THAMES COUNTY COUNCIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13304, 10 October 1906, Page 8

THAMES COUNTY COUNCIL.

e - '-. -'~•■ ' :"'-'■& e [BY TELEGRAPH—OWIJ CORRESPOXDE.VT.]. T ■ . Thames, Tuesday. - ■ v ; 3 The monthly meeting of the • Thames Count* •. h\ e. Council took place to-day. The following tender's e for road works were accepted :—Tairua Road con- '• :' i tract, H. Mathews, £10; draining- Creamery Road, • Wm. Davie*, £26 6s 6d. Mr. J. E. Banks, secre- ' V t tary of the Charitable Aid Board, wrote request--1 nig the Council to allow the 9in valve connecting the homes water supply with the county main to • remain open every night from sunset- to sunrise, s 5 the Council resolved to make a new connection" - ;; between the county's new lOin main and the ■ boroughs 4in . main leading to Tararu if news- • ". sary, this valve to he opened every evening and-' ■» > closed every morning, 'the secretary of the VVaio- ', . j lahi Gold Mining Company wrote asking for ft ; ," reduction in the water charges for motive power. / >'«- • This was referred to the Water-race Committee.' " : D A request from the manager of the. Vanguard Gold .Mining Company for permission ' to. mine-' ''-'r _ under a portion or the water-race between the .. :! Karaka Creel; and llape Road, and also under ;i ' " 6 portion of the Karaka Creek Road, was granted, ' I subject to the provisions of the mining laws. The * Under-Secretary for Mines wrote stating that the""' ' Minister had approved of certain work in connec-,, ' tion with the construction of a bridge over the : Omahu stream being carried out by day labour, - • . and also of the grant of £100 for the protection • ' " of the Neavesville Road. In reply tt an application from the Council for authority to expend .' • the vote of £300 for the llikutaia'bridge and I road, the engineer of the Department of Roads , wrote asking if the Council were prepared to • - undertake and complete the work and provide ail . I money required over and above the grant. It. was resolved (hat the Ohinemuri County Council be asked if in the event of the bridge costing ' mere than the grant, they would be willing to . ; ■."!•; • contribute half of the additional cost, and, in the , j event of theit so agreeing, the Government be * informed that the local Council was prepared tocany out the work on the conditions named.