WAIKOHU COUNTY COUNCIL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14450, 9 November 1917, Page 2

WAIKOHU COUNTY COUNCI L.

The Waikohu County Council met to r day, it being the. last regular meeting of the old) Goiihcil. There" w^ere present: Crs. L. B. Tullock, C. Gaiikrodger, .E. . J.. Williams. 11. 'J. Pea«ooke, and) Abbotsfordi Smith Ci\ Tullock v was -voted to the ' chair. . *„'.. StandSng orders were suspended! to permit a deputation representing Messrs Bloomfield 1 Bros, to interview the Council. Cr Gaukrodgei' explained what* was wanted was a deviation of r -theMWaitangi road so is to v dk> , away ... with twd: crossings on. th 'Waihgaromia river.-— lt '-"Wjjs... resolved . to instruct the * overseer to inspect the, site andi make" ah" estimate bf probable cost. , ' . ,* - : *.■*■' The District Ri*iawa^^ngiheei*ff|ivisedi that. his ,X|ej^artme'nt' would hot; cott',* , tribute' anything '* tb#a£dS"* 'thei cos* of river prdteoticfn- work requiredl at Mahaki. — Received. -'••• ' . '-A-V. A.Y., „.i.... Mr C. A.;Evans, Otokoj asked to be permitted! to lay water. p^pes,ae.rogs. -the main road opposite' h&' home -at QtdK)*^Request granted, ?suMec^. tjO-i^ork being done, to.^atisfactioWPb'f d^er^eei'. . ■'■'.•'. ,: *Me6s^s 'A Westmbi^ahdH^-ahd , Morris wrote .aßkittg'how/.ii^ch/money was still available for completion "of the 'Makaretu, rb,ad»: and^isvMen 'the '<^noj.l ;pro,- , posed calling "for^the ociriipletion * bf' /theMvork.-^ClSijk instructed! .tp. supply^ihfo^atiojn .required," and to in-,fo^;.writera^hat--tenders wbiild he^^ calledl as*;B6pn- ? a*s '£bssSblev f '.'.*" . VMess^^Kelfe'.an^^ asking that men .. be put bri "to remove slips on "the Mangahamia road -;<so.-.,that^.tne / wool waggons tfould' get in'.— Ovi&seeiKretliStAheVhas ■ a^igang *at .work on the above. ;-'■'-*' *-, -•*•-. V A"* A, A . ;: u The! Commissioner of Crown Lands requested! to Vhe informed r Whether the Council wished to -apply for the freehold of *»-fche .roaidman's-. section) acquired on .the tipper AKanakahaiia j road.MFhfe li clerk >, said he ihad'fJal^e^dyf.^epliedl that tha .' Council 'desiredl .to obtain freehold, and thisr action was endorsed. • :, Mr J. iGai-dher^p'pliied! to, harv^ii,Tk>rtion of the road^hrough Mr T C. Wil-. lianson's 'property " , closed, as it is 1 not iiJßed! and'iwie'iaiicu adjoining u^beihg subdivided) ofr sale', purposes.— Oh' "the motion of Cr. Williams, it was resolvedi to agree to closfiig'.tff tho 'roadi and to hafnd ifc over**at.-a pri-fb*eqh?V to' s^le price of adioinihg land. ,*. , Mr. J. Gardner wrote stating that he did not think it fair that the Hihiroroa Station' should be -asked to^6ontribute towards, the: cost .of 'the new bridgo on Gardneris *t6ad, as ;;^e .'owners., had given over 30* acres of land for the road free of charge aiid Contributed £130 towards the '(fcbst.^bf' formation.-— Cr; Williams moved, that Mr. } Gardner be written* to informing- hihi ; thaii' there t^as noft sufficient; money and that;, the \vork "canhot v jbe; 'carri¥d'Toiit*^itd,e^"the Hihiroroa rrStia^ioh is ►prepared 1 ': to jfcdntri- t , bute £tfor£. *.„-•■■ a.a •/.,( , A A ' The Mi? istef^ of Internal , Affairs -submitted a draft of 'a.'piHjp'bsed * OrdeiMn.Cbunc^l effecting* an ,. amendment • ta>,the motor regulations, 'Waldng l^'Coih^l&q'ry for identification vmarks to be affixed . both m i -f vpnt -and' behind.— Amendment endorsed; :,V "" '""'* '' '*"'* ' , The chairpian! of < the coherence* recently held 'to discuss the' motor t/by-liws m force m the^districl^submitteda 1 report' •hf v the i^^cefedin^''.a^|resqlptiphß passed.— Received.: f ■'■ ' ■"' r **■><■¥.':. The HtoL'lW.rD.vS: 'MseDonald wired that he had ascertained that the x Lahd . Board had been instructed ■! not to dispose of the portion of road m Block IX. Motu S.D., which Mr. W. Gardner wished- ttt Eurchase, -until satisfactory ai'i'angem^nta aye* been.*mafde wfthv thb> 'Cou^l^-De-cided to thank Mr, Mac Donald for his action, ,; 'and -to' hiake application' for an exchange. of sections -m- iie.v^. ofcompensation. ' VV .' ,; -'" A"'' ,i '"-y, Mr. E. C, Fearce was appointed rlbg tax collector for the ensuing year; / The -, tender of -Messrs and was accepted ,;for supply", of Vdog collars. ■" 'V; -'' ' ."'• " ; '•■ A' — a '