BRUCE COUNTY COUNCIL.

Otago Witness, Issue 1838, 11 February 1887, Page 21

BRUCE COUNTY COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Bruce County Council, held^ou ,Tuestlay, wa.-Tattended by Met-sr's Clark (chairman),- Smith, Calder,' Murray, Darliug,Petrie, Mackay, aud Noblei -> ' : ... ,»,.- „ , ,» CORHKSPONDENCE. "The circular from the Government in re .^deb/iltii^eft^svas read.-^-lc w£as resblvtd that the council have its debentures'* under £he Koads and Bffdges Actconvert'ed to debenture's under' the Government Loans to | 'Local. Bodies Act, > The Under-secreta'ry forVPublic'typrk!*' wrote stating that the payment of the voieof £500 for the road Kaitangata to VVangaloa would be brought before the Cabinet at its- first. ;meetiug. — Received. "' '■ " ', The. Kaitangata Town Board agreed to the arrangement suggested by the council for the control of county roads within the towriship-.*-Letter read. • •" ■ ;• The Taieri .'County ( Council wrote' stating that they, had received an .offer from Amos M'Keggto remove the old Taieri bridge for the price of the timber. — The council decided to agree to the removal of the bridge by Mr M'Kegg. „',,, - ' ' • / Thomas Kett, Milton, sent in a claim for £100 damages, for, an alleged, injury, to: a. mare, in const qu*-nce of the.breaking down of a culvert on, the Springfield road.— The council disclaimed all liability' iii the 'matter. . * : ; Messrs • Fratice' and ' M'Grouther asked that .■«ome gravelling be „dbne on theroad leading to t,lieir properties. — Referred to the inspector for a report.

Heury Driver wrote stating he would give the land for aideviatfon'of road from Clarendon , railway, station to Circle^ Bill, .through- sections 4P,and il, block VI, ; Waihola:— • It was resolved to .accept Mr Driver's off«r. . .... - ■ ' - ■* •-.. 'i INSPECTOR'S- 1 REPORT.. -' ..

The . Inspector reported vtnat: the roads are now.allin a good state;- of, repair for the traffic over theme ,Good,|)r.ogre.ss,had been made with the contracts during! the past month.. The works <$x contract JTo. 114 were popped owing to the coiitraotojt'': having,; met .with an accident. Nothing ' had been, -done i to .the' contracts Lovell's .Flat to Hillend and Falconer's bridge to The Cliffs..; The approaches ?to the bridges ;over,..the^Toko river at Bruce's ford and Falooner's were being repaired'; with several yards, ,of .^building < stone* He < bad ascertained that.GardyiHj'p fence on. the road at. the head of Loudon.GuUy was- on the proper line. The road between the county and the Balclutha borough,"^ .yearMr Landell's property, went through a deep gully, and it r waß not- possible tto make a dray roa.4,through;ib except at .tnormous expense. A' >fqotpath,wouldimeet the requirements of the •ratepayers.. It would cost about £4.' The receipts for. the month ending. February, 5 were shown to be. £9Bß^jneluding. subsidy £637, and rates £337. The" expenditure amounted to £516, the pnncipul items beintt:, lyorjnv £338; surfacing-, £55; Charitable -.Aid 'Board, £31; HospitM Board, £21 ; clerirand inspector, 1 Ml, — The report was adopted. '" • ' •%•<■ •" •■' ' ; ;^< v * ' •• GBNKBAfr. A,"con)n>ittfe consisting of the qhairm»n, ! Crs i Macphe'rson, Maokay, .Petrie, s( Darling,-Murray, 'aud ..Noble was.^app<)iji),ed to'.go^ov^er'.thepro"pose'daiew,road;iii the Clarendou riijiog;,'! • 1 ' The resolution constituting the part' of South- . bridge riding_a r> draitiage district wasebpfirmedi T^be, resomtipns ! 'cohßtatutmg'Wangal6a jsubdir vibion a special* works, district ai)d Inch-Olutha a, 'special Vorks and drainage district were also cori- " ' Tjhe;cbairman\was "authonsed tOj purchase a bpa'jf^r^hd'Kaitanga'ta'puni./ " ' 1 '•>•' -"It was reeolved to apjity. to tbg. Charjtable Aid' Board for a list' of jthe names of-itbose re-, ceiyiqg aid from the Benevolent in the " county^' r -'. . *' : , ; - ,-.,., . /It ,^B , resolyed. ' to allow the, meeting for' Mar^h to lapse, and to hold the next meeting of council in April.',; "" " * , • ' >/'.. , '.' .■'] TENDBPS. '• '" -• '•/,'. ' - The following t'endera were received :— fridge over Toko.river,.Tab'le.Hill-^J, Hollick.£323 l3s 'I0d ; ?'-J.'? '-J. Petti'grew,"£2"B9 ;., p,;,,(jampbell, , £286 (ac<;'ept;«!d).'/.. Gravelling at. Be'rwiqk— E|. Soott, £3.5 10s (accepted)'; R. .RoberHbm £34 Oa 101 ; L.;Pearsal, £34 %; s 't>. .Campbell,' j£3l "3s 4d. ' Formation and . ,culyerts, - luch-Ciutha — • M. (M^nnes^lS 10s (accepted); ifY /.. ;; _.'. •