PIAKO COUNTY

Te Aroha News, Volume XLI, Issue 6546, 20 November 1924, Page 5

PIAKO COUNTY

ORDINARY MEETING k The ordinary meeting of the Piako County Council was held on Monday. , Present: Councillors F. W. Walters (chairman), F. E. Hughes, W. McLean, W. R. Lowry, W. F. Stark, E. R. Whitechurch, J. Orr and W. C. Kennedy. Mr P. O’Donoghue applied for payment for work he had done on the Main Drain road, necessary to enable hit& to deliver timber. —Left in the hancls of the engineer and Cr. Kennedy. Mr W. McGill wrote stating that **ke had purchased section 63 lot 13 Wairere S.D. containing 7 acres. He wished to have it fenced and would like to have the consent of the Council to include a half-chain road on the frontage of the section. —Granted subject to the usual conditions. The question was raised of whether an owner of trees overhanging a road could be compelled to remove them or only lop the branches. Cr. Lowry said the Railway Department could compel an owner to cut the trees down. He gave an m which Ahe law had been tested. -44 The chairman said the position was different with regard to local bodies. It was decided to refer the poiht to the Council’s solicitors. 7 ■ „

A communication was received in reference to what was considered,a good outcrop of stone suitable for metal which could be worked with advantage |o the ratepayers. Cr. Lowry said the outcrop was on his property the matter was referred to him and the engineer for a report. ’ Mr W. Stewart (Tatuanui) wrote stating that he understood that the P. and T. Department required trees overhanging the wires from the Piako station towards Tatuanui cut down. He was prepared to fall into his own property, where possible, the* bluegums along his road frontage for a remuneration and what wood aid be taken from them. There .ere about 15 large and 47 small trees on his frontage.—Offer accepti ed and timber to be stacked for Coun- | ty use. i The Waiorongomai quarry report .showed that 1110 yards of metal had Ibeen crushed of a total value of £459 18/-. TKd expenses totalled '£3B6 leaving a surplus of £72 18/8. Cr. Hughes gafe notice of motion:, “That the resolution /on the minute ' book whereby Manawaru riding contributes towards the maintenance of Stanley road be rescinded.” 7 Cr. Hughes moved that loans under which inetal is carted oyer the concrete tfqad bear a proportion of the cost of ‘ the maintenance of the shoulmotion was carried. With regard to metal railed to Walton it was decided to communicate with they'£raffic Manager at Frankton pointing out the injustice of charging lemurrage when trucks were delayed >y the Department, and requesting hat when there is delay due to the department the same amount of •race shall be allowed the Council. The engineer was requested to have ipdi made at Waiorongomai as well s piles, the chairman pointing out lat this would niean a saving in the >st of pipes which were wanted all /er the County i The engineer was asked to report itfr x4spect to a request on behalf of ’pr W.‘ Clark, Tahuna, for road ,ss to his property acquired under Discharged Soldiers’ Settlement -# s * . , ■ ■ motion of ; Cr. Kennedy it is decided to start metalling on the aitoa-Matamata road, and an qrranment‘ by Which large trucks are to used enabling a saving in carting periditure was agreed to. : Permission was given to use a ce of County reserve at Tahuna for pig yard; and weighing stand, the rk to be done to the satisfaction 4$ Whitechurch and the engineer. ' complained about pigs idering on the main roads in his ng.—The clerk'to notify the ownthat the nuisance must cease. r-p Orr objected to certain items g charged against his riding. The was on Mason’s roatf and orongomai bridge, was stated by Cr. Hughes that chief damage to the bridge was ,ed cartage of metal used Ide Crj Orr’s ridffig. ie chairman said the cost of making the bridge should bd appord between the quarry and the g, the quarry to bear half and Hdlipgs concerned, Manawaru and irOha, a quarter each, was decided to defer action, was suggested by Cr. Lowry that nginqer be empowered to procure metal he could providing the aid quality were satisfactory. * Kpnn£f& said that there was a of metalling to be done

and he wanted permission to obtain any metal that was afailable locally. The chairman said that when a Government grant was being used the consent of the Public Works Department would be necessary to the use of, any particular metal. Cr. Kennedy spoke highly of the Te Aroha metal. The chairman impressed upon the Council that the Public Works Department must pass the metal before it could be used. If the Public Works engineer was satisfied the Council would be satisfied also. It was finally decided that the matter of procuring additional metal from Te Aroha quarry be left in the hands of the chairman, Cr. Kennedy and the engineer. The Hon. J. G. Coates telegraphed that the Council’s application for a for Kurunui road was receiving attention.