THAMES COUNTY COUNCIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17852, 5 August 1921, Page 6

THAMES COUNTY COUNCIL.

; PROPOSED NEW BRIDGE. j [bt TELEGRAPH. OWN CORRESPONDENT.] ! THAMES. Thursday, j A meeting of the Thames County Coun- ! cil was teld yesterday, when a letter -was j received from the Thames Borough Ooun- , cil in regard to the proposed new bridge I across the Kauaeranga on the direct ; route > for which a Government grant of j £5000 had been promised. The council j decided in favour of proceeding with the ! work, and a committee was appointed bo j confer with the Borough Council to settle ; the necessary formalities and details. A i Plofnc r 3S , rec ?' ved * rom tbe Hauraki Plains County Council asking for further jonsidera ,°n of the Puriri Bridge scheme. It was decided not to reopen the question seeing that it had been already de- , finitely settled, burprise was expressed , bv members present at the action "of the , Hauraki ria.ns County i n asking the j Minister to delay the issue of the war- ! rant in view of the fact that it had pre- | Tiously signed memoranda to the Minister j asking him to expedite the work. The | council decided to meet the Ohinemur, | and Hauraki Plains County Councils' delegates at Hikutaia to discuss matters in connection with the NethertonHikutaia Bridge. council decided , that in its opinion the development of the hydro-electric system as against the railI ways was the most essential in the ini =rests of the Dominion generally. The ! Thames Borough Council wrote "submitlist of conditions under which it j was prepared to acquire the water-race I from the County Council. It was resolved i not to entertain the offer, and to notify the Borough Council that the suggestion to transfer the water-race was absolutely withdrawn. J