RANGITIKEI NOTES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLVII, Issue 12272, 5 September 1904, Page 7

RANGITIKEI NOTES.

RANGITIKEI COUNTY COUNCIL

(From Our Own Correspondent.) MARTON, Saturday. Tli© monthly meeting of th© above i took place ito-day. Present: Crs. J. W. | Marshall (chairman), Beckett, Simp-son, s! A'ldwortih, Fraiser, -McGregor, Smith, , and Hold-en. Leavo of absence was granted to Cr. i Newman. ■ j Inward correspondence was read and ' dealt with as under: — From tho Chktf Surveyor, stating tha-t • tho Crown, land required for catchimeint ; area for Taihapo water -works 'had pre- : viiously bs-en promised for cntting-up ' purposes to the settlers residing there. i whiieh promise now cannot to broken. — i 'Copy of lletter to be cent to Mr. Ald- ' ridge, Taihape. ! From Valuer-General, forwarding roll 'for properties dn Hawke's Bay County : to be transferred to Rangitikei County, f also stating alteration of boundary ■v/il'i J ' probably be gazetted next week. From Department- of Agriculture,^ re transfer of slaughtering 'lic-t-oise from Mr A. Needham to Baliiman Bros., of Taihape.—Received. From Railway Engineer, promising to do'alii -work necessary within the railway j fence, Maroon Junction, for the Kitch. enc-ir street entrance, also Suiting terimis for making siding litno Council's metal j pit at G!hinga<iti.—-Rc-eolived, on the nio- , tion of Cr."* Beckett, seconded by Cr. Simpson, that the latter matter be left in the hands of Mr. Mair to meet 1 the Railway Engineer'on the. ground, i From the Hawke's Bay County Coimoill, advising thatl it would bo advisable for them to ooMect the Erewhon riding rates until tho OsrdorJin-Counco! was actual y gazetted. —Received. | It was resolved', on tihe motion of Cr. r Beckett, seconded by Cr. Holden, thai. Mr. Kelly's application for an auction- ' esrt license be granted, provided a sat-, iefactory reference1 'is given. From Messrs. 0. C. and Owen Pleasants, with reference to damage done to Onepuhi Bridge, whilst driving stock across same, and asking for particulars. —Information to :be isupplied to Mr. Fieasants, c-'in., as asked" for. Petition received from ratepayers at ■Poakiore, calli-'n-g ■ attention to th© dan. gerous state of the Mangaano'ho Hill, i and acking tho Gounc-32 to have 25 chalnis of metalling done.—Resolved, on the motion of Cr. Smith, seconded by Cr. Beckett, that Mr. Mair report on tlk-9 cost of tho me'talriing asked for. From T. Quinlan, asking whether re- ■ eid-c-nts are compelled to connect their : premises wiiith the. miam sewer in Taihapa town. —Inspector to reply to same. i From Perham, Larsen, and Co., sawirtililerg, Utiku, asking permission to lay another 'tram lino across tho road near

Utiku. —Permission granted. Eroim .J. Johnston, r© complaint againsb County Ranger wrongfully ijmpoundling of a cow 'while same was in ■dhar-go of a boy.—-Thejclerk was instruct. Ed to- make inquiriee re the: same. The Chairman of the Council repcrt-cicl on 'behalf of th© committ-ae appointed re Onepuhi Bridge. —Resolved, on jt-he motion' of Cr. Simpson, seconded by Cr. McGregor,, that tho eastern approach at the.Onepuhi" bridge 'bo improved, a.s recoinnnended by the coannniitiee. It was resdived, on the mot.'on of Cr. Beckett, s-coonded by Cr. Smith, t.ha-1. in faCe- of public opinion, the Council is uniwil'ling to icjlose the road through th& Woodendean estate running to the Kan.

gitikei River, as asked for by the o-v-n. ers. i (R^tealyed, that 'Mr. Reuben Asliford ■ he appointed a ranger for the County of ' Rangi'tikei under the-Impounding Act, : 1384. ! Resolved, -on the motion of Cr. Smith, 1 (seconded by Cr. Holden, that tho insoector take the necessary >-teps to get the firewood cut for burning papa. i Resolved, on the motion of Or. Heckefct, second'Sd by Cr. Holden, that the ' attention of the Roads Department b8 drawn- to Ithe narrowness of the &p----proac-ha3 to' the Mangaweka traffic bridge over the ■tEtangitikei River. Resolved, on the motion of Cr. Beckett, seconded by Cr. McGregor, that a reptly be ssnt to Mr. Hum, that if he wall pay for a ball cock connection, the Councdi wisl .supply him witli water for tho sum of £5 per year, the Council rei^arving -fcho right-to cut off the supply at a 'fortnight's notice. Mr. Thome' report on the -past month's work was 'read"and dealt with. Ho states' that Messrs. Zajouskows;ki Bros. have agreed -to pay £10 towards the coat of putting metal of the Aldworth road. The repairs to tlh-a piers and -cut-waters of the Kauangar-oa" bridge 'have been ODinpleted, and repairls to the Turakina bridge are now beiing done. The plant. 1 ing of wiJi'ows at the Bulls bridge has been.completed. Thirty-four chains of ! neiw,:fencing have been erected-there, I and" if "stock fe tuniejd ontlieri'iver Led ' during .-th^summer iim& iti^wiJilAbe ne--1 ceesary to fence right' along' the*"river.' • bed from tdie wilSI-o-\TCi and macroearpa trees. About 25 notices liavo been, put lon the Bulls bridge, and the tariirig I • and placing of limestone is now progress. • ing. Resolved, on the motiion of the Chairman, ssbonded by Or. Simpaon, ; thaii Mr. DaviTd Nicoll's contrast; on Mo. . kohau and Turadriiia Yal'-ey roads be j : concel'Led, and .£l2 be h-eild to complete j i the work. | Mr. Mair reported that -one large cul- j j vert, 3 x 2 x 30, on -the Tuiiakina Val- j : ley road, hao complot-cily ool'lapsed. It j j was put in 'by the Government when tho j ! road was -first formed. Timber has been j i sent out and the culvert will be renewed | ai3 soon as possiMe. Fair progress has , 'been made wi'tfh tho bridge at Braemore. I ATI the p.ili©3 hay« 'been driven, and most lof tho timber is now ready. He- finds it ! iis limpracticabl-a to cart giiavel to do tho 1 balance of Mangaweka-Makohiue roads. ; Ho suggests that the worst T}orti:ons_ be ■gravelled \\*ith burnt papa, and that j tendera be called for cutting the nre-,< i wood at once. _ ..(; Rasolved, on the motion of Cr. Beck-ii ett,' 'seconded by Cr. Simpson, that th-s ■ abandoned portion of Campbell's line 1 c offered to Mr. W. S. 'Marshall, at Mr. j AMmoi-tli's valuation at £4 per acre, plus half cost of closing same. Mr. Knigge, manager of tho Town Hall, has received • word from Mr. Watkin Mills' (the great basso singer), repreaantatiive'that aill !hrls dates 'have been arranged for, and that there is no possibility of giving any other concerts on {this coast other than thosa already ar. I ranged for.