MACKENZIE COUNTY COUNCIL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14393, 7 January 1911, Page 7

MACKENZIE COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting o£ the Mackenzie. County Council, held at Fair he j yesterday, was attended by Messrs i'. Qillinghain (chairman), A. K* Guthne, Tas. Smith, A. S. Smith, j and E. Schlaepfer. Apologies <ur absence were received from Messrs Stewart and Ruthrford. Before proceeding with the lASsiness the Council parsed a motion its deepest sympathy with Mr Jlathorford on tho death of his wife. The chairman said that the Council had a credit balance of £1026 2s Sd i»t tho bank, and the sum of £613_15s w-is outstanding in r.ites, an additiooal 10 per cent, coming into force wst month. Tho paysheet amounted to £152, which -lid not includo wages. .With Mr Smith, and Mr Banks he hr-d interviewed members of the Wai-naio Council at the si to of the proposed bridge at : the Cliffs, a mile or two below the Cannington bridge. was no doubt that it was an oxcell'iit sit© for a bridge, and the enginaer for the Waimate Council was quite aitisfied with it. A would do, but its erection would mean a considerable deviation for heavy traffic from the lower part of the l'iireOTa riding, so there was strong feeling against it. The ratepayers seenud to be in favour of * bridge at Martin's crossing, where, so he thought himself, it would be much more, wafol than at Cliffs. The two sites v ere two miles apart, and ha recommoaded that the Council suport tha proposal for & bridge at Martin's crossing. ENGINEER'S REPORT. Mr R. L. Banks reported on tho work done and in hand in the sneral ridings. He had made a survey for Twizel river bridge, but plans had not yet been prepared. Tie light traffic bridge at Ashwick crossing" should be completed next week, but some earthWork will be required at the apprjich,es. Rates for the current year are outstanding as follows: —Tekapo riding, £8 7s Bdj Oare riding, -£92 16s 3d; Albtrry riding, £230 lis Id; fairlie riding, £281'193 2d; total £613 16s. Rates for the previous year had ail been - CORRESPONDENCE. The Superintending Nurseryman, South Island, wrote that autbinty had been received to produce 50.000 trees far the Council, and. prooaDly 26,000 Would bfl forwarded ,t>y May next. Mesiis Tripp and Bolleston wrote that the plans and schedule of Molriflo Downs mad exchange had been approved by the Commissioneac of Crown Ha Kstaict Health" Officer forivirded a report by Inspector Paul cn the sanitary condition of Fairlie towajup, and drew the Council's attention to the importace of enforcing improvements, in connection with the structure of privies and the recptacles that were in use.— The Ooundl decided to thanlr Dr Fijflli

for his report, a.nd to suggest that tho 1 insepetor pay another visit shortly. \ Mr Jno. Anderson, Eskdale, Atbury, i asked that a piece of road from. X.av- : erty's corner to his gat© should be put in bettor order. —To b& dealt with when tho gang Is available. Tii© Paymaster-General remitted 16s 3d to the Council's credit, far wis supplied to the Magistrate's Court. The Waimuto County Council wrote that an application had been reonvjd from Mr Verity and others askiug for the erection of a traffic bridge over the Pareora river at Matin's crown?. So far they had not asked foe a for this work. Mosars Tripp and Jlollcston wrote an regard to the riding boundaries, that if the Oonci! wished to &n*,d th« necessity of a fresh elecsott it would bo best to make the aice.Mton by special order. However they would • write further on the matter, as at present they did not know the n«>iitioD in regard to the new road distr;st uJurli it was proposed to merge into tho County.—lt was decided to hoM tn.s question over till next meeting. The Public Works Department idvised that £IOOO had been granted for the erection, of a bridge orer Hio Hooker river, and this amount would be entrusted to the Council if it oiuld undertake tha work. —It was i.aeivd to reply-that the Council could not accede to tho reauest, its engineer teeing enough on nis hands. The Department of Lands wrote stating that the Commissioner of Crown Lands was not in favour of the area proposed being added to the Tekapo Accommodation House Rover/o, but he suggested that Ferry Unserves 180 and 181 and Polioe Eeserve 2014 be leased from year to year at a. uoininal rental to tho proprietor ;-f the accommodation house, .subject to «*.rtain exchanges with adjoining iand, and that the balance of thei area of about 2800 acres be devoted to tho purpose suggested by the Council. - It was decidea to Tepfy to ti&e Ocpartmeat of Lands and ask that the reserve should be mada on the westtrn side of the river. Mr D. Cuthbertson, Kimbell, wjote that he was now closing one of his sections •at Silverstream which had been used as a road. —It was decide'! to endeavour to get the road 1-ept open.' The District Engineer, N.Z. 1 Hfiilways, wrote that the. Department intended. with the iissistanoe of. the Council, to provide an additional culvert for the. tail race from Mr Doyic s mill at Eveisley, and' suggested besides providing the labour the Council should also purchase the necessary pipes, costing about £l3, no 're'fht being charged.—lt was decided to accept .the offer, as a -suitable way ;of settling a vexed question. The Waimate County Council wrcte suggesting a conference of the County Coucila to consider some uniform *-j-»dr-fications in license charges and loading of trawlers under the Traction Eiig'.ie and Heavy Traffic By-Laws. —Members agreed to, the _6Uggest;pii for a conference, which they thought jho lid be held" about the third week hi February in the Levels County Offices.-

' GENERAL. It was deoidud to grub the gorss in the Mi. Nessing gravel reserve, «nd if possible to have the reserve ulon ghfv 1 . and eowxi in grass, to keep the iio'&a down j that the Fairiie gang ihoiid n:ake the road through the iwimp Oi> the Springs road, Melville Downs, pais, able, and also 4 form the road 'atopgydß the plantation at Ashwick; station nid repair the main road between Bu.-ke's ?1 ass and Silvoretream. The clerk was instructed to wr : to to Mr Sams, Hiking him to fulfil'\is pro:iiiso to erect swing gates at the bridges at Irishman's Creek. • The Council/ resolved, on the matter bong brought up, to make a eroding for Mr W. Elliot in the Albury town--tHip. ■ • rTENDERS. " • . Tenders for shingling on I/ahe T«t kflpo to Lak? Pukaki road (ttorarn mant grant) were received as follows i, D. Sheehan £546 10s, Sugrne Bras. £616. The lowest lenair teas cd subject to Government's ipprovalAcQounta amounting to- £163 lwi 7d were passed ?piyment.