WAIMEA COUNTY COUNCIL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 10 June 1939, Page 13

WAIMEA COUNTY COUNCIL

MONTHLY MEETING CORRESPONDENCE DEALT WITH I i t YESTERDAY AFTERNOON S BUSINESS j t r c The following further business was x lea it with at yesterday’s meeting of j t he Waimea County Council: — t It was resolved that the Council ac- , c epts the conditions laid out in con- ; x lcc - ion with the sealing and mainten- : in- e of the access road to the Aero- . U‘rme. WAIMEA WEST ROAD f | i In connection with the portion of the 1 f 'n.-.ineer’s report that owing to a tech- j c licality in the notice served not being r igr.ed by the chairman and clerk the ; c lo.rich's case against two owners of j >rcperty at Waimea West to clear their litches in order to keep the water ofF j ht road, had been dismissed, the Coun- j il went into committee to discuss the natter : r On resuming in open meeting it was j * ■esolved that an endeavour be made j 1 o come to an amicable arrangement i xetween the parties concerned. c The tenders of Steer and Christian f or Beatson’s Creek culvert (£642 2s) 1 md Rocky River bridge (£1147 10s» vcre accepted t CONTRIBUTION TO EXHIBITION ' COURT C The Nelson Provincial Progress j A league wrote enclosing copy of a re- i { )ort on a recent visit to the Exhibi- j) ’on buildings in connection with the j c kelson-Buffer Court; also requesting J i sontributing bodies, if possible, to com- j > )!r e thp'.r payments during 1940 Nel- ! \ ion was the only province that had not I ret made a payment. It was resolv- j j ?d that the County meet the League's i .vi-hes as indicated in the letter in the {. na.ter of its payment arrangements. ‘ The Automobile Association urged ' :hat the condition at the bend in Jen- ( vt.s’s Hill main highway, near Major ; 1 SMFott’s at Wakatu, should be investiaa It was resolved that the Asso- j 1 nation be informed that the Council." an* no -money available for the work | • at present ; PEACE COUNCIL The National Peace Council of New Ze iland, Christchurch, forwarded a : co’y of a petition, in appreciation of the sentiments expressed by the Prime M: lister and the urge felt by him to bring about a world conference on Economics and other questions affectin*/ the peace of the world and reaue.sting (he Council to sign the petition. Tt was resolved, on the motion of the j chairman, that the Council endorse the, peition. The Royal Humane Society of New 1 Ze iland. Christchurch, made an appeal for funds. It was resolved that the. Council declines to contribute. G. A. Kempthorre Brightwater, drew the Council’s attention to the condition of Eves’s Valley road The mat ter was left to the Engineer The writer also asked to what extent fii:nci»lly the Council is commilted in pu ting in the deviation cut in the Wairoa river adjacent to Councillor Pugh’s property It was x esolved to reply that the Council are not assisting financially in this matter. ANISEED VALLEY HILL James Snadden, Richmond, drew the j Council’s attention to the condition of , the: Aniseed Valley Hill. It was stated by Councillor G. Mansr.n that it would involve the Council in a groat deal of expense to make a deviation It was resolved that the Engineer inspect and report. The VVaimei Co-op. Dairy Co Ltd., Brightwater. urged the Council to give its best consideration to the project of forming a roadway connecting Bridge Valley with Church Valley. The matte -r was deferred C. P. Boyd drew the Council’s attention to the condition of the Sherry-Tui read. —Left to Engineer. F. W. Heine, Upper Moutere, applied for bridges to be erected on the Kiwi road.—Left to Engineer MARAHAU E. H. Bloomfield, secretary of the Sandy Bay-Marahau Settlers’ Association, asked the Council to proceeo with the work regarding improved ao--*fc-;s to Marahau. Mr C F. Skinner, M.P., also wrote with reference to the same matter, recommending that the work be done. It was resolved to allow £75 in con auction with the work and leave it to the chairman and Engineer to interview Mr Skinner to see what arrangements can be made in reference to iabour Oliver Evans, Umukuri, asked the Council to further consider the ques- ! tion of providing access to his property | on Kirkpatrick Island. I It was resolved that the member for : the district be communicated with with i a view of securing a Government ] g *ant. i The Mapua branch of the New Zea- ! land Labour Party drew the Council’s :a :ention to the condition of the road j between the Tasman Store and Mapua j Wharf. j The matter was referred to the Eni.neer with power to act.