SELWYN COUNTY COUNCIL.

Press, Volume XXXVI, Issue 5034, 26 October 1881, Page 3

SELWYN COUNTY COUNCIL.

X_e ordinary meeting of the Selwyn County ______ was held yesterday. Present—Dr. ToHjbull On th- chair), Mo-illan, Peryman, W__on, Mathia?. . The Acti-E-Ohairman read the following gWement :-{L) There are two petitions before us to-day s one is really a petition to the __ie*mere Boad Board, and forwarded with their recommendation to this Council. The pttitisn is from residents and ratepayers using the ford over the B_k_i_ known as Dobbin's fsrd. It seems thai hitherto the fordsman hs» resided on the north bank, but the petitioner, to the Boad Board believe that it would be conducive to his usefulness if he were stationed on Burnt Island. The Ashbarton County Council pay one-half the expenses of this ford, and will require to be conJulied - also, Burnt Island i« a reserve under tbe North B-_aia Board of Conservators, and they|will rtquire to be communicated with. The for_B___n sends a letter, naming certain conditioM about his removal to Burnt Island. The second p-tition is from owners and occupiers of land in the neighbourhood of tbe Inrell; thej s-k for a grant in aid for widenis?, clearing and otherwise improving that -iter. There are no funds appropriated to distriot, but a grant may be made out of t_s general funds. The total cost is estimated it £850. The question of the alteration of t_s b-sdary between Akaroa and Selwyn »___« occupied our attention some time tp. Latter* have been received agreeing to lS.j_.po.sd alteration. We will require to jjrased under clause 30 of the Counties id, where it is made necessary that both Ob.amis should petition the Governor. I__b Ellesmere.—lt was proposed formerly hj the Akaroa Council that the two oountie_sold bear the cost of letting out the water. letters have been received from the Akaroa Council proposing an application to Government for money for this purpose. Whatever ieo.ee the money is derived from, it will be iacesssry tc entrust its expenditure to one or ether of the Boad Boards. The Kirwee Itomain Board write, asking the substitution of Messrs O. G. Parker and W. J. Simpson for H. L. Bote and N. 8 Kingdom, resigned. Sbi- will require to go before the Governor. £ cheque has been received from the C—-tenay Boad Board for £500, as their e9_~_-U-ion towards the completion of the I—lvern water-race scheme. The engineer for the Malvern water-race will lay his report ted accounts on the table. Sundry applications for heads of water have been received. Xhey cannot be dealt with till after the pwjj—meeting on November Bth, when the by-laws will be confirmed. In the naa—ime arrangements - are being pushed faf*_d for carrying out the proposed system if distribution. The result of our visit and __pe„bn of the Hororata water-race is stated fatty and clearly in the engineer's report now _ the table. The Eakaia Boad Board hu written, stating that it would reconsider _t question of erecting tanks as publio waterSf places. The inspector of slaughterhouses .prepared with his report. Tbe City Council propose to meet ns at half-past eleven to _wrelative to the Hagley Park roads. Application is made for grant in aid to oloar the Hcs—cote river above and below the Lincoln mi bridge. The sum of £35 was granted Wyes, and yon will probably see your way toiiimilar one this year. It will ba necessary te appoint one of our members to sign tbe _*_-«• in the place of our ohairman, Mr It. and to inform our banker of the change. hmm» that the day for election fails upon feSthNov. This is the Prince of Wales' Birth iquA also the day for the Agricultural Show, is proposed to postpone the elections to the I£_ {November. Gazette notice;' have not jet been received from Government, bat we tape they will read, us before this meeting -Am. The South Malvern Boad Board calls ccrattectiou to the necessity of having the _B__ bridge at Coalgate painted and tarred. A letter __, be laid before yon from Mr Fountains, Hororata, asking that culverts be placet, at pla«» indicated, ever the Hororata water-race. Several deeds will require the _-_at_re of members, and the accounts coming das this month will be brought np. After d_——ion, it was resolved, on the motion of Mr __thios, seconded by Mr Pery- »_-"- B That the question of the location of tl» fffldnnan at Dobbin's Ford be submitted -» the Ashburton County Council and to-a Berth Baiaia Board of Conservators."— 4&t InreH petition was then considered. Mr s—oa moved—" That the petition from J—atyers at Irwell be referred to the Elle_-—»»-o_rd for its opinion as to the advisableBSef transferring the control of the river «_ to the Board," This was seconded by «.Peryman, and agreed to.—The counties ta-_—ies were then die cussed; ultimately « Peryman moved, Mr Wilson seconded, ttd it was resolved—" That this Council join «-— the Akaroa County Council in petitionfeg the Governor for the proposed alteration ef the boundary."—The Lake Ellesmere 5-aetion provoked some discussion, after Jbich it -as resolved, on the motion of Mr -—Millar, seconded by Mr Wilson—"That —c Akaroa County Council be asked —c probable annual cost to let out the *-_r in Lake Ellea___e." — It was ((Red ta request the Government to Ktte Messrs 0. G. Parker and W. J. pton ss members of the Kirwee Domain »ed in the room of H. L. Bose and If. S. «Bid«_. resigned.—-The engineer to the «STer_ water race rep..ted that small falls **» required in some places on the branch **_-- to prevent the deposit of shingle. «S- -00 to 400 would be required, at an lasted cost of £100. Some small timber «-»_*, which would cost abont £30, were also j j*- 8 **")- -he report stated that a number ; «»ppac__ona for heads of water had been jarred, and also detailed the progress made "Mm contractors for small bridges and *®~_ water nets. The report was received •» referred to the water-race committee. A «-_ dttcuisisn ensued on the matter, and it *- resolved on the motion of Mr Wilson, •Bad-, by Mr Peryman—" That the details *w» —stributing channels of tho Malvern ***■__- be left with the Malvern waterwith this suggestion, that the ***« embnoedby the Aot be first supplied, F* that legal advice be secured re- *>~- to our powers to take water outside the water-race area."— fJJ** **»_-, Councillor Ayers and the CHty *3*-J_? waited upon the CounciL Or. 2J* *__- that the City Conncil were preto take Use whole care and maintenance *«* Lincoln road, and that they were prer* *_ bear hslf-east of the maintenance of Mai road and bridge.—Mr Pery-*•&j-_-_ht the whole cost of the bridge 1 ** borne h * the oit 7 Council, as its I I?** would lead to a great deal of bother 1 a^S-* B *^* llo *-—Mr Walkden thought I _* ft_* Coaao- could do the work, debitir.g 1 __ ™*~> B Go-neil with their proportion of 1 2* «*.—Kr J. L. Wilson said he thought 3 kLt***** 011 Bo * ld wew a-xious to % SL* 9 ." 6 settlement of their | C»r® ___**. 3? * T * rosds.—The deputation 3 W-A?-?- 0 that their p_.po__la » _!___* *"** con-ide Ted, thanked the OounI withdrew.- After » brief discusI -S ___J_?" m OoTed » »-* «» 1 u Th*t _he_por_on of I kte-fuJ?? »fioi_mg Bagbry Park __ Qvaacd; -ad t___ flu «osk of a___t_.

