioach slightb on a loaillmc, In the m cut of the Council gi anting its, consent lie would pa> a 1 filial foi the sliip of" land L'cfciifd to the nieinbei ioi tin riding, with putt CI to act. Mi button and otlieis' cialud the Council to constiuct a budge acioss ■\Vaitalu ma,jl)(iu the Nip hwil, Hakataiamca T[ i;aj ic»oh cd thai tin Council did not coiiiulei Hie time o]i portune for such a kipe undertaking, but if fhp petitioned would loim a i>pefeial lalmg; Jiea the Council "would coniidci ilhe matter a lien the oieuw stance*; aie nunc - V. J Jackson, Hunlei, asked f o'*ij chain of -hingle on flip load nean Jus piopeik—BeJWtl lo |h P Ifagmppi, ivitli pnwwfi to acl, J! T. Chute, langei, asked im an m ciease in wages of 2s Gil pei neelwji account of the mcicascd iosl oJ Ijoibp 'feed —The application was gianted dm liiff I hi' conl luuance of the high puces, ij|nl iu was decided to ineieiise |ho jioi'tliPlU. i,lii|>ei\ Mill's |i\ Is Id pei iveelv s ,' ,'() MclveC and otlicjs, asked foi ,i,utl the Back v iioad—Kef med lo the- flriguieei to atteud't« v ' s i ' j - */'

11 v ' ' Gouoral. v (1 1 - , Tile (JomnnUce jepoilod liaMiig accopied (hc'lollowiiig lende'is'—Woohhed M\ load (metal), J. Wlnlu, £139; Shoniood 1 and O'Neill'3 loads (metal), A. X l ochianc ) »£7s 5s 6d, Maul Smith lo,ul, M Smb, £OO, hucdwood supplies, W II Steenson, 20s pei 100 ft, 2s 2d [ioi loot lineal* 1 omul piles—The lepoit was adopted, , totalled £135212s 0d