WAIPARA COUNTY COUNCIL,

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13901, 28 November 1910, Page 2

WAIPARA COUNTY COUNCIL,

A meeting of the Waipara County Council was, held on Wednesday last. Present—Mr 0. F. Clothier (chairman), Messrs Todd. Jones and Stewart. Mr i , . J. Overtoil wrote stating that Mr W. Macfarlane who was building a bridge over the ■Hurumii 'River, had approached him. with regard to giving ■ him access to the bridge by a short cut through his land to the WnikarJ Valley road. The short-out would-be 50 or 60 chains in leii'jrtli. and would mean a saving in distance of nearly a mile. He was 'prepared..to transfer the. necessary land to the Council for road purposes provided the old roatl was closed. It was decided that a report on the matter would have to be made before a final decision eouid !)»• arrived at, but in tho meantime the Council could see no objection to tire deviation <>t' the road provided Mr Maciarlane would to I defray the cost of construction- of the , new road, and all other costs in connee- ; tion witlt the matter. A report i would be made at next meeting of the [ Council. j Mr (J. Rutherford wrote, stating that il was his intention to build a bridge , over the Waitohi River., at Michell's , crossing, to carry about o tons. He ! wished to apply for the Council's permission to do so. it was decided to i reply that the Council saw no objection ' j to the bridge being built at the crossj ing referred to, provided that it was erected we'll on the tin-stream side of I the road reser.v and so as not to interfere with, or block the course of the road, I which apparently took a sharp turn ' t down stream immediately on the north side of crossing. Mr (;. W. Forbes, M.1 , ., telegraphed in renlv to a communication from the Council, statin,! that the vote on the Estimates fixed the .sum of .£2OOO as the limit of the Government's contribution to the Waipara bridge. Possibly a further contribution be obtained next session. The clerk to the Anuiri Council telegraphed that the chairman and councillors would attend a meetim; at Amberloy on December sth, to discuss Mr Merchant's report on the proposed Waipara bridge, and other matters in connection with the bridge. Mr Marchaut had asked the Council Ito inspect the Opihi bridge, near Tenuika. It w-is decided to go on tho 29th inst., and to notify the local bodies interested of the Council's intention. It was decided to form the portion of the LJmehurst road applied for by Messrs McGowan Bros. It was decided to call for tenders for shingling Armstrong's road,, also for the supply of dog collars. J. (Jretail's tender for cuttings, formation, and shingling, near Scargill. was accented. Cuttings, 2s per yard, formation 8> per chain, shinglinsr Is o<l for 400 yards, and Is 4' f d for 1600 yards. Waters Bros.' tender of £323 "3s was accepted for building a foreman's cottage near Woodgruve. It vas decided to advertise that all rates unpaid on January 21st may be sued for. It was arranged that the next meeting b.- held on December 24th.