COUNTY COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15948, 9 July 1917, Page 10

COUNTY COUNCILS.

. ASHLEY. Tho Ashk-y County Council met at Loburn. on Thursday. Present—Messrs Hugh Ensor (chairman)," Hiatt, Joyce, O'Halloran, Philpott, and Wilson. Mr Egbert Bailey again interviewed the Council with regard to tho opening of the upper part of Cone's road. It was nowfenced across, and ho claimed tho right of using ii as a public road. 110 asked for a etock track, -without entailing any expenditure on the part of the Council. Tho Council found that tho road must bo considered open to the public, and that frontagers must clear gome and broom from a etock track along it-. It was resolved to strike and levy a general rale of Jd in the £. The Ashley bridge loan rate, it was stated, -would also be- collected this year. The committee's action in accepting the tender of Mr D. Henry for tho approaches of | the Glentui at .£541 8s Gd, was approved, as were the stops takesn by the chairman to secure applications for the position of county foreman, rendered vacant through the resignation of Mt Charles Cotterill. Applications wero considered, and tho final selection was left in tho hands of a committee. The Council recorded its high appreciation c»" Air Cotterill's -work, and wished him success in his new -position trader tho Geraldine Board. The chairman reported that he had Been the District Engineer and arranged for an immediate visit to the new Okuku bridge, to see if it was ready for opening. The covering of traffic plante would be at once put on, and lhe top-dressing of bituminous material -would be applied in the dry summer. Tho dismantling of tho old bridge would be done as soon a& the new bridge was taken over, and the kauri cjj.ps and other timber of value would bo auctioned. The tender of M> J. H. Hamlyn, contractor, for the MaJcirikiri bridge was accepted for tho fencing of tho approaches to the new bridge. It was revolved to repeat the general shingling repairs of Inst year, calling tenders, however, at per cubic yard for three separate portions of the county. This work, it wa6 resolved, be put in hand at once, and it was decided to introduce the method of depots of shingle, in addition to present repairs, placed at intervals along the main road. TAWERA. At tho last meeting of the Taweia. Cotmty Council thtaxs -were present—Messrs Seymour (cha.inna.nt, Evans, McAloine, Millar. an) Milliken. The Minister of Internal Affaire wrote, asking whether the Council would be prepared to supply burial plots frro of charge to soldiers who might die prior to their discharge It was resolved that in such circumstances no chaises in connexion with the cemetery would be made. The secretary of tho Hospital Board wrote statins that only ono case of infectious disease had been notified from this county during the month ox May. It wao_ decided to put a substantial groin :tl the Little Kowai to save the road, and to defer the question of striking a rate till next meeting. The clerk reported that he had been 'o Bealey, and he expected tho Accommodation House would be completed during the present I month.