THAMES COUNTY COUNCIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11648, 9 May 1901, Page 3

THAMES COUNTY COUNCIL.

[by TELECBATO. OWN' CORRESPONDENT.] Thames, Wednesday. Ax the monthly meeting of the Thames County Council this evening a letter was received from Mr. R. McDonald Scott, secretary of the Broken Hill Mine, Waiomo, requesting that the road leading from the beach up to the Monowai Company's battery be put into a state of repair for carting over. it was decided to inform the writer that the Council had only recently expended a sum of £200 on the road in question, and was now proceeding with further improvements.

The mine manager (Mr. J. O'Sullivan) of the Thames Talisman wrote requesting that a sledge track be formed from the junction of the Alabama and Karaka creeks up to his company's mine, so that ore could be brought down to a battery. It was resolved to carrv out the work asked for.

A circular was received from the Southi land County Council, requesting the Thames County Council to consider a series of suggested amendments to the Looal Authorities Bill r< last session. The matter was referred to the chairman and secretary to report upon. A request from the Thames Borough Council for permission to place a fire plug on the county's Gin main, at the cornel of Pollen and Cochrane Streets, and another main at the corner of Pollen and i' iliou Streets, was granted. The district coroner (Mr. A. Bruce) wrote endowing the rider ti. the verdict found by the jury at the inquiry held into the recent five in Polleu-street, in which the jury recommended that the valve of the county's 30in main should always be kept open at night, in order to augment the borough supply of water in case of (ire. It was decided that the letter be receiver!, the Council being of opinion that the resolution passed at the last meeting of the Borough Council in deciding to pay a man for opening the valve in question at times of lire alarms would answer all purposes. At a subsequent stage of the meeting the chairman furnished a report on 1 lie Council's supply of water given to the Thames Borough for the suppression of fires, in which it was stated that no less than 16 re plugs were available in case of tire from the county's 30in and 20in mains in Grahamstown, ' with a pressure of 601b to the inch. The report was adopted, and the chairman's action in the matter approved of. The county clerk was instructed to writ® to the Kauri Timber Company, asking for permission to carry a road through the block on which tha<, company's mill is erected, at Tairua Heads.

'Ihe county engine,e" was instructed to report, at the instance of .Mr. 3-agnall, upon the state of the footpaths in the Ttirua district. •

It was decided to apply to the Minister for Mines for a subsidy to construct the Kapowai Road to the Welcome .Jack Miae.

Mr. Kilfjour asked the chairman if ;U;r communication had been received from the Minister for Lands re the completion of 1!! e purchase of :he balance of 9000 acres ill the Piako block. He said a great deal of interest was being taken in the matter by the general public, and information was wanted 011 the .subject.

The Chairman replied that no communication had yet been received from Mr. Duncan, but he attributed that fact to the Minister being absent from Wellington so much since his late visit In :ii» Thames. Mr. Kilgoui then moved, and Mr. Ka/u!! seemtied, "That the clerk be instructed to write to the Minister, inquiring if any steps had been taken to complete the purchase of the land iu question." Ihe resolution -.vas agreed to. °

The prizes won during the past season at the 1 arne.il Saihng Club wilJ bo paid over at the hxetiango Hotel, Parnell, on Friday evening. 7 It. notified by the town clerk that a special meeting of the City Council will be it ' °" * ' l - 31 j° make a by-law regulating the use Oi verandahs 01 porticos erected ovoi any toctpatn.

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