PURANGI BRIDGE

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 97, 17 February 1930, Page 5

PURANGI BRIDGE

‘ -v * * SATISFACTORY SETTLEMENT. STRATFORD COUNTY COUNCIL. At the meeting 0 f the Stratford County Council ou Saturday there was received a copy of the Inglewood County Council’s resolution in reference to the Purangi bridge. The Inglewood Council agrees to take over the control and maintenance of the bridge, on the basis of sharing equally with the Stratford County all costs of maintenance, the Inglewood County to submit all proposals and obtain consent for all expenditure exceeding £25. The letter was received), Councillots expressing pleasure at the* prompt and satisfactory settlement of the matter. The secretary of the vestry of Holy Trinity Church (Mr W, I). Young) wrote asking that a section at the corner of Wawiri and Ohara Roads, recently occupied by the Council, should bo put in order, rubbish cleaned and fences renewed.—The Engineer said there was no fence op the section when it was taken over. It would be cleared up as occasion offered. The Ranger (Mr S. J. Cuff) reported that during tlie month straying stock on the roads bad been very scarce. Seven first applicants .for motor drivers’ licenses were dealt with, one license being refused. Registration of dogs was proceeding satisfactorily, and should be completed shortly. The local manager of the Bank of New Zealand notified that from February Ist the rate of interest on the Council’s overdraft would he < per cent. Present at the meeting were: (Vs T, R, Anderson (chairman). H. C. Taylor, J. C. Best. L. Bunn, R. Monnsey. W. IT. Were, T. T. Murray, W. Vickers and ~. Pitt.