STRATFORD COUNTY COUNCIL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 23, 21 December 1916, Page 3

STRATFORD COUNTY COUNCIL.

The monthly meeting of the Council waa held yesterday, Councillor .Walters being in the chair owing to the absence ol' the Chairman who sent a note of apology. Oilier Councillors present were—Councillors Smith, Were, Anderson, Coleman, d'istoffell, Worthington and Baskin. ENGIN EER'S REPORT. The Engineer submitted his report as follows : North Riding.-—3s4'cubic yards ef boulders have been crushed on the York Road, besides scarifying ..' and lolling' of a further portion. .Denbigh Road has been roiled and is now > in good order. I have inspected the culvert - up at the top end and : con. sider it Would be money wasted until I such time as the fall is brought up to take the water. The road'- requires; ! forming, it being lower than, the' watertables and ditches in some place's; as this place is about half a mile above, the new work it is absolutely impossible for the storm water to come down and damage the new metal. Surrey Road I.have,.inspected, and would recommend the expenditure of about £'2o in forming and .metalling a few of the soft .places. The recent flood has scoured the foundations from under the sills of Kahouri Bridge, allowing her.to subside and temporary repairs have! been effected to ..make. i\\ .safe,.for ao year or two. Salisbury Road contrajcjti j is.. completed and, ..abfJfUh ,<i\p % ] .f^aink.„, of road b e len',.]^'ac;e(,l|,a^ud, t )ajj., idling lifted.,. iTjlff ,ih; t ..,Hair'.s .house,,on, Road has. v j>een regrade.d.; and the,, contractor is,engaged getting out ; the necessary boulders for metalling same. If satisfactory arrangements can be arrived at with the Moa Road Board, 1 would recommend that they be asked to crush and roll this metal, as it means a lot of lost time travelling round from here. South Ri<ling.—The surfacemen are engaged with" clay blinding and-gen-eral surface work. The Robson Road bridge will be. attended to before the. holidays. I have' received . a.'>(«vson 7 : able tender for the supply' pf slfingle for the rebuilding of this, bridge in ferro-conerete. East Riding.—The Toko Road'East contract is now completed, , using .1525 cubic yards of metal. Tin; roller will be out to roll the' Toko Ruad East and il i^^« iU I V. t ; hi , H E. WilsonJias. K quarrying shell-rock' for tiie 'eoiitj)nm r „ tion of the.Toko Road. J he crasher is now engaged On Uie Road contract. E.Wilson is engaged on the i last., hundred yards of sliell-rock for Waiwiri' Road. The Olmra Road has suffered again from flood damage both on the Saddle and at the 17-mile peg, where there is a possibility ~of the' road' subsiding,. 214 chains, of .ditch has been cleaned out on ' the Standish Road. West Riding.—The filling at Mr Hooper's .has been . made safe for traffic till such time as the crusher is finished in this Riding, when the Work will be completed. The Pernio and Opunake No. 1 road- Metal ;lias been crushed. The plant is now, engaged On the Cardiff Road near Mr Marehant's where the road has been regraded prior to .metalling. Brook's Road will be the next to receive attention. Iluiroa Riding.—-General surface work;has been.attended Jo during the month. The creek referred to by Fpreipan, Alius is in. a bad condition. logs being the principal trouble, and ..ijjitil. it- is cleared- out the, low-lying road near the Heao Road will be sub jeot to Hoods. . Tututawa Riding-—Again the recent heavy rain in the early, part of the month was 'responsible lor more slips and washouts; ' However, the -.Foreman organised labour and has all the roads open for either bridle or wheel traflic. General.—Hard wood timber has been ordered for the Waitara ...River, McCool's and Dodder's suspension bridges. 1 have; not had time to bring down a proposal for a weir at, the Manganui River bridge, but will do so during the month. Re holiday's:--'] propose closing down the plants from Saturday, 23rd, December,, till Tuesday, 2nd January, "but can provide any with work who wish to do. so during that period. |„ conclusion! wish the Chairman au d Councillors the Compliments -lthe Season. T!u> i;fip(n .t was adopted.on the »>o|ioll o |' Ci;. Coleman seconded by Cr. ChristollVU. Correspondence was dealt with as lo E W Marfell and C. Bayly nmlortnkinc to defray cost of making 111 Sin Toko Road with slm.l-rock from the end of the gravel at M;n£5" -oolshed eastwards ,»t a cost not to exceed £300.-6ranted. _ . I) McDonald, Pun.whakau, giving m> |,., lS e of store at Douglas.--Xr. 'vVorfhingtou reported that -the lease ~,„,,.',„;,;„ taken over by Mr Upland, of Pouglr". ud the arrangement was

