WAIMAIRI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19852, 13 February 1930, Page 6

WAIMAIRI COUNTY COUNCIL.

The monthly meeting of the Waimairi County Council was he'd last night. Present: Crs. C. E. Cross (chairman), W. J. Walter, H. Kitaon, F. Scott, C. W. Moorp, W. G-. Chapman, J. Liggins, J. Cleland, W. P. Spencer, and X. O. Newnham.

The Electricity, By-laws, and Finance Committee's report stated that the l'ost ana Telegraph Department had written complaining about overhanging trees on Wilson's property. North road. It was decided to notify Mr Wilson to have the trees removed.

The Heathcote County Council wrote asking on what terms the Council would orect a street lamp on the Heathcote end of the Eurwood Bridge. It was decided to reply that the lamp would be erected and maintained at £3 per annum. The electrical engineer reported that nine rew consumers were connected during January and 24 additions made to existing installations.

The Works Committee's report showed that it had been decided to make application to Mr While to dedicate land for widening Fc.ndalton road.

Messrs Weston, Ward, and Lascelles wrote offering the corner of Mr Harris's property, Preston's road, for £23. This matter was left, to a sub-committoe, comprising Crs. Walter, Kitson, and Chapman. The same firm offered land on behalf of Mis 3 Crosbia for the widening of Coringa road for £lO. It was decided to offer £5.

The county clerk reported having seen Mr J. R. Montgomery, Garden road, who had agreed to dedicate the corner of his property for widening purposes. Mr W. Heyder wrote offering to dedicate land at the corner of Spencerville and Lower fctyx road, 12 feet each way, for road purposes.

J he Main Highways Board forwarded plans and specifications of the proposed concrete paving, on road from Wright's road to Asylum Bridge. The plans had been submitted to Mr Freeman and approved, and ii . ", WILyB . Board had been requested to can tenders immediately. It wa s also decided to call tenders for the sealing of two half-miles of Burnside road, one fn Colfix tel. o ",® in ? e ? , also for the sealing of bhirley road in Koldmix. The Main' Highways Board stated it would approve of Marshland road being sealed IV 1 , a -f, £ r 1 basis. It was recommended that Mr Freeman be instructed to prepare plans and specifications for alternative tenders for sealing in hot and cold bitumen. It was decided to instruct the British th a r^:±l^ d « to , flnißh i the B P ace , r e ndalton Bridge and the pavement in liet-mix bitumen.

it ™.decided that Shirley road, from Marshland road to Hills road, and Olvde road from Riccarton road to Fondalton road, be declared county roads Cr. Walter moved: "That a committee bo set up to consider the advisability of all rods " in C ° U y " g ( ' ecl ated county

He said that in the past each riding had maintained its own roads, but times had lmportan t lO&CIS WCie being hud down m permanent material. In tho North Island to a great extent, all roads had become county roads." The suggest,on might not be workable, but he thought that a, small committee should be set up to go into the matter Crs. Cross, Chapman, Scott', Kitson a nd matter. appolnted t( > 8° into the