THAMES COUNTY COUNCIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13392, 22 January 1907, Page 7

THAMES COUNTY COUNCIL.

[ V TKIiKUHATU.—OWN CO It RESPONDENT. ]

Thames, Monday. The monthly meeting of the Thames County Council was held on Saturday.

'lenders for road works were dealt with as follows :—Thames-to-\Vaikawau Ri.ad. 11. Brewer and party, £69. This tender wits not accepted, lis, owing to slips on the road cau.-ed by the late heavy rains, it. was divided to defer letting the contract until the. blips were cleared. Onetai Road, P. McCotiuell £25 10s. C. 11. l'ell £16 1:« (acceptedl, .lames Odium £22; Opaui-Nether-'"ii Road, W. Elven £I<?6 (accepted). For the Oni.ihu <11ri v reserve two lenders were received ol £•> each, and acceptance was decided by lot, which resulted in favour of \V. McLeod. Messrs G. and F. Co.xhead applied tor assistance towards opening up and draining the roads of M ait .i ka in in. and pointed out the difficulties tin 4 settlers had to contend against owing to the wan*, mi roads. Referred to the engineer to report.

John Elliot, of Mushy Park, wrote asking for improvements to l>e made to the Oniahu outfall ditch, which was not large enough to allow the flood waters to e.-cape rapidly. lie pointed out the disabilities and also asked for assists in ''leaning part ot the road ditch. The engineer was instructed to visit the place and report, to the Council.

Mr. W. A. Spicer. of Oinahu. stated the sett lei? wie willing to pay the cost of the land required to make lie chum-wide road, and requested thai the matter be taken in hand immediately. Itwas resolved, on the chairman's motion, that as soon as the road is given tlie Council will undertake to assist, in the repairs. Air. Nepean Kenny. clerk of the Ohineiniiri County on 1• •i 1. iiilormed the Council that as the sum of £400 appeared on the Estimates for the llikutaia bridge work the Ohineinuri Council considered the mount sufficient, for the purpose and asked that the work be proceeded with a! once. It was decided, on the chairman's motion. that the secretary he informed thai, the Council will call for tenders for the work at once find that* ii the cost is greater than the amount available the Ohineinuii Council will be called on to pay lis proportion. Tiie Valuer-General intimated thai (lie revaluation '»r the county would take place during the year.

Mr. John .Farman. meat inspector, reported Hit* following number o| stock slaughtered during November .and December resect ively :—Cattle. 98 and 92; sheep. 261 and 229: lambs, 200 and 29b; calves. 6 and 8; pip*. 11 and 18. In. answer to a rer|uesi, I hat ant limit ips he issued to the Council tor the expenditure of grants provided this year for work-; in the Thames County, information was received from the Department or Work* that, tfu* following amounts were issued : Kanaeranjfa Vallev, £100: Netlierton to Tin ua, £75: Tow mend's Ko'ad. £ r >o ; \\ liatepoa Road. £200. The oulhority of (lie vote tui the 11 ikut-na bridge was under considera! ion (since ranted). It was resolved that tile engineer lie instructed to proceed with the works as noon as possible.

A communication was received from he Hon James Mc(iov.an stating: (li That, authorities had been issued lo enable many of the county votes to tie expended*. (1£) that an additional amount was voted on the Supplementary Estimates for the Champion mine road, which, with the amount now provided (£4:0). siioukl lie sufficient tor tie* woik: (3) that his colleague (the Minister for Lands) has promised to visit the I'iako lands at an early date and will he able to see tor himself lie necessity of preparing and opening three lands for settlement.

Intimation was received that the Commissioner of Crown Lands approved of the expenditure of the £2 r (halve?) on the Wharepoa. cross roads. Mr. W. (irav, secretary of the Scandinavian (told Mining Company, stated that, the track to the company's mine was in an impassable condition and asked the Council's assistance in effecting an improvement. Referred to the engineer to report, upon. Accounts amount to £694 Sis were parsed for payment. ATi. (la . a councillor, drew attention to the dangerous condition of Windy Point, an accident, having been narrow Iv averted there (luring the week. He thought, it was imperative that the Council should lake prompt action, and it was decided to instruct tin* engineer to report.

Mr. Panf was vf-f lectpd «* the Council's rcpi alive to Ilie Drainage Board.

Mr. Cooper, a councillor, m ived that the Mala(olio Road bo improved with additional metal for the convenience of settlers, the road being almost impassable. The engineer was instructed to report on the state of the road.