THAMES COUNTY COUNCIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13766, 3 June 1908, Page 8

THAMES COUNTY COUNCIL.

[BT TELEGRAPH.—OWi' COKnt'SPOSDES'T,] Thames, Tuesday, Thk monthly meeting of the Thames County Council was" held to-day. Mr. It. W. Bagnail (chairman) preaidinc Tenders for road works were uf-eepleil a? lot lowni—ThauiM-to-nikuttiia ifoad, D. McKay. £16.5 lis lid: Hikutaia to Whan gam a la. Wire* track, W. Davis, £17 10-: I'uriri-' Road, A. Mitchell, £14 s*. ' A petition was received iroin a number of ratepayer* at Turin protesting against tin! proposed. new load to Talma, via Kauaeranga, and pointinjr out that the present rend, via Turin and NeaveKville, on which a considerable Mini ot money had been expended front time to time, was in every sense the moat mutable. It was resolved to in: ~v.strQ the following appl!cations to the Government for fcraur» tor i«n*»»sary road works throughout tin: dirtrlct:— to-Neavesville Ilotwl. £iyX); N'eavemille. to Golden Belt, Junction. £aCO: Golden Belt Junction to Puketui, £i-00: Puketui to Ilikimi. £:100; Hikuai to Tahtla, £;,£0: Tapu t( Cuiutown, £1000: Otanui, £100; Tapti (Ye«fc, £100; Karaka Co-el.. £100; Kauaeranea Vallev, £;>Ct>; Ohio Creek. £50; Thames to Walkir/uu. £1000; Omaha to Whaiigariuta, £500; Wires Track, £2CO: Mai* Creek, £100; Taortt. £1C0: Thame* to Hikiltafa, £750: Wbangamata to Tairua. £21:0: Golden Belt Battery Uoad. £260; I'ttiiii Wiley, £250; Humtown V> Kapowai. £260; Ops pi" to Xethertou. £::00; Matatoke, £100; Cr-umerv. £".C0: Wharepoa.»£3oo; Tif.viifen<r* Road, £200; Over's Road, £100; Bell's Head, £200; Tr Wakau, £"200; Crosby •* Settlement Track, £."*■. outlet drains, Omaliti, £300; Waitakaruru, £rXX>; exploration or country between Thame* and Tairua to determine the nwft suitable route for the main road, £300 A special report from tin* chairman regardingthe beet means ot opening up communication with the I'iako lands wan read, showing the various proposal* for feny and bridges, and givtosf the. estimated expenditure required foi construction as follows:—Free fe-trv at Kopn hv means of oil launch and punt, ax forested by Mr. Wright, to cost £1650, and road* approadie* to fame £2290, making- the. total cost £3940. to be worked .it a weekly expenditure of -£10. The other proposals mentioned were fixed ferriea at vanoiw paints higher up the river at Matatoke, Ptirtri. ukev.a, and cable station, the eon of which would vary front £21J0 to £4542 for construction ami approaches, Including roads, the cost of work■ins to be I0i? per week m each case. The report also dealt with proposals for bridges, which were as 'follow*:—At Whurepoa. £5000; at Oke«a. £13,000; the latter belli* a «wing bridge. It wa« eventually decided to uo into lOtmnittee of the whole Council to make further inhume* into the matter, most 'of the councillors bt'.n; in favoui of the bridge proposal, i. sound practicable.'