LEVELS COUNT COUNCIL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14266, 4 August 1910, Page 3

LEVELS COUNT COUNCIL.

MOXTHLi MEETIN G. f l ho monthly uipctiim of the V..-:-r■ • I?. County Council, held yesterday in Timaru, was attended by Messrs C. A. Oriieil (oli 11 iruiiin), J?. Parry, G. IXcldon, T. B. Garriek. Jas. Stewart, T. W. Mee and ,S. Cain. CUAIUMAX'S STATEMENT. The Chairman thanked members for tlio vote of sympathy passed to him in connection with his illness. The over<lralt at present was £lo2, and accounts to lie parsed for payment ankouuted to Of the new rate £It)O.S 10s 8d has been collected during the month. With relerence io the extension of tho j Borough Council's boundaries. the , County Council would collect the rate : i<ir the urea, to lie transferred, from March Hist to the end of December, paying the iiorough Coiinci! their .share, and the latter would pay a full .share oi expenses in collectinc. C() Kit KSiHfX DE.N'CE. The Minister of Public Works wruie stats ug tiiat the (,'oiiiii-ii's representations regarding Government grants for roads had been noted. —.Messrs Craigio and Buxton wrote agreeing to nssi.it in secur.ns.'. necessary jyrnnts. j 'The Depart mem of Agric ultnre wroi e , granting smvnil applieatious lor slaugh- ! ter-hoiise li'-onse.s, and s:;;d that Ihe request lor the renewal of the Canter-; bury 1' r-onen Meat Compaiiy'B license had ho«n referred to the .Live Stock, nd -Meat !>"partmi*nb:..— Hctvivcd. : Messrs Smith-:ou and Raymond wroio ill regard to tlie closing of Sealey street, i Craighead Estate, asking it' the necessary .steps had been taken under the • Public \\ orks Act. —The Chairman said that the County Council had only given ' its consent io tiif closing of the road, ; and expected the parties interested to take all necessary. On his suggestion it was decided to refer the writer..; to the Borough Council. Craighead being now included will)in their ' boundaries. j Messrs Sniiihson and ilaymond wnoo with rele!'eiu-e to Native iieserve i y rf2, .stating; that il the Council wished to take the land it wouid have to do' so under the Public Works Act- by proclamation. applying to the Xativ-e I,and Court to determine the amount of compensation.—The Council decided not to go through the ctimb''rso!r,e procedure of the Native kand Court, but to pay iho natives direct £BO for Ii; acre.-, which are to he used for giving access to O'Mara's Crossing. The Gerabliuc County Coun-*-il wrote suggesting that 1 lie new bridge over the Opihi river should he lorir.ally opened. 111tia work of much importance. and the iir-t oi it; k'ud in Canterbury.— it was a.O'aed thai the Geraldiue Council should bo asked to arrange a,, lunch at the- Arowb-onua- Hotel lor both. Council;, who would share the ex-

penses, invitations to lie sent to oilicials connected. The opening will take place oil Wednesday, August- J7t!i, at I o'clock. .Mr A. jlePherson, Cave. wrote suggesting that a light bridge should he built over tin 1 vrrt-k near Ins L.I.V. section. -.10. Misery, and the Engineer was i 11 p.tr1 1;• t<! to report. i!r .11. !-:-.Mi!;an. Kairview, applied for permission to erect gates -on road at Prigg's Gully.—Applicant to lie asked to comply with Public 'Works regulations.

ill - J'. Hopkins, r-oniplainod of the damage caused by storm water to his section in Wai-iti Road, and the- Eugineer was instructed to look into the matter.

