MARLBOROUGH NEWS

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21733, 16 March 1936, Page 20

MARLBOROUGH NEWS

COUNTY COUNCIL MEBM TENDERS FOR BRIDGE 0« RAI RIVER RECEIVEP^^B (SPECIAL TO THE PBEB8.) '- *»■ BLENHEIM,. March At the monthly meeting of the wm«B| borough County Council held Mr A. H. Nees presiding, it was cided to .convey the council’s sympattSraH to the relatives of Mr Francis HfcSSI mond, of Nelson/ who was one early pioneers of Marlborough. , Payments, recommended by ance committee, totalling £4B34 : iß«ffl sd, were passed. ] - ' Applications for the lease of at Waikawa Bay. (near Edward’s were received from Messrs S. Patchemf|| V. Underhill, L..’p. Tapp, and A. It was decided that the engineer, riding members should inspect Ihliß ■ locality before any leases were as the council did not. want to run risk of overcrowding, and that' investigation they should submit a port to the council. ~ . It was resolved that the Pelorus ing contribute £IOO toward the cost. opP building a swing bridge over the HafcSil river at Mrs Smart’s properly, them trustees of the estate .of Mr Smiitt'jS having agreed to - contribute :£SO. AJE Government grant of £l5O for- this work has already been secured,'ll Tenders and’ £320 were’ np- 1 ceived for constructing this bridge, but. * the matter of accepting was left to'the;. , .riding members, and the engineer. Regarding the gold, scheme the engineer -reported that men were- at present engaged and Umm gold production for the month 250z, 17Joz of which was from Wakamarina and Cullenville areas. -11 l Mr Bryant said that the Governmental contemplated taking over the ;and remarked that it would be a geriJM ous thing for the council. The existing' Wj, arrangement between the council amftsai the Highways Board had proved satfeM factory and* things had been, goinglp along very well. The council built up,a competent staff and had ; W»| lot of machinery. There were mn&M than 200 miles of highways in the trict and he would not like to see th'elp council lose control. He was of opinion that the council should 'sJaUjpl retain the relationship with the Him/Sgl ways Board as at present. ■ 1 Other councillors said that if 'IIMS Highways Board took over the highways there would be no needSl I for county councils. * \ A motion was carried objectinj{ ! i strongly to the control of the; roads’, i ing taken oter by the Highways and it was decided to place the maiVlpi ter before Mr E. P. Meachen, MP„ the Minister: for . Public Works. It decided to. appoint Mr John Yodng tnwtii fill a vacancy on the Omaka Gemeteraewlj Board caused by the death of Mr"Jolmj|| Old Boys’ Football Club. ■ There was a good attendance members at the annual meeting o£-theS| Old,Boys’ Football Club with -.thirfs vice-president (Mr A, C. Nathan) pre»:|S The officers elected for the year were:—Patron, Mr R. P. FurnesKla president, Mr A. C. Nathan; vice-presl-SM dents, Messrs M. £. Wood and C. Smith; hon. secretary Mr R. K, Harv«j>i|| hon. treasurer, Mr M. Cook; club tain, Mr W. Miller; committee/ E. A. O'Connor, A. B. West, T. A. Mcßeth, N. Duncan, and J.,Aheim|||ffi delegate to the Marlborough Rugbyjji Union, Mr J. G. Gow; hon. Mr E. J. Harvey. -st.fpp