WAIMATE COUNTY COUNCIL.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 9302, 5 September 1898, Page 1

WAIMATE COUNTY COUNCIL.

The regular mooting of tho County Council was held ou Wednesday, whon thoro wore presonb Meagre Elworthy (Chairman), MHuo, Studholmo, Ilhodoa, Walker, and L»yulL MVws Lyall and Milno movod "That tho potition from tho wator~raoo ratepayers of Lower Paroora bo agreed to, nnd thai no money be spout) on tho liuadworks." Moasrs Studhohuo and Walker moved as an amendment " Th it tho Lowor Pnroora Water-race Oommittoe as elected, with tho oxooptlon of \V. Blair, who is not eligible, ab tho mooting hold on the' lGHi bo approved by tho Council." Tho motion wus Ioal, only fcho movors voting for it 1 , and tho amundmonb carried, Messrs Lyall and Milno voting against It. Correspondence was road and considered as follows : From John Henderson, tho nowly oloctod mombor for W f uhno riding, apologising for hia absence, as ho had f> go to Melbourne. From the Timara Harbor Board notifying thil tho amount of nto for tho current) year amounted to L1413 lls 7d, From Mr John Hopkins, Willow bridge and eleven others asking that a milo and a halt of unformed portion of road bo formod and metalled. A potition was also road from Mr Malndonald and fiva other residents at Ctudholmo, requesting that tho unHhinglnd portion of Maludonald road bo motallod. MobHta Siudholmo and Walkoc movod " That tho road poHtioned for to bo formed and medalled by Mr Hopkins and others, and also the road petitioned for by Mr Maindonald and othora bo attondod to at onco." Mossrs Rhodes and Lyall moved as an amendment "That tho Chairman and two mombors of tho Doop Crook riding roport on tho et-»to of the roada In tho Willowbridgo cliatricO «uid roport ab tho nost mooting of tho Councl ." The amondmont was carried, only tho mover and seconder voting for the moMon, From Messrs Walti and Barbury, Clarkosfiold, ia roforenco to demand for rates. They stated that tho are!* for which they woro ratod was largor than prevloas'y, nnd! that boih aro-ts stated woio wrong. Xhoy also desired to know why thoir rates lnd boon incronsed and thoir capital value raisod from L22 1 025 to L23,1'J3. It was pointed out) that tho Council hsd nothing to do with tho valuition, which had been dono by the Government. It was ulso stated that tho cost of tho Government valuation w»s Io^h expensive to tho County than whon dono by tho County. From Mr M. Peak and 13 othots dicing that a foot britlgo bo oiocfced over tho unbridgotl portion of tho Wailno. Ovor^eor o rooort, Fiom Mr H, FinUyson, Jl-doliff, st«U ing thao ho had grubbed tho gorso on the lloxorvG, and forw«rding rent of sunu. Tho Waimate Water Rica Co'nmlttoe sent iu thoir monthly roport. They ex.. pressed surpriso tint tho maintsnanco account was L270 in debt, and ruq'K'sccd particulars of rates collected and expenditure- for tho pist two years. Tho chairman of tho commitleo also ropofod tint tho gorso in tho races way giving ranch trouble. v Tho particulars to bo furnished and tho commllloo to do what thoy thought nccos&ary In rogard to tho obstruction of tho Formal rcDolutionn removing entries from Iho Piroora Mid Waihao Irrigation Districts' Vahvitlon rolh woro agreod to. A formal resolution altering tho names on tho Valuation Roll for Waihao Hiding was also passed. Tonders woro oponed for repairs and additions to tho bridge nfcllakntaramoa as follows : C. WiUon, L126 19a Od ; Hoilamby and Son, L132 8* Od. Tho lower tender was accepted. Accounts for L223G Us woro passed for payment and tho Council rose.

At a special mooting of fcho Oouncll hold at noon thu annu'U balance-shoota woro tiikoti an road and adopted. Fonnul resolution 1 * woro paused striking t\ rato of id in tho Si in Iho Wallvw watu»raco district, and Id in tho £ in tho Lo.vor Wailno WAtor-raoo diatriot. — Wuinwfco Tim oa