KIWITEA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 123, 17 February 1908, Page 8

KIWITEA COUNTY COUNCIL.

(nl TELEGRAPH—BPF.CIAT, CORRESPONDENT.)

Fellding, February 15. Tho regular, monthly ■■ mooting of, - tho Kiwitea County Council was j.holff at Kimb'oltoii to-day. There were' : pr4sbnt Councillors 'W,.'"J. Carman v: (chairman), Hockley,. GuthrioV ,M'Nejl,' -M'lntyre, and: Merdtbn. The following motions'-wero; carried: special order striking'a'special-ratp over, the hill . districts, and a special order striking a special,rato over. the: valley districts'; that stops-' lie ■ taken, to - raise a loan -of £1000 from' -tho- specjal rating area,- to include all sections abutting off ■ tho; Tekarakafa -and Maugawarikiriki' Rbad- cor-ner,t-b-'the:Rangitikoi!.nvor,;'for'-tho -purpose of widening,' improvingj-.:andi-fencing', the road; that - ; the.engineer'', be' instfuoted *. to ha vo •" all dangerous parts- ph .tho; Mangahuia, cliff fenced 7at a ' cost f.- not<! exceeding '£10; thatthe .day .for •/laying:?: rabbit: 1 , poison throughout -trie countrjv.be, postponed. for -.a fortnight; .that. the. '.e'stimiites.ffor: thp'rom- . iiig;^eaW«;ckp^'diture,:i^f<fie'''^'BW.-1» "ijifrpared .for consideration 'at the next-meeting of tho. Council, and * tha t-.. the; amount'•■ •bo struck as a' general - raip over . thowholo cojmty; .•£30 i !,165.?5d.> :c-iffM9'vorablo . rates,; be;; written off; that ,-a.s ;.the Rangiwahia .pound- site has. vested- in . the Council, the Engineer to proceed with... the! ;necessary.fencing, and building : that Mr., G!' C. Wheeler ; oe' informed that applications,• for-the- extension .of.--tho telophpnp : must :in.' r all cases come from the■'ratepayersinterested.,* - - and that the amount of .the unexpended balance on the Pourangaki Road bp.-'deposited in the bank for another!..yea'r; i;.-- ! Mr. J. Bourne, Engineer, roported tliat moro labour had boon.-offering during tho month,,. : and better, progress 'liad been .made in clearing slips on various roads; Tho exceedingly dry we'ather .had caused many , ef the roads Ho.be broken.*,up: very- much. - * The' treasurer/ reported that' sinco last meeting rates to tliei amount, of £502. had been collected,, and the 'credit.;balance ,at the' bank was/now £1502 14s; 'lid. Accounts amounting t0',!£747 15s.' lid. .'wore .passed for payment.',/'