HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 118, 11 February 1908, Page 9

HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL

■".■At the meeting of the Horowhenua County Council on Saturday, at Levin,' Mr. J. It. ' 1 Stariscll> presented a petition from ;i number ■ of Shannon, residents' forthd'.'rcplacement of '. ' $$1 presentwindin'g.'roacl to. „• • the. bridge iii'co'urs'o o'f erection . 'across tho • ' ,?lanaVfhtii b&ai-oad running direct from tho. '; local:.railway;; station 'vto the, bifidge.. . Apart, ' : firom.-'STiortchihg the distance 'materially, tho ■ ■ ' new'fonto ivoxild bo much r safer-for travellers / ■ present' one; 'It 'was resolved l that tlie' 'engineer- should . prepare' a•' statement '•qhowing'iwhat ;would;;be;'gained; by the now •••. would'-bo.''> Councillor ,'Vonh' -'presented ;-'a" petition J from-" j •Slm'nVi6ii l , s, residentsv.to i ; hav<v about' 20. ' chains : ''of - v S.taffpr.dr' Street, Shannon, •' formed, and . metalled.': ; . It ;ivag. determined to include the -vrorkAm' the ostimates..; for. next year. / , ■ illie 'Mhiiiiwatu Fibre, Company and others ' .'objGPtedj to the height of the. bridgo.in course . of ■6i;octibiV : fer.ry,. as. they wero of the. opinion ;that■ in: flood-time-steamers in tho : ! ,;.h,ver service ' .would bo unable',tb get under- • . noath.' the . bridge.' -[t/was: resolved- that i menilio'rs of tli'o-Couhcil!should 'meet' Mr. H. > , Grcig at tho : bridge* on Friday next and ' jdisquss the question: on- tho ground.'.' , ■'■", : • off. Greytown, - wlio is just : now "visitiiifv ; sjliannnn,vis, sailingvby tho: &r- ; , inthic 'forV.'fcnglaiitl Ishortly. .7. Sir; O'Connor intends" visiting_the': Continent. > C, /-Father VibaMfli; w'lib -has T Be«h- 'conducting <' missionary \vdr.lc :< aF RaotiKif'""on" the Main ''■ , 'hunk line, for.;tho -fififct'two votirsj conducted . tha sprriccs in the .Catholic Church on.Sun- .' ■ ..day......... , ' •.''' /vV:'.: .• ■ ' ? ,v.,JU?o,.A7ey.'. ot ' frmt; ospceiallv .' apples, is : ' large this season.- •• A- •number: of applti trees ..are jfficctcd 'moth.:Vi