FEATHERSTON NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 558, 13 July 1909, Page 5

FEATHERSTON NEWS.

■' v At;tlie mooting: of. tfio Foatlierstqn• County Council, hejdViu Maryborough;, last -week, there were present: /Councillors; ;.A,,J,,D. M'Leod , (chairman), A. Matthews, ;A.. M; Wilkinson, T,- Benton, -F.' E: Perry, and; J. M'Leod;'. Apologies • were ■'received-;.from Councillors Martin, , . Donald, and^i: Hume. The clerk reported that. Mr.VW. Hume had been elected, to .fill- the , vacancy caused by the resignation'of Councillor M'Master., The treasurer's "statement showed ' i tb.at / £458 had been received since last 'meeting. TheVgeneral "debit balance .was .£3282,35. 3d.. The ;Mofb'a Water' Race Committee wrote .recora-. mending , the council to 'proceed•■ with the water extension'-, scheme,, ! and to ; take the ■necessary ; steps.,to raise a loan-..0f :.£4OOO :to carry out r the ,work./. Councillor Viplkinson;', who ■' is' chairman of" the WiuSer 1 '.Race Com-, mitteb,'. explained. the-detailsr-ofithe scheme to the : counciL-and it wafytdecidpd :to leave the matter in ' the hands';of. Councillor Wilkinson,; Councillor,'M'Leod; .and' the ;clerk■to report to • next 'meeting.",' , : Mr.- Clias.' ililler,; District Health x'Officer,;-irepprted that- he had mader.the, : u6ua'l:; inspecti9na during,the month, and had found'eyerythiiig satisfactory.: 'Only ', one" case of infectious disease" had been reported duriiie the month, and '.the necessaryl-nieasurcs.; haa- : been' taken' in'conncctioh' therewith. ' The' . Ka-hutara .River Board, wrote'stating that' threo ; of tneir members ■■were willing to' enter into a gbarantee with the ; council protedting'.them from 'any .damage.'caused".by.'tho ; . : proposed stop-bank. "The guarantee;was'for the road south'of tho ■ sandhills,'. by'.'.the '.Opbrua Bridge; and , did * not -include '.the ■ Ruaniahunga Bridge. at,Tuwhitarata.- There was 'a long Kdiscussion-on. this questionj-':The chairman -.stated .that,he had.'spent'-:soiriq timo down at: the .'Jake _ studying "'-the question', and'-expressed 'the 'opinion, that the 1 : bank wquld r '.blfrpractically- worthless.,-.;He di-ew.i board to the fact-that the xouncil/had-to, consider their roads- and bridges,"and 'fiat;, private property:! Counr cillor ; Perry }., spoke-.' strongly. , against. - ■ thescheme, ;-and' said 1 : that ho thought \thaV it was very regrettable that; the .'scheme should be allowed'to -go on. ; The : harm that-the bank■ would do ..to outsiders was :'very-great.-Hewishod his vote to be recorded against thej proposal.V The chairman stated--that the ..committee from the council had, met a committee from tho. board, .and had decided ,that the •.'Bcheine. could be proceeded with ipfoviding that.'the necessary guarantee were given; ; iThe action of , the oommittce.was .emqorsed.v The chairman moved that the com-, fnittee be Authorised to eiitqr into an agree-; .ment with ...the board, providing! the neces-. sary gua'rantee.is" forthcoming.; ;This!.was put to .f.he:meetiflg and • .ConriciUqr Ebrry Voting-against it.;-.-port showed : ;that v ! general:■ repairs-- had .'.been .carried-'but' during■'.'tho■'.pasj;. month,,..and !the'. necessary-'! general repairs .'.were ised for tho present month. 1 ."-'.-, ': \'i ■;,.;.i, . Mr C. J. Kent Johnston leaves hero, for Roboraa'on: Thursday. ■'"-■'. ■.•:-:.;■;'( :>'■...>>.:":> • Tho football •match .on" the. reserve voi? Saturday; resulted in'a...win ; f,<ir,.Liberals, over Lower Valley,'.by 11 points' to ■ nil, "J, ■Captain Charters has been 'prbmoted "to Major of tho Ruahiiio -Battalidn, and; there "are .to be ponsoquent. changes vail, through' the local compAn.v,.vColoiiV-Sergeant Shanlej , "will' ; receivo his: long-servica -medal : a't thp annual "nioeting; ; ' : .;'-""- ;, ,! '' : '-' ; :"■■■' '■'•'' : ",'