WAIPA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8082, 19 December 1906, Page 2

WAIPA COUNTY COUNCIL.

The ordinary rnoDthly mooting of the Waipa County Council was held at Ohaupo oil Tuesday, There were present: Crs. J. Fisher (Chairmin), A 1 no, Duxfield, Mackay, Grant, Jiolli well, Pottß and McKinder.

An apology for absooce was received from Cr. Bell.

lhe supervisor reported as follows: Graders: During the past month tho machine has bejn in thu Mangajiiio Riding, mostly in thu Paterangi and I'e iioi'e districts. The intjnded work in these localities will be finished before Christmas; after that the machine can go

ivherever the Council wishes mu to send it. Regarding the second machine. Messrs ilooth-MacDoaald and Co. wrote saying i hey could not promise delivery before the lsth inst., so it may be expected to hand any day now.—Shakespeare-street: 'l'ue contractor for breaking up tins road has finished his work and a capital job he has made of it. I'he road, is at present in first-class order, but there are spots where the proportion of gravel among the soil is too small, consequently whenever it rains these places become very muddy and, unless prevented, will soon got into holes again. In order to prevent this occurring, I have arraoged with Mr Jarrett to put in a day now and then in carting grave; to put on these spots where most required.— Whatawhata Swamp Koad : On tlie -Itn of tho month, I went over to this road with Mr Duxfield and arranged with him as to the expenditure of the .£l5O Government grant for this road, and tenders have been called accordingly for to-day's meeting.—HamiltonTuhikaiamea road: On Thursday last I went over the road with Mr Rothwell, when certain works were decided upon as being the best way in which the Government grant of .£IOO could be expended. As the work is principally grading it will be necessary to do a good bit of levelling bofore tenders can be called for the work.— Drain through Germann's: This work has been done, but though it is up to what was agreed upon, the job will not be satisfactory until more fall is btought up to the pipes.—Bridge near Sing's: Tenders were ordered to be called for to-day for this work, but it has been impossible, owing to press of other work, to get them out in jme. This will not, however, entail any unnecessary delay because the timber will aot be to hand till after the holidays. -Te

Iwamutu-Kihikihi Road: The second contract for UK-tilling is now completed, making a total of 136 chains now metalled oetween Te Awamutu and Kihikihi. The third contract, which will extend the metalling some 30 chain* further on towards Kihikihi is now in progress.— Jambridge bridge: Work was commenced on the 7th inst. and his been pushed on as fast as possible since then. Great difficulty has been experienced in getting in the anch r block at the north end of the bridge owing to the loose sand which gives a great deal jf trouble and necessitates very careful timbering. So far it has not been necessary to stop the traffic, and it is hoped that the job may be completed without having to necessitate this.—Tenders have been called and are due for to-day for conciete culvert and grading on Hiwrin's toad, concrete culvert and grading in Campbell's gully, and sanding on the iVhatawhata swamp road. It was decided to hold the next meeting oa January 15th.

The following account) wore passed for payment:—D. Kingdon XI 10s 41, J. Chambers Xl 7 10s, li. ilctiee XI 16s 7.1, liygravo X 33 Is 11, W. Lovett X 155 10s, J. B. i'easdale X 73 (is, Hjllowiy aud Go. X 9 3a 3J, W. Teddy XI 12s 6d, 0. Judl Xdl

17s, Tautuaiunui I'utara Co. X 4 4s 8.1, tiaglau County Council XU 18s 2d, C. J.irrettX2l 1-, J. Burns XSU 18s 4i, F. sing XI H Oppersein and Co. XlO 8i 4i, A. B. Donald XI 10s, J. Douglas 6s, Kauri Timber Co. X 5 18s 7d, J. Corlett lis 6d, J. Hall 10s, S. Calder XI lis, J. Mawhinney Xlo, Ellis and Burcund Xl 9 7s 10d, interest X 44 15s Od.

The Hamilton Borough Council wrote asking the Council to contribute half the esumated cost (XlfJO) of regrading and re conning that portion of the Onaupo road lying on the boundary between tuu County and the llorough. The Chairman sail the proportion of JouDty traffic was very small; in fac: he might say not one-tenth. As far as miintsnance was concoruel, the County had more claim on the Borough in respect to the Plankton road. The work prop ;sed to Le done was more than the requirements ot the oounty demanded. He thought one half wa3 too much, and the County Council should sooner submit to abitration. Cr. Duxtield moved that the Chairman and Crs. Bell and Potts interview the of Hamilton on the subject. Cr. Grant seconded the motion, which >vas cirriei unanimously. I'ne ticasurer reported riding balances

as follows: Rtngiaohia dr. X 59 5s 4J,

Newcastle dr. X 129 Bs, Pukekura dr. X 25 53 'JJ, Tuhikaramea dr. X2ll 16s lid, damilton dr. X3B 3s lOd, Mangapiko outlying disti'ot dr. Xll7 3s ll'd, Hamilton outlying district dr. X 99 16i 9d, Pirongia outly-ag district dr. XI 5s 3d. It was soatei by the supervisor that in the outlying districts the position was really better than appeared on the return, as last year's rates had not yet been •jredued.

