COUNTY COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17247, 10 September 1921, Page 12

COUNTY COUNCILS.

heathcote. County Oaoseil aei last night. Pweeat—Crt. W. W. S<Arif (ohairW Kerr J H. Moore, fl. RiUy, A. F. Smith, and C. Plavell. • 1 Leviogo waited on the Cocacil i*?irding tho proposed alterations to Maoinillaa avenue. If the olterations were canted out, i» sua, the entrance to his property woolu be made quite impracticablo for anv vehicle. l>r. Levinge read a letter from 'Mr Dan ■Reese aaking' that the proponed new grades etoould be modified to suit the enAranoes of Various people. It would bo bettor to defer the proposed refrrading and to jaxry cut a general grading schema to include a haidse across the giilly. The ratepayer* in the locality would be Trilling to oonlfibute to tM. cost 01 the bridge. chairman said tho rejradirt,? was account to levels made somo »vA« years ago, and a.l the property owners knew what these levels ware. No tender, however, had beeii received for tho work, and the project would -havy? to ft and by in the meaftlimf It would be better for trim self, the nvimljer for the district, and-the engineer to rjtot tho residents on the tpot. This suggwtion waa agmed to. j ' Oanlerbury Unempleynier.t Oommi.tee enquired when the work of for I mation oi ifacmilian aver.ue wes to be canimotioed. 1 It was Tesolv«\l to raply that 'enders had | b<«u called for the work, but none wts re- | o?ivcd. and in. tlie mecntimo the work was held up. On flio motion c: Cr. A. Smith, it was also decidied to asit Mr R. Macarirwv to qw>te a price for. the job. It was reported that the ibank balances . a* August 3lst were aa debit: County fund £719 9a Id, Caahrwre AO. C loan £2 143, Valley 15s lOd. In credit: Avonaide elw'fic llifhtoan Avoneide laadinjr loan £428 Is 4d. Tho 'State Advances Department advised thet the maximum amount to be loaned to a loc&l body for any one year had beet! reduced to £SOOO. The Town CWk wrote statin.; that the Uity Council had decided to ereoi 20 ndvlitional houses providedi tha could be financed, and to oek the Heathcolo Council to awist in a aiimlar m-anner. The chairman said the Council could not get a furtliiM" advance this year, and the matter woukl have to stand over. Tlie St. John Ambulance Afsocixtiou for « contribution towards the coat <>£ .vi:iintonanoe of the ambulance, which during ihe !act two years had resulted; in a losa ci £6 7s for the Heathc-ote district Tha Council agreed to grant £3 2s. A letter was received from the Ar/mv.i llurgeaaes' Association protesting ii-sams* the of the Council ivfusing <0 recaive any correspondence except throutfh th« member for the district. Tho letter al»0 Utew attention to matters in the district inquiring consideration. The complain'.s vt<Wfe —(1) Dirty and duety tram «lielt-»r at Sandilands; (2) dangoroua position of tram po!«s on footpath at Sandllaftds; (3) unsatisfactory state of tlie. road at Sandilands, thi«» vehicles having broken through tho surface during tho past week. Tho overseer stilted that that particular part of Page's road woe the finest part oi the whole road. Hr-gardteg the poles an the footpath, tliat was brought about hy the action of the formor. cmiiiinan in alterin«r the proposed lin-« of tb>e> i»w addewulk Xhv shelter was kept in «s go?d order u without the constant attention of an attendant. The letter was received, and it w*« tiecided that Ors. Moore and Kerr should accept an invitation to confer with the Burgages' Association. The County Clerk reported that tho following building permits 'had bee.o issued aiacs the last meeting:—AvoiTl, £100; Hillsborough 2, £550; Cashmere 1, a'loo On the motion of Cr. Riley, it was resolved! to make enquiries relative to procuring a portable crusher for the ueo on the oounty roads. SANOIOBA. Tho monthly meeting of the Rangiofa County Council was hold, yesterday. Present—Mr F. Horrell (ecttraan), Cre. G. Cowena, H. Talkrtt, A. Molntosh, J. Soak, M. Ormandy, and' H. Garrett. The Waimakariri Water Supply Boatd wrote with reference to the overflow of the Stoke Settlement water race on KeloWa roid. It was resolved to write to the Commissioner of Crown Lands in the matter. Mr G. Wayland, a trustee of tho Cust Church of England Cemetery Board, wrote stating that trustees had been appointed, and they would be glad to receive the subscription promised. ' The St. John Ambulance Association wrote asking' the Council to contribute towards