-\lr O. Blaekler, Totnrn \ alley, and Dr. Patevson. Pleasant point. wrote ■suggesting that the bridge ov-.-r Kerslake's Creek. should be widened to make it suitable for light traiiie.—The Enginee;' was instructed to report c-a the ero.--.-.ng and also on others which often causer, delay. Applications Irani Mr Armstrong. Claremont. for meialhne:. and irom Mr 'l'. \Y. Brosuehan, levels Plains, for permission to sent a waier-raee were iel't 1" tlie Engineer to report «n. The A'./', 'insurance Company, and the Phoenix Assurance Company wrote quoting the Mime lades lor .ucaieiit insurance policies, and it was dec;:!ed to renew witli the .N'.Z. Insurance Company. SURVEYOR'S 11EPORT. Til© Surveyor, Mr X. lilaek, reported that on account of the wet weather during the month, the proposed, operations of the jtangs had been considerably altered, owing to repairs being required at various river crossings, and roads throughout tiie country. The Parcora. and Pengawai rivers wore in high ilood washing out fords and doing a certain amount of damage at protective works. A consider:; bife lot of surfacing would ho required on hill roads. 'I'll? .following contracts were- Hearing completion, vi:'.., Main Otipua uoad. contracts at Saltwater t\eek, and h-'icr-.rieker's, Miller's Flat Road, and KelnVi's Koad on Levels Plains. The Mill Creek Bridge would bo rede eked as sooil as possible. Regarding the Levels County Council's share of the timber out of the oid Arowhenua bridge, he suggested that the bridge sh ou'd be taken down under the immediate supervision of the Gerakiine Comity Council's foreman, and the work should not lie let by contracts. During the lioods in tlr» Pareora Rive;-, a- serious encroachment, toek place at the upper end of the southern fer.ee, the flood striking lair on the new portion erected about twelve months ago. 'Pile water scoured under the apron and boulder work, and dam.ige-cl about one chain of the earlbeni bank. jJe had engaged men at once, and had the scour filled up by heavy willow trees and also willow trunks. The cost of I ihe damage would be about £2O, and i another was necessary for strengtlii eniiig a, portion higher up-stream.— The engineer was instructed to call tenders lor shingling work -on the -old Morth. Road, on a road at Levels .Plains, and on the Mill Road near pleasant Point. Work at the protective-. works, Sutherlnnds is to be carried out.-—The Engineer was instructed to report. <j]l the- cost of heavy and litiht bridges at .Kerslake's Kord.'and also on tlie cost oi light bridges over Totarn. Creek in three places, and over one on the- Main Road at Sutherland'-.. AGSUC O'LTUJ?AL JNS'i'j 1 rCTIOX.

The Secretary South Canterbury li!c!lira Jionn], \vn;to statin*: that- iji order to ;*fi'urd .Mr Brown, the new agricultural instnicior, an opportunity of meeting cm! _ crmi'erriuo; with the 'armors of th<? district, it was .suggested that meetings .might be arranjied at various centres, ;.fc which -Mr Brown would deliver lectures on suitable subjects- the Clydesdale Tfors-e. tlio Ayrshire Cow, 3-ieariiig of Calves, Points in Potato-Growing, The Oat Crop, Seeding oi" Pastures, Management of Grass Land, Principles of Manuring, Purchase and use of Commercial Fertilisers. Progressive Theory mid Practice in the use of Lime. Principles and Practice of Drainage. .He asked whether the Council wished to take advantage of the proposal.—The Clerk rei>orted that Mr Brown would deliver o lecture next Saturday in the A. and I", rooms, on "Manures."

REPUTATIONS. Messrs McEwan, Sullivan, MeLeod aud nil, representing tlio settlers of _yeho Flat and Limestone districts, waited on thn Council, and complained of the had of the roads in tlieir parts. giving instances 01 the disad-v.-intnfyes under which they suffered.* — 1 hn Chairman said that the Council had anphed for a grant for those roads. The "Engineer was instructed to report on those roads. Mr Collins waited on the Council ant. a«l~ed Mint two culvert", he 'uit iti f " ' ' ' P.:ddyfioVl TJ-ond. Totnrn Vaflev. : r.nd cr-ri-',r«l : > J T-c' ,;, i-' w-i-i- <!«••.{! t , .... <\ 'I.. -1*- * ' .Reach shingle on Ellis' and Talbot's

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