HEATHCOTE COUNTY COUNCIL.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19854, 15 February 1930, Page 19

HEATHCOTE COUNTY COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Heathcote County Council was held last night. Present: Messrs J. L. Danks (chairman), C. Flavell,- A. G. Williams, J. F. Scott, J. H. Moore, an,d W. Scarff. Be ply to Criticism. The chairman said he hadnoticed the Aranui Burgesses' Association had two or three drastic resolutions. He supposed that the Aranui Burgssscs As . b °° ,!itl °? consisted of the very few who meetings. It was suggested that the Com cil had not seen fit to go to Avon and Broml .y on their recent visit. It was nearly o'clock before they had got home ontheday of their inspection of the county, anl t j could not go too far m one day. . J :> ordinary course the Council would visit tho Avon and Bromley ridings ° £ timbers The remarks were a slur on the members for Avon and Bromley on the Co " n, ' l 'L complainants criticised instoad of &• and he was sorry that such statements had been published. Members of the council endeavoured to do their best t ° r ,^' s ß c °"" t 3 y s *? a whole, and the remarks of the Burgesses Association were not justified. v v The chairman's remarks were endorsed by members of the Council. Kate Statement. The clerk presented the following statement of rates as at February Wth.^9Bo. Avon • . 2.704 V 1,554 Bromley . • o'nnr Hillsborough . . 2,912 ""22? Vnllev .. 1,021 '"- 1 - Cashmere .. 7,871 6,625 Mt. Pleasant . . 1,310 1,054 Totals . . 17,352 13,070 It was stated that 10 p,r cent, will be added to all overdue rates after Monday next. Correspondence. The Main Highways Board advised that it would be necessary to submit a detailed estimate of the cost of tar-sealing Hills road, Heathcote Valley.—lt was decided to do this and to call tenders for the work: llie clerk reported that final notice had been given to a resident of Breeze s road to •provide a water supply on his property ana do privy work as specified by the Council, The Health Department recommended that it the work is not done the property-owner in question be prosecuted. The Christchurch City Council asked per* mission to remove fourteen willow trees on the county side of the Avon in Colombo street.—Permission was given. The Municipal Electricity Department advised that a slight reduction had been niad* in the maintenance charges for street lighting in Hillsborough. • The Waimairi County Council offered to erect and maintain a street lamp on the Heathcote end of the Burwood bridge for the usual charge of £3 per annum.—The offer was aC "he e New Brighton Borough Council wrote asking for repairs to be made to the road leading to the South Brighton budge. To be att The e< Cracroft Wilson estate fo^ h ar t^ d a cheque for £llOO, i" accordance with ' the arrangements entered into in 1926 tional cost of extra water reservoir andad vising that the question of the ° £350 towards the electric °he is being considered. The tenders for the trt/S b^ b beTofe a 4 v t i It waff decided to acknowledge receipt^of the cheque, with thanks to the Cracrolt son estate for its generosity. MacSubdivision plans forwarded by Mac farlane (Cashmere road) and G. O. Kobmson (Hillsborough) were approved. _ hal i f le of r the Kh Tthe" Mus£.vj estate niece of land on the Edenhill subdivision at the corner of Edenhill and .aombrooks roa d, the Council to bear all legal and survey costs. The offer was accepted with thanks. Th# Winter Gardens Committee wrote in rfeerence to land owned by the committee at Cashmere, advising that the committee had been saddled with the responsible'''J paying taxes, rates, interest, and in «Mition is called upon periodically to go to heavy expense in clearing gorse and broom. Under the circumstances they asked for some, preferential treatment from the Council. It. was decided to clear the broom and j tion was received from residents of Morten Settlement, asking for electric energy to be supplied under the Public W The S cle?k an said that the regulations provide that if there are no electric 1'"" available, sn extension must bo made within

twelve months if the consumers give a guarantee to pay on top of the ordinary electric charges 20 per c£rit. of the cost of erecting the line, ior a period of five years. It was decided that the electrical engineer and Mr Williams should report on the application at next meeting. It was decided, in reply to • request, to give £2 2s towards the funds of the Mt. Pleasant school, and to do certain work which was asked for. The Christchurch City Council wrote in regard to conveniences at Cashmere .Hills, stating that the matter would come before the next meeting of the Sanitary Committee, but the Council could not go on with the matter unless the Tramway Board increases its contribution. The hope was expressed that the Council would see its way to go on with the work. It was decided that Mr J. F. Scott be elected the Council'* representative on the Selwyn Plantations Board, in place of the late .Mr G. Scott. Various matters of detail were dealt with, some considerable time being devoted to electrical matters. It w.as decided that street lamps be erected in Pannell avenue, Avon riding, v Accounts amounting to £3586 9s 2d were passed for payment.