WAIHEMO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10673, 24 January 1911, Page 1

WAIHEMO COUNTY COUNCIL.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

The ordinary monthly! ineeting of the Waihemp Cbuntyv-Gbuncil was held, in the Council Chambers . on. Saturday, when there \vere present Councillors O'Connell,,, (Chairman), PhUip, -,,. Clark,.'. M'Lay - fiayley,;;-M,'ealliim,' Sutberland, X)'Nein,- : and' - Rbs's.- .'■ * ! . Correspondence, all - of a- routine nature, was,received.; ,-- "■-''-.•■ Accounts .amounting,to. £lB6 19s od were passed-for payment.''•-■ ■ ■, . - A deputation from .the Goodwood Riding, headed ;by >Mr John Coutts,, waited.'-: oh:; the Council to. protest against a notice of motion given at'the lasts:meeting fby- -Gbunciillbr M r Callum (GoDdwpodrßidiiig) levy - a separate rate- .of }d- M' the' -"£ ■pn .the 1 ratepayers of to provide .the to erect-a"'new bridge, over' tlie Pleasantr:Purffer; :..;:■.-: '"'•■' ■■■ ;"';.-

".-■ Mr, Coutts;- 'addressing' the Council, contended that the money: shbuld-';be' the' Government at,";2,6;7 32, or 41 years as provided by "The' Loans to,.Local.-Bodies Act." Council-, lor M'Callum's scheme would fall on presehi;? ratepayers, especially holders,- as-under it the half cost of the bridge'.,. wouldJ be: raised' ffoiri: the rate.-' payers Governi-, ment subsidising ;i£ for £: •-The"depivta T ' .tionYithoughtfsuch:a•- burden' an unjust pne«r:-> ,v -5-:K. - ; v : .'. : '---■ -'■. '-.■■'- :'_.: : -

.-.The,..Council, .'after discussion, to let the. matter stand over for one mouth,? and instructed theiVClerk: to write the Government Department. to ascertain-whetheri" on obtaining a loan for a public work, the Government would:subsidise the loan. ',:''".." The dog tax for the year was fixed at 7s 6d, but three sheep dogs might beregistered on a declaration being made by the owner that they were used for working stock at 2s 6d each. The Inspector was instructed to give an estimate for the erection of a new bridge over Muddy Creek.