Taranaki County Council.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12452, 5 January 1904, Page 3

Taranaki County Council.

The monthly meeting of the Taranaki County Council was held on Monday. Present : Messrs Okey (chair{manj Gray, Andrews, Hill, Hopson, 'and Brown. An apology was received ' for the absence of Mr McDonald. i 1 On the motion of Mr Brown, secondly ed by Mr Gray, it was resolved that , ' the Parihaka Road Board be revested | io send payment for the hire of the crusher by Messrs Twomey and Muir. °i Mr J. H. Colesby'B application re 'crushing at Waiwakaiho was deferred Sfor the present. r ( On the motian of Mr Hill, scconaed iby Mr Gray, it was decided to increase the wages of T. Urry, engine 1 i driver to 10s per day as from De. comber Ist. On the motion of Mr Gray, sef ended by Mr Brown, Mr P. Eva vas appointed to collect royalty on sand 7 taken fr©m Waiwakaiho at Is per i load, 3d to be allowed to 15 v a and a book to be supplied. The bridge carpenter was 1 -r.structed to inspect bridges and culverts near Werokino, and also to erect a shute to the crusher. On the motion of Mr Brown, seconded by Mr Andrews, it was . resolved that Mr Sangster be asked to sign contract within 10 days and that I the matter be referred to the Chairman with power to act. It was also decided, 'on the motion of the Chairman and Mr jlopson, that all deposits be retained by the clerk until contracts are signed, enJ that all contracts be signed mthin ten days. The report of the Moa Eiding foreiman was read. It was decided that i the zigzag be attended to by the fore[man at a cost of £10; that the pick lof the old decking of the Manganui ! bridge be reserved and stacked out of ithe way and that the balance be sold to settlers. The question of raising the Junction Eoad near theManganui river was deferred. I The Waitara foreman's report was read. It was decided to procure planks for bridges as required. , The Omata foreman's report was read. H was decided to aotify Messrs Koss and Morris to clear culvert and drain on the main road ; to employ a man for a month for filling side tracks ; to employ an extra man for crusher site and side tracks, to clear stone away, and to get the Stony Eiver site ready as soon as fossible. The engine driver's report was read, and it was decided to procure a tank. The bridge carpenter's report was read. Mr J. J5. Bennett is to be notified to proceed with the Egatoro filling at the end of January. Twenty-five deck planks ;or the Waiwakaiho bridge were authorised. It was decided to take action against persons driving fast over the Kurapete bridge a t Inglewood. The tender of Messrs Kyngdon and Co. at £36 12s for cutting down hill at Fitzroy was accepted. A letter was received from the Roads Department re the Junction Road grant. It was decided that a letter bo sent explaining the position of the Moa riding and the inability of the Council to maintain the road, and pointing out that it had teen previously agreed that the Government would repair the road as per the estimate of the Roads Engineer, j The question of readjustment of 'boundaries of Oakura and Tataraijmaka districts was deferred to the next meeting. I The Tataraimaka Road Hoard and i Oakura branch of tho Farmers' Union will be informed that -the liot of charitable aid recipients can, be seen and copied at the County office. The Egmont County Council wrote offering to pay amount due by instalments. On the motion of the (/hairman and Mr Gray it was decided to accept the offer, bank rate of interest to be paid on the balance. The Council also regretted that the amount could not be paid at once J j Messrs W. B. Davies and Blanchett (2) waited on tho Council and requested that the petition presented two months ago be given effect to. j It Was resolved that the matter be allowed to stand over until the next meeting of the Council and that the Carrington Road Board in the meantime be notified that the matter will be definitely dealt witL find jf they have any objection they be requested to furnish the same. A division took place, the voting being : — For the motion : The Chairman, Messrs Gray ,and Andrews ; against : Messrs Brown, i Hopson, and Hill. The Chairman gave his casting vote for the motion. | An offer of the Egmont County Council for the old stone crusher was not accepted. The action of the > Chairman in charging Messrs Bayly and Sole £5 per day and cost of repairs for the crusher was confirmed. | Tenders were accepter I as follows :— , Contract 5. W u itara riding, 0. J. i Knuckey, 5h 4(\ prr yard ; contract 6, '.J. H. Colepby, 5s lid per yard; Omata, No. 8, T. Julian, 5s 6d per yard ; No. 0, H. D. Mace, 3s lid ; No. 10, George and Kendnll, 3s 6d ; No. 11, C. Oliver, 3s Od per yard. | The Railway Department wrote re stone from Waipuku. It was decided to write cal,ing attention to the arVanpement made at the interview between tho Department's representative and the Council's clerk.

'i ho Oiuata foreman was instructed to take measurements to delino the road to the breakwaten The Inspector of Stock wrote re ox1 eye daisies. 'It was decided to take ' s-tc-iiS to declare it a noxious weed. > Mr M. Mackay wrote re removing a fence. The matter was referred to Messrs Brown and Hopson. The Postal Department will be noti- ' lied to remove a telephone post off the bend, of the road at Inglewood. ! The Henui Road Board wrote re pitching the Fitzroy Road. The matter was deferred. The Chairman and clerk were empowered to write to the Colonial Secretary requesting the prompt passing of the by-laws relating- to vehicles. It was decided to take steps to 'Collect all rates during the current month. Mr Andrews moved, and Mr Gray seconded that the dog tax be 2s Gd for cattle dogs and 10s for sporting dogs. Mr Hill moved an amendment, which was seconded by Mr. Hopson. , that the taxes be 2s Cd and ss. The jriginal motion was carried. Accounts were passed and the Council rose.