COUNTY COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18148, 11 August 1924, Page 11

COUNTY COUNCILS.

JIALVERN. | The Malvern County Council met last ■week, all members beioj pra6cnt. Cr. E.night presided. A tender wis let for shingling the Aylsebury end of the Bealey road to Mr li. Harris -it '2u lOd, and one for the lower end to Mv Geo. Withers at 3s. This work will be started immediately, and completed without delay, aa being part of the main highway, nearly all the. through traiiic converge on it, and the Council, is desirous of putting it in working order an soon as possiblo An extensive trial of tractew for roa3 grading hits been taking place during July, and the road 3 have been in perfect condition for the work, owing, to an alrrsst complete month of fine weather. There are etill two I tractors to compete before a report is pre- 1 pared for consideration. A grader hauled j "by traction engine hao b»sn working during I the sajne time, eo; that the Council hopes to be able to make a, fair comparison of running costs at itc nezt meeting. Tvro reserves', will be planted with piuus insignia lhi3 season', a nine-acre area. at Norwood and.part of the old pound, reserve at GreendaJe. This is the third year in succession that . ' planting haa been . undertaken. The trees iplanted , thsj first year are making good progress, out the mark in the Aylesbury reserve last year was almost fruitless owing to the continued dry -weather in the,summer and autumn. Permission has been granted to a considerable number of ratepayers to plough their road frontages for the destruction of gorse. Several of these having property on one road "have employed Mr J. nanley with his traction engine and swamp plough to turn over a stretch eeveral miles in length. "With the addition of chain harrows and the engine reel as a roller after ploughing a most successful job is made, levelling the rond down almost at once, and preventing a recurrence of the gorso pest for years to come. Occupiers' dirty water-races are the annual nightmare of the Council, eo they will clean, their own races a month earlier this year and .retain the gangs of workmen to put on neglected races' as required. There was no .real shortage of water la-st summer in 'the Kowai river, and an effort will be made to avoid a recurrence of last season's experience at the lower end of the district.

WAIREWA. Tha monthly meeting of the "Waire-wa Council waa held last ■week. Present: Crs. F. Coop (chairman), J. O. Coop, T. White, J. V. Cbipman, D. Kxc&ards, W. F. Parkinuon, and it. Barclay. A deputation cjnsistinj of Messrs J. Allen. J. McKay, anfl -M. Keeoan, waited on the Council with rcf.-renco to a section which the Okuti residents desired to h'jve for a tennis court. The deputation was introduced by Cr. Richards. , Owing to a. doubt as to who owned the section, tho Council decided to try to ascertain tho ownership, and if tie Council owned the property, it would hand it over to the residents. It was decided to 6lriko a rate of £-ths o. a pennv over the whole county. Several memlxr3 cf the Council raid thit as the roads were in euch ffcod order the men could ba employed building; bridges etc., and thus 6aTc the Ccrancil the expense The engineer's report slated that the contractor had completed the driving of piles

and was now attending- to breastwork and fillins at both ends. The men had teen working- ou different parts of' tho riding, metalling, etc.." The email bridges on the main read had boen completed. It WSB decided to writ* to the ranger as.cin" him to pay. vnpro attention to the outlying districts." ilembers stated that roads wer? 'clearer now than they have been .for Ecmo time past. _ Cr. Richards reported iJ»i w.tii Cr. Chapman he had som> into the question o. workers' dweiiiogs ' and was now awauin? a reply from the Public Irust Department regarding a loan. Cr. Richards said that are made with the , Hospital lioara regardin" » supply .of .or .he the Council should endeavour _o dwellings connected witb U y*te/ and also 'try to wori both tho schemes together. . It Tfis decided tnat Cts. Richards aiv Chapman continue ua a nousm? commi. *n4 rcnort to TOcC.-.in?. C- Barciav reported tKat trey punting around the Poolers residence, was vcrr i-£at:iary. Arrar-gcmcnL3 had ocen '«• the pawing -o! another trw£ As Mr ilajuinces3' ha'i icfu-»cd ta e.„d t fn" 1110 i;tv'©**d oi tho road lies—agreement for tac uj>-© : P u uulAn-* his proncrty, it was ccciacc to ... . aSAin, him to reconsider h s decisionThe chairman said he taoaglil the pom. cr" the road near Mr >utts saould -v tAs.t % j. on -the main road and :t *i » bji P»in! «■ " ""

