NELSON NEWS

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 117, 21 May 1925, Page 7

NELSON NEWS

WAIMEA COUNTY COUNCIL

(fROJI ODR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

NELSON, 20th May.

A special meeting of the AVaimea County Council was held yesterday, chiefly for the purpose of striking the rates for the ensuing year. All councillors were present, excepting Councillors Drummond and Wilkinson, who were excused from attendance. ■

The question of renewing the lease of the council's offices was considered. A letter from Messrs. Glasgow, Hayes, and Rout stated they were not willing to renew the lease for six months, but would renew for five years at £100 per annum, an increase of £25 on the prosent amount paid. The present lease expires on 30th April, 1926, and the council takes possession of its new premises on Ist January, 1926. After a. discussion, it was decided to decline the offer.

It 7 was also decided to spend £1000 on the estimates for alterations and repairs to the new building. It was moved by Councillors Berryman and Corder that £650 be added to the estimated revenue as proceeds from heavy traffic license fees. An amendment by Councillors Kenyon and Macmahon that it be £500 was carried.

_ The following rates for the various ridings were unanimously adopted:— 1924-5 1925-6 Road Out- Koad Out.

District, lying. District lying. Wangamoa 1 1-5 2 2-5 1 1-20 2 1-10 Stoke 1 — 1 . — Appleby 11-3 — 1 1-12 — Wai-iti — 12-9 — 1 2-9 Motupiko — ■1£ . — 11-5 Wancapeka ■ — 15-9 — lg Dovedale. 14 1 H Motueka J If 10-11 1 9-11 Moutero J lg. 13-16 If

It was agreed that the hospital rate be 3-10 d, compared with 5-22 d; and that the special rate for bridges, etc., loan l-10d, the same as last year. Speaking of the meeting recently held at Brightwater in connection with the closing of the Wairoa Bridge, the chairman (Councillor Best) said that the committee of ratepayers had put on a man to limit the traffic to one vehicle at a time. It was a matter for the council to say whether the man's wages would be paid by the council. It had been anticipated that a proposal to .repair the bridge would be received from Mr. Robertson, but no communication had been received. Councillor Corder agreed with the action taken by the council at the meeting, but considered that anything further should be discussed at next meeting of the council. Councillor Macmahon said councillors had agreed to close the bridge technically, but not to barricade it until after the present meeting. The council decided to hold over further consideration till nest meeting.