AMURI CITY COUNCIL.

Press, Volume L, Issue 8488, 20 May 1893, Page 9

AMURI CITY COUNCIL.

--,_ meeting of the Amuri ±M held at the office of the County Couu< OQ g_ turdav 13th Council, Cv_ Mes _ ra D D . Micfcriane *sf/: *Y*V. Rutherford, W. ThomfChairman) ilaej and w Acton _ Adamß--*°itM. c nJk correspondence was read P/ W—From Mr D. Rutherford, »nd dealt^ ave o{ absence from the M * P 5 I D ?e tin S aof this Council. Granted. 5? fjame, asking for permission to * rol f /bit-proof gate across the public *a _* Q y iu S creek - Granted on the ro * , litions. From the same, comthe dangerous state of the Leslie ETtlie track and asking that it be SS . as soon a3 possible to prevent an r*P?£ i'he Overseer was instructed to f OOI and report by next meeting. From a-kiug t ha * t notice be given to Mr to grub the gorse on the main **ToniUi ,T on his land. The Clerk was !°_cted to serve the required notice on Colonial Treasurer, in reply to _, Council's application for a loan of £1200 reu-irin" the head worts of the Waiau Ls water-race, stating that he has pro£mmllv approved ot the application on sSou that the Council tajte. all the -»«>*.arv to comply with the proBodies Loan Act, 1&6. "fSTmt G. G. Stead, in reply to Council'sf application for rates due on Stanley £„i_ «iatina that he has sold his interest in JtaiSSr some months ago to Mr J. McArthur, of St. James-Resolved-Tuat the Collector make a demand on Mr McArthur for the rates. From the Commissioner of Taxes, in tpd!v to the CoaneU's application for the bailee of the subsidy for the year 1892-3, _atinc that on receipt of a declaration duly verified by the Chairman aa to the rates actually collected, he will _*ss a voucher w the amount payable. The required declaration had been forwarded by the CfaflinT" 1 - __ From the North Canterbury Hospital Board, stating that the sum of £156 15s 6d ms tlie proportion of the expenditure gUocated to be contributed by this Council for the current year. From the Charitable Aid Board, stating t_»t the sum of £198 14s Id wa3 required from this Council for the current year for charitable aid purposes. From Messrs Rhodes and Washer, asking if the supplies of horse feed for the Councils teams for the current year are to be tendered for. Resolved—" That tenders be called for the supply of horse feed for twelve months, to be delivered in Culver_qj in such quantities as may be required far vie from time to time." Jyio tenders had been received for conifattcung an iron roof on the Council Office, Waiau. The Chairman had accepted the lowest at £7 10s, and the work was now j_usfactorily performed. Approved. Ooly one tender was received for forming *ad shingling the road at Rotherham, which was considered too high. The Overleer was instructed to hire teams and do the work as soon as possible by day labour, and to repair the Waiau-Kaikoura road, and the cutting leading to Sherwood at once. It was resolved that the Clerk be tntii-rised to write to Messrs Stringer and Crwwdl, and ask if they are willing to accept the position of solicitors to this Council. On the motion of Cr. Adams, seconded by Ct. Thomson, it was unanimously resolved— "That a general rate of three-eighths of a peniiy in the £ be now made and levied spoil all the rateable property within the Amuri County for the period commencing tm the Ist day of April, 1895, and ending on theolstday of March, 1894, such rate to become due and payable in one sum at the Coanty Council office, Waiau, on the 24th day of May, 1893." The rate book was then signed by Crs. D. IX Macf&rlane and Wm. Thomson. Cr. Mcßae asked that the Overseer be instructed to meet him at Tekoa, in order to inspect tho new cutting leading into the ilandamus river with a view to devise the best means to protect it from the action of that river, which now threatens to damage ft. The Overseer was ordered to attend as requested. Accounts amounting to £196 4s 7d, were pasted for payment, and the Council adjourned until Saturday, 10th June: '