WAIPAWA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 7914, 4 August 1917, Page 3

WAIPAWA COUNTY COUNCIL.

monthly meeting of the Waifounty Council was held yesterpjosont: Mr L. McKay (chairmid Crs. J. Holden, M. Paulsen, jjtvre, A. W. Cook, L. Glenny, LittleJJaRABA deputation. Lputation of Wakarara settlers i!inp Messrs A. Hansen, J. Cari Barlow, and E. Worsnop, I„ n the Council to urge that (istruetion of the Fletcher’s K bridge be hurried on. Hansen, acting as spokesman, j out that the work had been jj n 1914 and was still a long jnm completion. The closing Onpa-Tikokino bridge meant In Wakarara settlers could not in or out. The settlers quite the difficulties the Council # <j to contend against in the . „f the shortage of labor, but tthc construction of this bridge ,ork which should take precedfothers. “We are not,” con)lr Hansen, “four growlers. , here to see if we can get nng done to have this bridge [ted. ’ ’ (kairman said the Council quite Ikjsed with the settlers, but j out that the contractor had -ally hampered by lack of The Council had also taken „v to do other pressing jobs, the work of filling could be bii with the concrete walls f allowed to set, otherwise they Imlpc. However, he could proj, deputation that the Council Jo their utmost to meet the iolthe deputation. CORRESPONDENCE. , Mount Herbert (Canterbury) Council, forwarding resolution (Jment to Hospital and Charitpitutions Act.—The proposed gut was in the direction of the Boards power to raise ir building works.—Support to gded. i Public Works Department, Jikokino bridge.—Cr. Paulsen | the Council should obtain dtnt expert advice as to the tkod of dealing with the Ongnu bridge. It would satisfy the ins and would be money well •It was decided to ask the ment to allow their engineer to » the question and to draw brtbe new structure, i E. M. Langley, applying for w connection. —Left in the of the chairman and Cr. id. Livingstone, re work at Crossing.—Dealt with in r’o report. iJ. C. Parker, re proposed Kir Tuki Tuki bridgev—The laid he was not prepared to lie to tile cost of the work, but rthc Council full power to enter i laud to do the work.—Mr hi be informed that as soon deposit is received the work ! itarted. iH. 0. Lee, asking for inii salary.—Deferred. iP. Gleeson, nsking for tele-conne'-tiori. — Application granitic usual conditions. eH.D. Hardy, complaining of (Blaokliiirri-Kidgc road.—Dealt toverseer's report, aH. J. Evans, asking to rent nad running from main Makaliton road.—Declined, iHawke's Bay Farming Deist Association, enclosing copy t—Council's contribution of for payment. iG. anil W. Fletcher, applying left in the hands of the chairlithe overseer. OVERSEER’S REPORT, pin Ruling.—Have had patebspleted on the Argyll-Otane putting out 355 yards, but the it prevented the metalling on lot College road. Have startwiag slips on same road; a Itollapscd on the old deviation 51 require a new row of pipes; Itiroal row should also go in up as the water has too far to he main road to Napier is get--10 a very had state. iding.—Have had some ’orkdone on the Maraekakaho k metal raked in on main road ?**a. Have made an attempt ifrnjo Weeks’ bridge to the fo. but there is no good metal *■ Robertshaw has four of the to down on the Onga-Tikokino contract. Rifling.—Reid has eomto contract on the Gorge road *»t I have been able to get * indpe taken out and the fillfin; this mad requires a cd scoop team on it for about to clean out the watcr- * it is getting quite beyond c '-»ork to keep the water from filong the roadway. I asked for sonic patching metal, V s not authorised, but more is * now. The road below Wil*»lso requires about £2O spent the main road to Onga reaching ns it is cutting up jhng the continued wet wcaJc road from Rood's corner J*ipawa river is practically jj®*e now for any car trnffle, W 1 of Tory bad holes. ‘Riding.— This riding is get- : 1 had way with its roads, •todary portion with Ruatani ( »d's l omcr lo Springhill ®?ver\ had, also five terrace ‘jdween the two lots of river The township is also bad and 4vp a coat of screened metal 5 ‘ 8 soft, as there is too much L° e treek metal as it is. The yn ridge road and the piece Jdtanan ’s plantation on the l *ide of Onga is getting badly consider some action should ,'n conjunction with the own- * lower saleyards to stop the °i the creek, as it crosses the j. Pc and means scooping back ~ln* every flood. The Mill road fttting cut up and will shortly 1 lot of metal. Ruling.—Petersen and Co. ■ ° n *ith their contract; some ? squired from C. Cook’s .Morton’s yards; also from ,°*ards Takapau. The grader H ? fanning from AshWaipukurau, hut the wet this class of work very and on instructions from ,Sf n and Cook I arranged to . s top-hank at Hobbs’ during “ntinio, and this is now under

Takapau Riding.—lsaacson has almost finished his contract on the Fair-fleld-Takapau road and Verran’s plant baa gone to the Otawhao jobs, but there is little chance of them doing any metalling until the weather settles. I have tenders closing to-day for two of the new works authorised in this riding, but I have not had time in three weeks’ space to do the Oruawhoro eontraet. In reference to the new road at Rangitoto, I have laid off the work on the present survey line but I am convinced that the attempt to get a road on the present line is a mistake, as the maintenance of this road will be enormous. It should be deviated, as a very much better line is to be had. In Sanders’ road I had to stop some distance back from the railway as I have no data to work on from the Railway Department as to the height of the proposed overhead bridge. There is some patching required on the main road towards Waipukurau. I have nothing of importance to report on in the Wakarara riding. W. H. HOBIN. Waipawa: Experimental patch of the main road to be ploughed and harrowed, and reformed. Ruataniwha: Tenders to be called for repairs to road from Rood’s corner to the river. Other recommendations adopted. Onga: Blackburn-Ridge road to be patched. Township road to be screened with metal. Dalgety and Co. to be asked to assist in preventing creek overflowing. Clinton: Patching to be done on road from C. Cook’s to Morton’s, also from Smith’s to Takapau. Takapau: Re the suggested deviation at Rangitoto the chairman, and Crs. Cook and Paulsen were appointed to interview the owner of the propetry. Patching on Waipukurau road authorised. Department to be written to re Sanders ’ road. TENDERS. '

Contract No. 10/17, delivering 2500 yards metal on Takapau-Makaretu road between Olson’s and St. Hill’s.— R. Isaacson 3s 4d (accepted), J. H. Reid 3s sd. Contract No. 11/17, forming and culverting 35 chains new road, Rangitoto. —Deferred pending suggested deviation of road, and matter of tender 1 left in the hands of the chairman, and Crs. Cook and Paulsen. Contract No. 12/17, forming, culverting and metalling 68 chains new road at Kopua.—Thompson and Halford £424.—Tender to be submitted to Mr Sanders. Contract No. 33/16, delivering 600 cubic yards metal on Onga-Wakarara and Woodside roads.—Charters 5s per yard.—Price considered too high. Left in the hands of the chairman, and Crs. Glenny, Mclntyre, and overseer. Contract No. 15/16, delivering 800 cubic yards pit metal on Tiko Pa road.—No tender received. GENERAL. Cr. Little drew attention to the state of College road.-—To receive attention as soon as weather permits. The pay-sheet, amounting to £1422 7s 6d, was passed for payment. The next Council meeting was fixed for Friday, September 7th. The Council then went into committee.