WAIHEMO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11507, 21 August 1899, Page 8

WAIHEMO COUNTY COUNCIL.

The ordinary meeting of this County Council was held in the County Council Chambers, Falmerston, on Saturday last, at which there were present—The Chairman (Mr T. Muir) and Ors G. Clark, M. Isbister, D. .Kennedy, D. Ross, J. Ross, and J. Stewart. FINANCIAL. Accounts for the month amounting to £214 17s 8d were passed for payment. inspector's report. Macraes Riding.—The Inspector stated that lv had visited the Deepdell Hill. The saddle was over 2000 ft high. The road had been well attended to before winter set in, but as the frost was very severe there, when it thawed the road became very muddy. There was no i material but schist rock or Milestone, and as ■ there was no reserve near, the council, in carrying out the work, v/ould have to pay for the metal, the stone being very hard to break, and it would be difficult to find men to do the work The cost was estimated at 6s 6d per cubic yard.—Cr Clark moved, and Cr D. Ross seconded —"That the report be received, and that tenders be called for the work, cost not to exceed £15, and to be defrayed out of the laud fund."—Carried. The culverts in this Ruling broken by engines passing over them were mostly those that had been put in by the late Deepdell Road Board. The surfacemen assert that nono of the culverts constructed by them or tho council have been broken, but no time should be lost in repairing any culverts that are not covered sufficiently in the meantime. During the next .season's threshing the damages to culverts would be fewer.—Received. Green Valley Riding.—The main road passing through this Riding, beginning near the Green Valley road and extending towards the Bluff, which required about 1400 yards of maintenance gravel, and then from the Black Pinch on to Dunback, about 600 yards. The estimated cost was £110.—Consideration deferred. • . Blue Mountain Riding.—There was a larger culvert in this riding, near Mr Steel s homestead, that required repairing. The culvert had been constructed some 30 years ago, and the necessary repairs had been attended to. Timber, however, for the repairing of bridges had been almost exhausted, and a fresh supply reouired imperative attention, as it had to be obtained from Australia.—On the motion of O tsbister; seconded by Cr Stewart, the inspector was empowered to obtain the necessary supply of timber for the repair of the county bridges. .

SPECIAL MEETING. The council then held a special meeting for consideration of the balance sheet for year ending March 31, 1899, received from Auditorgeneral, duly certified. It was approved, and the chairman was authorised to sign the same;.and Crs Isbister and D. Ross, members of the Finance Committee, in conjunction with the chairman, were appointed to sign the rate book.

The council then adjourned.