COUNTY COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18147, 9 August 1924, Page 3

COUNTY COUNCILS.

HEATHCOTE,

.The Heathcote County Council met last night. Present—Crs. C. Flavell, A. H. Adams, "W. Kerr, J. H. Moore, B. Eiley, V. W. Scarff, ajid Mr O. Machattie. countj clerk. Tiie chairman said, in reporting on the ■tlorotane water supply proposals, that he had drawn -up two areas, one for the whole of Heathcote Valley, and the other tor liorotane aioue, in case the Yai.ey ratepayers turned uown the larger proposal, lie into oring the matter oeiure the C'ounur at us next- meeting. _in connex.on witii the heavy traffic fees, the chairman reported that tile to the recent conference he.d to cohsiaer the matter had turntd down the City council's proposal, and a comm.ttee had been set up to go into the question. It was agreed that the chairman be the Council's representative on the committee. The seal cd the Council was affixed to an agreement between the Council and the Christchurch Fire Board for the Cashmere fire piotection. With regard to the ventilation of Cashmere sewer mains, it was decided to put in 4-inch vents where required. The Aranui Burgesses' Association wrate regarding the speeding of drivers of motor vehicles on Page's road, and stating that time and again the members had complain ed of the nuisance, and asking if it wou.d not be possible to make a uepression or eome such equivalent on each side of Breeze's road to break the speed. It was decid-d that the matter be_ referred to the police. Mr G. "W. Hargreaves, Prosser's rond, St. Martin's, wrote complaining about the way henvy truffle persisted in using the wrong B'de of the road. The carters from the G'enmore Brick Co. were amongst (he worst offenders. When coming from Opa.wa recently he passed eight dravs near the Opawa Pch«o]. Th" drivers refused to move on fo their pro-er side of the rofd. and sim™lv nhused and W-died ;it him when he to them, nnd h'm into the mud. He afeo mentioned that the s'rac men v-er-> not in char™ n f their but. were nil walking on the footpath, which is on the opposite side of tho road. The chairman said that in his opinion Mr Hargreaves was quite right, and he thought that a- letter should be sent to the roanagerof tho company. Several councillors spoke etrongly against the behaviour of the drivers, and said that it was "not a fair thing." Ii was decided to write to the manager of the G'enmore Brick Company drawing his attention to the mntfer. It was dee'd-d to take legal action against a tenant, who had left a house in New Brighton, for recover}- Or""paymcnt cf dec- , tr cal arrears. An appjication for permission to erect a small store and tea room combined at the I foot of Mount Pleasant road: known on the map as Major Honnibrook's road, was refused. Cr. H-'loy, t" 6 representative of the riding, said that such a store and tea room was unnecessary, as there was no demand for it ~" Mr Alfred fttee-e wrote seckinr* nomination on the Technical Co'lege Board of Governors. It was decided to rep'y tb"t the Council had, cr its '-irenous meeting, decided to nom : nafe Mr Kcuse. The Ar.inni Burgesses' .Association wro*o asking' whether the Connril prnnosed 1° it 7t *U "."V" n ! ' n r '"S ard <<=> tho bridge at South Brighton. Cr. Moore staled that f'e Coimci' 1,-d nothing before it at urp3e.lt and it would be tune eron-rh 1o go into tho matter when it received notice The Taw Improvement Committee wrote rp"«Tdir.T the CflS"mc'-e Reserve and fh-> .Wlo->n loon and pointing cut that it could not 1-e used bv the Tnmway Board without an etc. Cr. Scartt said that he, in company with Mr Wright, had waited upon the Tramway Board regarding ■ the matter, and had put a. very forc : blo case and as' a result the Board had decided to report on the matter at its next mee'ting. The committee also wrote regarding the IJiv?r Conservancy Buard, stating that Cr. T.iify' had been deputed to acquaint the Council with the proposals contained in the Br.:, etc. Cr. niiey acquainted the Council with the proposa's, and it was subsequently decided to support the Bill. The inspector reported that the lino of cfcan.ifeTs in Page's road had been altered to a;.width of lift Gin, in order to obtain ' • a straigb.lv k?rb and to clear ,the tramway poles. - The. Bveeze's road loan work., was ■ about completed and was a decided improvement. - The drainage at Bowenyale road' was' in a, very bad state. ' and the- present channels and drains could not control the w'ate'r. He recommended that the Council ins>-ect this drainage on or after a <vet day. The report wns, adopted. Tha clerk reported the following credit balances ns at July 31st:—County Fund Account f'PS 4s 10d; Valley sewage lonn 6s Id; Bexley £ISOO, roading loan £329 9s 9d: Avonside roading loan. • £165 16s fid: Cashmere No. 2 electricity loan, ss; Cashmere No. 6 loan £?6 7s 9d; Mt. Pleasant, No. 2 electricity loan £2 Is Id. The report was adopted'. '

