COUNTY COUNCILS

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20419, 14 December 1931, Page 9

COUNTY COUNCILS

RANGIORA. The Rangiora County Council met at Rangi- ; era on Friday. Present were: Messrs W. Stalker (chairman), H. Tallott, G.K. Crytell', J. M, Young, A Mcintosh, M. 0. Ormandy, and J. Brosnan. The financial statement showed receipts lor the month to have been £772 16s, and the- expenditure. sklQ 6s 2d, leaving a debit balance of £3461 10s flOd. ..Accounts totaling £753 Is 6d were passed for payment. In his report the foreman stated that an average of fifty men a week, had been working under the No.. 5 . Scheme, being principally engaged- oa. drainage :-works. The tractor grader "was doing the round of * the roads, specialattention being given to the mam highways for holiday traffic. The 'traffic inspector reported that three new drivers' licenses had been issued, .making . the total to "date 607. A number of heavy traffic licenses had j>een_'renewed. Drivers , as a whole were N observing the regulations, with very few cases of speeding. • Confirmation of the to pay half the cost of the survey of the new road, to Waikuku beach was received from the secretary of the Waikuku Beach .Improvement Association. It was ;-decided-that provided the Association would pay half > the cost ot the legal expenses the Council would proceed immediately in the matter.' At the request . of" the Beach Improvement Association it was decided, to prohibit the.jarking of car. on the road adjoining the Waikuku Beach Domain, on the occasion of the annual gala. It was agreed to convene a conference oi the neighbouring local bodies to consider once more the joint appointment of a traific inspector, as requested by the Ashley County' Council. v 1 Mr B. Croft wrote objecting to the erection of a fence across a grass road on his frontage without his consent. It was decided to request the person who erected the fence t0 Thfcanterbury Education Board advised that theinstallation of a septic tanic at toe Woodend School would be proceded with «. ""The* Medical Officer of Stealth forwarded a demolition order in respect to premises en . the West: Belt, Rangiora,. and it waai decided that the order be served on the owner. AMURI. Ak the monthly meeting oi the Amari County Council there were present: Messrs M. Bethell (chairman), Crs. H. B. Davison, K Pettigrew, G. 0. 'Rutherford, B. It. Jameson,, aid J. J. Gallagher/ The finance: engineer's, Tekoa bridge engineer's, lanitary inspectors', water-race caretaker's, and ranger's Reports were read and adopted. • The clerk of the Waipara County Council wrote advising that his Council would be prepared to convene a conference of local bodies interested in engaging a group traffic inspector, and that a schedule of duties was being compiled. . , „ The North Canterbury Hospital Board wrote v notifying the Council that application had been made to borrow a further, loan */f £2705 for the Nurses' Home to meet increased' ecst brought about by new building regulations. The Hanmer Voluntary Fire-Brigade ap- . plied for recognition as a constituted Board.. On the motion of the chairman, seconded by . Cr. 6. 0. Butherford, it wasresolved to accede to the'brigade's request. _f . • The New Zealand CountiesV Association wrote advising of the Government's intentioi to subsidise the current, year a • xates from the Main Highways Fund. It was decided to notify ratepayers as eoon as official advice came to hand. . . .i-;. Mr le Clerc Latter wrote drawing the Council'* attention to the porub at the cor- - ners on the Whalesback. '■ It was decided > ! to advise Mr Latter that the matter would . r.IM 'attowM Uti