PATEA COUNTRY COUNCIL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12881, 14 May 1913, Page 8

PATEA COUNTRY COUNCIL.

O&INAR% MEETING: j

■•-* - Tho ordinary meeting of the; ?atftr* *C6tiritfy Obuiitfit was hxslii in? tfi&iCli*ttii^ ■ cil Chambers yesterday-^Crsrßrakev" Ooombe, Kennedy, Diclrie-and /Deathbeing present. -In th©i»bsence of ;tho-^ chairman Cr. Blake-was voted td ttie •<;hair.;.... - . ~-..■ ••>•■-;.. .• • ■'■■•■■ -: ■ - <<^^."v£-V; ;1 Tho resignation: of Cr. Symes -■Tead. , ■;■ '.^'- '■!,':•''■ /-:-■■"■:-•>';' . v ';';' Tho Chairman' said thero wag-: -nof. doubt that every councillor I -.pipeseni'would regret the igsignatkm of Gr. .-Symes. He wouldirnove>that the' Council express"," its; tregret.',- at/ Cry Symes', ; . resignation .-and jat the1 sairie' time, place t on lecord its-inarm appreciation '6f the' •many services rendered ,tfi the. district by Or. Symes in'-the past.. - ' v ~t - .Tho resolution >was 'seconded- by Cr. .-Kennedv.aVd carried TfnaiijinousLy, '. • 'CIOtJNTY IBOU^OARIES. ' A letter was received from the,"Wai-, "tara County Council endorsing a peti"iion asking that the'boufidary of the' ■•"Oo'unty be altered':s'H ;ihtft"''the-Patea •'Cdurify.shafts not extend: a&losiS •' the ~. ....^Waitatara/rivejr.. X ,■*.- -:: : .,^-/'X;;i.. ■■■~..'.-. Ur- Djckid said it se"6mied-^oihim that--there were so few. ratejpiayieirb' signing tho petition that it wasi-hardly- #orth .'" ""~"i while faking any-^notici of: it. ■■< '■'-■ ,-\: ■ ■■ - ; TheiEngmeer'pftid thech^iVinan ~(Mr. Pear"cc) had-"stated "v^iat" thereVould be a. Local" Government Bill be- . fore". Pa^Hamen^ ;-sh«Jri!j?," probably tho bonraiai'ies "of 'the; ;Cdun'ty would -■ ."1)0 altered,■'.:• : t:;;;iHv. -t-^- v;-- % : - ■_ Cr.\Diekie said that had raterwiyers ".m•^the.Patea••Cteunty^':aßked*■.|;^■■(be•':Cnt• ■out and put intbvihe'^a'itotiara Coiin- - : ,'iy the .Councilc^cmld.- h^v«j»-taken some. ■ w'-l»h^tijsr'^|^#^ Vf':;^^^!/.^fi: j-----.".- ■■' i;i ~Cr.; Cp^cnp;© said'ii|> any cask <hjp did ' < not think' viti riglit ;fe- SlMv afiy the Tat<n>ayer& to be ciit' out and put into -another cotmty. and still pbpain beher iitß from- the Patea County-' roads as .-■• would be the case if the were. 1 ' --given ftffe.ct.to. '-.'■ :v V r -.■.■.'■_' .^-. "•■ •• • ::." On the motion of C^l" Coombe; seconcl- • «d by Cr. Dickie, it was resolved that in view ,of the proljable .passing of a lAvcal Government Bill • consideration of tho petition be 'deferred-'-for - the pre-;-sent. ■ ' _ \ '"■,.'■;''.'V(":a ■■'•-■ : ■'^■■■;'''•■'■ •Ifyater Ratel-r-Tt was Teso)lve<l thafc ~tho chairman, Mr. G. V.'. PenrceL M.p.; attend the confe relict bocKes-U'e-tho water rate question. v , ;^- .> / ■;•; Ac^ident^;^sjir^n^e^-TJie I Akitip -su^geatirig that Hyp law "Be^vameifde'd;;iivi.the. id|rectfob ?of <*MDOwe¥|p«4oc^^ special fund for accident insurance piir- ', ' -pose?.v:'. -.vr'V>': ■■■'.[■."■'*:■ v'v:", ■/'■■'■ .