WAIMATE COUNTY COUNCIL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2294, 27 January 1882, Page 3

WAIMATE COUNTY COUNCIL.

A meeticg oi this Council was held on tho £5Ui inst. COUNCII.LOBS TRESEST. Me-srs Studholmo (Chairman), Hardie, Lawrie, Have*, and Tesehamaker. SIISCTES. The minutes of la*t meetiDg wero rsad and confirmed. COHBESPOXDEXCB. Correspondence received sines last meeting was read «• f.llows : — From the Railway Engineer's Office, Dunedin, informing that the Railway i)epirtment consents to a footway b-ing rrecled over the Makikihi railway bridge, for use when the river may be m flood, the footway to be outside the tru/ses of the bridge. From the Whi-v-Rt* Library Committee. - a-fcine th- usual .iifcßidv of £ for £. on £11 16« 64, rrceipts of the In-ti-me for the half year ended December 31st ISSI. A similar applxation for a subsidy on £56 2j 6d was received from M r Brady, oc behalf ol the St. Andrtwa Library. From flis Worship the Mayor of W.aimate., informing that ssveril cases or' typhoid fever had been reported ia the neighborhood of Wairnatc, and asking the co-operation of the County Council m the appointment of a Health Officer for the dislrict. From Sir J. Bell, of St. Andrews, directing attention to the necessity of having 11 cuiverr and three chains of formation of road from the railway creasing nt the north end of reserve No. t>73 to the Alum Road. From Messrs U. R. ond J. E. Pi.ker, atkin; the Council to provide culvert pipes to be put m where the water race crosses the road m several places near Elephant Hill, the applicants to supply the requisite labor for the work. From tbe Waimato Hospital Warder, applying for several fixtures for tbe Hospital. HOSPITAL BBTUBK3. The Hospital Burgeon reported that there were at present eight patients m the Hospital. INSPECTION CF DAIBIE3. Tho Chairman said that, m conjunction with the Mayor, arrangements had been mide as to the appointment of an Health Officer anil Inspector of Dairies for the county and borough. A cjse of emergency had occurred which ho considered justified tbe proceeding. S-ima cases of typhoid have been reported a? having been caused by the use of bad milk. DrChilton had been appointed Health Otßcer and he (the Chairman) aaked tha Council lo ratify the appointment. Mr Teschemaler aaid it was hardly fair thit the county should pay fur this appointment, as tbe dairies were kept by people m the borough. Mr Hayes said some ef tho dairies were outside the borough. The matter of appointment of Health Officer was of great importance to both county and borough. The expense when fairly divided would be small. Air Tennant, County Clerk, read the regulations as to dairies recently adoptod by the Borough Council. It was resolved— " That Mr 11. Chilton, M.D., be appointed Health Officer and Inapector of Milk and Dairies for the district of Waimatn ; the salary of Hetlth Officer to be £10 per annum, upon the understinding that tha Borough Council pay half, as agreed upon ; and that the actim of the Chairman re appointment of Health Officer be confirmed." SUBSIDIES TO LIBRARIES. A discussion arose on the question of subsidising ths Waimate and St. Andrews libraries. Mr Tescheroaker cons:dered, under the present circumstances, it was not advisable to al:ow more than 50 per cent as a subsidy. The Waimate Library had been assisted for several years by the Council, and should now ba self-supporting Mr Hayes was m favor of the usual sub■idy being allowed, es it was right to support auch institutions. If the ratepayers did not approve of ths cubsidy they oould easily express their disapproval, and by witbbol iiog subscriptions altogether there would be no subsidy. It w»s resolved — "That the subsidy for the Waimate and St. Andrews libraries ramain as usual, viz , £ for £ on receipts by subscriptions for the year 1882." MI3OEIXAHEOUS. Eejolved — "That the Engineer's recommanda'ions relating to the alteration of rjad at the head of Wco'shed Gully and formation of road through Mr Clissold's property be adopted." " Th'it the Chairman and Clerk b.) empowered to make arrangements with the Bank of Kevr Zealand to obtain money for oxistin" circumstances until rites ba collected." Tbe Chairman siid he had arranged with Mr Hillary, engineer, as lo Ihe suspension of Council's works— where not absolutely urgent — until after the harvest *ca?on. TES'DEBS. There was only one tender received for contract No. 455, namely, that of Mr Alex. McLean, £12 10s, which waa accepted. ACCOUNTS. Genera! accounts were passed for payment amounting to £1007 5j lid, and Hospital accounts £122 5s Bd. In the absence of Mesara Manchester and O'Brien, Mes»ra Haves and Hardio were authorised to sign cheques. The Council then adjourned.