agreed to conditionally that no inflammable goods he stored in the promises. .Tames S. Holmes, complaining of the dangerous state of the Derby Road between York and Surrey roads. He said the settlers were doing all they could to keep the road passable, but unless something more was done soon, it would he impossible to get the milk to the factory. He was paying rates to the Moa Road Hoard, but understood that by arrangement between the local bodies the upkeep of the road in question was undertaken by the Stratford Council. He asked the Council either to do something; in the matter of improvements or to inform him if the road was under the control of the Moa Road Board. In this connection a deputation of. settlers in the locality waited on the Council, and after the Council had heard their statement, it was resolved -on, the motion of Cr. Anderson, seconded by Cr. Coleman, that a committee to consist of Crs. Hatha'way,,.B.as.ki"1 fi and the. Engineer he appointed to make thorough enquiries and report to next meeting. In reply to Cr. Smith, the Engineer stated that an expenditure of £SO would make the road passable, but it would require about £3OO to put it into good order.

William Rogers wrote thanking the Council for appointing him as one of its representatives on the Hospital Board, and appreciating the compliment.—Received. Peton'e' Borough Council, asking the Council's co-operation in makiijg,, n;-, presentations to l Defence Doparto.U'n.t, in connection with the-i'paMuilot (j cruits for the Motor Boif't fftotl-ql ;S<srv'ice.—Several recruits had; gflfoej from Petone, and these':were receiving pay on the Imperial basis at present. This ; was less'than t'he'pay of members of the Expeditionary Forces, and it was contended that the recruits should get the latter rate.—The letter was received; Radnor Road School Committee applying for drain pipes for an approach to the school gates from the main road/ The Education Board would pay for the pipes supplied.— Granted. ' :MVs M;"A"'RVec!'; ; Tb!o;' 'remitting ; ren't' tror paddock leased by her and pointing "out that the acreage is not so much as represented, and asking therefore that a reduction to £5 per annum be made for the remainder of the lease.—On the motion of Cr. Christoft'ell, seconded by Cr.' "Baskin, tiie application was granted/.-''' j .. UI . • 'Michael' Foley, Victoriay i,! Road, Stratford', objecting td' railway'''crossing at the 'end 7 'of l Yir/j----toria Road. Such crossing was not 'necessary at present, and money expended on same would be wasted. — j fetter received. COUNTY BYE-LAWS. ! I It- was decided that tiie dog tax for the current year be—cattle dogs '2s 6d each, all. other dogs 10s. The Clerk was instructed to advertise an addition of 10 per cent, penal-; tv on all rates outstanding after' Wednesday, 7th February, 1017, such, outstanding rates to be sued for without further notice.,. j ANONYMOUS CORRESPONDENCE j I A Councillor stated lie had received , an unsigned letter With reference to Council business. The Chairman declined to receive same. ACCOUNTS. . Accounts amounting to G 2175 were i passed for payment., j .SEASONS GREETINGS. j Seasonable greetings were extend-j eel to th,e Chairman and members by j Cr. Smith, and the Chairman thank-; ed Cr. Smith for his good wishes. j