TARANAKI COUNTY COUNCIL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 5 February 1907, Page 3

TARANAKI COUNTY COUNCIL

Tin* Taranaki Comity Council nici on Monday. X > ro-<-'iil: .Mr J. Jjrow; (chairman). (.Vs. ilill, Adlam, Andrews George, Ilopson. and Stevens. Tlic chairman's action in accepting tlu 1 tender of Mr L. G. I'. spencer for liie Waiwakaiho bridge contract, ami in varying the terms of the stone contracts in the Oinata riding wei'e'eon linncd. (This matter liud been Jeff to Cr. Adlatn to arrange, lie and the contractors came to an agreement, but afterwards the iirni refused to go on with the work as stated, and the chairman was interviewed.) FOKI£MAN s fc> ItEFOUTS.

Mr J. Jones, Tariki f oilman, report eil that Messrs .Simons and Jones ]iad erected a set of skids across the drain on Tanki road. J. Jeniison co:n----p e!ed the tunnel contract on thy .Mountain nad. a.nd Richard s,.n and Saumay th > carting of boulders. Had t'he Council made provision for breaking them? lie had put in -4.'} f 'e, of [oping across the end of tii' 1 Salisbury road. It was decided to apply I«> the Moa lload Hoard for Us coiuribulion of IN 10/ towarls the Salisbury n-ad cub Tetiders will he called for breaking J ion yards of bomders on the Mountain road, between Norfolk and .Durham road*, tenders to be accepted i»y the tiding members. Mr K IVnneU, foreman on .lu.ittion n.ad eaM, repi.ried i,a\ing cleared slips that came down on Ihe Z:g-Zig during recent rains. lie reeoinmeiide I fencing and filling m-ar Mr l atteisou and caiMl tiie Council's a.teiition lo llie danger of having the Tariki road •again blocked for trallic iliuriirg tin! coming winter. —Authority was given for the fencing required. Regarding tlie Tariki road, the chairman said the Government had "shun ted ilie road on to the Council," il was unmetalled, and in a terrible staU.

Cr. Stevens said tiiesc Tariki road settlers used nothing else but county roads, yet tlicy contributed to road board funds. As this Council helped Wortley road settlers who paid countiji- rates and' used only district loads, perhaps the Moa Koad Board woual reciprocate in this ease. The \lua lueinbers will interview the Koad JJuaril at its next liieetiiig. The enginedriver reportinl the crush cr w,irked 13Vj days, criHliing 7,S(i vards in tiie Oinata riding.

Mr (!. Walker. Junction road reported having purchasi-d pipes for eul verts on Moumain road. JJe would require decking plunk? for the Mangorei. Cuuuiiigliani\s, Kgniont Village and Bacon Factory bridges. Cunningham's bridge would need repairs before the crusher could croxs. —Material required will be supplied. Mr .John llolnies. Waitara foreman, reported that the hot weatiicr had Caused many planks in the bridge decking to work loose. The Mangaraka bridge on the llenwood road needed strengthening. A county culvert on , the llenwood road had been replaced. Jle would require lor the coming year 050 yards of metal for Devon road from Bell Block Ilall to Waitara borough boundary. 8.30 yards from the Devon road to the Waiongona bridge. (Mountain road) including the metal led portion of the Richmond road and the Manutahi road, lie required fur tiser timber for decking. The rcuort was adopted.

The Mangaraka bridge, will be re- ! paired, and the question of the stone deferred to next meeting. Timber for bridge repairs was authorised to bj obtained.

