COOK COUNTY COUNCIL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14589, 26 April 1918, Page 2

COOK COUNTY COUNCIL.

The monthly meetihg of the Cook County Council was held to-day. Present: Crs G. M. Reynolds (chairman), C. Matthews, H. White, .7. Orr, G. E Jones, D. J. Parker, and R. C. Murphy. Leave of absence wttß granted ,to Crs. Bowen, Coop, and Witters. . *, Mr Day, Tolaga Bay, on behalf of Mr David Dunlop, .Arataha, drew attention to the fact that the drainage work done m front of his property threatened serious damage to Mr Dmdop's front paddock.— The Overseer stated that tbe Council had cut no road.— -Received Mr G. W. Willock wrote regarding* drainage of Kaiti. He stated there was no natural watercoiirsd thsough Mr'de Lautoui-'s land; as. stated m the .Obuncil's letter. The drain adopted by Mr Fraser was, according to his information, put m by th_ teKant?s servants without authority, when the owner Wis an absentee, to rivoid -this 'draJr&ee waters .from Owen road cutting adjoining properties at its outfall. ' Ti was easier to commit this trespass than to make a^ proper outfall at, Owen road ; to the river., This trespass ,wbu)d no longer^ be pemittea, Vvand the Council was asked; -to iliatfe it abated. If the Council , insists on going fa, with "its schente -bf bringing-water from another drain W on to Owen roadjvlthout tionfirilnirsueh. foreign^ watery lo^ucbv road,^Mr de Lahtour worn .he y Vompelle* '■* to I Jake such ftiepg.. a9 he may be - advised; It , v^ould / not & :. f the Senses of ftu abortive poll be thrown irooii* the ratepayws.— Received. - .- , a . , * . -TJ.« Yen. Archdeacon Packe suggested. the . Cerrtetehes Board > afford an opSP^iS** m *t James and himself to m4et.them and confer re- , gardina^ the, possibility of improving the celnetenes m th sir care. 'X miiirht' be possible for the churches to^bb Ible to assist m arousing ptiblic interest m the upkeeo and beautifying of God's acre.— Agreed! to.