Mr J, Muokay, Chief Inspeotoi of Fac tories, notified that tin Council was re

quired by law to deoide, at a spcial meeting held during Januiry, the day on which the shop half holiday shall be he'd throughjut the County.

Messrs Newby and Ramsay, Frankton, isked that the footpath opposite their store be raised.

The request was declined on the ground that the Council does not provide footpaths.

J'hu Tiumirunui Totara Company applied that portion (£i or X 3) of their rates be spent in filling up a large hole in the road opposite their yards at Frankton, oaused by the divis on of the ohannel. The matter was left in the supervisor's hands.

The Chief Engineer of Railways notified that the furrier sum of X3O had been pissed to reimburse the Coun.nl for ropairs to the road leading from the old YVhitiwhata road to the railway bouidary, but ao liability could be admitted by the Department in respect to the road in the uorth eastern side of th>) railway up to the present Wlntawlnta road crossing.- Received. The District Health Officer reported a case of scarlet fever at l'irongia. The clerk of the Newcastle Rjad Bjard wiote asking for the n-'Cessary certificate iu Connection with the crowing of the road between sections 61, 62 and 63 Horotiu. The Council abroad to this. Mr A. Swarbrick forwarded draft of bylaw re billiard rooms.—Received The Department of Koads authorised the expenditure of Xl5O for sanding on the Whatawha'a Swamp Road, and XIOO on tho Hamilton Tuhikaramea road.—R •- ceived. On the motion of Cr. Djxfield, socondod by (Jr. Kothwell, the Council decide 1 to tike over the roads recently formed by Mr J. XI. McC irthy on his Frankton pro. perty, on condition that a deposit of XJO be lodged with the Council. Toe Chairman moved that the stops nece-sary to secure the loan for the Cauib'idge high level bridge bj taken. This was seconded by Cr. Allen, an i carried unanimously. The smnll bird nuisanco was referred to by Cr. Duxtield, who asked whether the Council could not take pome concerto 1 actiou to abate the nuisance. Ho thought if the eggs werec. llected, united action whs necessary. l'oisoned grain was also efficacious, under the same conditions. '1 ne Chairman said that when the Council obtained poisoned grain some years ago, they could not ge; rid of it. The best wny was to collect the eggs, and united aotion was necessary.

Cr. Rothwflll thought little good wa> done by individual aotbn. He thought the birds did more gnod than harm in keeping down the caterpillar. Cr. Duxfield aaid that when the New. oistle Road Uiard supplied poisoned grain, there were wore applications than could be granted. He iroved that the various local bodies be written to asking for their cooperation in the matter. Cr. Allen seconded the motion pro forma, aa he thought the birds neoded thinning out. In his district individual poisoning was resorted to. The Chairman said chough he personally did not begrudge Ue birds what they ate in his ulace, lie sympathised witb the small farmer in sparsely populated district?, where crops were stnall. Cr. Potts poiuted out that the starlings were the principal enemies of the caterpillar, and they will rot take poisoned grain. On being put the motion was lost, only Crs. Duxlield, Allen and Potts voting for it. The following tenders were dealt with Concrete culvert on Hawkins road, Mr Fox XIII Is (left in the supervisor's hands); as no teuders were received for the culveU at Campbell's gully, it was decided ti advertise for fresh tenders; sanding on Whatawhata Swamp road, C. Corboy, A contract por cubic yard, if 2s for tin;'; stripping and 3s 2d for second (accepted); T. l'ebbs, 2s 'Jd for a oontract; earthworks at Campbell's gully, H. B-'ere, BJd per cubic yard (deferred till onlveit contract ia let); do£ registrar, H. FiUg«r»ld, at lid

for 2s 6d collars and Is 3d- for 5b collars (accepted), J. ileriywi'ather at all round (accepted) ; dogcollara, M. A. Going 5d each (accepted) ; J. W. Rnthe 5d each. The Clerk was authored to for do<; registrars in the Hamilton, New-' lfc ' < ' castle and luhikaratnea ridings, '1 he dog tax for the ensuing year was " fixed at 2j 6a for cattle and sheep dogs, and 53 for other di gs. A motion by Cr! Rothwell that farmers and drovers be allowed one free dog was lost by 5 to 3. f On ~r. Putt's motion the supervisor was requested to bring up a report oil, the streng hening of the bridge over the Mangapiko stream near Te Awamutu. A special meeting of the Counoii was held in order to confirm the special order constituting a special rating area of Koromatua for the purpose of covering a loan of X6OO for draining, claying and metalling the riamilton-Tuhikaramea swamp rkad. Cr Both well moved the confiimation of 'he special order, this being seconded by Cr. Duxfield.

Mr J. Mellikon, of Tuhikaramea, wrote objecting to the inclusion of his property in this special rating area. A similar obieV* tion was also received from Meßers Gore Bros.

Mr Gore, who waited upon the Conn'cil said he used the Rukuhia road much morn than the Tuhikaramea road; and it was quite possible that in the fatare a special rating arei would he constituted in respect of the former road.

Mr McMiken also attended the meeting in support of his objection. Crs Rothwell and Duxfield reeled to the objections raised by the objectors, which were purely local and personal. The motion was carried unanimously. The Council then rose.