WAIHEMO COUNTY COUNCIL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19046, 17 December 1923, Page 8

WAIHEMO COUNTY COUNCIL

The monthly meeting of the Waihemo County Council on Saturday was attended by Grs G. Hoes (chairman), W. Ritchie, A. Murray, J. S. Miller, F. M'Callum, G. Clark, H. O’Neill, and G. O’Connell. Cr Freeland, forwarded an apology. CORRESPONDENCE. G. Coutts, Palmerston, wrote requesting that the council form a- road from his woolshed down to the north branch of the Waikouaiti River, also to clean out the water-tables where the road is already formed.—Left to the engineer to act. F. Campbell, Dunback, applied for permission to lay water pipes leading to his homestead.—Permission granted. The Minister of Pubiio Worts intimated that he would be pleased to examine the road near Goodwood Station (where it had been damaged by the floods) during his forthcoming visit to the district.— A suboommittee was appointed to meet'the Minister, •T. W. Pile wrote requesting permission to erect a gate on the roadway leading to his property at Dunback.—Permission granted subject' to usual conditions. Geo. Ramsay, Dunback. wrote resigning his position as surfaceman.—Resignation accepted mfipECTo] j, s REpORT The Inspector submitted the following report : —Bushey Riding: General surface.wOr],outlets and inlets erf culverts, grading of portion of Palmerston-Bushey rood and reforming Perry’s lane. The roads are getting rather hard for the grader to do gooef work. Goodwood Biding: Attention to Goodwood roads; wiring on the planks of Brooklyn bridge and putting up protective fence under railway bridge. A start Will be made with the Goodwood Settlement road metalling immediately after the holidays. Blue Mountain Riding: Completion of MollisonV bridge and new beams in bridge near Mr M’Pherson’s. ' Planks put' in at M‘Clew’s crossing and road graded in worst places, also a cut made at gale coming out of yard to take water which comes through gate and cuts across road. , Water is now all away from part' complained of, but pipes on a higher level will be required as old culvert is too low and covers are broken. Would not try to lift and renew. Made a out in gravel bank 'below M‘Clew’s crossing of a/bout 2ft. Dunback Riding: General surface work on Main road, and gravel, (maintenance) put on worst parts, also grading where required. Repairs effected to slip at bluff and a good job made. Slowborn road graded from Mr S. Phillips’s upwards, also " Jamieson’s road, , Gunn’s, and part Golden Bar road, on to Mr J. Phillips’s rood. Road was very hard, but with traffic will be all right, although a little hard. Made an inspection of the Dunback-Macraea. road. As far. as I, can see the whole of this road has been gravelled except about 10 chains at Walker’s Gully. Maintenance gravel required at several places and gravel at far end. Green Valley Riding: General surface work: road and crossings in good order. Meadow Batik Riding: Surface work on Taieri Peak road near Pirrie’a yards and on hill past yards. Macraes Riding: General surface work on the various roads. Dunback-Maeraes, Hyde-Macraes, Trotter’s, and .Four-mile and Ross roads graded throughout, and Horse Flat road being attended to. At Black Pinch arranged for a few leads of metal. Inspected road work done on Trotter’s road, and a very good job has been made. Taken all round, the roods in this riding are in very good order now. The worst parts of the Dun-back-Macraes road are at the top of Walker’s Gully and two flats pest this part. I think the flats could be improved by making up with rode handy to road.—The report was adopted. GENERAL. It was decided to call tenders for the cutting of cocksfoot in the Bushey, Blue Mountain, and Goodwood Ridings, for the cartage of 250yds of gravel for the Dun-back-Macraes road, and for the breakage of 200yds of metal for the Macraes-Hyde road. It was arranged to communicate with various saddlers regarding .the supply of dog collars, and Mr James Stewart was appointed dog-tax collector at the former remuneration, subject to his acceptance. The tax was fixed as usual—2s 6d for sheep dogs and 7s 6d for others. Crs Ross and' Ritchie and the inspector were dept: ted to report further on the question of erecting a bridge at M'Cicw’s. Accounts amounting to £236 2s were passed for payment.