GERALDINE COUNTY COUNCIL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13703, 18 September 1908, Page 7

GERALDINE COUNTY COUNCIL.

The usual monthly meeting was held yfstinlay. Pm*ni— Talbot Jchair- | loan), Dennistonn. Kelman, McDonald, chairman stated that the matter of sfienvthening the Raincliff bridge had be*n lSintioned at the conference With the levels Countv the previous week,and they tt roved of ibe proposal, but as tbe meetwas ji special one, nothing definite was e, nor had they passed any resolution the meeting held since. Tenders for work had been called for the jirtsent raMUng oOtmctor for the; Hanging itfttk bridge had got hw plant on the ground and no doubt the work would soon under weigh. With regard to the Übihi bridge, it had brt:n accidentally; disc&vered «ince the tendeis tad b^en'let that* tl» rolled rtesljprdCers apecified to be imported were made l%itinent, subject; to *, duty <#2o ixr cent Xeitlwr Mr Marchant, the contractor, nor the fitm nalwrt»Dg the girdlrs (the C.F.C.A.) were the fact. Tlie same girders had been imported twelve uflntbs previously free of duty. ]p*be matter of "the difference in the cost referred to in a request from tbe.contractom for a refund of the duty, <«uniated a| about £2OO, and also by the engineer. After cowddering the matter, it wai rei§v«d,'qß' tbe motion of ilr G. J. Den<A»nn 1 and seconded• br Mr A. Kelman, tfcf Council wfll, oa the satisfactory completion of the contract, favourably contifikr thie request for a refund of the duty, »nd that the Levels County be asked to concur in the* resolution. •Sthe matter of the contractors' sureties mi* considered in committee, and a satif.f lory arrangement adopted, subject to approval of the Levels County Oosmiil, which securities approved by ihe Council's solicitor be accepted. iu lieu of »ure- - |ilhe clerk of works reported on work *ffrhe Comaiisiooer of Crown Lands adtjjsed that the bridge protection r<serv«- at Afcundel bad been vested in the Council. It,'was decided to call for tenders for cleartlir the gorse. The district road engineer wrote, stating that the authority for the Allandale bridge wilts issued as a £1 for £2 subsidy, and t* ihe Council wished to use tlte balance of the £IOOO for the connecting road, special .application must be made. JKeports on water-race* Wrre adopted. 3lr D. MeFaHane reported having oj<ened (ftj£ new road at Mis K. Kays, and done ocfeeP. work. Teudeis for strengthening tlie Rjintliff bridge were opened, ami that of Mr W. ll| Tubb, of £4lO, being the lowest, wan accepted. The Council's sea! was aftixed 4of the contract iritb Mtsnr» VV. J. Hlauk aw SottiJai?: the Hanging Rink bridge. Recounts amounting to £469 5s 8d were paused for payment.