Mr H. de Mqntalk. tokga Bay, wrote drawing _ i attention ,: to the number of cattle and horses allowed to stray m and around the Tolaga W to^p^Re* termed £ overseer for explanation: *-?•.*- G ' 4 F t a *P ! - wrote statiijgi.that £act, and jad^und that th^w^jc .^tf ' been completed and chrrisd * tfutlh n thoroughly s^ismctory; v n)an&: 'A succession ,of floods, were . expeHehded during erection, but by extremZSatd, on.th* pa*t no^rious damage jor losses, occin-ed. S™l *£WH c6uld be on the wprk.^-Received..; , m *„>"■; : -Mrs H; BuStiri, ;Hukley road, * -irrbto asW tie Council to repair aSnll Mdge leadift^intp^?!^ 'the bridge haying^eeii damaged "by- & las? heavy rain.— lnclined ° -*.-:". 'pg Rn J« l^ ySke ? t,i: on *ehai*^ Mr £ Oharles Seymour, Wrote stating that Mf Council to .take thft, land free of cosP W^dihg the Coiiricil erects and Si tains fences bti. both side.s of^th^lan* e M~ R if ferred ■'* chairman and Or. Murphy. ,v •:. ( r t -*y . <• * ATho Public Works* t)e^rttnent jvrbtl aeknowledgmg recent of £500 lodged to the. credit of the Jnibli^account astl^ tgbttted by the # Council towards ereetin* S^Ste ae '-^M- A.drnlt agreement rejpectmg payment :,©* balance of 4ub* si<ly .'wißV being, breparedr^nd*' Wotlld be forwarded to the Council m a, short 'A% iJt it was' pointed out that' th ? sits of the bridge and approaches was not oh the exiting legal * oad l^ I t,^ ou l, a therefore, be *neceasaW: for, the Council to carry out the necessary statutory formalities and obtain ; a titls to the land .required if or the purA boses of a road.-^TW District- Engine^ forwarded* a plan of the. adopted bridge site.r-The chairman said this wmfa hangup bridge f<#- se^rfo, months, but he had" requested -&& Minister to g^on.wi^i the ordering of the tipiber.-'-The overseer added thafc the taking of the land was being effected, there being; tto abjection. • " VA Mr. George SrrifEh VrAte < complaining | of the present condition, of > tha drainae-b m^ Oman*, street*; Kaiti,^Ref erred ?^he Wro^JDouhty Clerk jfoiww^a to McGregor's sectid«;--Received. , V f < Messr-i Graham and Dobson called the attention of the Council to the state of the main Patutahi drain, near Mrs Ferguson's property.-To be advised that the matter was being attended to. Mr H. Hei wrote suggesting that coni pensation be paid out to the ownera of the Mangatuna E Block. as the Council had now nearly .Completed its title.-* liie clerk stated the matter had ■. been practically completed. ' t". „Mr. H. E.^dilLclerkof^the^Mang^ ??^ Town Board, tfrote stating tfia^ vis JJoard had yhth permission, atteatted to. necessary maintenance and mS fcfter extreme wsathfir, but before committing .the local bodies interested, the Hoard desired a conference to discuss A the matter and arrive at some arrange* ment;— Agreed to. AA ; At^f Mr J. Gardner, Hihirda station, -wSte taking exception to the attitude of m S^f% Unt^%Wcil Meeting the bndge at Mi^FetiWs, and thanking the Council for doing, the earth. ™**k.--. Reoeived. ; . t * The Secretary to 1 the" Treasury, Wellington, wrote: statihg .there would be no objection to the transference of the debt! m, connection with >the> Te Hanara merger.— Received. A" ™ Th l p'sborn^ National Efficiency' Board of Trustees thanked the Coun<& for its report on the subject of deterioration of farms aiid shortage of labo* — Received^, - ..■*,,- , ly Vy^ -, ';;;••* r- . The Town Clerk' W^U' stating that hfe Council was 4 agree4ble to .pay £5 -petannum for the right, to run their water pipes across the.Watygake biudge; thii the Uouncil would ; pay their quota to-•ft-ards the esctra Ifebor put, on. to maii^ tarn the pathways bf ihe Taruhern Cemetery ; .that the Council; had> • instructed their engineer to go ijjto th^queation of '■■■. running a doitble £ij)e line akmgithe-srir-'---face of the Waipaoa Ijridge.— It ; was deAcided to point out, t^e urgency of atbr?£ g *° l>^; l^ ? n **«-' Waipaoa Respecting th£,bk>b6s^d Wairoa mam road loan i of £2000,, the State Advances! Brard informed, the/ CounQif that the.rw solution of the State Advances Board'imposing, the limit of; £5000 operates as from, June Ist ih ;!#6li;^aril.lA^^pDli- • cations for loans aggl%ating £4500 badl^ Wready been prpvisfohally entertained * fiirther apphcMiJen from the Council fop a loan of £8600 could. not be ; ;oonsidere<i ? ** i,?- n6 "* n «^t.— Received.— Qp? MMthews stated it would not affoot the matter., »■• „ . The Secretary of the Gisborne Citf* |6ns Defehce Cohihiittefj, notified tbafe the representatives »omina*ed as'mem- ¥» on *"° comnattpe. had been duly elected. He intern-led 1 tli<r Conned that the committee bad- decided , "thati any member of the.cbinmit*ee being iibeent from three consecutive .'meetings, wjthoufc leave, his seat' should, be. , declaredl vacant, and that the local bqdy whiclk that member rep*&sented be asked t*j» appoint a rebresentative to fill- th^ vacancy. ?'— Received „':. ■'■--"- Messys. B. otti. .A, JoUey, Tolaga X a^^ d i>^er of tife Council to pay them m consideratibn oft diverting the flood water, on. ( their property to save tfie CrMll' s ;.boim. dary., — Receivedk Vs :.1 v '{-:/,>. i The l^nfla De^i-f tment (iftat the^N^ta.na stfck had been vested m tha'Couhfcilf^Received.-f^.Kr r The saptlary. itispector, Mr.* Cr* -TL terns reported thatjipartfrom^trohblcf caused by the- receht Jloodp in>some area* conditions were satisfactory. ..Proceed.ings would-be instUTj.t 0 a > >a g a ) nist.;^aiii owner a t I)>lHga, Rh T P W, A^u»u dr|unago defects were remedied^Re-

\t Th V e P° rfc s. of i,u * County oy^seer, Mr. Keane, Were considered,— Cr A Orr k moved that the overseei^ i-acommenda-tion re removal .bf slips on Hangaroalabora road ahd .ittintion to HnUgSroa road be P i V eh effdftt to—Carried.^Reftnecting .the Wangnke bridge. ; "it. sWaa afereed tolfeave the matter* to th^ip^er*l CIV *t on6^' that the raising, of ,the main road al the Ormond din he put m Mnd m tho snringi ••, He thought tnnch>' could be do«e -by : ;a,-. iudicipusfsystern of banking.— -Some discussion ensued

rejecting Ihe question of banking, tins chairman remarking that he was not m favor of doing any banking at present m view of the fact that the River Board was, contemplating taking action. — Cr. Matthews concurred.— Cr. .Tone* moved that the- overseer- lie. authorised to erect a bank at the end of the lane at Or mond to protect the Ormond pound. — It was decided to hold the motion over

until judgment m the recent case had fbeen . given. . Mr. A. J. McCreedy tendered his re- . signation as overseer for the Tolaga Bay ■ riding. — Received. '' Special orders were adopted ye constitution of Kaiti. drainage district and imposition of additional 10 per rent, on unpaid rates. Cr. Parker called attention*' to horses being allowed to' wandeir oh certain roads at Kaiti. — Owner to be notified to discontinue same. • Cr. Matthews asked the poMion respecting the Ngatapa creek. — The chairman said they .: wt»r.e* .-'"still waiting, for the report from the P.W.D. — It was decided to write to the Minister on tlie subject. ' Cr. Matthews asked that Waikohu County be written to re Boggy oroek. Wharekopae road.-^Agreed to>