■'■-' ;.;. .J\ uTho;'C%tk;3i)a^'H;hat%his;W{iuld pro- . , . "bably bo^proyid'ed- for i^-the1 ■nfoopsed ■••'"I^&oal• Goveraifte^fßillL r v;* :; V'■:■■'■.. ■<""" It "was deciaedAtoTrefer -the matter to the member for the district to take such'action as he<deemed'fit. > ! \ . ..Advertising.—The "Waverley Tri- * l)uno" wrote asking for a share in the 'Coinjcirsadv.ertis.ing. The Clerk explained that the matter'had already -,- beeti decided jby the Co.un<;il. ( ; -c> ri'.Petition.—A petition ■ was received - -from aettl^fs, in Bangitatau East ask- ; .inK the Council to set aside the i:ates , accruing^frpm-iheir properties, less Nthe v .: vusttual.percentagefallowed for courity adrainistratipn for, the piii-pose ;of ap- - , . pointing a.surfaceman fpr the ; waiter-« ". jjgliod bridle.^rack" ¥oa^. The^^ineer • 'vsHgKest^d-that ArrkngGnients,/iiight. ba ♦ , mado Wit}i*tho^aitotari^ '■■■;-■ - cil to oarrv out' the' woirJk.TFd^uired. On. '.;>■ tho TOOtion^Qfitha chauTnan, secpnded- •;;: by Ci^.-Kentfedy. it was,resolved that, ; tho mattQr.|je.xef erred to the -Engineer to report at/ the, next ipeetirig of- the. '"■;-■ "Couricil. '':'':' ■"-"—. ';.; -~:: iJ . .:. ..- . . :Cr. p Dickie..on bejialf o£,or.- iVaft- _ / ;Asch. ,said;t%i.the pusher Up■- .-".ipef", "Valley iload iri the Rangitatnu ;: Block would;like the work asked for' " ' -gbho 'oxijjj^si. \$ 'rr.g&s'*. i'^*^ '?*'&':t ; ■q-\ v »It Vafedecided to hpldl tiie 'iniil'te^ ■~* i VoverHill ■:"4h^^^tepreseTatative^of that part. - -•■ l|( r>of - the. county-;-was * present; •"■'"' ■' ■ ■■: -'■ • '■'; '", '"-y '^^ei*^Ehe :i i%ider: of■:Mivi HajiitK ; :~a| 4s. Sd-per^yara fq? breakjiii^tjhif at (Manutahi was^a^e^tmi- '^"ni&^fe^ mainder" 's thaistpjtie br.eak'{nis■■-.was iteft to 'ta& rEb^dffir.,'tbfd^ji-S)ffl;.<:' >>v>"'>v' " . :" ■■. :2.' -ENGINEER'S -REEOiRT. "■ '.- , .. ■ ..fjJgJjL JJWJW'1? V^ort^as .^^|.^v has been re-b^talled,, tho wo rk being between'^ tho: factory Wtff Station^ , Jloadi Manutahi. -V<A<bb!a«i..W'dla£(is!'^ i; -sidetrack -'.mr^! also been, foriii^d'With^ _ tno grader'^the beittg oaf r^H^ollt^ : ; between; iihe. 2 y .CPoxy 'Thejiarrmg; and sftnaujfe'of fo^ v ;patbs m Waitotara Tow;nship have also' been completed. Balance; of, .Teprk: 6%i---■y--. ■-;^^^"lienuakur^^ridg^^Tho^oniEraiiit-' ,-. ors for the painting' of- this bridge 'are"; making good ''HP. H o^'.ihj S; fridge,' <*&&'■ -Ohipped.the timberrfree of.xotten wood prior to the painting, v-!-^'•':•-. -'i"-j '■'■ ..• Patea r |Kair. p^gfe i; has _ 'been made With:th^ch]tt>ping :aM■painting of ironwork oh this bridge, and I •Jiopo to have it completed before your next meeting. Jf ™- ~.,r-..^ Conncil Office^, etc.—The contractors T^or Ahe paiijitins^of the -Qpuiicili offices' ant! cottage-a"ttKakarain.e.C* have made • jyery good progress, the.. offices now. bei mg .compJetedj':and:V:'the .painting of -cottage weJl,-undtKT-'way^ V'; ' , ; • . •■'• ■"■ I-. _ Si?c)iainsr' has been m.ejolled^btt .We Station Eoad, ■• , Manntahi.