GERALDINE COUNTY COUNCIL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13956, 16 July 1909, Page 7

GERALDINE COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY jMEETINCJ. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Ceraldme County Council was iielu jestx.i'aay. l'rosent — G. J. J>cu(chairman), C \v. Armitage, -V. Metcalf, A. JM-diiiua, ami I*. n. jxaaiouaUi.

Mr 13. 11. 3lacdonald, on behalf of the Council, extended a nearty welcome to the chairman, who had been lately on a, tour of the .\uitu Island. Mr Dennistoun, in reply, returned thanks to Mr Macdocatd and the Councillors for the welcome back extended to him, and Said that after a|l that he had seed, there was no place line South Caprterbarv. He had. seen more feed in stock lip north than wc had m those parts, but after all he would l&e to alw-iys remain here and end hy 0 days in South Canterbury. He ex Prfssed himself as glad to get back. Correspondence was read as under:— from Mr F. W. Marchant. engineer, Tonvarding a tracing of the OrariWailii water-race through the Orari Gorge i-state, as requested.—Received.

From same, stating that he had inspected the Hanging Rock bridge and •measured up all works in connection ■with it. The work had been very well done. The contract price was £2919 15s 6d. The value of the works executed amounted to £2923 2s, or £3 Gs 6d over the contract prire. Progress payments to Messrs Black, and payments for timber to the Westland Company had been made from time to time. After deducting these from £2923 2s> the balance will be pavahle -to Messrs Black and Son on July loth. According to figures, the writer estimated that the total payments on the •work had been £274-5 6s sd. He was not absolutely certain about a payment to the Westland Company, so would li.- ve -the balance oavable to make up the sum of £2923 2k.—Received. Mr I'. Btllinjrs, clerk of work*, reported on tho various works vi-ited by liim during the month. Th" work of cnttintc the willows at Prfincliff bridge w>s finished. At the Hanging Rock bridge protective works he had willows Lung in the river according to instructions received from the engineer. Recently lie had gone over certain waterraces and had instructed the ranger to tar. and sand the following flumings" on xcconut of leakages—At Flatman's, Hewson's, Tetheridge's, and Kemp■ster's- The last-named one had to be lengthened, because the bank had given way, and the work was now completed.—'Received. • Mr Wm. Hide, chairman of the Waiiohi Water-race' Committee, reported that th« races were all right, and the ranger had been employed 17J-days, at a cost of £7." One extra man at half n day with hnr<e ami dray, cost Os fid. Trial. £7 G* Cd.—The report was received. ' Mr -J. C*. Rolleston, for. the Rangi-tata-Orari Water-race Committee, reported as under:—During the past month there has b?cn a good flow of water in all the races, and no complaints had been received. The ranger is at prosent cleaning the main race at the Gorge. The present agreement with the ranger expires on the 19th inst. The committee advise that the present ranger bo anpointed ' temporarily at the same salary f-r a further term of two months. The committee will submit at the next mcetii2 a scheme for their approval in respect of future ajirreroents with regird to the appointment of the ranger—Received. In rcird to a mpfter in dispute l>etween Mr Jrssop, Kakahn, and th? Council, it was decided, on the motion ot Mr jirmitage, seconded by Mr li. K % Macdonald, that £ls, tho fencing jiduim tu -».» jtoWj;, »»>! k.--.".>.iuii <-- iit> ii-iiL-iiig mo lu:»%-» c»*j. i!m>; *" «•«»«; lu»lU UOIU luo Il;au. jiLaota cunipoc.i Bros, wrote teom "\»ooaoury, au/ising wc Couued mat. lii regain to Jies&i;s Junes auU Sue>iatt's request, they had solu all tiw liaukapusa property, and m reference' to the agreement witli tnc council they desired to hand over to Messrs Connolly, Jones, South, and Sherratt their liabilities and interest in the water-race. —It wib decided to reply to the effect t!i.-t the Council did not recognise ary < thcrs than Messrs CanipdAi Bros. . i t..c matter of water-iaea a»;reemc .t. - Mr T -<>s. i)yr. clerk Geraldine Road Board, advised the Council that very tew b::ds head-, r.ad been bought, and up to the present his Board had spent about- £ls. A iiiiwilkt had been brought for sr.le and been refused on account i f rot bdng specified in the the Council'.'; instructions to buy. There was a good demand fcr poisoned grain. It was decid-d to nccede to the request «.f the towi cl rk of Temuka in regard t- > a nvi" ,-r «>f dog registration. The Treasurv notilW! the receipt of r. letter <Med -Tun" 19th re apnlication f«r pavnient of £ISOO on ac-ourt of £BOOO loan "to T-constrrct Ranr--fnta and Onihi bridge, and in replv tboreto it w.T= s+ate<l that immediate attention wuld bo given. • Tn to a wnter-rn"c plmiTi whi'-h it was men + . ; opod b"en i"tendnced bv a blacksmith in the d'=teift. and vrhxe-h had b^e* l '-«! in f'e 1-tter district, and had been r"»ntie"-d to n _ resident ns ii-ivi"" "iven general satisfaction. ,-f w -o, ff the Tlnkaia Road Board for further intermatfon.

Acwumha !>njoT-nfcinn- to £.Bl were passed, and the Council ros".