HAWKE'S BAY COUNTY COUNCIL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 303, 27 November 1912, Page 6

HAWKE'S BAY COUNTY COUNCIL.

The monthly met-timr of thej Hawke’s Bay C<: Council was held today. Present: '.i< M. ' Chambers, Gor<h>:i. ( Don . nelly. Clark, Shrimptom IL Huh-j kidi, Macdonald, and Stead. ] The chairman •.■.•clromcd Cr. Rus- 1 sell back from i.s visit to England. I Tenders an- to !...■ talltd for dog 1 tax collection u;: the same rate as] last year. The hospital vv i to be hft on the overdraft at the bank for th-., present. j The chairmm i pmird that the] Raukawa road -mi damaged] by traction eng tn t ..fin -On thei motion oi t ( nK; n«•;jf/i) is to be taken to recover of damage.! On the inot.on of the chairman, j Mr. G. Hunter is to he thanked fori putting the Pakowhai Loan Bill

through Parliament. The traction < .igine o.viu rs. are to be asked to put spark catchers o~ their engines. The formation of Tipping’? road :•■ to ii-1 >; <j,year's estimates. The chairmen s action in accept-i ing McKee - t-nd.-.- for £lO5 fori impr . i-m::t on Tongoio bid. I

P. Ncag’e- request for icniission of 1G cent, penal:y on Ids rates i was refuse ii. T. E. E.iiott"s mr.-.et at Patxka w ill star.it at its original figure. The chairman s action was tip- j proved in accepting ;i tender fori metalling Steed's road at ft 9 jar-rI yard.

.-let ion is tc be taken against H. J. Holder tiide-s he replies to ti * council s letter. requesting explanation of taking a limit <„,f 7 tons 2cwt over the Wcstshcre bridge. It _ w-as agree-! to call Mr. Kennedy’s new road through the! Wbare-c m.artinui 1.-l-mk Maranri road.

The ckairnian r«-i>r»r:<( il at lltand Cr G..■■<;■ »> >. <i tone i .to the qu. sti< :: r.: Maiian;: rt tore bridge accident and found ti ."t t’->> Hawke’s Hay cvn.pa.:.. s engine had received damage to the extent of £13.5. and it wt. sugec.-t-.d that this amount l>e remitted frcai ti;e amount which the ca.npnpv owed the council, also that ''A i.'ir-i::'. who was injured be granted £2o towards his hospital expt i.-< ■. — j Agreed to. I

The railway Department i ’-..letc-i to the turning of water into <n<- ■ their drains at Paki Paki - ’.-ft to the chairman to ■ ■•,.•.! with. A summat-v of tl.v r-p< n apt a the Puketitiri tram way.--The report oto be forwarded to the .-ettlcrs committee asking if the project is t-> b< gone o.i with. The Minister no; riled that the National Provident Fund rrs cpe:i for emplotcis of local bo cular to be sent to the nun. The Lands Department i 'fti-.-d to assist in <ntt;:>yr l,;uk i-a-i iorr.e.-s . the Sherenden w'.d. The Minister of Public 11 :. k notified that ho would visit Hawke b Bay regarding the We-tdmi e rvidge. (Left sitting.).