°Or" wSto .aid sWd b ' -wohed C^.;!^ P ' V Bushcll. ar.d A. iion it w decided to apply lor a _ fo. £ Highway, Ooard forwarded £ll4 towards tie cost of tinker supp-irf -for llotukaiara brieve. ... - , Tt tjj decided to remove bee» off a read -ein=- ii'.to Mr J. Job Un's property. ° U Vas decided to attend to the lead 50133 intcv Mr Jones's place as soon as tea tea are e. , Tie Public "Works "wrote ap- | pro-Tin? of "the Te-Oks ■jnctaJlinjr contract. The *Bank3 Pecinsuli Po?:er Board -wrote i»=-srdiug tie Council's claim for damage that their oiairman and K»~ wonld meet the Councils representatives aad try to arrange » settlement. It was decided to -write to the Power Board thanking them lor Birpn.'yinr the light ior tbs manorial gates free, cf ctirs 4 '

Messrs "W. F. Lewlhwaite and J. J. Flynn wrote stating tbat the 7 would do all the wor.'< in coonexjon xnti t«ie approachea ii th; Council wouid build th 9 bridgo "vcr the Oiuti river n.-ar their properties. It was left in the bande of Cr». Eicharda and Chapman to make a report to next. . meeting regarding .the co3t of bridge. | It was decided io call for -local apphci- , tions Jor teamster. 1 'KAIKOURA. The monthly meeting of' . County Council took place on Fnday.' Present —Councillors James Boyd (chairman), C. Pancell, D. Bojd, G. D. Smith, G. Shand, P. Carrau, E ; H. Workman, and S. Eaton. An apology waii received for the absence of Cr. P. Acton-Adame. E. A. Jone.l a.nd J. Burland app.ied ior increases of pay, owing to high cost of horse feed. The matter -was left m the hands of the engineer. E. Gibson, aa agent of Brisbton street property, wrote suggesting that the Heaitn Department's cclieme of draina-ge for' ie.es be. deferred pending s. less .cspeneive scheme beinj demised-: —Agreed to. The Puke-'Puke-, surfaceman, in his report, stated thai a light coat of metal wa* required) on the road befeen Clinton .and Turner's Mistake, also that about five eh*iM of metal was required near Fair'eather« homestead. : . The chairman said that he»T traffic vehicles were ."becoming: expensiTe to tha Council, ' ajid that eteps '"'ould ha~e t» bo taken to. charge those responsible'for damage done to the roads. The engineer had the matter in hand for the metalling worx guggeeted by the eurfacam&n. The Public Trustee advised thai the sum of £1345 7s 6d had been placed to the credit of the Oauncii for electric light extension. .' Tho Commissioner of Cro*n IMOt advised that the Public Works Department could now be instructed to proceed mta aoccss road to S.G.E. 101, as the additional £l5O would be . provided in term* of the previous memorandum oil -Hi® The chairman was appointed to .represent the Council on any conference the waiwera County Council might convene' to discuss North Canterbury Hospital Board matters, the opinion being that unlMa checked, the Hospital Board *ould lead tha Councils into financial difficulties- " Eegarding the Greenhills paper roads, ths Conscil'a solicitors wrote statin? that Mr

