COUNTY COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18150, 13 August 1924, Page 11

COUNTY COUNCILS.

; KOWAI. ~ The monthly''meeting of the .Kowai County 'Council.'was'held on Friday, at Balcairn. J.'- D. 'jWyHie (chairman), I. F.vCroft, J. .FJomihs,- T.. Rct'ailick, J. H. James and J. Bouds. • ' The chairman'. reported that >ho and the .clerk had -'tho district . telegraph engineer "in'connexion with tho department's ' account for 'altering telegraph lines, and had secured, a reduction, ia the charges made. ' '.;.• . -.'■' -.Cr. RetaLick. complimented tho casaxman and clerk on-the result',obtained. . lt : was decided to defer- consideration. oi dhders for, installing; an' electric punip 'at tho Council yards.. ■' ■ -.■ .. The iohiirmanurecJort'ed: that tho ltena for maintsnanccof nwnhighyray, £I2OO, and reconstruction^£7s,' had 'been, approved by the •Distriot. Cqunoil .'of the. Main; Jiif hyrays Board .-also ithat. tho District Council had approved of his ' suggestion, to recommend the ' liain Highways Board to : declare ■ the Sefton-Ashley . road., a .main highway- He also- reported that.ihe.had .instructed the clerk to* have': some -willows -at Sciton pul.ed out-ij-ith the; traction engine.- ■ The' Sefton Library Committoo f.pplic&tion- for ,the..concrete .side-cbanncllitig to be continued past the Library. On W. "Wyllib's'• motion it waa' decided . that tao Library- ; Committee be asked to set part .of theitV fence back ■to .the correct ..line, and that then.their request, will' be granted. - Mr- Ritchie waited upon the Council and asked that the Council define his boundary cn-Stoncy.Creek .lU-serve. Tho chairman and clerk were appointed t» meet Mr fiitcnic and Mr Parkinson on, the reserve with a •view to effecting a settlement of the mal.er. Mr Bußch interviewed the in connexion with a.drain junhipg his pSperty. HeaUtea tin* the Health Offier had given him instructions. to .carry out-certain- works,- amongst others to provent ducks and pigs ,*rom entering *b o urse..and to brid?e an open .ford. After discussion, councillors decided to msKsct tho drain on September Ist. -"On-the recommendation of the surveyor it was decided to necessary to reslaceiailures -at the -Broomfield- Rteerye and to plant as soon as possible, also to ' htve ■*•' concrete * top ' < on- - the - culvert on Greeney'a. road. ~,..,, , ..„ It --was 'resolved' that residents of tne. county bo asked to observe a half holiday today on •««■' oc - c,1 , 61 ° a - o£ ™?}£ l cf tho "War Memorial at the Balcaim Cemet4lt'waß decided that A, J. Lawrence and b th ( ran d To^lear I I secure an easement, over private land traversed'by. the county, electric lines.