tho ooat of calls from the district. It was resolved to ask for particulars of those cases which had been removed from the district by the ambulance. The Distriot Railway Engineer mote refusing to grant the Council permission to take boulders -'from the ballast pit oft the Oxford road, The District Teleeiaph Beciiiear nctoic refuaixs? to grant tHo Council permission to use their poles on -the Fernside road for electric light lines. It was resolved that the electrioal engineer take the matter is hand. The Public Trustee notified the CoUßoil that the £SOO supplementary loan hod bees placed to the Cronoil's credit. Permission was granted to Mr R. Jack to plough < tho, side of the roads fronting hi*, property to destroy soree. The District Health Officer wret* asking the Council to.request the owßt* x ol a house in Southbrook to carry out repairs, Mr E. Egan wrote drawing the attention of the Council Ur the Cust river, which Was threatening to cut into his land above the Cust bridge. The matter was left in the hands of the clerk aad Cr. Deak to look into. A complaint was received from Measra H. Saunders and E. Egan regarding a neighbour damming, the No. 2 drain which backed the water on to their lands. It was resolved to notify the land owner to remove the dam. . The clerk was instructed to write to Mr ! D. Jones, M.P., requesting- the Government | to- declare hawthorn a noxious weed, on account of the danger of fiteblight amongst fruit trees, and that owners of hawthorn fences be for the cost of the | worta of destruction. ! Mr W. Fraser Waited on the Council with | reference to the electrioal reticulation _of' Easterbrook road. It was resolved to notify him that steps were beipg taken to raise a ' loan for further reticulation of the district, ; which wduld include Eastarbrook toad. It was resolved to supply Mr K. Mcintosh with 12ft concrete pipes for a culvert on the Beach road, j Permission was granted to Cr. Tallott to plough the uide of the 'boundary and school roads for the purpose of eradicating goree. The receipts for the month *ere £684 7s. The bank debit balance waa returned as £1431 1«» Bd. . " AMUBI. At the last meeting of the Amuri County Council there were present:—0 r». M. Bothell (chairman), W. Hanmer Atkinaon, W. Harold Atkinson, H. T. Beaven, J. W. Black, H. R. Davison, R. L. Latter, P. A. Mercer, and G. O. Rutherford. Cr. Latter reported that he had attended the Northern Counties' Conference at Amberley, where the proposed neavy motor lorry 'by-laws were discussed, and it was decided not to proceed with them at presenf. Permission waa granted Mr Brophy to clear trees on his fenoe on Hamilton avenue. It was decided to make application for the electric lighting of Harrogate street, l^anmer Sprints. MSr W. Davison was granted permission to lay pipes a road, ana to make a new entrance to his property. The North Canterbury Hospital Board ajked for some portion of ite levy. It was decided to pay £1440 lis 2d. Tho Assietant-Under Secretary Public Works forwarded copy of the Rivers Commission, relating to l3>e Waiau river. It was decided to ack the advice of the Department on the protective works urgently required on the Glynn Wye road. The chairman was appointed delegate to the conference of; the New Zealand Countiee' Association to be beld in WelJingtonA letter was received from the North Canterbury Unemployed Committee appealing for work for aa many as possible. Consideration of a resolution from the Westland County Council in favour of increased subsidies for Hospital Boards vtss deferred till next meeting, Cr. Rutherford stated that the Council Reserve, _ Hanmer, required cleaning np. It was decided to let it on condition it was kept clean, and {hat the Council could use it when required'. Cr. Beaven asked that one of the capturedi guns be placed in.- the Waiau Hall. request was granted.

Sea water is being taken from the North Sea to London at the present time in considerable quantities. It is used increasingly for medical purposed by hospitals and other institutions, and private patients are also supplied with it in accordance with doctors' instructions. The water is collected by trawlers on the Dogger Bank, and to drawn up in special receptacles, which are "sealed And kept an ice during tbe journey to port. In this way tfte water is keftt free from any possible contamination. To avoid Influenza take "NAZOL." Best safeguuard against attack. 60 doses Is 6d. 3