Pohangina County Council.
Tha monthly Enacting was hild en [Silurday. Pment--Cis H. Diokin (chairman), W. Cornfoot, H. Ojborn«, A, "WiUo.!, B. W. Brown, W. Dow;*, »nd F. Phillpotts. Tlie inward corre-'pond'ince wa* dealt wiih ks follows :— Fro"' the Treasury, stating tha' tbe loan of £SQ6 for coiiHtrucio-i of roads in Salisbury block was available. From CoaiDoUiioner of Crown Land*, approving of part section 48, block 7, Potianaina, as cemetery site. From ««Be, stating that the interest of 0.-Hughes in section 7, block 16, Apiti, had been cancelled. From B. H. Cuimn<rfieia. Apiti, drawing attention to bad state of Cof road eouth.-Engincer to attend tOFrom tho trustee, of the Richards estate, ata'ing tboy were net prepared to reduce their cUim for compensation and asking Council to divert creek back to its eld course, which wbb doing injury on flat.—Cuuncii denied having diverted creek, and refused to tako action in recurd to compensation From A D. Bauckman, Umntoi, applying for lo ;se of reaorvo 34, opposite his section.—Grained at. 7s 6d per year. From A. A. Jensen, Salisbury, asking compensation for death of his horse
which f. 11 in a gravel pit m tna iaK»para roai ; amount £3.—Responsibility Trotn A. Clark. T.b'e Fiat, cotiplaininp that roadmen had blnckrd ibe road leading to bin place.—To be attended ro From G Kn'ght, asking that Makiekie road be made passable. From A. A. drey, slating that ho bsd put .:ncn on to rornir the fence on Mo'int Richard road at; the expense of the council - No action taken. From Duncin Bell, Pohangina, complaining of ihe imposition of a special rate aB there was no road to bis section.—Held over. From Alfred Lyon, solicitor, for instruction on c-rtain points in the matter of drafting bynlaws.—The chairman and Cr Phillpotts were appointed to confer with Mr Lyon. The Eng: n< er reported that the Branch road, Pohanginn riding, was now open for light traffic, and the Main Bidge rpnd for horse traffic. Tbe latter would be chared for vehicle traffic by the end of the month. If tbo titnbor carting for the mill in Coil Creok riding continued on the Matoura read. Apiti.it would become impaofab'o. The roads in the Omutoi had boon cleared for light wheel traffic. It won'd co?t £S to improve the tnrn where Ihe wash-out took place on the tnp of Delaware sidoHng in tbe Tamaki riling. The Opawa creek crossing would be improved next month
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7399, 15 September 1902, Page 4
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403Pohangina County Council. Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7399, 15 September 1902, Page 4
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