RANGITIKEI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3547, 7 August 1920, Page 6

RANGITIKEI COUNTY COUNCIL.

’TFe"monthly meeting of the abqve Council was held on Thursday, there being present: Crs. B. _P. Lethbridge (chairman), A. G. Simpson, W. Doole, F, R. H. Brice, A. Gibbs, G. E. Anderson, J. Brice and T. A.‘ Duncan. CORRESPONDENCE.

» Inward cu:-1-es<pondence was dealt with as fdz.-_:~.*«.‘.’~*.:———

3 The Azinmces Ofl‘lc'e. notif;,'iug 'grant*n_L, of £2500 for the pLll’pO.s,l:‘. of erecting w'mE;nl's’ homes, £3OOO for widening Upper Turakina Valley and Okaka R4):-zds for first time. This is proper‘.-inn qf a proposed loan of ‘£13,000, am ‘£7oo portion of cost of constructing a suspension bridge ove;-.Ka\\'llat-an ‘river; £SOO for metéming Otaihape Valley ‘Road for ms‘: time. ' ~

Public Trust Office; forwaz;ding fourthinstallnent of £IOOO of Ruanui {Riding loan of £35,000 _.and stating fifth instalment would receive attention before date of payment.

P_ußTic. VVol;ks« Department, authorising {fie expefiditure of £175 (subsidy of £1 for £2) for‘ metalling Tahoe mad. Haumpu $.13. Railway Department, granting extension of right to private siding at Ohingaiti till 31st Decenfber at £so.‘ -per— annum, and asking that" gorse hedges near railway line at 'l‘u':akina be lowered. .

Wang-anui Hospital Board, forwarding stattement pf Council’; levy; Maintenance £7179 14/, Cilpltal £7542’ 15/; total £7972 9/.-—Passed for payment. ' .

The Council decided to pay £4O towards expenses of the Prince of Wales visit to Marton. Arrowsmith and Loughnan, claiming £25 on behalf of Mr Donald McDonald, for royalty on firewood.-—TO be informed that Mr McDonald had donated the firewood. H. McGinniss and «E. McGowa_n,. sanctioning loan of _£'soO for metalling Otaihape Valley Road. . J. Simpson, asking .pe.rmi.ssion to‘ I erect fence on edge of Kaweka road.‘ -——l Left in hands of Cr. Anderson and‘ ,5, engineer.

RESOLUETONS.

It was resolved

That. ;'»’lf George Cameo:-n be ap-,! pointed ranger fior the County mlui_'ing the pleasure of the Council. I I (Crs. Duncan——Gibbs). 'Tha't. Mr. Anderson be compensafed for loss of ilis.llorse, the amount ‘to be fixed by tfie ‘engineer. I , _ (Crs. Gibbs¢~Amlel-soii).——Th:lt t‘he_' engineer take steps E 0 ‘fiuve damggyous position ‘of road near Nami-al B‘i'i§lge at -Utiku made safe. 0‘ '_ (Crs. Gibbs—Simpson)_.———Thai. ”"{ll’é" Council let. contract No. 505 to'(_3fl',:i:.<.' Robinson at_ 1/9 per cubic yal'<],'l(;2icrl'¥"" .ing ballast. '1 Wll (Crs. Anderson——-‘Gibbs)'.——Tliat apfil?-(»%' cation be made for _u loan of £2OOO "E 6 métal Whaka Roa?j from Murl':iy'é’ Triickdto Mr M. Galvin‘-‘s g:a't"e_. tlfé“ special district to be defined by