^.;..,.:'^!^.''--^:^ ■>':-:"•■ __ ••"; . . -™Ball R^ JLoan.^Durin|^tliy;jnonth Wo cubic yards* <f/tmapvj&s carted laid. All this^w^rfe^-fs^b-etween Hnr° leyville and Petch Road. Roughly •. speaking about hai|;,thiVt*ork is now '-completed. r* " ,v^;..,, r Patea East.—Durine^th^ month a "timber of flats on lih^liittleT-aranaki' ■•- ~ r lioad nave been graded* arid also ndveral of the bye-roads. About one chain o± metalling has been" eoriiDleted, and also a fair amount.of maintenance,work . ..-carried put.. .. . v ,;„ T- ,v i /r'l.-'>■■": '- ■■ Waitotara Valley. Roadi.-r-The metalhng and sanding Jauttdi-ised in this portion- of the County;: ;Jww now been1 completed. t Considering^ the^ 'class of metal, and the difficulty-j.oiiiVbbtaihinc' sufficient labour, I consider that a very satisfactory job has bedti'made of tho work. A. lot of scrub cutting has 'been done during 'the jnbntb, a laro-e -culvert on the Kakakah^ Road repaired, and the usual maintenance work -carried out.■•-■■■• ■'..-. -?' "■• ,■ uh jrf s;^-P urin S .*» rhav© scheduled for expenditure;'£7B Ss lid in accrued thirds, and retttrned sched- ■-*»*? -r and Boa^d for approval; iMetal.—l have been advis.ed that il& ~Il ieta* tram will commence 'riianme on Tuesday next. A further 200 vanU of S ulderi^ as carted from-the bWch at ■Manutahi td Tonk'-s corner, which will' complete the carting for thmr^^m. I ho™ called: tenders for the brnak^g of this stono. irhich tenders vo'i can; . at this moeting. Sly-Wi'maW ■ for hand-breaking ig'from 45.:U6-4oi:----ou.pcr cubic yard. ■Council at its last me-etin«, I ' the surrounding counts re hire of iSlfr■ er. The only favourable reply r,^ciV- . v «d -was from-Elthamr but a(5 It . w^Ji Jjo necessary to mil the olant i o P;i * ea acting under the.chairmanls; in-.U U cl tions I refused, the offer;- XlJo-»W s iJt£. r '" "-Ir?* -<??. IlclJ" fita#^-tWit Hwi^ini^v . did not hire out their rol!ei\ they-woulil Tip. very pleased to illustrate ;it^- .ir.iikug to members :'^^ppius.a i ;if-ih'ey.:i

; wotddt gJ%'ao^}-V^^iour:4^ui^i.; wuuld '^dvSCh-i'-vsrbtildr'Baake the necessary arrangementsi I am reporting seba ately: on meutlling proposals fo.: .the com-.ingi-year^-. ■•■.'. ••■ ' ■ •. ' '•.■"'. i- A further report on -works proposed to ; : carried out during the presWt year rwaeireadV ;.-."■ _ • • ■ .-.-.-• . • .... '. "It'was decided.:that the Engineer b© yajslied, to. furnish each councillor with r, ;«ot>y;;pf .she report, and that -it be [V considered: at the next meeting of the Council.l ■/ ; ') '"•;' "Ac^Juats were read and passed for payment, and the Council rose. V. "Special Meeting.-rAt the conclusion"of the ordinary meeting the Council, held a special meeting for the "purpose of instituting a special order dealing ,with thje" Merging of the Waitotara.Mo\iinahaki.Road District with the Patea County." Tho special order was instituted on the motion of: Ci*. Coombe, seconded by Cr; Kennedy. ? . ■