Waipawa County Council.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 4807, 4 May 1905, Page 2

Waipawa County Council.

The usual monthly meeting of the Waipawa County Council was held yesterday. Present: Messrs A. E. Jull (chair), Ericksen, Ries, Cowper, A. Cook, J. Pettit, and C. Baines. Leave of absence was granted to Councillors Merrikin and Holden. CORRESPONDENCE. From Councillor Merrikin, asking for leave of absence.—Granted. From Treasury, paying to credit £IOOO Mangapuaka-cross road loan and £3l 68, subsidy on rates. —Received. From Argyll settlers, asking that a water-race district be constituted.— Overseer to form an estimate as to the cost of same. From Chief Surveyor, re old Norse-wood-Takapau road.—Received. From Waipawa Distriot Hospital Board, intimating amount of yearly levy. —Received. From Waipawa Road Board re drain at Richmond Park.—Council could not see its way to do anything until owners of two properties adjoining had been interviewed, when they would consider the matter. From Charitable Aid Board, stating amount of yearly levy.—Received. From Takapau Road Board, drawing attention to the bad state of the Wai-pukurau-Takapau road. Overseer to report on same. From 0. A. Berkahn, accepting Oounoil’s offer re Hickey’s deviation.—Received. From D. McLeod and Son, re Newton’s crossing.—Oyerseejr authorised to deal with the matter.

From J. Fitzgerald, Makotuku, de ? dining to accept Id per yard royalty for metal.—The chairman bad authorised the overseer to pay compensation for any damage done.

From G. E. MoLeod, asking that the construction of Beugsteu’s road be proceeded with.—Council cannot undertake auy more work this season. #

From A. Olsen, asking that Ruanui road be put in good repair.—To be left iu the hands of the overseer to attend

From T. Brenkley, Norsewood, drawing attention to ; a tree leaning over his gateway.—Overseer to deal with it. From R. S. Ghadwiok, asking that the road used by metal contractor be repaired.—Action of the ohairman in authorising the work to be done was eonfirmed.

From Peaoook and Andrews, asking that the old Kaitoki road be formed.— Overseer to have matter attended From John Peters, asking that the reserve adjoining his section be fenoed.— Mr Peters’ offer to do fencing at £1 per chain was accepted. From Dannevirke Fire Brigade, returning thanks for donation.—Received. From A. F. F. Dittmer, asking that his road be patched with metal.—Referred to the overseer.

From R. Baker, asking for an increase in his salary.—Salary to be increased to £l5O a year. From Morrison Bros, re the ereotion of a gate at the end of Donghi’s road and metalling of 12 chains of same.— Metalling to be done. From Waipukurau Road Board, re the application of Mr Rathbctoe for an extension of the Ngahape Valley Road past Mr Harvey’s property to Tuerere station.—Mr Jull moved that a member of the Council meet members of the Board interested in the matter and thresh same out. overseer’s report. Sir, —I have the honour to submit you the following report, viz. :—Mangatora Riding—McGaffin has completed his metalling contract on MangahePukokomoka road. Also the delivery of 1100%yards metal on the Tuturewa road, viz., the approaches to the Tuturewa bridge, and this oompletes the metalling of the whole of this road, less about 40 chains of the fiat between Weber road and top of outting going down to Tuturewa bridge. McGaffin and Smith have also completed their metalling contracts and the main Weber road. And an additional 400 yards between the Manawatu and Mangatera rivers and I have given the roadman instructions to raise the centre of road cuttings from Mangatera bridge to top of outting at McDermott’s, with metal from the side batter of cuttings. Hull has also completed his metalling contract on Pukokomuka road. The contractors on the formation works on Mangapuaka road are making very satisfactory progress. Smith’s|formation and metalling contract on Kaitoki-Otope road, I am informed, is completed but I have not yet passed it. The repairs to Manawatu bridge are completed as authorised. Dannevirke Riding.—The whole of the metalling contracts in this riding are completed with the exception of Tamaki East road, whioh is under progress, and will be finished in a few days. The Phoenix mill bridge which was burnt down in the early part of the month is not yet completed, owing to the sawmiller’s delay in supplying the timberiat the time they promised. There is only a portion of the deck planking wanted, and when that is obtained, traffic will be opened. Norsewood Riding.—Leopold and Schmidt have made good progress with their metalling contract on the main road and Norsewood-Makotuku road, and will complete in a few days. The contractors for the formation of Railway road, Matamau, are not making satisfactory progress, as they seem to work by fits and starts. I am sending them notioe to complete without further delay. I am informed that Morgan and Co. are making excellent progress with their formation on South Makaretu road. I will visit them in a few days. Ormondville Riding.—Ho wse and Smith are making excellent progress with their metalling works on Waikopiro main road, as they are nearly through with their contract. I have arranged for repairs to Chadwick’s cutting which was cut up by metaj drays. This work was authorised by the chairman. Cullinane will complete his con-> tract on Aheweka road, Waikopiro, in a few days. Takapau Riding.—Taylor has completed his metalling contract in South Makaretu, and O’Grady will, I am informed, oomplete his metalling on the Sherwood road to-day, but I had occasion to send him a prompt notice to break the large stones before the other metal became consolidated. This is the greatest trouble which I have got, as I cannot get a number of contractors :to comply. They invariably make the excuse that they cannot obtain men at certain times of the year. This is the time, but now there are plenty of men looking for work. Sinclair and McKay have made a start jvith their metalling contract on AshcottSherwood road and are progressing satisfactorily. The fencing of the road deviation on the Cross road through Ashcott will be put in hand forthwith. Staunton will complete his metalling contract on Price’s and Makaretu school road in a few days. Ruataniwha Riding.—Butler will, I

