MACKENZIE COUNT? COUNCIL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XL, Issue 2949, 6 March 1884, Page 3

MACKENZIE COUNT? COUNCIL.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the I Afackenzie County Council was held at the ' County office), Burke's Pass, on Monday, E March 3rd. Prefect — Messrs McGregor 1 (Chairman). Ru'herford, Htruthera, Cowaa, I Gray and Biohardeon. c MIKOTES. ( The minutes of the previous meeticg were ( read and c nllrmid. , SLAt'GHTBBIXQ LICENSES. , Tlie Clerk and Eogineor's report for the s month of February was read, and the follow- " ing resolution passed in connection with it :— " 'Ihat noiice be served on all persons known to be slaughtering rjittlo for sale in the I County ; that in respect of those formerly ' holdiug licenses for the Geraldine County, < renewals must be applied for to the Mtcken zie ' County Oounoil within fourteen days, and to those who havo not yet applied for any i license that their applications must bo duly .: advertised according to tbn Act; liccnens being t fixed at the suma of £0 fora butcher's and £1 . for a farmer's license ; any person neglecting , : to apply according t ) this rceolutiou to be prosecuted as the law direct*." ( COBBBBI'ONDESCE. A. petition was received from Mr Close and ; 14 othirs, asking the Council to lengthen n , concrete culvert at Fairiie Creek, and lo form up a pieca of road in l.he township. — Resolved " That the culvert bti l'jngtl onedas petitioned but that the question of tha road formation ' stand over for the prment." ' From the Hon. thii Minister of Defence, saying that fcho petition forwarded him by the Council did not contain sufficient dato, to enable him to judge whether a police station was necessary at ifairlio Cree'i or not. — Resolved — '' That a reply bo uent to tie Hon. tbe Minister of Defence, to tho effoot that the Council recommend thu police station should bo removed from Albury to Fuirlie Cnok, as the latter place is the terminus of the railway, the centre of population and butiinosß in thn district, and for bhoso reasons the police station would be of more publio benefit than it is at presont."

From Mr C'lulce, onclosing an account for lawyer's opinion on the qiustion whethor he was justified in rotaining his sent in the Geraldine County Council after the separation of the Mount Cook Koad District from it, und before tbe eleotion of tho Mackenzie County Council. — It was resolved that the acoount be paid.

From] tho Waimalo^ Oounty Council, enoloßinf; an ncnount for half cost of the Hakateramea Pass Roftd along the boundary of the Wairrate and Mackenzie Couctio!, on t,ho Hukateramoi Valloy sido of tho Buddie. — Resolved, "'Jliat the Council decline to contribute) towards the uoßt of construction of tliis raad, and refer tho Waimato County Counoil to the correspondence which paßead botweon tho two districts beforo thu works were carried out, from which it will be seen I that tho Mount Cook lioad Board carried out the work from the Hakateramrft Saddle to the Hnldon road on condition that tho Waimato Oounty formod the road from the Siiddlo to the Hakateramea Vnlloy. The Council admit I heir liability to abaro in tbe maintenance of the road, aDd will undertake the supervision of it, but as tho traffio consiats of but one or two vehicle! a year, they do not propose to I spend any money on It." From tho Oddfellows' Lodge, Fairlie Creek, appointing a deputation to wait on tbe Counoil to explain a scheme whereby the servicne of & resident medical man may bo ■eoured to the county if the Counoil would assist by granting a nubtidy for the purposo. Resolved — "That Messrs Uray, McGregor, and Murobant ha appointed a CotnanUeu to draw up a report on the subject."

From the Rev, Mr Smyth, complaining of thu bad state of the raad betweon Cave and Albury. Hanoi ved — "'i'hut tho road bo improvoil at iooii as (ho surfuoemen can be shifted front Fairlie Orsek, and that »tep» bo taken to aoiiuire a piece of land at Kooky Gully, in order to avoid crossing the Tongnwsl rirer at that point."

From Mr Fitzgerald, enoloaiag an account for trees supplied, and offering for ealo a number of forest trues at low rates. Resolved — " That; Messrs Butherford and Marcbant bo appointed to confer with Mr Fitzgenild and report on fcho subject of iree planting on the A nil nick Flat, and tho p-obuble cost per acre." From the Public Works Department, stating that the compensation claimed by the Council for datnago done t> the main road near Fairiie Cr,>ek was not. provided for by the Publio Works Act, but thut if the traffic ""•« "eriou'ly impeded by any works it would -Do remedied. HBQirtiTION OP COUNCIL'S PROCEEDINGS. Notion of motion was given that ttt next meeting it would be proposed that the Counoil adopt the bylaws submitted to them (or regulating the Council's buaiceai at meetings. ACCOUNTS. Accounts amounting to £203 were passod for payment, und tho Council then adjournei.