WAIPAWA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Woodville Examiner, Volume 3, Issue 218, 8 December 1885, Page 2

WAIPAWA COUNTY COUNCIL.

The Conned held its usual monthly meet ng on Friday, when Crs Smith (chairman), Herrick, Boss, Bibby, and Small were present. The minutes of the previous meeting Were read and confirmed. CORRESPONDENCE. From the United District Board for thd distribution of charitable aid, enclosing a resolution stating that they had decided that the sum of L(570 should be levied amongst the several districts, pro rata , and asking that the sum of L9B Is be paid by the Waipawa County Council. 1 Ids sum Was three-sevenths of th€f amount that would be raised by a rate of one-twentieth of apennv in the pound on a valuation of L1,10.‘),20G. From the Hawke’s Bay County Council, stating that if they could secure the cooperation of the oilier Councils, they werO prepared to institute legal proceedings to test whether the deficiency in the Crowd and Native rates, caused by the substituted rolls supplied by Government could not bo recovered.—-The Council decided not to join in the matter, as the deficiency caused to them by the substituted roll was inappreciable. * ■ From the Onnondvillo Town Board/ , asking the Council to improve the Or* mondville - Makatuftu road. Or Small ; , asked how the roads were affected by the » constitution of the Town Boards. Tho Chairman replied that there was no dif- [ feronce in count}’ roads they were still t under County management. Cr Small . urged that some improvement should bo ' effected, and soon, as the district was a > thickly populated one, the road would bo i much used. From the Town Board, Danevirke, api plying for subsidies. Letter postponed until next meeting, r Cr Boss claimed travelling expenses, . viz.. LIU, as lie couldn’t see why one part .> of the county should draw portions of the general fund to send their members to - meetings when tho rest of the ridings did s not reap a similar advantage. He claime4 his expenses, therefore, and intended f dividing the money between the three .» libraries in the district, viz., tho Onga Onga. Ashley-Clinton and Makaretu. Htf did not take the money for his own j'oeket, but so that the ratepayers should reap the benefit.—The Chairman said Cr 8 Boss was entitled to his expenses, but . there was no need for him to say that tkey were to bo divided amongst the libraries. OVERSEER'S REPORT. j 70-Mile Bush Bond.—As instructed, I communicated with the owners of bush running alongside this line of road, but as j yet have received no answer from Mr Gaisford, but Mr F. Knight, who owns ’ part of tli© bush from uhoraite to Oringi t clearings, has signified his willingness to boar half tin cost of felling the line fronting his property. This work is much needed, ns 1 can certify to the fact that on. the clearings, where, the sun and wind gets on the road, those pvrlicnlur parts ’ do not req ire half tho maintenance. I would ask i lie Council if all monies expended on this lino of road, from tho old hold near Titkamn to the Manawatn r Bivor, including the I’almerston and r Masterion reads, should he charged to tho Government grant, and if not, I would respectfully ask you to define the bound* , duries wherein it should bo charged. I may state (hat the LdOO granted by tho Government fur this road will not be sufficient to pay for works in hand and surface labour. Bradley is making good ' progress with his metalling contract at 1 Mata-iwi, and al-o Ins widening and . metalling contract through Danovirka, and will be completed during the present month. Woodville Biding.—As instructed, I , examined the Maungaatua Valley Hoad, and must state that it was in very fair I condition at that time, it being dry weather. The worst jwrtious tiro from Mr Hyde’s to Bellshaw’s, a distance of i about 25 chains, and there is also about 40 chains of re-forming and metalling required from its junction with tho main * road going towards the settlement, and s had tlie metalling been done in tho first J instance, it would have saved tho local body at least half tho cost of tho work now required. There are some of tho settlers on this line of road anxious to get * a deviation so as to avoid two sleep hills, r one of which is actually dangerous. Tho deviation sjxiken of to start from tho 1 main road running through Mr D. Guy’s . I property, which has recently been cut up into town sections, and thence in an almost straight line up the valley, joining ' the present road near Mr Hinton s and which in my opinion would be a groat advantage to the settlers living tip tho 1 v alley and also to a number of the Miharahara settlers who own projwrly at tho head of that road, and should such a deviation lake place the necessity for improving the present road would not bo 1 urgent. As 1 mentioned in last month’ll report respecting works required tit tin* bead of I'mfold Uoad, viz. ; A rutting near Mr Hughes, and also a deviation near the same place, bull work; being very much required. Harding’s H-oi a at present m an nnpass:i!d< condition, so is also a portion <-f lie- Kumima Onngi Ho id, opjsejte Mr Nmilnt,. A-■ a great part of tins County runs through bush iih:i icts. I w.eil.l respectfully suggest that n 1 1.1 a law be j..... .-4 d emn|H ilmg owners ... prop. Tty running alongside public roa.fi to fell a main on each ode of the iMumdanes of sudi toads, mi ii a coin sc vvot.ld lend wry much to imp ore the joadsboih before alld after tb<v arc formed mild njelaPed, and would ,d,* > 1-e the means of Considerably ieducing Cue evpeu fiturc fur maintenance, and would be no hardship ■ Viialever to rile Settlers, blit on tile falllmr\ a source of great l.cnefit bv pu ,, -‘ ’ them m .a position to fence their 1 < und■tic , which front js-nonai evjwtn n. • 1 | can nay is th- only roiim* whereby bee u I make u-e o! ins land to advantage. I : have reduce i lie surface staff by tour men o.s mouth, lie <• yet remain sewn, which -ii .v be ! •• oic.-d by it ;e more if tho vva-atle r rein 'ins fine, m;i i i.kmkvi vitv riv.ronr. Vl> Mile Hu'il flood. - ii elleV lrv» ■.nnpb !<• i or lie t i.ling comrnci belvW"U mii gi and M »l w i cb'Utftgs, mid is ioini.,i|,.ii mid nr toil ng cooli'acl ni . i.ne-v j;)., , -»r c-opf fi-*o. 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