WAIMATE COUNTY COUNCIL

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13299, 30 May 1907, Page 6

WAIMATE COUNTY COUNCIL

The monthly meeting of the Waimate County Council was held yesterday. Present : Messrs P. Studholme (chairman), J.Smilie, Hart, R. H. Rhodes, H. Elworthv, A. Walker and G. Lvali. The chairman welcomed Mr Smihe as a new member of the Council, in place of the late Mr Jas. Breen, and the Council passed a resolution of regret for the death of Mr Breen and of condolence with hi? family. Mr Smitie was appointed one of the Council's representatives on the Waimate Hospital Trustees in place of Mr Breen. ENGINEER'S REPORT. Mr Bremner reported on the progress made with the contracts in band in .the several ridings, on the work done by the Council** teams; and on the inspections made of works applied for. Of requests made for footpath extensions at St- Andrews, one had been attended to at a cost of 17s p. r chain 'school to police station); th.»fcWrs (towards the creamery) would be 195 chains and would cost 20s per chain. Hayes creek new bridge, on Xorth Bush. road,, was opene dfor traffic on the 3rd inst. r and the old foot-bridge was removed and re-erected at Garland's ford. In cases taken to the Magistrate's Court for neglect to clear gorse off roads convictions had been secured: and a list of nine persons to be' served with notices to clear was submitted.

The engineer and Mr Lyall reported on a T-equest by Elworthy Bros, for 5oro ; •work on Gordon's Taller road—(a bonndarv between upper and" Pareora ridings). Mr Lyail offered to have £2O spent by his riding on the two cuttings. The road. he considered, was as good as the lower riding- the cuttings not steeper. The eD<jme«T estimated the cost at abbot £6\ Mr Elworthy did not feel to spend more than £2O of his riding fund, a 4 most of the traffic came from Lower Pareora. Mr Lyall agreed to spend an equal amount, and the Council resolved to allot £4 r to shingle the second cntting; tenders to b-. <alk>d for the Bth prox; the work to be stopped if wet weather sets in. to avoid damaging road by cartage of shingle. Mr Lyall recommended »that a small sum be spent on improving the second footpath mentioned, at St. Andrews. He suggestedj a limit of £5, and this was agreed to. Messrs Rhodes and LyaH reported iv. favour of purchasing a house and small pk-ee of land and cottage at Tavistoelfor the accommodation of a roadman. anr T on the motion of the former it was r> solved to accept Mr Teschemater's offer of the propertv. PETITTOXS.

A petition received for a sufficient strir to be allocated for the further improve nient of the Wadhaorunga road, wa.s le ferred to the meeting on estimates. A petition for the removal of eight gate-' in six miles on the Takitu road, bet-weer Elephant Hill and Mr Deacon's. Upper Waihao. was supported by Mr Deacon. The engineer supported the petition. an<l explained that some gates were is dangerous- positions. ?-The chairman sog-gf-srted that the members of the ridin: should inspect and report before anything tr;i.-i done. Messrs Hart and Smilie sai> they would do so. The latter said he ob jeeted to gates as - Mr Walker would have gates removed at the request of a single ratepayer. He doubted, too. whether .the Council had ever consenter* ti» the erection of gates. Mr Smilif wiv* o£ t>pinion that the Council ought noto have power to consent tf> the blocking .sf a road by gates. CORRESPOXDEXCE. Mr IT. R. Parker. Kurow. asked thathe owner of a gate on a road in ticu quarter be requested to hang it properly The Council agreed that all gates on _r mad must be properly hung, lint in this (■:■:.-; i» no permission had yet been giver f.-:r any gate at all. The Council hadjns? formed a. new road, and had cut througl the fencv.

Two application* from contractors for allowances on account of errors in their tenders for works they had done, wen given a good deal of consideration. lone case a man who had a mistake as to length of haulage, was refused r concession. In the other an item of th<work required was overlooked by tli« tenderer. Messrs Walker and Smilie pro posed to grant £lO in this case, as th leader was £l6 below the engineer's esti ni.i.t<\ hat this was lost, and the applknti':n was not entertained. The Commissioner of Crown Lands wrot application for expenditure of thirds o- ••••! '.<-> T. Pringle's lun. —Fresh applies ric.n ro b» made 1 .