expect, complete the water race from the Tuki Tuki to Onga Onga creek in about a fortnight. Delays have occurred in connection with getting the appliances for the flood gate, but through no fault of his, as he has used every endeavour to complete the work, and I am as anxious as he is to see it completed before the rainy season sets in. The grader teams have been engaged during the past month metalling the Onga Onga-Wakarara road, and after another ten days I intend, with your permission, to start the grader to work on the Weber end of the county, on Mangapuaka road, thence working back through Dannevirke, Norsewood, and Ormondville. They have done good work since they started metalling, having metalled about ten miles of road and made a good job of it, but the grader on the way through will repair Ashcott-Fairfield road.

Hampden Riding.—Taylor has cornelected bis metalling contract on the Wakarara main road, and Moulder has completed the formation of Fletcher’s fern fiat and will start metalling it tomorrow. I intend being in that district within the next few days to lay off the road deviation through Mr Berkahn’s to Hickey’s, and when there will report on all other necessary works and attend to any urgent ones. I think a start should be made to repair the Hampden-Wai-pawa road with metal patching, and would recommend 700 cubio yards be put on the worst portions between the upper end of Hampden township and the Manganoaka bridge, but I do not expeot this amount will be sufficient for the whole season, as the traffic on that road is of a heavy nature. Waiapnkixrau Riding.—O’Grady has

completed his metalling Co south end of Hatuma road and I have had an extra raking in the metal aW length where most r«qj work is not yet completed Waipawa Riding.— I w 700 cubic yards of rivers with the worst portions 0 f tween the Manganoaka ri. pawa, although as io th e Hampden end, it will not | oarry the traffic through \\ will advise you of future as they oocur. A. Qn RECOMMENDATION Hampden Riding. yards metal to be put on u tion of the Waipawa-flam,* Waipawa Riding. —gj yards of metal to be put 0a tween the Manganoaka ri, pawa. It was resolved that whu breaks that the overseer heavy traffic by-laws, the advertised. general. Mr Oook asked that a the Takapau-Sherwood ro»i hands of the overseer to that 700 yards of metal \ same road.—Not entertain TENDERS. Contract No. 457—For metalling 24 chains of road Tuki Tuki Bridge at R OUD j Onga-Makaretu road j (accepted), T. Butler. Contraot No. 458—Ford oubio yards river shingle Patangata and —J. H. Taylor (aooepted), E. Beachen. Contraot No. 459—For di oubio yards river shingle 0 i main road at Faotory.— T Smith, F. H. Hewitt, Horne (accepted). date of next MEtn The next meeting of the be held on the sth Jqlj meeting will be held on the PAY SHEET. The following pay-sheet «, General £2029 11s 3d, depc. £174 2s and £lO5.