The Oniala riding foreman (Mr W. ' JOvetts) Messrs Bayley anil Sole had completed their contract. -Tilt? crusher had been removed to Tapuae to break tiOOyds, and he suggested getting another 200 yards crushed. The road through Mr Morris' proper ty to the beach had been put in order. ()n the I.lth January, there had been a narrow eseapc of a serious wa>iiotu at Tapuae, thrmigh the big tunnel j being blocked with logs. Jle suggested something be, done to the iittle Tapuae tunnel to help to carry off the , Hood water. ! Jt was decided to oiler the contractors 5/G a yard for '.mother I'tO yard.-- I of stone at Taj uae conlractors lo pa\ royalty. Concerning Tapuae, Cr. Ceorgo *aid lit.- foreman w;i«* <Mu*ro s whing on the engineer's (b'parliiient. Cr-. Adlam and Andrew, slid liiat ;rl who liad seen it agreed <<ia: the iitlle tunnel had saved the lilling • inr ing the rer.'iit Hoods. The foreman will takv step* to have overhanging trees cut back al Oinala. Mr*L. (J. P. Spencer. contractor for the Waiwakaiiio bridge, wrme teat tin* recent Hood h.id serioiwiv scoured om the western abutment of the bridge, -n much so that in bis opinion he thought it was in a very precarious condition, and this bcinu prior to his being ihe contractor tV- the bridge, absolved him from any responsibility, and Ikasked the Council t-i make it stfe. The chairman said he had seen Mr Spencer w!;j was of opinion I ha.t IK next iiood would. unless soaie aeiio*. was taken, let the town end of the bridge into the river. Air Skinner, the engineer, said there had been a very serious scour, the nio-t serious for thirty years. The piles of the railway bridge were in such a posi 'cioii as to throw the whole scour -.n lo the piles of the road bridge and its abutments.

Mr T. Clare w.l- ;iover-eel 1 , at 1-- a day, Crs Adlam and Andrews dissenting. H" was (U'(iiid to rdiu'ii CV?4 of the '.C125 deposit of -Messrs Turner anil lSi'.'iilli', will) had been unable l;r iak< up the Waiwakaiho bridge contract) on awomit of a mistake in cum putatiou. WATSON'S '.I I

Messrs Wilson and (irey, insfruciel by Mr M .ttliew Watson, wrote with reference lo a tunnel the Council liad put on his land at Oakura. The tuneel was not i.f sullieieiit diiim-h-r U earrv the water off, and tun cnuse queiice was the water was banking up on bis land and causing injury. Or. Adlam said that unless tee floor of the tunnel was lowered at tinmiddle, any work wa.s useless. Left to the eliameel.

NOXIOUS WIiEDS. Tin: Council ilrciihM t<> emlov>e lhe Slral ford County Council's n-oiulio:* eowerninir tin* nml for a uioiv stiindent ;uhiiiniM ration of tiio noxiom weeds legislation. Cr. *aid 'ihc position w ; '-' ilisnraceful. J'liigwort was in full bloom 1111(1 Sliding, and blackln rnc, weie also ripe. Cr. Ilill said the inspectors snoulil see that Crown lands were cleared oi weeds. Cr Adlain --.lill no such resolution was necessary down his locality, 'the resolution was "a bit "oo small. 'Sucii a resolution as this meant that lhe inspector was not doing his duty. Chorus: lie isn't. I f'c. fleo'.ve said he was 'down or. the noxious weed-." Cr Hill sai'l some of the settler, were fooli-li enough to throw the I weeds iu thft necks, whilst foremen ; were guilty of throwing them uuo tl»1 rojid to riJK ii

YAU'ATIOXS. Till' Yaliialwn 1 it iin-n( ii' l . vi-> n fhni llie (V,mini's -hare of 111! 1 m" o.vimi« Hi" vnll I'm' 111" cauiilv was . Cntim-illm'.-i » 11ji "c* 1 Ito llif niUMinii. < i it '.villi tin 1 amount on tin- l<*s!' ncraMon. (V A<llnm mr>vf»il :ui<l Cr rondel. iluit tin* Dqiavtmnit- !»• \wA- <;. 1, iiisl Hie ainomii. ami n-Uinjf lh<' lvason nl" Urn iiu-iva^-. kxcixkku's t;i;i'Oirr.

Mr .lulin Skinner. ennnly engineer, reported that Hi. 1 Waionpona Inid'/i S 111'MCtirllllV I'.'lllljlll-ll'll. ;t nil ill! 1 contractor tnUUnl to a iivojjrc-s |h> nii'iit. Tiii-i lii'iilij'i' iiiiil ln't'ii 11I!i]■ uilli Wilson'- (Auckland) ''Stai" lini'il cement. niiil ut.'uvl iak"'i tin' f-oa bench :iI \\':iHtr.i ami Te Tic iiui. \o other material.. i-Nci'|it in;; ..nanls lii Ken from tin- mm'. liai'l ir-rn iim'il. The MakeHiimii 1 ir;i< 111.10 practically completed.. and lie had rijmcil t.lif voucher for i«,v ini'itt and return of deposit, j The. contract of 'Pa I'iki tunnel v- illiiished ami tlic contractor entitled to full pavmi'iit and reliirn of deposit The job was a pood one. and should meet the !-''■]ii " L !ni'm 1 - of diniiiinp' tl'.e whole of the road from tin* railway station. The Tapuae contract «•»_» proceeding plrwlv. During the montiij one of tlic hiavicst floods for ynrsjy wan 'experienced, over four "milies of| rain fa^Tv^ twn liri "S in S ll °; T: J for many years, wirt) iw 'SAdiall}' Wockiuy live'

