WAIMATE COUNTY COUNCIL.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16231, 29 March 1917, Page 11

WAIMATE COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Waimaite County Council was held yesterday. Present, Messrs R. H. Rhodes (chair-, man), Bitdiener, Gillies, Whatman, Kinross, Lindsay, Hart and Garland. ; The chairman sta'ted that accounts ■amounting to £1142 5s Bd, were presented for payment, and the debit balance of the general account was £2233 13s Bd. A satisfactory meeting was held on 17th instant _to elect a local Advisory Committee to assist the National Efficiency Board, about 100 representative men being present. Mr C. E. Burbury, Adviser, to ithe Efficiency Board, was present and explained their aims. Over twenty names were suggested, and on the 22nd a selection of names was forwarded to the Efficiency Board for appointment. CORRESPONDENCE. ' - ■ !■■■■''■ Mr D. Wallace, Tawai, protested against the proposal to remove the water race pipes under the race opposite liis property.—The Water Committee, Engineer, and two members for tlie district to report., , Mr Dobrman was unanimously reelected to represent the Council on the Waimate High School Board. H. Edwards, County Roadman, reported a;, breach of the heavy traffics by-laws by James Allfrey.—Proceted-. ings to b;3 taken. } _ The Eketahuna County . Council asked 'the Council to support, a resolution passed. by them urging- the Government to erect cold stores at the four cehitres. —Received. The Council granted the transfer of a slaughterhouse license from 0. Eraser to W. A. McDonald. , Tlie Waimate A. and P. Association forwarded consent to proposed alteration in the road adjoining its property. H. Bettens's application for an increase of wages was held over until next meeting. Roadman Robertson's application for a shed for storing horsefeed was granted. ; Mr Jas. Bell, Sonthtrarn, complained of / an overflow erf water at Ithe bridge ; near his property.—Mi- Kinross to report., The Council decided to observe Anzac Day on April 25th, and-protested against any alteration of the date for i. any cause whatever, I James \Valker, contractor, applied for an increase of payment for liis teams from 22s Cd per day to 27s 6d.— Declined. Mr J. Anderson, Cave, applied for permission to erect a shed at (the side 'of the road.^—Declined. i Accounts amounting to £2233 13s < Bd, were .-passed for payment. ENGINEER'S REPORT. The enginer, Mr C. E. Bremner, resported on Ahe various ridings. The approaches and protective works at Margin'sl cr'tising bridge are nearing completion. MotuKaike road metalling will then be started, after which Elder's road and other works will be undertaken. Horgan Bros. 5 teams have repaired roads in little Pareora district, and : , are still Ichere. It is hoped to put repairs to Squire's bridle track in hand immediately. The contractors for metalr ling riding roads in lower Pareora have been notified to go on with the work. ,In Otaio,,riding contract 868 is : finished and 870 hearing completion. Repairs to Church Hill Road bridge are in -hand, and other bridges may require overhauling. In Makikihi riding metalling contracts 866 and 867 are still being hung up. Tlie latter should be pnshed on before the season is too far advanced. In Deep Creek riding some minor works were reporlbed on, •• also shingling and metalling repairs !to .the Gorge Road. Baok road repairs ' would next' be undertaken. Works in ihand in Waihao riding were dealt with, >and reasons given for declining to ac- ; cede to the Waiter Race Committee's I request for closing certain culverts near ■ Tawai., The Codicil's team had finished ! its season's work in Hakataramea riding. .

During the month traefcion engine haulage had been responsible for much damage to; the roads in parts of the County, in large measure no doubt to overloading, which in exisiting circumstances it was often difficult to detect, arid could only be adequately coped with special inspectors during 'the principal hauling season, and men would be required to supervise both during smd after dajvlight. A fresh case 'of breach of tlie by-laws was reported this day, and two cases were before the Court cm Tuesday. He would urge that the Council's solicitors be instructed'to press for adequate penalties where convictions are oHtained. as the nominal ones usually''imrxiw"''' do:not appear to stimulate any regard for many of the conditions laid down for the regulation of this traffic, which is largely a convenience for the few at the expense of the majority of ratepayers.