OROUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9743, 7 March 1914, Page 6

OROUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

YESTERDAYS MONTHLY MEETING. The regular meeting of th" Oroua ( oun tv Counoil wa> held vestudav. Pn-ent : « rs. Hugh Bun-oil (chairman .J. Morrison. 0. MrKiroy. J. U. Vincent im.l J. J. Murphy. An apologv ua< roe<i\ <>d from (V. J. ].. Mai-Uoiialcl. (ORRESPOXDEXI K. Valuation Department. *tating that it had s nt a vouchor !o the Treasury for payment <'' £1033 6> 3il. advance on a< count, of subsidv due to Council. Mr D. ii. C.utl, . M.i'.. ,-.- weighbridge at F. :ldr .. i ...; . ;L.' Minister of Railways had aire d\ ■: ;is.|ir..:u-hoil or. the matter, and had declined for the uroM-ni lo entertain lie pmpos, !. hut he (Mi Guthrie! would be pleased to assist am further action th::t ma\ be taken in tho matter. Mr \V. 0. Caldwell, asking if Council would erect drinking troutrhs—one at Hite'nma-t's corner and one a; cross of Spur and Taomii road,. Mr ' Parsons. u-kin<_» permission 'u re move •_'arowa\ dividing Matoi street on tho C|,|«>r Aorangi S\i:.licato Block. Woodville Bon uih ( .mm ii. re- road through tin- Mariawatu U ,rsc District Health Office. iv condition of premises at th. Xgaio station. Manawatu County ( >uneil. re increased expenditure <in mad*. suggesting thai local i>odi■■-> mentioned might po<'l thei. loans and raise a loan of <av £IOO r KjG. PaJmersfon Xorth Hospital Board, v }< vy in ( mm cti-.ri w itli th > building -cl eme. asking fo r payment of £92 C 4.- 5.1. Kairangn County Council, stating thai ;' is pronos. 1 to erect ;. new concrete bridge over th Taonui on Railwty road. Aorarnzi. and also to straighten the road, to cost about £2OO, this Council being liable TREASURER'S REPORT. Amount ot general rates levied. 1013-14. £5712 15. 7d: oil.- ted, £5363 5- outstanding. Bank balances: General account, dr. £IOSO 7s 7.1; interest account, dr. £521 1.-. sr: Menzie\ bridge account, dr. £llOl 79d; Arat.ata loan. cr. £o 17s 3d; Siberia loan, cr. £1 10s 4d. ENGINEERS REPORT. Xoni of riic contractors have yet made ;; start on their various work-, bat several na\. made arrangements preparaton to --;-:•- ... M. riday. 11 '■• > :-!'»vellin c of the Feilding Halcombe : " r ;- .■' ■ ij labour will also be commenced early r. \i week. 1 iie r -.v cot: rete bridec on Junction r ' ; ■• ■■! ■'!•:'- '■• -■ coniidcted. but will r:o| be "'" "■ i"i iraHn until the end of the pre -' - : month. .\ stan v ill -hurt!} I mad. ' , . ■■'■■" the laige wooden culvert on .d: >?:o road. . ( Li " .'"' ''!»*_ of protecting th ■ bank above M' :■" - bridge j> proceedinc md th>' boy'a.!-rs for tin- work have •,...,, carlK |. it. v..,r\ of replacing a culvert under "■■" big (i!lin 2 on the Feiidins A.-hhur<; •" ,;; i has been completed, and the men are ; - '•> al »ork on tho culvert on Spur mad. BI'SIXESS DONE. In regard r, the prop -d weighbridge, it was (i, cided to await action on the pan '■' tiie' Feilding Borough ('< uncii. Refeiring to Mr Caldwi M's suggestion. ; * : " chairman thought llitehman's corner W;s --' close to Kiwitfa -tream that a rr«-'.irh v.:.- no; r:e.-e<sar\ then'. 11. :,:' •»{ r -Ji .rdnijr Hie S.uii road m;-. I; ''■; ■» de. id. ,i i,, hidd over ihe matter tii! Cr. \\. (]. Pearce couid give information. On the matter f (he (;,,.g.- ... : .d. 'th-' «-h u.maii -aid the iot-al L.dics i\ant-d the i »'.( rnrnent to take i.\,-r rh... 00.-ire road. li' rnik it (ho Council hmii|.| l„." la'.oui ■■'■■■ ■ ■■■ ih- (i.Acrumem lal-ir.g over th mad.- t :. \ p.. .;,. i-emaik. d ahe Cven. Hi: r.t would m i be fav urable. On the prrrji -..; ~i th Manawatu County Council to !■::;-• ;i ,■ ~ ,|>i tl , ,| |,,ail of £Ku.oOC. the chairman -„vi rhe Councii «otdd le-.u to know w| at to do with the monev befor- rai~mg it. -Cr. Morrison said ' r «';is ~1c i..,-. i| to tar th road-. There was no doubt tin- improvement was com-lng.-It was .'•,:. led to inform the ManaCount i! that the Oroua ("ouncl dd "" r think i: co.dd Miopori the proposal at the present time. Th.e fell. win« alterations were made in the Rate R ,1! : - Eliza HeappcN to Frank Pleasantv J. Ileapp.y to Frank l'l-a-ants. •I. Bradii v to John Blain. M. S ] ittle rn F. E. jiillinghurst, Marv C. Thompson to L. F. Poarec. J. M. Wrati to !l. Mc I-irnon, Th >-. Rimmer to .la-. PaM-oe. The engineer wa« in>tructe<l to have thtwo narrow embankments on Grove r oad. arc- dangerous to the travelling pub he. widened, work to be dor,- at the earliest moment.