OTAMATEA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 73, 27 March 1922, Page 3

OTAMATEA COUNTY COUNCIL.

The monthly meeting of th-- Otamatea County Council was held on the 23rd iust.. Mr. Rodney I'oales in the chair. County Bridge Scheme.-- The county bridge scheme was again considered, the proposal seing ro strbmlt to the ratepayers a special rate of id in the £. which, based on the preseut ratable property, would provide interest on a loan of £-$.000. This would claim a £1 for £1 subsidy from The Government, and would provide £56.000, to be called up as required. It was poln-ted out that as the law- restricted expenditure lo bridges of 30ft span the loan would he disfavoured in several ridings, and it was resolved to endeavour to secure au amend- ! ment in the Act to include bridges of 20ft span, failing this that the scheme providing bridges ou uuiiii road from east to west oi comity be proceeded with. Poundkeeper and Wharfinger.—Mr. E. Mas-oil was appointed jKmndkeei- r for the ridings of Walraii and Whakapirau. remuneration to be So per cent of the takings. Mr. W. IL Benneti was appointed whartiuger at Toka Toka. and Mr. E. .A. Lewis at Mangawai. Repairs io Whakapirau Wharf.—The engineer undertook to push ou repairs as speedily as possible. Westlake's Road. Ruawai.—lt was reported thnr no Government assistance could be secured. Accss to Bickerstaffe Settlement.—lt ..as resolved to write the Lands Department for permission to proceed with this Robertson's Bridge.—Mr. Trewin ur-ed i hat temporary repairs be effected to It-.bertsou s Bridge out or rates, and ir was agTced to expend £45 from next year's ~no. !'m t .' on ni7nr-' 1 ' lhor ,H- v S as _ yen fo r repairing Ihe culvert on the Parnhi Koad Lridge at Mangapal. Toka Toka RoadCouncillor Dreadon stated that the -on I tractor was anxious to push „n the wok drive. 6 el ' Slne,!r *»* :lsk '' ll "' ohlaitl a piie Compensation. Brown's Deviation Kaiwaka.—Councillor Brown reported 'ha' terms hail heen completed with Messrs. Kenneth Angus and W. Stewart. ;.nt were still pending with the Misses Stewart and Mr. Dunn, and it was left with Councillors ■. Uttdl and Brown to negotiate Finance. —The I.oan I-und Aceonnr , showed a credit of £:!*74 tin. £1(X»> had I been lent to Conner Fund Account, and | £1900 placed on lived deposit. 'Balance in i bank on cuiTPtii account. £074 14 0. Accounts paid slice last meeting, £1121 13 10 (County Fund 1 ,-ointl £o'iii 10 7 (Loan Fund) Account) The county fund has now to j refund the balance, of £1000 to the Loan | Fund Account. This will overdraw tbe | county fuud £115 15 1