COUNTY COUNCIL.

Mataura Ensign, 12 February 1916, Page 3

COUNTY COUNCIL.

' The monthly uh'cmm.l: of tlii* Souili- ' land Coiiiily ('(iiiiicil was held yeslerday :t iit I attended l\y Councillors T. Kraser (chairman). C. Kobertsoti. ('. Kerse. .1. I'demiim. W. Norman. A. Stewart. .1. While' and Ceo. Hunter. CORKKSPO.XDKXCK. Kaitt. and Co.. (idle, wrote on hehnll of .lolni Smith .MaliiijJ. that he held no mining licence lor .Mat a lira property. 'l'lli- last man who worked the ;ut iv:h named Kyle. The writer--* asked tor a rebate on ihe rates lor the time the pit. had heen occllpitd. Il was derided le decline the request. Alex Heid. manager of ihe K'napdale Kstalc. wrote applying for permission in lay a drain iii-ih-s the county road from new l>iii!din;j;s now liein;: erected. Tim request was "ranted. S. Kirkkind wrote asking permission to rut cocksfoot on the count v road from Kast (-'ore to Wil'owbank. I I wa.-< re-olved to inl'oriu the writer that the Council had no objections. ('urrio Mros.. Low liter, uiote coniplaiiiiii".' ol' horses roaniiiiL'; on Ihe roiiniv road s to the detriment ol fates and relire-. It. was resolved to drawtile county ranker'.-- attention to the maltrr. daliic'l Cleilte. Dunsdalo. wrote comlilainine,- that the uiea.Mirniieni of u;ia- \• f• IJiri.Li on :>. contract was hall' a chain, short., and tht< re'inest was iiuirlo that it should he completed. It was resolved. "That, the writer lie informed that lln I Council p erets thai nothine- can he done as the contract has heeu finished."

D. A. Canierou. Nok-omai. wrote askin;: permission to lay a private lele|dm no line across the county road from the Pa raw a hurean in Ch'nl'allorh Station. The renuest was granted on the usual conditions. I). H. .McLean. Halfoiir. wrote statin.ii that in order to Lmt ;, telephone line from Caroline ;lm sum of t\'2 would have to he su bscrihed l,v (he .sct'Defs lo meet the cost of L'2o. He a-ked that the Coiinril would subsidise (he work. It was res,,|vrd to iufioin the writer lhar the Council ree'retted that it, could not comply with the request. •I. lirennan. Lunisdoii. wrote objectniti to pcrmi-sioii lieiujr jrivcii to .Mr j Cameron to divert, water from Ids sec-jti-m. The matter «'ik left in Ihe hands |of I he ni.LMleer and the tuemhci- tor (hj,. i T i< I ' 11 Li' - 11. A. Vouiili. S.M. and Chairman of the (.'ore lloriini'li I!ouuda.ri"s Coin-ini-is'oii. wrote notilyine that, the Commission would sit at Cop. oiv Kehrmiry lli. at II a.m. It was resolved. '-That the meaihcr i':>i- Ihe I'idine: and the eti"'iie'M- retu'es,. n t Hi,, Council at the ('em m 'ssion ." 'l'he ;,iu ii clerk. Kdendale. w l'"(e I'orWapl'im a copy el' th.e ha hi llcc-v-bcel el the ivlendale Puhie Cemetery, wlrel, >lmwed a total expenditure of C 10!). and reoeilstino; ||..e Council to ep-int a suhsidv uj 1-20. The matfer w'a-t hehl over until nex i meet oil'.

1 Thos. H-,lining. Med-elmoe. a.-krd Ml 1 h;it I'.' chains ~f ~ nr w road leaddii; lo | i his. IM-oncrt vhe formed. It was re-jjj.-oivcf to inform tlic writer iloit OovI I erillllei;! .v.-.-| 1! I s W,')!- e\ported |o opell 9 I ll|> the Ofa-.'o I'llM-elsif v Rose've II ■'• <■'. K. Wi.w'.,... \nrth Chafton. 9 drew a'leufoii lo the necessity ~f work I ]';""", done on mads near his crojiei t v. 1 Ihe niafer wys referred to the iikmii--9 j her |,,|- t | 1( . r',|i,:. ; :.,,d eilL'illeer. I 'l'ho inivii e'el ■]< . Core. u-i-o|,. .s.l-,1 : ,,,.- | ''■:■.! <U- Co,-,. Creeled, Council 1,:,,| I :l ';'''• I t o i>a v a Court li of Ihe c'-st •"" Tlie iim-ili-u -cstcrn approach to tlie !•':>- • (hire 'liridee. The letter was reKKI'OIJTS. The county cue!,,,.,.!- reported on the aophoat ion of Alcn. Christ ie and Souk. V\aikaia. to have the creek tuitniii"ihro:ieh scci'oiis 17. IS. -111,1 li) [Slock I VIII.. Waik.-mi. .straightened Maiip.. |lhat the ditch reoniivd cr,l;i reiim to :.'he width of .".ft (iin at the hot'toiu. ; I he on::',: would hare to ho kept t -]c;in ■ ! ' nd the imoroveiiient would cause no ' d : vrrsion. The report was adopted and II lie date lor hearine ;, nv ( do'cctiou s was i'lved at Aliiich 10 at tii ( . t'-nituty CKNKIiAL. _ Tlio complaint of \Vm. Smyth, of (•0r,., read .-it hist. meet iim 'of t ],,, fniiueil relative to a drain throip.di S. C. Indoi-'s property hein- cleaned oul in order to cave the writer relief from Hood daniaeo was aL'ai'n considered and li was t-i'.Milved. '•Thai Air Indcr he directed to remove weed.s. refuse and '>' he,- mi-oh th calculated to ini|.ede the live How of :!;,. water." '"he letter '•.•inn Win. |{<.. : ,j. Core j lio.id. .Malaiua. read ::i his! meet in...;. '•'e,alive lo heiliLr -||||iMlu!in| |nr unpaid rates w;'s_a':ain considered. li ua.s ic--"lvetl. "Thai the writer he informed that fiu rate notices and a reminder '">' J'iiy.'iiem were sent to t\f | ; ,.. ( Ifnnvii .-ddi-i-s as Mtcidicd hv (he \ aliiat'on Department, -ud lurther '■h.at Air Real should have informed the 'j'cal authority of h j :„ chaiie,. ~f ;)l |. °l' "he aio[:'oii of Couiic'lloi--. Ker.se • n "' . Koherts;,,,. d u;l> decided fo ;.il!l|o!s,. ji Niiellditllie of (■]()() f,,i work o,t Ihe IJiveisdiile-Waikai;, H ( ,. l( | I'Md.L'o .-.nil CIOO as a stdxsidv towards ihe Cover,line,,t vote for Smith ; ,,,d nillL'.e-r-.' road.