COUNTY COUNCIL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 85, 23 November 1911, Page 5

COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY iMKKTINd. Tin’ monthly meeting ot the County Council was held yesterday morning. Present: Crs. .Marlcll, Waller, Rogers, Young, Thomson, Christofl, 1, SmiLlt, llatliaway, Anderson. Ilcgaiding a proposed alteration ol boundary, the Clifton County Clerk wrote tnat the matter had keen refc rretl to his new Council.

Lister Bros., Cardan Road, wrote, asking if the Conned would do soinotiiing’vgarding the drain running :n rVont "I their section.—Referred to li-.o Engineer. F. Stevens, Toko, wrote staling that lie could not accept the position el' foreman at Douglas. Received. A. Askew, Denbigh Road, offered to sell tiie Conned ahont 10 yards of spawlcd metal at Its a yard.—Left in Ll lO hands of the Engineer.

Cr. Smith gave notico to move that i’o() be voted from the West .Hiding Soecial Fund for the Cardili-Wanigo-

agoro. I no Undcr-Sccretary for Lunds advised that tho Council should convey

to the Cnnvu tho portion of closed road proposed to ho added to the W'rtipuivU Cotnet cry.—Received. 'iHe Secretary of the Toko Assem--1 >iy Hail Society forwarded a resolution passed by his Society, thanking cli-3 Council for its help in getting the Coronation subsidy tor me hall.— Received.

H. Watson, Dougins, forwarded an objection to dbU acres of his laud being included in the Makiiri \ alley drainage area.—Tne special order dealing with the matter was couiirmed.

Dalgcty anil Co., Wellington, wrote offering to soil too Council ihive traction road waggons, capaole ol carrvjng 12 tons (aoout 8 ctioic yards of metal). —No action. The Kitliam County Clerk wrote that Ins Council had agreed to take over the control of toe Mangawhcro:ri Bridge, naif tne cost of repairs u> he home hy the Stratford Council. — Received. Tile following motion was passed on the motion of Cr. Thomson : That amounts as follows he voted from the South Hiding Special Fund—. Lower Bird Head £IOO, South Climie Hoad tot), South Skinner Hoad tot). The Minister for Public Works (Hon. R. McKenzie) wrote, under date October 21st., that the representations regarding a grant of £ToO for metalling on Mangaelui Hoad would receive consideration. — r iiie Engineel said no -grant had been made. .Mr. J. McClnggage wrote that he would pledge himself, if elected, to support and assist the Government in introducing a comprehensive Local Government It ill.—Received. E. Vickers, Midhirst, wrote stating that the Council's foreman had been taking boulders from his section without having anything. He asked for his share of royalty.—Left to Cr. Rogers to report. The Town Clerk wrote regarding a nuisance in Swansea Hoad caused by tl culvert. Tne Borough Cotmcil recommended the County Council to ask Mr. Brake to pull down a weir on his land, thus abating the nuisance.—-Re-ferred to Cr. Thomson to import. W. H. Stocklcy, Kiore, asked that a few pounds Ire spent on the Mangao-apa-Matau Roads, to keep them in order until taken over by the Chiton County Council.—Cr. Walter said the damage was chiefly done by Clifton County traffic.—lt was decided to spend Co on the road. _ The Superintendent of the State Guaranteed Advances Office wiote that the Board had declined to agree to the differential rating proposal in connection with the loan for draining Maknri Valley, so that tiie first provisional approval for one special xa-e to he struck still holds good.—Engineer to call for tenders for the work to bo done. (). .). Chainey, Anuroa Road, wrote as follows under date October 26th: — 1 ‘There have been two cows wandering ,m the Ahuroa Road for some weeks past now. I got my son to lot Mr. Outhbortson know, us lie was going to the factory some days ago, and lie (Mr. Cnthbcrtson) took no notice, and again 1 asked my boy to see him. This ho did, and when the boy told him that the settlers were going to make a complaint to the Council he said the settlers could go to -■ Well, now, if this is the way he is going to treat ns he had better be ieinoved from the job. Hoping yon- will see that the ranger does his duty or ’remove him.—l. am, c-tc.”-—Referred to the ranger for an explanation. The Resident Road Engineer, Now Plymouth (Mr. G. T. Murray) wrote that the £ls proposed to be allowcc. to the contractor on contract BIT could not bo paid to the voinity s credit.—Cr. Walter said the position was serious to local bodies, who had to spend Government grants in full, and had in addition to pay any expense such as the one in rjiu stiou, a.nd the cost of administration m spending the money. I here w.us always trouble with slips, and a small man might be ruined if ho was com-p-died to clear them at his own expense. Further, if contractois vrie compelled to clear them they would put up their contract prices onoimouslv.—it was decided to urge on tiio Government the necessity of making provision for such payments, and also providing administration expenses.