RANGITIKEI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 165, 6 April 1908, Page 9

RANGITIKEI COUNTY COUNCIL.

- i,, . ~V , - - . DIFFERENTIAL RATING. ' (BT TEIEOEArH.—-SPECIAL COEE£SPO.KDEST.) . Marlon,. April 5. Tho monthly meeting of the Raiigitikei . County ; Council; was -flield iat -' Marton ; on Saturday. . : ' -■ The' -Treasury .wrote advising payments of grants-afe-,foMv;:~£ll;i' 10s. ton-tho Mata-roa-Mpnginv'cka,.. road, - £57 -/for.: ftheyMakoKino. , V.alley/rdatl; £45 6s. for tho Taihape-Wai'ourii . road, ;imd £130 furtherioan ,1'oi: the Wharcroa, road, The ■:'Treasury ap- ; :. proved, a'lqaii iof£oOO.'forwidening arid deep- : • enirig a'.breek.'.oii tho Manngahoe road. .. . / The Grown Lands,Departinont'advised that proposals have'"been approved for 1 expendi- " turo.ot £1120,55. Tld;-ot':'th'irds. :: " Mr. J. W.-' -Marshall • wrtito. consenting to act asv'tho.-Council's assessor oil .the Assess- .... monk'Court'y which will sit-in May. . , • The Wolliiigton'Collogeußoard' ot Goverriors wroto objecting to a ctovjation of the Man-' gahda CreekJ at". Mr!- 1 Jeltrey's -property, but the' Cotmci'l 'does- not' intend to divert tho '. water.' • : (i -j'.\ :v----;Tt'.was'fesol™d tliafe tho Council ,take! steps to raiso a- loan'for' work on the Hoaton Park ostatei;:.that the ' engineor ;increaso his esti-. mate by\-ifilso for. : .road construction in-Ere- . wlion riding; that ,the-'engincer arrange for. the.'.'erectiofi of ..sej&ral roadmen's cottages in the upper ridings.- ' .."• .The.,.treasiirer.;,®portcd that receipts for tho ' month totalled £1173 18s. 9d., which gave - tho 1 Council a credit balance of £385 13s. (dr approved' 1 amounted to Sl66o;is, 3d, .' ; ' . Tohders'-' accepted, a's ! follow: Widening iiid fenciiiS on Moawhango Valley road, J. -M-'Keown ;'trimming' and gravelling Kakariftt Street at'Mangaweka, : W. Pulfora; form-, ingand.culverting 160 chains Marigaweka-To ' Kapua road,- Stevenson and M'Kay; painting Council Chambers, J. G. Campbell. Mr. fcstimated the cost of a road and bridge :to connect- the Awarua settlers with Torero road at £3780, the suspension bridge ■- (250 feet _ span), being) estimated "at £3200. ~ '.The engineer announced, his intention of making a comprehensive report upon all: bridges-in the county, with a schemo for . their gradual, renewal. ' • ' The question of' differential rating wa3 discussed,'and legal opinion- went to show that general rates could bo , levied separately in each-riding,- whether or not of varying • amounts. . Although' differential rating was the only legal form', yit the Council'could/ by special order, declare all roads to be main roads, and cost .of maintcnanco could then bp made a chargo on the general account. ; ' . ! . .

. ltv.-.a s thought unfair that the cost of bridge construction amimaintenance should he borno separately by ridings, and the Chairman gnvn notice of' motion to the' offect that -till bridges in the county of 30' foot in length and .over be made, a? charge on the general account. ■. . . .■; ■ ,