MURCHISON

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 30 November 1927, Page 12

MURCHISON

■COUNTS COUNCIL MEETING l -■ : * -ROADS AND,BRIDGES (Pr»m Oar Own iborrespoadßat.) At the monthly'meeting of the Murchison County Council last'Eriday there ■were present Councillor Baigent" (chairman) and; all members of the Council. ~"." ::: ' CORRESPONDENCE ' ' It.:rwas. resolved* to■ comply with an order cfof, the: paym'ent- 'of;• electric light and installation- about which a letter was received from Messrs Higgins and Hun- : s er> ' ■''■'■< ,' v ■..:■ " 'l.'. . It-was'resolved to, ask the -Public ■' i Works-'Depai'tmenfc if anything is being: ; , done about Bosch's road. (A letter was received frbm J./Busch): . to;,,a-letter about QVlaruia Hot- tfrom Messrs Ingram and .<••.■ T!6i,' "It."'.was"; resblve'd' L that the overseer go to the'springs if a conference of engineers, .takes'place.' ...'■■•..• 45l)^*BMp1|c'.• wrote' x^Ja!6ssgs)%tfsoG. »''Ba.igeiit''s ©Duncillor Hyde said that Mr Baigent : - fi9d.no>,'legal access to his property and \ ■■•■ he t would do his share' assist him to proyide'a river,chair. It : was resolved that app}ica'tion be made to the Public Works Department for a special grant to i,.' provide; access to the road ,at Harley's ■■;■/^fc'/^;:;,;.;.;.;" ; ' ■.'- ' ',.' '•■: " '■ to''support. a'prppqsal' ?:■ by:''' Mr H: H. Thompson for . coippulsocy. - '■■ third party insurance by "" motorists., • '. : [:%£t Vv 'GENERAL ' / : nThe* oyeVgeer-tabled a return showing .' to date of the v : vThe figures were;con,- (,'■■ ■ . ■ ' The'i'treasureiv rep'orted banlv, balances : as',foUows Fund account, vDr.> ■: i 841,4: > antecedent liability account; Dr. X ';', ''/'".The'clerk was appointed returning of-' ,';"■-fwer, for' .ihe county elec-' : ,.- : = tibiii-'';._•■■■'-.'.;■ V;■ ..:-'■ ,'=.■.;"■■'." '.•'",',;' .'/■-'''^>.- .' : Councillor f liOdge said <that the ; road "to Challies*"' had "been gradeditooihigh In £he centre; also the ' approach to the Tiraumea bridge. It wa# resolved : that, Cr. Lodgg endeavour to get ihe work dona./ .-'■■;■ In response,,to. a .question the overV s«t.'stated ihat. the .plans, of. the Six Mile, bridge' had,been su.hmitted.,and returned. It was resolved that the Resi- -;; ' jde&rlSnglneer r (Public:; Works. Depa'rt- ;.■;,'•:■' inent);be 'asked to'erect the bridge. On.the motion'of Councillor Monahan with ygfej.pnceto^a,petition from Maruia Valley" settlers it was resolved (hat the : - be asked to; done cut of flood damage moneys on the road from . 'Hiifrij|*4.--to' .■: * > ". for removi.j the Glericairn road. / <'■'.-. : to have ,;a-oulvert renewed, on the'Matirl east .-. - .". •-._ ;■ ,r T*e(grant 'of £IOO for access to, L. ' .was referred to by Cr. Hyde* and it Vas. resolved to ask the ■ Department' if they' will proiDe«d»'with the work. ' - -•' •■ • .The-' chairman Teported that he' had ordered "ihe removaV of a small slip on • . ttie 1 ' Owen/ : HifLt .there was about; £4s'available for ,", thisioad on the £2 for £1 gi-ant. The V.. anarefwbuld be £l2 or £l3 and he .woiifd;'like tenders called. A leeoliitibn, waß passed accordingly. j 'Department's attention to a '; - "weep"' in the" newly-constructed approaches to the Tutaki bridge. The Electrical Engineers' report was read; -- . ■. ■ ■..■■■