WAIMEA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Colonist, Volume XL, Issue 8807, 5 March 1897, Page 2

WAIMEA COUNTY COUNCIL.

The nsnal monthly meetirg ( f he Council wan hill at tbe Edro i ion Board's room yesterday morning f.t 10 o'clock. Present : — Crs Kird (Chahmsn), Fatlie, Kidson, Macmabcn, Beube, and Ke'\ Minot-s wp»e conflrmed andaecoints passed in deiail. . SSSS3

The statement of Bank Balances laid on the table showed as folliows.

The inspector (Mr B. A. Tarrint) reported ap follows (abridged). "Owing to the unusually i wel wt a.her for the titna of the year not moon work haß been done on the toads with the exception of metalling on the Wakapuaka r >ad. — Some of the maintenance oontraotora i are in arrears with their wpik, and I cannot therefore certify to the payment of their aco uots. — The metalling on the RiwakaTakaka Hill road baa faaea aompleted, and a farther amount of £100 has been authorised for expenditrnv. I recommend that as the Beaßon h far advanced that the present contractors be allowed to continue metalling at the price of their previous tender as far as the amount will go.— So far nothing further I baa been heard from the Government regarding grant for the Wairoa cart bridge. I have taken levels and prepared plans shotting i how the road at Stanley Brook can be drained. —Authority having been received for tbe expenditure of £150 npon the Wairoa I Gorge road, and for £100 for the WakefieldDovedale road, I propose setting oat the work and inviting tenders by next meeting. — Specifications for the Table Land Track have been Bpprovsd by the Mires Department and tenders will be called for the work. — The deviation contract in Hope Valley wad in progress when the contractor hsd bis tent with contents burnt, including a copy of the plan and specifications, which renders it necessary for me to prepare another copy;— I suggest that new fenoes be ertoted on the sides of the approaches to the Motaeka bridge. — Sometime ago it was contemplated to pat a culvert across the road near the Lower Moutere store, where tbe road is liable to be flooded, bat it was found impossible to obtain a proper outlet. Now the land has ohanged ownership, and the new owner is willing to dig an outlet, and I reoommend that a culvert be pat across the road providing a sufficient outlet be obtained. — Culvert pipes have not been placed in position at Appleby, as supply had run ehoit, and it was not possible to obtain them. I hope to have it aueaded to during the month. — Owing to wet weather several contractors apply for extension of time. The Chairman said that a reply hai been received from We'liogton regarding the Wairoa bridge stating that no money having been appropriated for the work, toe matter would require to ba placed befcre the Cabinet on the return of the Minister. It was resolved to apply to the Sherry school for £4 8s their share of the cost ot deviation of the road. Ihe Inspect r expleinad his plans regarding the draining of the road, Stanley Brook, and it was resolved that the Inspector should interview Mr Koyvett, and ascertain whether the latter would assist in carrying out the work. Tae matter of fencing approaches to Motueka bridge was deferred for a month. Resolved that Mr Boss ba written to regarding the road leading to bis property, Lower Moutere, whether he was prepared to con* tribute towards the cost of necessary work, Cr Maotnahon asked particulars regarding the maintenance contract Stanley Brook, cancelled. Or Macmahon said that tbe contractor considered that an injustice had beea done him. The Inspector explained tbe whole matter to the satisfaction of the Councilors. Tbe report was adopted. Messrs Griffiths and Cropp waited npon the Oouncil regarding the acquirement of a road to their lands. A lett r waa handed in from the Lands Department showing that £29 would require to ba spent and the Department wbb liable for £20 only, bo it was suggested that the petitioners should fiad £12 and undertake to provide any further balance necessary. Maßßrs Griffiths and Cropp asked that the Council should make a grant to assist them. It was resolved to contribute £4 cf the £12 out of thirds. Mr E Gill, Suburban North, reported the slaughter houses in the Wangamoa riding to be satisfactorily worked. Ratsj-ayers