■ nance and reconstruction of the Carlton . bridge bo defrayed jointly by the City Council and Selwyn County OounciL"—On the motion ; of Mr Mathias, seconded by Mr MoMillan, it J was agreed—"That the acting chairman be 1 \ authorised to sign memorandum of lease of part if reserve 1322 from the school commissioners to the County Council, and that the , seal of the Council be affixed thereto." The engineers to the Hororata water-race work reported that more than five miles of the Bakaia Terrace road flume had been completed. Detail section had been taken across |Mr Bealey'a property to the corner of Bural Section 28856, and also down the branch road from the south-east corner of Bural Section 33025 to the road at the corner of Bural Section 29663. No difficulty would be experienced in carrying open races along these lines if the trenches were flamed across the gullies and low places. The length of the new race on the Bakaia terrace would be six miles twenty chains, and that on the branch road eight miles forty-five chaise. The earthworks connected with these would cost about £450 Tbe report gave full details of arrangements made I for the prosecution of the above works, j The report was received and adopted, I and the engineer was requested to call tenders for the various works as early as posiible. The report of the inspector of slaughterhouses was considered satisfactory, and some applications for new slaughtering licenses granted. MrFonntaine's application for culverts was considered, and Mr Dobeon was instructed to carry out the work.—Mr Wilson moved and Mr Mathias seconded—" That the Spreydon portion of the Biver Heathcote be placed under the control of the Spreydon Bom Board." Mr Peryman moved as an amendment—" That the sum of £35 be granted to the Spreydon Boad Board to defray coat of clearing tbe Upper Heathcote." This not being seconded, the original motion was carried.—Mr J. IL. Wilson was authorised to sign cheques in the absence of the ohairman.—lt was resolved, on the motion of Mr MoMillan, seconded by Mr P.ryman— "That the painting and tarring of the Bluff bridge, Coalgate, be left in the hands of the Bakaia and South Malvern Boad Boards."—Mr Peryman gave notice of motion—" That the Government be requested to amend the County Council Act so as to provide for the retirement and election of one-third of the members annually, instead of as now provided by the Aot, that all the members retire at one time every three years."—After some routine business, the Council adjourned.