Snushall was prepared to purchase . the roads and pay the Council's expenses lp '"OTLEK'.xior, with - tbeir He Bug* gested that an arbitrator bo appointed to value the land. ...... i The chairman said that the Act laid down tk».t tHo Council must appoint tlid valuer. It was decided to draw the solicitor a attention to this matter, stating th»t W Council was prepared to accept the Gw ornrnent Valuer.. • , The Receiver of Land Revenue advised that the sum of £2o' S» Id (thirds, etc.), had been placed to the credit of the Council. The chairman of the District Highways Council, No. 13, advised that the Board 1 was now liable for subsidies on roads dei clarcd highways, ea from June 9th, 1024. I Regarding bridges, for ordinary bridgo re- ' .airs, it was beyond the powers of' th« Board; unless a bridge were situated on i length of highway which had been declared a Government road/ to grant a greater eubsidy than £!. for £2. The necessity for_rest*>i*atioa cf bridges is Tery often brought aWui by d«mase caused during floods, ssd tho question of what_ contnot" tion the Hoard would FT '® diroc'.ion xvone wbicfa **v»uld 1->p Dfougot u* or consideration at the next meeting of to? Board. ... , James Boyle wrote objecting to pay rale« on cucli ?• high valuation w cow existed ci big ptcperir. OJho writer aoded: I P«l to vour Council ta asi themselves if U.ej consider it fair to pa/ a high rate on » lorr n.-frt." Tho same writer a!io as-£cd for something :Winilo regarding the use.of bis land : - ' r roajJ nurpoflfts, adding: I Oujy look for a fair aid ju;t spin.'" . A eoiinuillor: "He says the property i» not worth enything. ' The chairman said that the matter wm one between Mr Doyle nr.d ths tne

rnad had rot been lcg>U»eri. Ho united Mr Doyle to —i'-e to the Minister regtrdin? the matter. . . i£r J Senilis p".'«ii.«d' pcrniiMioß iS usTttgciJ {rem the roid be M constrertins under cr-ntracf. , . .. TH® Ksilto-ra Fi=j:er:ncn_s Associates w-ots stkinr thaf llie rrinsir.? and d*nuff«d ! fclurijcra at the :ooV o; the coat e.lp« be ipplaced, a-!•■"> that the vrire rope at ..the o4 | siip '"be rsrewod. _ , j Ti i c request Tfia left to Use wnartipscr tc j vltk. i Association ftl*o forwarded a- Icttci

irom the Minister of Jfsrine regtrdias « retaining waii near the old •wharf, to Pro tect the whari ar-d fishing launclwg. T)i<

Minister- hed stated th»t the malteir *2B one for the Kaikour* Htrboar Boird to de*l Trtth; . The engineer wm autoot.scd to <kiw ap a. report on tfcn matter, with a. Tiew-to applying to ths GoTernnjeafc for a grant for the necessary work. Xt G. "W. Forbes, M.!*., annmittsd a draft of a Bill authorising the Council t<> borrow moneys to recoup the County in respect of certain topendittne. J. Taylor's tender for groyne work at S» a yard waj accepted. Cr. Shand drew attention to the debris on the eite of tba old Commercial Hotel, ana t it was decided *rite the owners, requestthit the debris be reE«ted within on® , weelc of receiot ol letter. . , L The chairman ir.ci Cc,ucc;::'oi3 G-. bmi^n ard P. Corran *er® aproiated » to ariasg® with. th= Souto . Wiiw Canterjtjry Progress League, ° "intpecting the louto of the pzopoeea H*a> i and Harris waited on the 7 ConßcU coneerains th© sand drift on then r properties and on the road, and they, .ware • I informed that steps would be taisa im- * | midiilri" to miflimiss ths auaSMC*, oy

plonking martam gruiJ, lupiß, *®f i* plant. , ... ■ The expenditure on «h-> TM*V for the' ni/wth of July »»s M iat'xrf ~ Clarence, £34 ts; Con»».~. X3<o l"J* tM> Peninsula, £i)J 1?3 ad, /U 9l W: Hundilce, nil.