v BRUCE COUNTY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20583, 5 December 1928, Page 13

v BRUCE COUNTY.

MONTHLY 'COUNCIL MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Bruce County Council was held yesterday. The chairman (Cr T. Johnston) presided and there were also present Cra J. Clark, Hj M. Driver, T). Gardyne; J, Lockhart, M Gregor; •W. J. Sheat, V. Wilson, A. King, A. Renton, and W. Bell. ■ • FINANCE. - - Accounts amounting to £l4Ol 16s 3d were passed for payment, , - CORRESPONDENCE. The ■ chairman, No. 17 District Highways Council, wrote advising that in accordance with the provisions of the Main Highways Amendment Act the'board had decided-that all expenditure on maintenance ’ and new bridges should be' siibsidifeed on a basis of £2 for £1. —Received. A letter' was received from the district engineer of Public Works (Mr F. S. Dyson) stating that as the council was agreeable to find 40 per cent, of the cost of repairs to the . Taieri Mouth bridge, the Highways Board had been requested to issue; monetary authority so that the work might be proceeded with immediately.—Received, A _ letter was , received from the : clerk of- the Clutlm ■ County Council advising •if his, council,had decided to proceed with the building of a new punt at Pare-tai.-r-Received. GENERAL. An application for a license to prospect over 06 acres at Adams Flat was received from Joseph Stephens. Waitahuna—The clerk pointed out that such an application should really be made to the mining warden and the letter was received.

tA'J e *T?- r ~' Vas received from tlie cletk «' " la “ 9 County Council requesting t" e . t>ruce Council’s co-operation in opposing, any. attempt to abolish the : heavv traffic motor .hcensc.-r-On the motion of Or bheat, it was decided to support the--1 iako Council' in' the' matter. Mr John Kirkness (Stirling) wrote requesting the council to have the rubbish tip adjacent to his house closed.—Agreed to, and decided that a notice to this effect should he erected forthwith. REPORT. ■The inspector (Mr J. H. Bateman) reported- a§. follows on the work done in the various ridings during the nionth:— . Balmoral. No; 2 Riding.—The grading contract on-the Blackburn to “Mount X.„ U + a n t - T oad l l - as been completed, and the metalled portions of the road . trimmed R ’ earthwork con*™cfc on the Lovell’s Plat to Kaitangata road has teen completed. 6 •, J au Ki'ling.—The ditch on the Lakeside to Stirling road has been cleaned

Inch Clutha Hiding.'—The gravel has been, graded in on the road between the bridge and Young’s. Protection- work ■iTthoT ca L n, . led ,. outi during the month b L e . a . k •" tlle rlver bank at Mor- " S s : Th , le 's a costly business and the is not yet completed. Ivaitangata Riding.—The Waronui road' has been graded between the sand cutPofnt a h d C l oCkerl T S r- Th 6 bill at Rocky nfnll be i?. reformed and 11 chains of light gravelling^done at Hislop’s.—ForrotTVst beCn d ° n ‘ e on tbe Sck °*l Gienledi Riding.-Thc settlers turned out. during the month and did several at a ßul? f rrppi met | lHn t g near *be flasmill dL on H^, rfaccwork b» S been rn^ Qlb (° I w b l( b n g-—-A low portion of road at Wright ant i Cunningham’s has bS^JaVed"' 4 ’ n.? la ni endon l hiding,—Several bends on widened le 3T ßpri f' ick road have been vartu e S d roads! SUrfaCC ™ rk done 011

nSfiTf t and Sn t°i£ IKaVa * Lid ‘ /i°"’V n Fa tquhnrson’s, . f ¥,° a2 i-^ tu “ r t Riding.—The upper end been 033i nd to , Mo “ nt St uart road has been graded, and surfacework has been done on various roads.in the riding. MAIN HIGHWAYS. Dunedin to gravelled portions on this main highway have been graded during the month. Stony Creek to Hillend.—Four men and one team have been employed on this mam highway and have put out about “UO yards of maintenance metal. Twenty men were employed on main highways during the month and worked a total of 189 i days. The report was adopted-

RANGER’S REPORT. reported having impounded -1 head of stock during the month. _ TENDERS. Tire following tenders were accepted:—• Contract 165.-—Quarrying and, carting, gravel for Table Hill road—A. W. Robinsoit, 3s 2d per yard. ' , Uatracti 168,—Metalling on Queen’s Hill road, Greenfield—J. E. Smith, £3 ■l7s per chain. Contract 169.—Carting metal; for work on the Waihola-Taieri Beach road—W. oinclair, 4s 9d per yard.