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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14445, 3 November 1917, Page 8

The -monthly meeting of tlie ."Waidp*" County Council was held m the Couricij Chamber, Waipiro Bay, -on the 22nd i*|t.j there being present : Crs. K. S. William! (diairmaii); A. B. Williams, A, V-.IS Rged, -E^ R„ Murphy, and Wm. .Oai4s->< ", Inpoming correspondence was dpal with .as follows: — .. .y ji J From. Messrs Nolan and Skeet> ' sta&nj that .the ; proclamation taking., ro'a'dsij aj Whangaparau had been gazetted.—^h( Chairman -proposed,, and,. it ,. was s<'c.jhd -cd-; by Cr. -Reed, that : Mr. , Hol t' be 'ad ■vised. -■■ ■ ■•-,-. ■ ,/ ' .;•'.. '„.--. -„ ■ j;.-- From < Messrs.. Henry McCliitchie {im I others . m reference to the bad state! oi \ Hick's Bay, Te Araroa road,. and asiijn;the Council : , whether, if. they .prpvi.3oc the labor, the Council, ivill., allo\»> i 'fan a, portion; of -the,., rates ofi.the ; Whartjka hika block -to enable them' to keep llht road; open. — The overseer >vas . instruct tQ . interview these- people and *ee| if?; lit could make satisfactory arrangements. < i '• Jlrom ,the ..Waiapu.-, Farmers' .»C64opßr a ■ •tiv.e-f Company,--, making^ application renewalof . a.;.slaughterrhouse k license- — Granted. ■.^.yy\ . From Mr... aL Hyland, making (application for a slaughter-house license.— Granted!;, -'-''^-y;' •.'-,,';-.; 'From .the ratepayers of tlie Rotokau tuku bridge special rating area, askinp the Council, whether, m the event cf the ratepayers deciding on a ; suspension bridge m place of the proposed itruotuce •they would giye. a subsidy for sucji suspension bridge.- - also that ihe.- Cu-.iricil be requested to get all availably infol*- . ination as .to cost : of light .bpggy arid heavy traffic suspension bridges, and whether the necessary material is^avail--abje, at .the -present .time.— The Chiiirmari proposed,, seconded by Cr !Reed ; that the Minister be' -written -.to and asked for. the information required by the ratepayers, , and * that . the Engineer ;nChief be communicated with arid ias&id to supply the necessary informatio.i . m regard to the cost of light and iboavy suspension bridges. — Carried. The engineer s and overseer's • reports \yere read, and considered. 1 The engineer (Mr. W. O'Ryari) ifeport ed : The contractor for the Waiputaputa bridge has commenced work, and shou-c! liave most7of the piles driven this -week/ The timbers for the superstructure have not yet arrived. Mr. McCrackeri has niade good progress With the b"id,*e-un-der ■ ■Marotiri on the Mangahaiu.ii' roaa. Mr. Home; Public Works inspector/ h'ns visited the' district, and with "ne4.nspccted some of the works for' yvhich flood damage is -being granted. We ilso went •through all the accounts since May." J916. up to date; which showed rpay?n'etit* 'pri account of flood damage. > The intended visit of Mr. Gavin, inspecting enffinee.*. with the District' Engineer has liad to he postponed for about a • month .owing to an ; accident sustained by Mr.i A)instrong, which compels hVm to .jie up for a month. The Native Land Court has. fixed Friday, the 26th inst., for the hearing -.of. the compensation cases. The con crete culvert on the Waipiro-Ma-ka-** Inroad is being constructed. I have pegged rind taken longitudinal and cross sec tions of about 2J miles of the rend between ther Tikitiki* bridge and Awann:'•the work is now being plotted. ' ■■: Qi\ Reed-proposed tliat the Chief Postmaster bo writtou>to and^informed that tho settlers' m the horthorn (jnd iof tli'ls county - desired* to .have the- vonte • of thfi present mad service .altered, . so that tlie mail from Tokomaru to Te Araroa j.:hoiil(l go via Tee Priia .oridvßuatorea*' direct instead;.of through- .Waipiro* -Bay; ns at pre sent,, and -that it,*he{.pointed out to him what -a-grfeafc saving of - time-, there' would ■bo if .the mail went iby-thfl proposed new route, as) it. -would .probably roach Rria*torea'.at-. about theysame time as it now leaves W/aipiro Bay- Moreover the con--tractor ,\Vould have the benefit' of; a metalledixrOad for nearly the whole dis.-tancei-T^JSeconded by s ; Cr. Oates^ apd -.-irriedw- ■< ■;■■•■ ,, '...t,.--- j:-.-:- ; •*•<-,-— :-.''' i;■ ,-Vln reply ;to;Cr.' Reed's enquiry re Tapu:,wareroa bridges, : the- engii.eer stated ; it "Was i-advisable that. 'the, in9pp*3t,».ipr. : .>ei*t-. giriee'r-and. the district, .engineer islionld' inspect theS'sites; bisfQye commenqirig work, omithesei bridges; 1 ,!-N :> . .-• ■ [ ; ; ; iivA-t. • Or* •-, >A„ 'B. .Williams's suggestion, ihe^overseeriwas instructed to keep the matter of the- Poroika stock track ,m view and',- have ( the » repairs made when possible. •-- ;,-. ;,.-..: : :^ ..-.-.•..-.-. .': ,--. The Chairman gave . notice -pf ' motion that he will at the next meeting propose that jt is advisable, to appoint -an assistant' rate collector. • • The Chairman proposed that ai special rate of orie4hird of a-peririy ii) the pound be struck on the rateable valuation Of all rateable property m the Rotokautuku bridge special rating area. — Secorided by Qv. Reed and -carried^ •.-*'• U- : •.■-' Accounts amounting to -*tlie sum.. of £2704 were^ passed 1 for payment.

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