.engineer. , _ ‘_ '_ - (Chail'nl:Lll—Ci'. F. Brice).¢—’Fh:it"tYi}”‘F. ‘following general‘ I‘at.es be levied Ofa? A kapu, Porewa, 'Wangaellu, Te Kapua, ' ‘ Axvarua; Erewhon, and Ru:m_ui Ri«_Tlllg‘.s7‘,/») ;1d in 55 sterling; Rlangitovto :uld“R:i'li'-"»-gaiira, 7-8 d of an. penny; Otairi. 1 I'—Brl.‘3 ‘ OV’.ERb'EI:IR’S I>.m)ol<'r. M!‘ A. 'lho'ms I'epol‘i'ed. for the month D, of ?J’uly:—~ ' ' 11 B.l‘:llg'itot.U I{iding—Thev rO-.u_ls \vithi_l the exception of "the :B:-undon Hull :1‘ Road are in good order. Slight 'ropairs ‘1 have been etfc-cted "to Eh? prmoctive VVO_‘.‘kS at S<:utt’s. ‘ Otakapu Riding.——Most of HlO I'ou‘d? ; ;men have been w(;l'kiug rup:l'u-ing» tlfé'} surface bf the 1'03.d.< and gelxcl':lll)f'_ g_ are in faix'_or(lel'. I propose st:ll'ti'l'}L"’;§ thé roller to work again shortly -on i’ the Bu‘:ls-'{‘urul{in2l Ruatu sL*al'if'yiri'-g"':" and ruflizxg ht-tween the Mukirikiri‘ .Ro:l(l"2Tunction and Grum.< Fiat. ’I‘11‘é""" work of fencing the 011301-"c:dgc ofwfliéz ‘VS newly widened portion of the Tura-kinu-Wangac-.h_u Road has M3?-n r.-onrr mended. _ A

}.’m-ewa. Riding.——l l)1'opu.~;o stur?.ing"' N<.:. 1 grader in abuilt :3, I'nl'tnight’;~a time. The eoxitmctor has nearly completed. the work of tnlcingg off points and widening on the York Farm cutting. VVhen this Work is <lO-mplctetl L\lc.<sl's Fredexjick Bros. are going to crnrrt :1 new fence on_ tho 0-u’r¢>r. edge of the fcrmation. ‘ Lm-cor isna '\Vallg:le}lu Riding.—~Tlle" roads are in fair order. ’.}_uw-:-~.- End IRangzltim Riding.————'[‘hei contract for delivering metal for I'o- - on the Ondpuhi Road has been conzplefed. The widening at the foot 14’ I’z:lllgrcen’s cutting is nearly compfetevcl. ‘ ENGINEER’S REPORT. Mr S. A. R. Mair (engineer) reported as follows for the month:—— Rangitira. Riding.-——Gmvel repairs have been completeii on Batu roads. A new culvert has been laidpn main road, Hunterville, to replace an old timber culvert. ‘ Ofairi Ric'ling.———Gravel repairs are in hand in Vinegar Hill Roads. Several _- slips ocefirred} but have all been clear ed ofl. _ .- . i

Tekapua I{iding.—'Heavy rains bl'o‘ug‘ht down :1, large numbcl"of slips, several roads were blocked. The worst is 011 Upper Turukinu Valley Road’. Men are engaged re-opening and repairing damage. Repair gravel has been put out on l\lul';'ay’s Track, where required‘. Sawmillers have r<=.p:li:-ed M111‘:-ay.’s Track, where their trafiic. out up the metal. near Mntnroa.

Rfianui Riding.—-So\'ol‘a‘. slips have occurred, but have been $O2llO-vod. Ballast tl"3ill'llas continued dmn;)ing' moral ,fo_l' R.".umui loun 'v.'ol'k.sf. -1771‘.-‘cubic y:u'd.~t being put out 77: me nwntli.

]£.r'e\\‘}:«»2l Ridin-g.——AdVmltag:e was taken of fine v.'o:ltllel' to have metal repairs carried out on "I7li}l:qw-W:l.inui' Road, by s:m'millcl's. Slips on Monwhango Road have been cleared. .-\\\'2l.l'u:-. Riclilxg.—Nlll'iné*ulls bad slips have taken place in fl1i?: 1-lidingj. and are

being c]oul‘c'd as vCXpOdi‘i()llSl_\f as possible. Fair progress has been made wifh formation of Kotuknraerm Road, Contract ‘No. 504 A. C‘onl'_irac.tor' for 5048 and C, on this road has been laid up, and little work has been done during the month. Mr Davey. contractor for section B 'on ‘this road, desires to hand over his job fo Ur Thcnms Bas--2711), who is prepared to: accept. As

M_r Bastin has about aomplgtcd section A I \s’<)uld recommend he be allowed to have section B, provided Mr Davey u-11ou11.;us his illt‘el'E‘st in it completely. I"l‘uteuli\‘c .r'ull<:c is being I'cpzlix'Cd on blufi, Mokai Road, T:10T1"6h. Owners’ consents 11am boe‘u obmined to loan oi’ £7OO, L'pp'er Kzuvhzltuu bridges.