1 tumid by timber, as iiic filling waonly iil'Ucn lict above the bottom o. tlie tuinicb :iii' tst was a veiy imt<>iito tli is ImiiU. Iml fortunately 11 ■siooiJ Die test. As it had b.-ni pu liely .slated lue linaj einijiMiknn'iit (.'il"'; above tuis t( ni|K rary onej wuui,! Mit carry the weight of flood water, this test should t. ovince them lo the con trary. The ability- of the tunnel to carry -.|„. Il(ld lv |.s„ be n ployed, a's ile, re I,ad Iktu -1 ili <,\'c 70 square l'ec. of tunnel unoccupied liy water at the time of the highe.it llood. ihe saie.e '.i.)ul seouied out tin* i, ol the Waiuakaiho tiirr, and he recommended placing a (lain across to keep the boulders from moving. (.UN 1-1! A 1.. The Kginont Koad Koarl drew al leution to (he dangerous and unsilV xluie of the ilaugaoraka bridge, and asking to have it sir ligthcnod lo al low traetiou ■'iigiues to jiass over, nn, l.r onr-iary heavy Irallic.—To be at leaded to. Mr I!. Tippins was appointed do ta.N coLector lor the Omata ruling, a' >i\|ienee a coliar. The Treasury notilied lli.it subsi.lt iimounting In L'TSI l:js lid had leei, | remitie.l lo '.he Council'- account.

I KADI-IKS. Tender- Were received a'. < .>»•.•- I 'oih 1 ni' I io;i ,i eiiiiere[e bridge al Oak lira. F. il. . ifayling Tnru.-i anil Ilea.lie i;;,ll). ii. Melvi;, 'Uiii;. I'oon Bros. 1.'.") 17. i'ike.l Jil.i Will,!-' l.'l! 1"! (ae. ejited i. Coee.i'ie elllvil Xoliolk load. f. 11. I, ray ,ii.g 1.-M. lace.'pied . I'.r.i-. US4, il. Me Kav .C!Ki.. Turner and ll.adle U1 ■>' l Procuring 2.H» yards metal. Waiwaka' lio ilfjio:. aad delivering: ,1. Cole-h. lis 11(1, .1. C. .Mreiteliore 7s Id. li.so

y.ir.ls -loir/. Manwirei depot: (incluii inn ]:!() yai-'.s fur ('mincil): ISayly and Solf .is Sd (accepted). .1. C< iK'-bv Os ',i. 40i| yards stone. I'liaiil bridge depot; Swann ;i]i(l ■lames :>s :;<1 la.vcpted), .1. Colesby 7s fid, Haviy ami (Is 01. .1. Jragw S.-. 3<l. 200 yards stone, King road to liacon factory: Rwanu and ,Tallica ~,s (id (accepted), Richardson and Looney •'« "<l .>!»«*• ifc 11(1. 200 yard's boulders, Injjlowood to Wniongona: Jiiclianlsnn j.i.d Looney, 2s Jld yard (accepted). 100 yards metal. Zigzag: •1. Njclsnn Ss lid, \V. diehard son Cs fid (iucepltj) 100 vnnls .Tunc tion road. Slippery Hill („ Taiiki rd.: ■I. X. Nielso- Ss (accepted). Kidmrd son and Lo-mev os lid. Feuciii" "akui'ii .!>■ ;;tioi.. P. liiciiardxon iM 4s per chain, A K LooncJ,- 111- (id. 'l'lic foreman mi, mriif inslructions to all end to South road at its junction with tin- Waireka road Accounts were passed j' n r pa.ynient: Adiiiinislraiioii L .!!. 2s sd. Moa rid »•« iC# 13s, Waitara riding £2l los 2d. Omnia i.'-ira f<j, Jd. Loan accounts OS 7d.