WAIKOUAITI COUNTY COUNCIL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18465, 28 January 1922, Page 14

WAIKOUAITI COUNTY COUNCIL

Th® monthly of. tho ’Waikonaiti County Council was held yesterday; present —Cm M’Gill (chairman), Brisooo, M*LachJan, Laley, Gilmore, and Overton. : . ■ M. a WiUanson (Wsitati) wm' appointed dog collector, subject to the iiwai. guarante®. • . ... Two tendera tor metalling on the Mam road at Mount Cargill wore received, but the council decided to let them' stand over, INSPECTOR'S REPORT. The Inspector reported thit gravel had been spread on 1 the River road. Mill road, and on the lower end of Mount Watkins road. About 80 yards of rotten rock were required ’ for Mill road ndar the borough i boundary. Water-tables bad been cleaned but on the Quarry rood, ; and a quantity of rotten rock has 'been quarried. Clay had been carted to fill in the hollows beside the new rood at Merten Station, and also' to raise the sides of the rood, which bad sank ; a little. The road had been nearly all top-, dressed with gravel. About 40 loads of f ravel had been spread on M'Grath's road., 'he metal on the Warringten-Ominri road had been raked in, and tho Eilnxog Hill had been blinded with rotten rock and day. Kenyon’s road was being surfaced. The road between Ominri Factory and the Main road would require about 100 yards of metal before the winter, which will probably dost about £55. The work of catting off tho sharp bends on tho Main road near Waitati was proceeding. The two curves above tho school had been improved, and the culvert in the bend at Hoff’s had been lengthened and the road widened. Nothing bad 'been done yet to clear the gorse and broom from this part of the road. The road was being straightened at Rogers’s, and some of tho rock quarried was being carted out for repairs. The road through Purakanui township had been surfaced and holes had been filled in on Long Beach road. The Main road to Mount Cargill had been blinded with rotten rook and clay where necessary,—The report was adopted. It was decided to call for tenders for tho cartage of 100 yards of Shag River gravel for the Oniimi road. The question of clearing the gorse at Hoff’s was left over, Cr Brisooe undertaking to interview the man concerned. , CORRESPONDENCE. Tho Prime Minister wrote, that the council’s representations against the Hospital and Charitable Institutions Bill had been duly noted. —Received. ■■■'’’ The Otago Motor' Club requested tie council' to top the willows in the stream at Evansdale as they obstructed the view of the bridge coming down from the Kilmog,—lnspector to attend to the matter. B. B. Ooustou, surveyor, asked tho council to authorise someone to sign tho plans of the roads in section I of 37 and 38, block IV, North Harbour and Blneskin.—The chairman was left to arrange for the signing of the plans. R, Bryce (Palmerston) offered to supply Shag River gravel at Palmerston at 21s pee truck of 4| cubic yards (minimum). —It was -decided to'ask the* writer to supply at sa much per yard. < Tho ‘Wa/imoa County Council asked support for a resolution urging the Government to amend the Rating Act, by inserting a clause enabling local bodies to make a rebate of 5 per cent, to all ratepayers who paid within 30 days from the date on which payment wus duo. —Received. Dr Borrio (Port Chalmers), on behalf of residents at Kawariko, asked permission to continue the metallingof the road from Michie’s crossing to the'toj) of tho hill, and requested tho council te_ put on a man to do any necessary formation.—Granted. P. M. Collins (Palmerston) asked the council to put the road leading'to his property in passable condition, stating that the hills were full of ruts, which required attention, and that some sharp bands on Sandy track road required improving.—Left in the hands' of the inspector and member for the riding. A circular from the Selwyn and Ashley County Councils stated that ot a conference of North Canterbury County Councils a resolution was passed recording disapproval of the calculation of the hospital levy on capital value only, os had b#en done since the Act of 1903. It was held that the levy should be assessed ,oh both, - population and capital value, and it was suggested that the proportion should bo one-third on population and the balance on capital value. This would reduce to some extent the levy on counties and increase that on boroughs, which contained most of tho population and were the chief users of the hospitals. Tho cost to the counties per patient was often nraiculously greater than the cost to the boroughs, and the county patient had the expense of mileage in connection, with the • doctor’s visit and with conveyance to the hospital.—lt was resolved to support tho proposal. A telegram, which ran to seven email pages, from the Minister of Internal Affairs stated that, in response to numerous inquiries? and after conferring with the Mayors of the cities and principal towns, it had been decided to open a fund to provide a wedding gift from tho womeiMaf New Zealand to Princess Mary. Subscriptions will be. limited to Is, and the fund will close on February XI. It will be quite apart from the Mary and VAD. funds; which will form part, of two Empire presents. The Minister asked the council to open a district fund and. have tho money paid into tho public account in the Bonk of New 1 Zealand.— Councillors: A pretty expensive wire.—lt was decided to advertise that subscriptions would bo received by the clerk. ■ '