WAITAKI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLIV, Issue 14040, 24 April 1920, Page 4

WAITAKI COUNTY COUNCIL.

The monthly meeting of the AV»jJ County Council was held this m „3 The Chairman, Mr T. A. sided, and there were nlfM- n Jj .Messrs-A. Forbes, W. KininnionffiS Livingstone, P, McFadgen. \V,-jjS nor, juur., ajid W. Nieolson. Hon. E; 'P. Leo replied acknowg ing tlio Council's felicitation.-! on m pomtment as Minister. —Receives The Minister of Defence, Sir Allen y agreed to favorably commas question of the land required ttf'jjf the south road at Kartigi heai'Vl which project he considered a. —Received. • V.;" The County Clerk of County asked the Council to slh cost of fencing off an enclosure f use of travelling - stock ;<t- the- (fl bridge.—; Held over until next Tarn for enquiry: "| The State Advances Office w ro y clining an application an advanjee for a- medical piacritioi residence. -.■ Application lor X2o(),| drainage .works would receive cohsij. tion.—Received. rt /; It was decided to grant tho j Agricultural and Pastoral Aesocilij the usual sum of .till iis 3d frotnv general fund instead of a- remit oftal The Secretary of the Garden ; ) Committee, Mr .LisS. Rodman,',: $ thanking the Council for its help recent fete.—.Received. ■; ~,; The Secretary of the Otagn )[j Club forwarded two discs directing,] torists to 'take the bridge over Kirri Creek. —Received, the ■■&&, be erected forthwith. , .'| Mr C. R. Hood applied for sioh to put a gate across the | o] j Glen's. —Left in the hands of tlifcj gineer and member lor the riding;.? The Secretary of. the Waunljj| pital and Charitable Aid Hoard inljj ed the. Council that its quota "til contributed for the year' was .Cilafl The OJerk pointed out 1 lint the ft ty had been' revalued for this ,ti while the Borough had not, win'],' counted for the fact thai the contribution was '£2ol) in excess of) year's, , while the Borough less. . ' •' ■.:■'•''s

'lt was decided to'agree In tho-iw being supplied, but to protos.t.fiwM the unfair proportion 'being, p n jj; the County, .Air \Y. Kiiiiiiinoni;« that the .Borough had not 1 ioc'u. ; yafi for this purpose for some uinc'jdh Messrs Gardiner and pointed out that the County%t] t-unate . in not being 1 taxed ftiti maintenance of the The Clerk pointed out thntrovi] tion of the. Borough might• rioti the. position, as the Borough valßt was not on the capital value, M the: rentals.. ( li* Mr Mac.phcrson thought tlia-;| tenance.. of hospital and eliiiritnWt, should come from the ooiisolii fund, the- expense to be morMi distributed. '.-'• Mr T. .1. Wilkinson", of plained of the condition of tlict leading to his property.—Tire ai was, .left in the hands of for ,the riding. r i Mr J. A. Macpberson asked'tlii} provements at the Awafnoko bridi considered by the Engineer, also-; at Ngapara-Borton.s, and tluif.a tion l of the Voad between Bofton Black Point be blinded.—A note taken of these . matters. ■--,'{ Mr W. Gardiner complained/ of the stray cattle nuisance in W ing. Other members spoke of Ml experience.-—lt was derided tori the rangers. ',,| The. Engineer's report was as"lows:— : 'h Mooraki Riding. Arrnngtji were made with Mr down part of the - cottaiw- wlticK croached on the road at Kartigi Be Thei work has been done and thti widened, which will make M safer at: this particular spot.; J.'l arranged to nfeet the niblic Wi Engineer on Monday to inspect* Kartigi Beach, With a view toiff ing the Government grant. -'■•'; Ofepopo -jßidiiiir.—Tile work'of; veiling the Woodlmrn aiirlAlldaj! roads is progressing satisfactorily/; should be completed within a : mi The-new-grader for this riding M rived, and' is. working siitisl'iK-torilj Incholme Ridinc—-The wing-Jf to the Island Stream bridge hare) erected. .'"■"' Waiarcka Riding—Plans- ,'.ml «i fications for. expenditure, of Got ment grants have been fonvardN .the Government for approval'for.. veiling the Tcaneraki to Maheno r also for Earthquake road mid 1 can's road, in Otekaike and Faflf Ridings, f hope to have Dip-lint ties in time- to call tenders for" meeting. -The work of gradingTussooky road is nearly completed; contractor is completing the ri'»t« of the Weston-Airedalc ro»d,' : i. will then do the Parsons CreolcrJ Papakaio Biding—The l{ml«; parlnient has closed down the K metal in the meantime, owing;*! trucks being required'ffor grain/ as there is' still a large- qua' l "') metal required, I will try and & service going again later. Mm ranged- for gravelling the road to to Air King's. Awanioko .Riding. am ■ ]irep plans for the new road whore t» has encroached at DmttrooiV.n™ forward them to the (fovwnmra -appro"val as soon as completedOtekaike Riding. - The *rl through Air Mulvonn'.-i property» Otiake Stream is fenced oil 'ami roa<l opened. ,S Ahui-iri Riding—As \ report time ago, the bin floods m th'-a River last vear cut in on the la of the river and overflowed the 'to a considerable depth, and owl the altered couise of the river-in a- grave danger of the next How ting through and isolating m-" I have'arranged with Head Wfprotective bank, and the rondti" put in further willow protection i 1 hope, will ( op.'with Ihe tnidb* cost will be about: Clot), wrm*'* paid out of-the. renl of the.ttt* ing reserves, which were esta for this purpose. While the r?i was camped in ■ another pan { °. district, a pump worth nhoiit *» stolen: from the County In*. l , put the matter into (he ™T\ police ■ .and have arranged,tn S small lean-to added to the hu r -• everything can be kept under ,'<*■

The ; report was adopte.'l. .- L T JH It was derided ia li-jv<' thf 'Georgetown road rolled. ■ i .■■ Mr Geo. Livingstone """?!;■ deputation, consisting ol r[Wt Clerk mid the Chairman. I« S ed to visit the State At [™t' {!■ tnent in connection wit» tn ° h ;jM loan for the Ahuriri Biding, seconded hv M> J-'^JM Accounts totnlli.it: .Cla^..' 6 ™ ed. for .payment.' ~ iV'"' ,: *H