RANGIORA. The Rangiora County Council met yesterday, the members present being: Sir F. Horrell (chairman), and Crs. \V. Stalker, M. C. Ormandy, G. K. Oryscll, H. Garrett, H. Talbot, and A. Mcintosh. The Finance Committei reported the receipts ior- the month. 10 have been £llß9 14 J 9a, including electric current £927 os 2d, refund ior pulling willows £196 lis 2d, electrical connexions £-20 lbs 3d, and_rat-s 19s 3d. The debit balances were: General account £2-t69»' ißs 3d, and temporary loam £i»76, and credit balances electric loan account £l2O lis, Cam bridge £l6B Is lOd. The clerk's report deiaihng tue wor.. carried out on the roads during' the monih was approved. 'l'he .annual grant of £34 to tho Progress League was passed for payment. The Rangiora Borough Council wrote asking permission to deposit nighlso 1 on Maria Andrew's Park, and a petition was ' received from, residents in the -vicin ia. opposition to tho park being used Lx lh3 purpose. It- was resolved to refer bo.h tb.3 application and petition to the . Distr.ct Health Officer. A deputation from-the Woodend Progress I/.ague applied for the kerbing. channelling and asphalting of footpaths in Wood-nd, and also for the claying of a port'on of th:. road leading to the beach- A grant of £lO was msde towards the claying, if done in a satisfactorv manner, and tlw deputation was informed that the footpath work would b2 considered' if th; Council was assured ths owners of properties would be prepare'to'pay half the cost. , Auth-rity was received from the Wairaa-. kariri River Trust to levy the necessary rate on behalf of the Trust. , The Rangiora Town Manager wrote that Mr E P B Wicks had resigned the position of electrical engineer, for the Borougii and County. Th- resignation was accepted with regret. ~ l.he usual grant of £3 was made to the Kaiapoi Technical School •lie Kaiapoi Borough Council write .noti-fy-D" its intention t-> proceed wit.i ttu demolition of the Can. budge. The Hon. D. Buddo, M.P., wrote advising thj Council as to what steps were necessary to xorrn an Ashley River '-^t. A letter was read from Messrs Evans Bros. - Femside, protesting against water bein-» brought to their, side of t!ie road, ani notifying that they would hold th; Council responsible to do certain worx, and for any damage that might occur from storm water. It was resolved to repair the road in question, and to consider the puiting in of a shallow ford. t>,,i,i,v Notice, was received from th 3 Public Works Department that a sum of £2. hid been paid into the Council's bank account by subsidy of £ for £ for work done in Ormandy's road. Mr R. Hickland wrote regarding a dam removed by the contrac or when clearing-No 2 drain/ and asking the Council o it It was resolved to reply that the Covincilhad not'given crec tn. dam in-the drain, and that the wrifer had done so for his own c-nvervence. " It was resolvxl to order TSr rv. E hott to clean the water races on his pro-erty so as to let the water off the road now inconveniencing those using ft.