H.B. COUNTY COUNCIL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VIII, Issue 215, 13 August 1918, Page 2

H.B. COUNTY COUNCIL.

I The H.B. County Council met on Monday. Present: Crs. T. Mason Cmuuters (acting ttiairman), 11. GuUiiie Smith, E. C. UlarKsun, H. J. 11. Glaze brook. W. Kinross Whim ■ and M . ohnmpton. i Air. Ratine and settlers who put 1 out the recent fire at the M tutangi lindge were dianked for taeir success. til efforts. t rs. Shrimpton and White were authorised to sign cheques during vie absence of Cr. Macdonald. Tiie chairman reported ‘ that a w'nare at the ’‘Eibow" had been bmnt down. _ , (/n the motion of Cr. Glazebrook it nas decided to expend £25 on the Te Awanga roads provided thi settlers are p-epared to expend a similar amount. The Napier Sailing Clubs application for permission to put a tianiline ucro-’s the Westshore road was declined. The question or acquiring a si.t for a rc-adman’s eo.tage at liuto itapu was defem'd. . 1 \ Irtier was received from U)t» V,'ait-uno Countv Council urging the, i v-eil for amending the Counties Act ■ ;o as to give nations equal repre- ' sj ntation. , 4 1- was decided to write to the Namier Borough Council askmg that * body to collect the water rates at > Ai r X'V. J till was thanked for ? ok'k'ir *fcr the c'ountv in representi'ig“to the Railway Dipartment the v for adjusting f’Wk’ts.’ A report indicated that the i Manager for flail ways was earnestly ’ c-msidering the matter. In coniim ntlrg on a letter from he County Council* tiie cimirnmn said be kar, more impressed than ever that a part of-the Erev h-n -hop’d so into the Rangitekci Countv. That was only reasonable and he b-Uevcd that body would aS A ee ..,; tert ion made by the Hast-Bri-ouch Council regarding Fc-mse fees on “ordinary traffic’'' was agreed to- . „ ‘' L a special meeting toe munt.n ,mo*ved a'resolution, which was car- ‘ vied, that certam roads and br.d„ci ■ should be a charge against the Gene- ' ral Account. ______________