TAIERI COUNTY COUNCIL

Evening Star, Issue 17365, 29 May 1920, Page 5

TAIERI COUNTY COUNCIL

Cr-Walter Blackie presided over the monthly meeting of the Taieri , County Council yesterday There was a ful zl tendance of councillors The Tuapeka County Council forwarded copy of resolution passed at last ,wi.m to the effect that thS GovernmentbT Sl' to amend ho Act for the imposition of the hospital and charitable aid low in the direction 01 making it » lew on th° Con sohdated Fund of the Dominion as Z present system is inequitable and unduly taxes the holders of rur.al proper-,- -vhil'l the owner of wealth in other fovms escaped contribution. The letter also asked the councils support in brimnn- pressure to bear on the Government V the purpose stated;-To be supported.' ' The Secretary of the Taieri Returned Soldiers Association forward*! copy of resolution passed at the annual meet.'ri" as follows:—"1 hat this association stroi'ndv urge the controlling bodies of the district to tall m line with other localities and have some lasting memorial set up to perpetuate the memory of our fallen cor: - j rades who so willingly ewe th-ir all lor their country."—Mam- ' we'r> I P" 1 *°«™ rd, includ-i-.R an "arch over one i of tne Taieri hriuge* or a stone column „„ j a prominent hill. I _ C. T. M'Rao (Middlemarch) wrote -tat- I nig that nothing had been done at Lou- I lord crossing, aithoiurh it Imd been :n- ! ranged by the engineer ard membc-'- r<->- ' Strath Taieri ridii:;?. The writerVr.-nejted i that something be done ,at once as'-'f ',.!■'■ ; river rose if would cost a pirn '■■ to do the work.—£2o to lv; Vnorit " ' '~ ■ The Secretary Otokia Cemetery 'trustees ' renewed their application for a" giant to I help the clear the corse in the Otokia ! Cemetery. The naiaes of the trustees had ' been gazetted. A copy of th« last balance- i sheet had been fo ; wa'rried to the eou::.-i! j This showed a credit liaiame of fill 5-; sd' i • —Held over for n morth • i The balancc-sho-rt of 'lEndon Cemeterv i tnisiees-was submitted, shov.in<-' u eiedil : bal'ince in hand of £4 10.-,. \Jlcd. ! The Public Works CosniitUv asked the ! clerk to forward earlv alligations for i road works to be i: -ta'ded'in the Current ' year's Estimates.—Resolved to apuiv for ! straight-out giants for Taieri Mouth'road, i Pukerangi to Reef-*, Pukcran-i to Sutton, i ana the metalling of School road, Ileuiev- I Berwick to 15. Drain road. ' j _ Net fee was riven of the council's inten- j tion to strike the following rates: —lid in ; the £ in town districts and 2d in the*£ in i outlying districts. Of this amount lid is ; for roads and works and J,d for hospital and charitable aid. This means an increase on last year's rates; but the great increase ■ in the council's expenditure in the shape of higher wages, increased cost of materials, advance in the hospital and charitable aid levy mow £4,154), etc., had

made it impossible to carry on with the same rate as heretofore. In connection with the Ofcigo Expansion League's hydro-electric scheme, which had been under consideration during the month, it was resolved to reply that the territory desired to be exempted be tho whole of Taieri County, with the exception of Strath t Tairi ridins;. The Engineer drew attention to the need for improvement to the road at Wingatui opposite the racecourse.—Resolved to subsidise the work £1 for every £4, council's shore' not. to exceed £SO. The sanitary inspector was requested to inspect the roadside at Wingatui re n. complaint that residents were, depositing ashes, etc., there. Tn connection with the formation of the Pukerangi to Reefs road mentioned in the engineer's report, it was resolved that not more than £SO be spent above the Government grant for the work. The engineer's report was adopted. The. schedule of allocation in this report stated : Ttems 1 to 8 of last year's schedule', which cov-ti- the cost of metal and ; iiravel required for maintenance on main I ioads. totalled £2.910. and I recommend j that the same monetary value hold good I for next year's schedule, the quantities 1 being reduced 59 r,er cent, to allow for ! increased rates of supply and delivery. For iteT.i 9 (surfacemen's -.vases) provision j was pir.de last year.for £1.533, and I veI rnronu-rul this b? increased 15 per Cent. i to allow for the rise of Is per day, and ■ Ihe allowance that is made to men i.n i --finv-. and provision !» made for £I.BOO. ; T'V>" i ( 'pn 10 (bridge repairs) I recommend ; .ar'.'.-ision be lnndo'for £1.600. and further • to meet the Government grant subj sidies on the Given Island to Taieri j "'T'liith and Knikorai Valley reads, and for ' 'Cav's hnrlce. Silverstream bridge, and • Bma;! Greek byidgo the sum of £3.000 ; lie nlheated. That is a total for main ; roads of £9.310. | Tlie eanita.ry inspector (Jlr J. Williamj son) reported bavins visited oil the ! slaughter-houses in the county during the ! month, and found them in good order; ! also the piggery at Green Island. Ab--1 hint's Greek, Fairfield, was in the same | condition as when visited last month, | nothing having been done to abate the i nuisance.—Received. j The Finance Committee reported the | expenditure for the past month to have | been £1.570 2s 7d, and the receipts £l5B j Is 9d.—Adopted. : The ranger reported having visited i Maiin™atua, On tram, KaikoraC Otokia. '■ East Taieri, North Taieri, and Strath Taieri ridings. He found 16 cattle and two horses wandering, while eight, head of cattle were impounded in Outram pound.