MASTERTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 197, 14 May 1908, Page 4

MASTERTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY. MEETING. '■ : . ' v The,; monthly.. mefetins''of tlie Masterton County Council 'was held on Tuesday afte'r'lioori, when there werb riresent: Crs' W J (chairman),' WV Harris, Jno. Morris". - : ,0- Toogood,'J. Colquhbun; C. C.iKebboli: and P.. F. Bectliam." ''• . •; Several -settlers on Upper Plain wrote asking the : Council to : malce^' the Upper' Plain' road :from Mrs: Meredith's frontage to : the :end of; Mr.'Dagg's frontage a full 33ft. in width from, the centre line on tlieWvest' side" Tho property-owners iin, that length, : except' one, agreed to'give the' necessary land for the_ purpose'.-, It was agreed: to grant the . petition,. the representatives ,of the' riding' and the engineer being instructed to act in the matter; • : .Mr.A.'C. Major wrote requesting the Council not to' insist on his removiiiW back his, frontj boundary fence until tho widening of the road right through is taken in hand! It was resolved, that allMehces on the Oaks Estate bo removed bsck to the correct boundary, nofciccs'to th&ti c£Fpcfc to bo owners.' ' Tho Commissioner of Crown "Lands wrote stating that £017 rtf accrued-thirds was to' be forwarded shortly; and asking'the. Council to make] provision: for expending'the same. .' - A lotter was' received from Messrs.' Gawith ,and Logan, on behalf of Messrs. Percy Bros.', Te Ore Ore,' complaining that the- Councjl .officers had* virtually committed a trespass in 'entering upon their clients' land arid fencing off part for a gravel-pit before, arrangements had been made for payment by the same. Tho letter asked'for a prompt settlement of tho matter." The Clerk said'that a com'--mitteo had the matter in hand. It was de-cided-that this committed meet on Saturday : .week. V •''. -■ -. ' Mr.' C. E. Daniell wrote again offering to put a load of metal on tho'Matahiwi road for evcry load of timber brought down from the. buslri' Ho: said he could not accept the' .Council's':proposition', as it was too drastic, requiring him to-leivo the road in r.s'good a state'as ho found it before he commenced' work;. It was . resolved to holcl : a special meeting on Juno 9 to deal with the ; matter. Tho District Road Engineer wrote stating | that £120 lis. lid. was'in the Depai'triient's books to the credit of the Council-for Alfred-ton-To >Nui Rbad,' and he would >ecommend > that it" be. re-voted. .- . _ - ' Mr. H. M. Kebbell wrote giving the Council permission l to commence at once' the erection of a roadman's cottage at Alfredton olf land agreed to. be-purchased from him. At a special meeting a special order was made authorising the raising ,of a' loan of £150 for the' Black Creek ltoad deviation. A special rate of l-39d...was also struck te meet tho' interest on £300, beinn 10 per cent, on the £3000 East Coast loan. .. - - FINANCE COMMITTEE;' . ' . . The Finance Committee met in tho .morning, Cr. Kebbell in'the chair. Crs. W: J. Welch,-Wi Harris, and J. Morris-Were also present. ~ : , ■ . Tho treasurer reported as! follows-:—Gen-eral account, credit, £1389 15s. 3d.; local bodies loans account, credit, £660125. 10d.; accounts, credit balance, £1923 18s. Id.; rccoipts Binco April 14, 1908,- £174 2s. Bd. Accounts amounting to £1874 los. ,ld. passed for paj-ment. It was decided to ask tho Borough Council to put Nursory Road into tho condition of repair agreed'to some time ago. |