TAIERI COUNTY COUNCIL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23436, 26 February 1938, Page 3

TAIERI COUNTY COUNCIL

MONTHLY MEETING The monthly meeting of the Taieri County Council was held at Mosgiel yesterday, and was attended by Crs J. Gow (in the chair), G. Stevenson, C. Findlay, W. Nichol, F. Howell and J. Wither. LETTER OF SYMPATHY It was decided to send a letter of sympathy to Cr Kirk wishing him a speedy recovery from his illness. FINANCE Expenditure for the month was £8299 13s lOd, and receipts were £2248 13s 7d. The bank balance (dr.) was £4437 9s 4d. - REPORTS Mr J. Williamson reported that he had issued 16 drivers’ licences and four heavy traffic licences. Parking signs had been erected at Brighton. Three building permits, of an estimated value of £832, were issued and £2 2s fees collected. Slaughter houses and piggeries were inspected and found to be in a satisfactory condition. Eight cattle had been found wandering. The reports were received. CORRESPONDENCE The secretary, New Zealand Forestry League wrote asking the council to supply a list of all privately-owned scenic areas and sections of native bush in order that the league might take steps over a period to ensure their preservation either by purchase or by arrangement with the owner.—Received. The secretary, Brighton Ratepayers’ Association, wrote drawing the atten-.

tion of the council to the amount of gorse growing on the local roads. —The letter was referred to the member for the riding. Mr G. D. Connor, Gladstone road, wrote complaining that the road' was badly corrugated.—Received. Mr D. Forrester and others wrote petitioning: the council to gravel Bath street, Brighton, and put a culvert in. —lt was decided to attend to the matter. The secretary, Otago Education Board, wrote asking permission to lay a Sin pipe down the main road from March Creek to the new baths at Strath Taieri School. —Permission was granted, subject to the work being carried out satisfactorily. Mrs Cox, Middlemarch, wrote asking the council to fill in the roadside near her house.—The matter was left to the inspector find the member for the riding. GLADSTONE ROAD At the request of Cr Findlay, it was decided to ask the inspector to "make a tentative estimate of the cost of sealing Gladstone road, the approximate length being three miles, from Riccarton to Duke’s road. He remarked that the work was necessary, as there was a lot of traffic on the road, especially between the borough and Sharpe’s corner. GENERAL The council passed the necessary resolution accepting two small pieces of land in Brighton, allotments 3 and 4 on plan 5074, which had been dedicated to the council for road widening by Mr James E. Morgan.

It was decided to make a donation of £25 to the Middlemarch Baths Committee. ’ ■ INSPECTOR’S REPORT The inspector of works (Mr John Garrett) submitted the following report:— East Taieri Riding.—The following roads have been surfaced and graded: Cemetery, Riverside, Owhiro-Gladfield, Centre/ and Riccartom North Taieri Riding.—The deviation at Boyd’s Hill on the North TaieriTaioma road is in progress. The following roads have been graded: Gibson’s to Muir’s, Gordon, Silverstream Valley, and North Taieri School roads. Kaikorai Riding.—The following roads have been surfaced: Golf Links, Sim’s, Green Island Bush, and Sidey*s. Sidey’s and Kaikorai Valley roads have been graded. Otokia Riding—Pipe crossings have been put in at Brighton for Mrs Cairns and D. Boatwood, applicants supplying the pipes. Ragwort has beeh cleared from the Brighton gravel ,pit. Under Government grant, the contractor for delivery of gravel on the Oto-kia-Kuri Bush and Tukatau roads has made fair progress with the work. Outram Riding.—Grading and surface work has been carried put on the Allanton to Berwick road, also the Granton, Cray’s Beehive, Huntly, and Outram to Hindon roads. The deck of the bridge at Johnston’s on Bruce road has been repaired. Maungatua Riding.—The following roads have been surfaced and graded:; Henley to Berwick, B. Drain, Riverbankf Timm’s, and Kofoed’s at Berwick. A two-foot pipe, culvert has been put in at the. Woodside School. Deep Stream Riding.—Under Government grant, the contractor for delivery of'gravel on the road; from Lee Stream to Boyd’s will finish his contract by the end of,next, week. During the month tenders were , called for delivery of 2222 yards of grave! on the Outram to Hindon road, on the section from Mount Hyde, to the old school,. and that of C. Brarissell was accepted. , Strath Taieri Riding.—Under Government grant, the contractor for delivery of 3069 yards of gravel on the Mount Stoker road has made good progress with this contract. The grader has been at work on the Dry Ridge and Gladbrook Settlement roads. MAIN HIGHWAYS No. 2.—Grading and surface work has been carried out from West Taieri Church to Sutton. Repairs have been effected to the deck of the Deep Stream bridge. No. 3.—Maintenance gravel (490 yards) has been run out on the Duke’s road section and the road graded. No. 4.—Grading and surface work has been carried out. No. s.—Graded and surfaced, and parking signs put up at Brighton, Nos. 6 and 7.—Graded and surfaced. 1 No. B.—The battens from the centre of the Allanton bridge have been removed. and spaces made up with plant mix. The structure of the bridge is receiving a coat of tar. The road was graded throughout. The report was adopted.