from Woodstock asked that the road between Fooock'a Bluff and the Woodstook school should be put in good repuc before winter. Cr Pattie Baid that he had visited the plsoa and he detailed what be considered necessary to ba done in the way of forming and gravelliDg. He proposed thaa the formed parta sbou'd be gravelled before winter, and the Inspector do his best with the worst portions of the unfo lined load. There was a good deal of dieoussion on the matter, the feelirg being that sometbing should b 9 d^ne but funds would not permit a great deal bung done. An amendment that tVe Tnspeo'or spend £10 in putting the road in o-der, was carried, Cr Fa tie dissenting. A letter from the Under Secretary of Land, was read, stating th*t th : Department hafl been advised regarding a road down the old bed of tbe Tadmor river, that the change of the river course being sudden, the riparian rights of the owners still remained in force, and that a public road coold not be j reclaimed without their consent. The chiei enrveyor, Nelson, wrote sating th.it there was not a surveyor at liberty to sarvey the Bi/g's bank deviation. Mr Jobn Graham, M.H.B, wrote stating th position of certain applications for grants aod stated his raidmess to assist the Counoil and consult with the chairman npon any matters of importance to the Connty. Mr Fiannigan wrote respecting a track in the Wangapeka. Matter left to Inspector. Mr Chat. Gilford, Moutere, wrote respect* ing state cf " old house " road. Matter a'rea-iy attended to. Mr Thomas Arnold, Tadmor, wrote respecting resolution passed at fa?t meeting of the Council in rf gard to road to his land. No action taken. Mr Wm. Baker was granted a Hcenßß to slaughter small rattle in the Wakapuake, district the Inspector (Mr E Gill) first to be co suit 3d. Mr John W Palmer wrote reepaoiing growth of gorse on road, Spring Grove. The Inspcotor said that he had given Mr Cawthrcn notice to clear his front ge. Resolved to write Mr Cawthron that the work mast be done at his expense. Mr H. Baigent drew atten;ion to the oondition of a small piecejof road at the entnnoe to Figeon UaUey, which required forming and gra^ei if s before winter. The matter was left to the Inspector to have tbe repairs he considered necessary effected. Cr Beuke moved that tbe lospeotor maka a rough eurvey aB to the possibility of deviating the road so that it would run at the foct of the cliff at Hewitsoo's Hill, Moutere, and report at next meeting with on estimate. This WiS carried. Mr Hubert Mead asked for something to bs done to give aocf sa to bis land, Tadmor. It was resolved that the Inspector ehould ecqaire what compensation Mr Quinney wou d require to give a read throcgb his freehold to Mr Me«d's land. Cr Ma comb on drew attention !o a conple of sharp angles in the Stanley Brook hill which required widening to allow a wagon to get round, and a narrow piece of road leading to BrorreU'a round a Bteep blnff required widening and fenoing. He moved that tbe Icspeotcr give En estimate of coßt of theee wotke. Carried. Cr Eidson moved, and Cr Maomahon seconded, that renewed application be made for ail Government gr3nts. Carried. Cr Pat ie uaa given permission to adjourn bis notice of motion ra meeting on alternate months f:r a full meeting cf the Council. Cr Beuke thought something should be done abou the Waimea uaur flats, and renewed efforts made to get a measure passed that would allow ihe fl its to bs leased for a Euffieient time to induce syndicates to undertake the recamatioD. After a liitle discus'ionthe matter dropped. Tenders were then dealt with as followj : — Painting and tarring : Biwaka cart bridge, A M Smith, £9 10s (accepted) ; Thorpe end Bttring Creek bridges, A M Smith, £12 10a faecppted') ; Neudorf bridge, A M Smith, £5 5s (accepted) ; Church and Pig Valley

bridges. A M Smith, £9 10s (aocepted). Boad formation ,t? Thompson's, Bt inlay Brook; W Cowin £11 15 a,(accepted)., (accepted). The Council then adjourned.

tte. £ s. cL General Account .. „ 1726 12 1 Cp. Land Thirds Acojcnt „ 1058 5 8 Motaeka Whatf t Account . . 124 13 9 Contractors Pipost .. 11 10 0 Ngatirmri BrKlfce Loan .. 14 11 2•■ Ng^timoti Bridge Interest .. 17 2 2 Rooks Road Interest .. 24 15 4 Dom.in Acoouat .. .. 13 811 £1264. 7 0 KetttJr.: £4d2 sald; , , ' ,