OROUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9590, 6 September 1913, Page 2

OROUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEISTIXC

There weiy present yesterday's jneetng of tlii' Oroiia (bounty Council: Crs. high l'.urroll (chairman), .J. H. Vincent. i. J. Murphy, \\. lVarcf. J. L. Mncionalcl, and J. Morrison. COKKK.SI'OXDKXCK. From Dr. Willi.,, informing Council that hickenpox exist. j,t lhilcombn. From Me.v-v> liolnri. Currir ;iml oMkts. skitiir permission to erect telephone line.

Fiv>m .Mr ,\. ,-\l»l>is, drawing Cotinil's ut Icm ion to crossing itt the \ieinit\ ■f his plow.

From Halcombu ('etr.tMery Trustees, hawing Council's attention to state of iidc of road op[N»ito Ilalcombo cemeicn. From Treasury, acknowledging receipt >f £993 18s 3d, interest on loans; also £5 6s 3d interest, on loan of late llal»mbo Town Hoard.

From Audit Department, re tag in connection with travelling allowances in <aJance nhoet, xatinp :i footnote had b.'on .pi>endod dealing with tho matter. From Mr W. P. Stansell. re lane loadtig to residence for Haicombo s< h<x>l, askiitr permission to fence it oil.

From Audit Department, stating that it tad paid to tho credit of County Fund he sum of £35 on account of travelling llowancr'f.

From I 1 eilding Horough Council. ic lectric lignting scheme. asking permission o enter t'rotia County with mains for a distance of three miles from any point >f liorotigh boundary, in order to supply ■ounty ratepayers should tiny \%i*-h to have

From Mr J. Jellyman. ro Spur road hill, tating that he will hold tin* Council reporisible if his cream cart meets with an .ccidcnt.

From A. and I'. Society, sf.-iing that t has discontinued the practice ot paying or birds' heads and egg*, hut slated that •> formerly paid 2d per dozen for either leads or egg-* of sparrows, h'ackbirds, brushes and linnets.

From Mr \V. .J Frew, Ashhurst. drawng Council's attention l<> tin l matter of enees being put upon the roads.—Loft to ngincer.

From Mr 11. \V. Oliver, drawing Counil'» attention to state of drain running hrottgh his properly.—Kii'-Miieer to report. From Mr 11. lialilw in. ;i>ii!permission ■> put a gate across road leading to his ■ lop.i'iy.

RESOLUTION'S. 11l' 1 followini: \u i<\ ilie motion* a < rood o at tho : (Vs. McDonald —Morrison. —Tint Mr YV. . Stansoll Ik> grant.od |M»ruiis*sion to fonco •ff road leading t<> his residomv. to the atisfaction pf jLe Engineer and during the >loasurc of ilie Council. CVv Mar 1 )ona!d— Morri.-on.—That tiic inirinoor visit the site < pposito t.» the lalccinlto ciiKti'v. roforrod to i;. Mr >f. Kcw s !o.t:< t. and report as to tii • work "('(jnirt'd I<> cKno and the <\>st tiui'-u". _'Vs. Murphy l'oarco.-—That tlio Khtinoor havo the ditch on Spur road. couidninod of Ivy Mr Jcllvman. cleaned out. ( r.-. Murphy—l'oarce. —'Thar pcrnii>o given j.(l ~ !>!,•]> O!I Wall'!'. !h d it.,ni Jul Real's lino to erect a HopJiono as re iiKsied I»>• llio -i 11'ers. :-nbji ct to the ap iroval ot 'lie Encinvcr.

( rs. \ moon;—Murphy.—Tho Engineer pport on th<» application of M'-ms |>;i!<l- - crul 'J remov.-an. >'o cnotinir a u.: cross ilio road leadimr to their propiitv. 'loo.wsoidorrpriisonalnGooi ohioin >ll id! I >l» TREASURER'S REPORT.

G< noral rp.te* levied. £5697 15s o.i : o<>] ■cird. £3950 9r. 3d: outstanding. £1750 Ts. Special late* levied. 1913 R £1770 : c. *•"<!. £903 s'. 4d; outstanding. £i>6! as Bd.

31*195 lt>. 10,! ; irlei"«t account, or. £69 ■s 6d; "SiL'ia" loan. cr. £1 15s 4d; 'Arapata" loan, cr. £977 3.s lid; Monie's bridge, cr. £293 9* 3d.