WAIKOUAITI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10761, 27 March 1897, Page 7

WAIKOUAITI COUNTY COUNCIL.

<y. , * ;xt Tue ordinary meeting of this county council is was held in the Council Clumbers, Hawksbary, is on Friday last, at which there were present «> tha Chairman (Mr A. S. OrbslI), and Crs Al|( ; Graham, \J. Foote, J. Porteous (Merton), J. | g Porteous^MansFordtotvu), and W. Soufcer. oi- inspector's uepokts. a The Inspector reported as under —Barnes's lie applicattou-To havo the grade reduced on en the road leading to Mr Barnes's property ,c, would require a oufctiog two aud a-half chain* in le length aud 3ft iv the dsepesb part. The lr inspector was instructed to have the work done ts by employing Mr Bsrnes ou ths terms stated by so Mr Porteons (Uerton).—Piiw Hill road—This re road, oa which there was a gate erected and et complained of by Mr G. H. Robertson, had 30 very htfcle traffic on it, the ouly one usinW the ds road being Mr Butters, and tbe gate on tise road at present w*g uo mconvenience to any :h person in the district, aud therefore no reason as existed for the removal of the gate— Th;e couucil decided to take no action in th» v- mittor. CS PETITIONS. M<s i-ff °- B. row" aad ci Shi other ratepayers at y. beaoliff petitioned the c mncii ealliog attention s, co the state of the SescliffWacriiigton road at \y JNewman'ii, which required metalline, and was 10 m a very deplorable stats in wet weather — it leaders to be called for tile work. :d Mr R. Horn and seven other ratepayers in i, I urakaeui district petitioned the council drawie ing attention to a portion of the cutting known d as Dobmson's Hill, Furakinui, which in winter n "as alwayn in a bad state, and about eight i. chains of which urgently required metalin% y stone for the purpose being very handy —The it inspector was instructed to have about' 50yds i- ot metal broken for the work provided the >. P £ e tkg0"?" iut«eisted did the necessary cartage , 5 Mr Thomas Ormond', Mansfordtown, and *8 1. otlier ratepayers petitioned the council, drawing o attention to tbe state of the footpath between d there and Port Chalmers, the aspiulfc of which v was wearing in many place*, and if not iep»ired d would soan be as bad as before the path was i- made. A coat of tar and sand would keep it iv 0 repair for uome time. If the council would f contribute £5 towards the expsnse the Port c if a! U3ers BorousH Couucil had promised to do a aIL the rest.—The council agreed to contribute ±.o towards the cost of doing the work. t Mr C. Haralyn and 33 other ratepayers iv the - .Lower Harbour district petitioned tbe council 1 to open up that part of the Middle district road , through sections 21, 22, block V, North Har- .,- bour and Blue.kia district, aud expressing the opinion that after a thorough iaspectidn of tb^ s same the council would select the deviation , offered by Messrs Hamtyn and Harris iv prefare eace to the original road. i Me Hearn appeared to oppose the opening of , the road, and stated that the petition had been i got up out of personal feeling and the signa--3 fcures obtained by unfair means.—The council i decided that Messrs Hamlyn Snd Harris ba in- . tbrmed that they must accept the alternative— . eifcher to erect a swiug gate or fenca the road. > I CORRESPONDENCE. i -a CatheriiiH Gilchriar, Werlon, applied to f have two culverts tu -, io on the district road . opposite her property, aud asking to have the 1 work done betore winter sets in.—Referred to ' V nspßa rto have fcne work carried out ' dm- ';, H' Morice. Dunediu District Age-c»----i Public Irust Office, wrote askiag to be. furnished , with a list ot any unclaimed lands in the county, , to enable the Public Trustee to be registered as ! proprietor so as to sell or lease, and thus be . made remunerative to the county.-Raceived. me Secretary^Charitable Aid Board, Dun- : eJio, furnished lint of persons in the county in , receipt ot outdoor relief.—Approved with the exception of one recipient, to which ths board's . aitentiou wag again to be called , Mr J. Chapman, Sfcoueburn, wrote asking the i council to place a small bridge over the Waii kouwti R-ver near his homeatoad, ou amail ; grazmg mv 121 c. to enable him to get Urn ehcep across tue river at sheariog time.-Ht'he hwpaotor instructed to prepare pkns and specifications sod to oa;l tor tenders for the work at next KX&S' coonoil) COJt fco be charfied to Mr VV. B«ron, Caversham, wrote reuawin» bis application made some timo ago to civo him eoowa to B ection 8. block XII, North Harbour and Blueakiu district.—Tee inspector was instructed to see Mr Barrau with regard to tae bes!; means of access to the land in qaestioti. Messw E. Mickelson »ud A. Harrij, Paraksuui, applied to have a roud formed to,give them access to sections 17 and 18, on the Htiyward Pomt ro»d.—Teudars to be called for !i,r ror' c y mxt meetia« of council, lhe Oommi^ioner of Growu Lands, Duue-Jir. wrote enclosiug «. letter from Mr Thomas J.inev ! lessee ot email gr.siog ruu 121H, Budle clislrieii, in which he stated that ha had written ! M the WoiUeaio County Council drawing attention to the way he wa 3 situated bP.uig on thg boundary of the two counties of ■ Waihciao Mid Wnikoußiti, *ud that it was uofc easy gefctiog anything done to the road* in his particu.»r locality, the only outlet he bad being through Mi- Dunetu M'R&e's land iv the \V»ih«mo County, and what he wanted the board to uo was to sanction the transfer of the 25 per cent, of his rent allowed by tbe act from the Waikouaiti County Council to the Waihemo Louuty Council, sud e.peab on the portion of road m the Waihemo County leading from his placs towards Middleraarsh, which was in a bad Btate.-The clerk w« 3 iastructed to prepare a statement showing the board what the council had done iv the way of opeuing up the roads leading to Mr Jones's homestswd. Mr Thomas White, Merton. applied for some improvements to ths road from the church Merbon, to the mountain truck road The inspector was instructed to get the work dona in terms of tuo resolution passed by the council m (September last. Mr Murdoch M'Lean, Merton, applied to have the ranee at Steep Hill reserve, opposite Mr Namcml's property.-Mr M'Le»n to be lDtornasd tnat the council will give the maUsr tavourabls consideration as aeon as ho pays the half-yaar's reut now due. Mr A. Lightbourne, Port Chalmers, wrote advocating the openin? of the road at Lower Harlxmr.-IWerred to the inspector for a I report at Ueit meeting. i ■Mr J. B»yne, Mertou, wrote applying for permission, Mleswe of scctioa adjoining water reserve, to trap rabbita on the reserveReceived. pinancb. j Acoounts for the month, amounting to £^0Z Us od, were passed for payment. J COKTBACTS. ' renders were opened aud the lowest were I accepted f or the following works s-Contreet ! 631, formation culverts and rubble drain on ; rond at Kilmog—C. Hoad, £19 17 S 8d • T < Brown, £22 1O«; T. Hummoud, £2* ■ Wa-d ! and Thomson, £49 10,. Co.itr^cr. 632, Rotten roclr. on Maoßillivraj's road, Merton—Ward and Thomson, 2s 51 p^ yard ; T. H. Hammond, 2s 9.1; OH. s-l 3s. Contract 633, painting! County Council bundings-J. Bradley, £llg i MAIN ROAD. [ Cc Ghauam moved, and Or Soutsr seconded ! r c " n ' ,be *«nders bB eilled by next meeting for j 150 yds of blu« s tone metal broknn to 2in for the ! Blam road, North-Bast Valloy Riding " i Tho oonncil then adjourned. |

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