ORDINARY MEETING,

Otago Witness, Issue 2856, 9 December 1908, Page 18

ORDINARY MEETING,

The ordinary business meeting was then held, Cr Driver being in the chair.

COBRESPONDENCE.

The Chief Engineer for Roads wrote enclosing authorities for a vote of £200 for the Milton to Coo m be Hay road and £100 for the Clarendon to Berwick road.—/ Cr Haggart moved that' the engineer lay off the road round the crooked bridge, and that tenders be called for the work for next meeting. — The motion was carried, and the engineer instructed to proceed .with the '-■"''Clarendon-Berwick road. Thomas - Mackenzie, M.P , drew „the •council's attention to the vote for the erec-' tipn of a brdige 'at Taieri Mouth, and suggested that a conference be held between the local bodies interested; he would be pleased to attend same with the view of getting the bridge erected.— James Allen, M.P., wrote on the same subject, statin? that he also would be pleased to attend the conference. — The Chairman said they had £3000 promised for the bridge, and the estimate was between £6000 and £7000. Something would probably have to be done, for the settlers there were crying out for a bridge, and the old punt was done. He thought a.^onferenee as suggested was, desirable. He still maintained that the Taieri County ought to bear half the cost instead of a third.— Cr Begg : If we do have a conference, where are the funds to come from ? The Chairman : Get -mother £2000 out of the Government. I suppose.—Cr Begg : Ido not think it is any use mincing matters at all. Ido not think Bruce County is in a position to put a. bridge there. It was no use entering into works for which they could make nc provision. He thought, however .""a. conference - wo u.d do no h<irm, aid fcuifge&ted that the chairman ami Crs llaijgait, Bell, Tough, and Begg be authorised to represent the council at such a coim-rencp. -Cr Haggart said he believed that the Govcnment must ultimately find the fund^ wherewith the bridge va_s to !>e built: the council bimply could not p;o\ide tiio amount as^ked. — The n.otion via* carried.

It was re-olved that rh" el airman be authorised to proceed to Dii'iifim to represant rhc council in tl>- j pI-ttioh of Hc«pitai and Benmolent Tn<-teo». -

The Clerk. Taieri Couii.j Co-.u.^l. wiote v.g'ge-.nng that a m n »tintj r>f tic tiel^'^it^ from rh*> van-ous local authorities -l.o'ixl be held in -Dur.edin -,oa»e tiuie before tiie eiec-

