CLIFTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 112, 2 May 1908, Page 6

CLIFTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

The Clifton .Oonnty Coumil met Sit. Waitara yesterday. Present: Councillors J. W. Foreman (chairman), X. McKenzie, W. A. Wright, C. O'Sullivan. Uishell, and Gaustad. ENGINEER'S KEI'OHX. The engineer reported as tutluns: W'aiUi riding—<;ouerete pipes ium gone out for the culvert 011 the Oha.-iga road, but in tile absence of a sitrfacc|fuan, they have noi been put in. Timber for decking bridges un tin- 111 am road has also been ordered. Tikorangi riding—Richards has e.<innienced eight chains of the inland .Nui'tn road metalling contract. Pipes have left Waitara for the large culvert on the Olaraoa road, but no further pro gri'Ms worth recording 011 thia euntraei has been made. Ngatiiimru riding—J. Lone lias only conipleled live cliaiu- ol lii, contract, and matters connected therewith appear to be unsatisfactory. I renui riding—Coleman has put out 70U yards of gravel 011 the Main Norui road, covering a distance of IS) chains,' also on Xgakoti street, I'reiiui township, four and three-qiiai'ter chaiu-i have been eoinjileted. On Ule Kai]iikari i''ad. I.aiigitian lias pill down 70 vanb. of id. covering eleven ebain-. A fill 1 Her •in \ard- is ic.juircd to '"niplc'c Hi 1 , «orL Clare ba.-, completed the re-erec lion ot the .Mora road and j Jellar ha- on the site for lioapproaches. Wright and lfridgciiian have conipletcil about 211 chains of their metalling contract on Okoke road. On Hie Piko road. Falconer lias about Hi chains completed. He has a numerically strong party, but these contracts have been greatly hampered by adverse weather conditions; in fact, it is somewhat lale for earthwork 011 roads that arc in con-tiilit use. A small bridge on this road, near Mr. Kkdahl'R, was iu--jiected and pronounced unsafe. Ar-l-ageiiieiits Mere therefore made for a temporary crossing, pending cutting out limber for the new bridge, which has already been let. On (he Kaka road, work has been delayed owing to the parlies employed leaving Ihe district. Mokau riding—Coleman lias put out a hundred yards of gravel oil the Miiui Hill. Clifton road, covering a distance of 17 chains. A suivey was made and lenders called for further work on the Pnkearuhc township deviation. On the Mimi-Mokan road, .lonos has completed II chains of metalling, and proposes eeasin« work for this season. The same

contractor lias also put out 220 yard» of maintenance gravel. On the Uruti fond, a survey xva# made and tenders called for creek deviation at the ford. Tenders have also been called for the concrete culvert on this road. The grader completed the season's work last week. st nd ■lw< been returned to the shed in Waitara. The. work (lone during the month is as follows: —I'l'iiti road. 117 chains at Is per chain; .Ha- ! ngaliia. road. IliO chains at Is Sd; MimijAl okan road. 230 chains at Is sd; Clif- ! ton road, ten chains at OS—a total j monthly cost of ClO. | A further portion of the North "Mnj tail road, covering a distance of one mile, seventy-three chains have been : gazetted to this Council. ui; i-: xu i m pud veii kxts ,1. Coleman applied for permission \o take 15 yards of gravel from the (ik'ik" pit to gravel in front of the Ureuui 1 InII and store, —The chairman thought the request a reasonable one, except that the carting of the stone would j damage the roads. Or. O'Xullivau thought the damage would be very I slight, lie thought the Council should I not stand in the way of the Urenui | people improving the public roads for the public convenience, at their own private expense. lie moved, and Cr. MeKenzie seconded, that the request be granted. An amendment was moved by the chairman and Cr. Bishell to the ■ cU'ecl tha I (he Council could not. -give ' the permission at present., but if the application were renewed in the slimmer ' months the Council would consider it.-- ' The amendment was carried. s TENDERS.

Tenders were dealt with ill commit too. It was decided to extend till next meeting the time for receiving tenders for the construction of the concrete culvert at Uwti. The following tenders were accepted:—T. 0. Waite, eon tract Jos, Pnkearulie road deviation. i' 47 .is; \V. Murray, contract l/ifi, Uruti ford, £lB 178 3d. ' It was decided to invite tenders for hand-breaking all the available stone in the Okoke pit. ACCOUNTS. Accounts amounting to £585 17s lOd were passed for payment. MISCKUj.W'EOVS. John 11. Allen, Tikorangi, wrote thai it was his intention to charge a royalty of sixpence a yard on all gravel taken out of the pit on his property at Wai tara East. U. K. l.angnuin, surfaceman in thiWailii riding, forwarded his resignation. Walter A. Davis, 11. Snyer, and C. Jones applied for the position, and 11. Bayer was appointed. The lion. YV. Hall-Jones wrote that the Council's letter regarding the necessity for constructing a bridge'over the Moknu river had hcen referred to the Hon. James JkGowan, who was now administering the Department of Roads The secretary of the Hospital Hoard wrote tluit the Council's monthly contribution to the Hoard's revenue Avas £2l 5s 4d, or £205 4s Id for the year. Tile Treasury notified that tile loan of £lOllll for the metalling of t'i - Oapni road was now available.