The South Canterbury Hospital Board <jave notice of the levies for the current year. . •> The Clutha County Council asked for cooperation in getting the law altered to aliow local authorities to make their own valuations, ns cheaper than the Government valuation.—Reply to be sent that this Council had found the Government valuation much cheaper than making their own. The Southland County Council wrote, approving of the Model by-laws Bill, but ask-:-ig for support of a remit proposing •imt-ndniems. The Bill proposes that the by-laws shall be printed on calico and exhibited on every. road. This would be .uorniously expensive and unsatisfactory, and they suggested as an alternative an annual publication of the by-laws through tho newspapers. The Council will support hi) amendment. The reports of road rangers, and of the VVaihao Waterrace -Committee were read .uid adopted. SMALL BIRDS. It was resolved to purchase heads of <mall birds from Bth June next at- Is per dozen. Some arrangements were made for hiring out the Council's sparrow nets. TENDERS. Tenders were accepted for contract. Xo. JiOV". Waimate and Xorthgate't. road, R. White £137 6s; Cochrane and Walker, £124 11«. Fivs others, up .to £163. Xo. jui3, Hayman's and Knottinglev Park road, R. White, £B6 13s. Two others, up to .3122. Xo. 609, O'Learv's "road. A. .Vicol £37 19s Bd. Three others up to £42. So. 610, Kinross's road—A. Xicol. £BS os. in this case the lowest tender, of \Y. Cochrane, £73, was not accepted as he i.id too much work in hand :to allow him o get to work at once, as desired. The .■{•ntractor to ba told to do this work beore Xo. 609.

Mr Walker asked for an engineer's report on Paul's road, to the river, and »Ir Hart for a plank for Clowe's Crossing, and these requests were agreed to. PAREORA BRIDGES. A petition was received from many r;ite>ayerj for a light- traffic bridge over the jittla Pareora hbove Holme station, at •Ivan's crossing.

Mr Elworlhy pointed out that some- of he petitioners were Crown tenants, and ho Government should be asked for a con:ribution.

Mr Lyall said a stock bridge ought to }« erected, if nothing else. Thi engineer said a .stock bridge would •ost .-tt least £2OO, and there would be .reafc dissatisfaction from'sheep buyers if he bridge was not wide enough, for motor ar*. ■

Tito engineer had given an estimate for ■. traffic bridge some time ago, length 9Sft., cost, with £35 for protective works. ;1006. He now gave an estimate it-.r a ft stock bridge £250. .If Bft. wide, for lotor cars, and buggies, £SOO. Mr Elworthy said ha had builr a bridge .imself of a kind that would be suitable »r light vehicles - , at much h.-.s cost. Mr Elworthy moved that the Govern:;»nt b:; asked for half cost up to £250 f a light traffic bridg.; at Evans' er(.L\ - >g. and that the engineer prepare plan* ir the bridg;. Mr Lyall seconded, nd Mr Hart supported the motion, which ras carried nem. con. GOVERXMIIN'T GRAXTS. On the recommendation of .Sir W. Stewid that the list of grants desired from ht Government should be sent in, the en,ineer submitted the following list : dorven tovpship roads, £l7O and £SO: Jovernment road to sea. £SO; light traf- {■; bridge to Knottingley Park, £1G0; lie foregoing are reque>ts for the full mount?, the following for half or £ for : grants -. Lyalldale "School road, £6O; 'areora homestead road, £3O: Pareora .fiddle road, £3O: Sodwail road. Ecckson. £144 : Daisy Hill road, Kohika. £SO: dcCaHough's road, Kohika. £32; Middle •>ad. £25; McXangliton'a road. £2O: nenavy-Pvtdeli'.F. £SO: Ekpliant. Hill road. 32C>: Takitu road, £SO: Bradshaw's road Waikakahi,. £3O. A list of unexpended balances, and lapsed grants for renewal >ras added.

Tli" giant for Evans" crossing bridge 3250. w;is added to tin- list! ACCOUNTS. Account-, amounting to £2473 4>- 3d, veie passed for payment. A discussion took place- over an account or commission for looking .after ,-: shipment of timber from ste;uner at Timaru o Morven. Mr Walker objecting to the tmount paid to the commission agent. SPECTAL MEETING. Time nor permitting of all the business

being completed, it -was resolved to bold a special meeting on the 21st June to ds:il with proposed, remits to the Couhtiei* Conference. -Model By-law Bill; and heavy traffic by-law cases. The Council rose at 3.30 p.m.