tion of trustees to the Hospital Board (say, 11 a.m., at the office of the Charitable Aid Board) to discuss charitable aid and hospital business. — M. Stevenson wrote on the same subject, and a letter was received from the clerk, Portobello Road Board, asking Bruce County Council if it was taking any action in the above matter..— rlt was resolved that the chairman "be 'aufchbMsed^io'^witfend. i<!»^ «-* -«.v: i With reference to river'; protection.'- -works i at BidWolufiia^ D. Barron 'wrote-tencloiSng. the followir/g^ ; 'letter« iroar-the Under-secre-' "ra > rji'"l«i t lairiaci—^ln v reply ta : .yonrs,of 2nd ult.|"re ttw abor« ; matter, there-ia.a sum appropriated in f> fl3Be maAin • Estimates of '"MltOr % beihg-a eubskTy or-pomid for tK>und, s . flood protection Tfjcnolutßtf} bu«- bhe pro-, posals mentioned iti ydiif" metoo; I 2nd ult,' could riot be given effect to ' this-ses-sion." — Received. .. ' / ' V A->A -> > George .Graham Wrote Complaining "3Fxhe treatment he received at the.Dunemn'Hoe-' pital, when he called fox^ advice f al toj&is 1 eyesight. In consequence ..of this he- obiected to paying rates on account o£ ' the Dunedin Hospital-— Letter referred to Mr Mosley (the board's -representative on the Hospital Board) for report.,' Thomas Molony, D. Reid, and E. Athy drew the .attention of the counoil to the state of the road leading to their properties, I and asked that something be done to. improve same. — Held over till next meeting. \ A. C. Wells (Taieri Beach) complained of the charges mado when crossing in the Taieri River punt. The passengers in his trap were charged as passengers in the ordinary way. He had never paid for them before, as they were counted as paFt of his load and charged at per ton.— Writer advised to pay the amount claimed, winch was in accordance with the regulations. The Clerk, Tuapeka County Council, asked the chairman and members of the council, with the engineer, to meet the chairman of the Tuapeka County Council and Crs Rose and Keenan and the engineer to consider what steps should betaken to finish the Waitahuna-Greenfield bndge.-;-Received. The council declined, all responsibility in connection with this bridge. J A Duthie asked' that the council take over several street lines in his township on sections 100 and 101, block XI, Tokomairiro district, and also pass the works on the formation of the streets in said^ township. —Resolved that the streets be not taken over until the council was satisfied that they were properly metalled. Twentv-eigM ratepayers resident in the Mataai and Balmoral Ridings petitioned the council asking that steps be taken to prevent cattle from tresnaesing on the road. —The Ohairman reported that a deputy I ranger had been employed in this district, and had taken charge of 31 cows, 2 bullooks and a horse since commenomg duty. — Cr'Boyd moved that the ranger, instead, of impounding cattle, be instructed ■ to" pro^ft oeed against the owmers in court.— After a considerable amount of diisouseion , it' was resolved that the whole matter be lefts |ri the hands of the eouMitv clerk, with", a suggestion that thje owners ,of straying cattle be brought before the court. ' , GENEBAL. . Cr Adam moved, and Cr Beg« seconded; that the counoil confirm the special order fixing a rate of id in the pound upon rateable property in certain parts of the Balmoral and Mount Sbuairt Ridings, whereby ! to raise funds for the construction of a : road through Waitabuna East, Billond. and Table HjM districts to Manuka Creek Railway Station.— Motion ottrfied. I The- Treasurer's etattement showed that j l receipts for the mont^'totalled £1026 9s lid,, j I and that the expenditure during flieisailaie j was £500 5s 3d. • Mr M'Clusky's tender for carrying out I works in Mount Stuart Riding (Manuka, j Creek road) was accepted. The amount of | tin; successful tender .was for £135, and this | was the only one received. engineer's kepoet. The engineer's report contained the folI lowing: — The metalling of road leading from Milburn to .pho^fcha*© wk>tlcs is now completed as far as the 6um voted would do it. The formation of road- to James Sutherland's has made fair •progress. Timber has been sent to Waihola to replace the landing etage at the jetty. The sluice-box at the mouth of the auxiliary drain, Inchclutha. was partially damaged by high tides in the river at the begininiirur of tibe month, the bottom beinig soaured out at one corner and the box sunk an>d the sluice lids will j not work. Timber has been ordered to I repair same, arid the work will be under- i taken when the materials arrive. I have laid off the land giiveai by Mrs M'Diaormdd to widen the road on river side leading down to Mr Rutiherford's. and the fencing of same ie in hand. The surfacemen are f engaged clearing 11 noxioius weeds from the river bank. A wooden bridge over the Matau main drain gave way, and it has been replaced with new timber. The new culvert on Fairfax road has been laid down, but - -the work of taking "up the stones of the old culvert is not finished. Some maintenance metal has been' laid down on Lak-eside read- near Mor- ' rihOTi's, an the road was very much cut up by the traffic and full of deep , holes. Part of the Summer Hill road has been re- j paired with gravel as the road was very much wathed out in some places. I instructed Mr H. Farquharson to impound all cattle fo>md on the roacfe in the Matau and part of Balmoral Ridings. Some maintenance metal has al*o been laid down on> the road through Barnesro Settlement to • repair Darts cut up by the traffic. I have laid eff and prepared plans and •specifica- i t.one for tho works under Government votes an-d called for tenders for another portion cf the Mount Stuart-Manuka Creek read .—Adopted.