COUNTY COUNCILS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17529, 12 July 1917, Page 6

COUNTY COUNCILS.

WAIREWA. Tho Waireiva L-oumy vV,iu.cn tuei on Tueaday, the ctnurmeu unu au. me meiuinxa being present. ‘ rur J. Johuscm wailed on lire council ask-' ing lira.i wiiere tiie Xv.ttd rvssrve :» two cnains wiuo iho extra oliiun sflou u be wi .o uw ocouuror or raua aoatting on ifio rona. it was resoivod mat mo request Bo •' with, suojeoi to vhe eon atm of liie xiai.'.viiy;:,jjepari ueut. A aepuiaaon irour .liu r.iies-.y» mere Drainage D..iud, consisting oi Aicssrsy.-’ -uunou, UouelilC, iUU.CI' U.KI d. IU. XXOilSie, c.erk, waned on uho cciuicu asking it t 0..,

ogre© to a Bill.being put. aiiou fe n ilio iiousa’; oi Representatives empo.ver.ug c.umy eouu-' u cl la to control the <lra.iua.gp wiaun ’die Edcs-'v-mere drainage nr eacn eoun,y except the lia.swoli lMvor and Luke Euesmere, subject iO tho approval oi tho Bid. it was reserved .hat- this scheme be agreea- to. A depuunion, -ouststmg ot messrs xr. x. GUapiuim, Rai.eraon and others, Pualm settlers, waited on tho council asking mat the road* Known as \Vhi:os Roau, do widened neartho-'T cree-raery conior. alco that three oih'er > corueis on iho voau Uc widened, as they arc’ very • iru.p, eopooid.iiy now that mo’.Srs ate he*, coming numerous. It we-s aecidcu that the . wont should bo ilit-ondcd to.as soon as pxac- . ticable. Mr T. ii. jayior wrote app.ymg lor drain pipes for the trout oi his shop. -v Tho request was granted, Mr Taylor paying ; the cost. Mr B, 0. ■ Q nano, offered to supply Horse work for the council at 8s tor irorso .... and dra.y and 6s for leader per day. It tvas .j----resolved that the offer be accepted at -s .or horse and Rrav and 4s each tor .caduu rnesars- Meares and Williams, on account o, ... .U_r Bnsuigtou,- wrote s.atiug uia. th i., council was anticipating a proposed mot<v .aw- in passing a ny-,aw imposing » fee tor motor-cars plying for hire. Tho Ist. -- U 3ir W C<)oy o proposo4 that a genertl rat© oj ivu coop i y should be levied on ?: T 6 rt &Hi the county. The motion - was 1 carried, Messrs Parkinson and Gebma 4 » dissenting. Mr Gobbi© proposed that tae'T rencral rata tor the K»ltU-sa ndmg be throe- v, o[ a . penny , in the £ lor tho current v -‘ L * S r Tho motion was carried. It was re- fN°fs’d that steps be taken to et out nake ?V rg vtb as soon as possib'o. xhe Depart; .V; 0 f Internal MTairs wrote regarding .. huGal of soldiers, asking for free plots in > tho cemetery. The council having no oemo terv under its control, it. was resolved that.’,, .j,/ matter should bo referred to the Cemr , e ry Board. It was resolved that poisono D.. '-ruin should be ordereit. In reference t . ,y, corse on Stanbury’s back road, it was r« solved that the matter. bo left ill tho hand • of Mr Buchanan. A motion was passed expressing oondoleno* with tho wife’ and family of the lat© M * Duncan Rutherford.