WAIMATE COUNTY COUNCIL.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 16822, 30 May 1919, Page 5

WAIMATE COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING. . ; The month!v meeting of the Waimate County Council' was held at Waiiriate on Wednesday... Present: Messrs T. L. Hart (chairman), Johnston, Kinross, Bitchener. Gillies, Whatman, Elworthy. . .... \ CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT. Accounts amounting to £1443: 4s ''.d are presented for payment, ■ and .the County Eund Bank Account shows a de'oit balance of £634. Since our last meeting members of this and. other Counties in "South Canterbury have had the pleasure of paying a visit to the Waitaki County. . The visit will long be remembered-by. those who had., the pleasure of joining iii it-"the" re-'' putation of our southern neighbours for hospitality was fully maintained, and the. outing was; most instructive" xandenjoyable and fully, justified the time spent.:. "During the month' a public meeting was called in Timaru to urge on the_ Government the necessity of providing a consumption sanatorium for South Canterbury. I was unable to be present at the meeting, but formed one of/the deputation to the Minister of Health in Wellington wh e n its views iu the. matter.w9.ro laid before him. Although the Minister could not see his way to agree tp the site suggested, he" recognised the necessity for something being done, and suggested co-operation with Otago in establishing a sanatorium. I would respectively suggest to this Council the desirnbility of following such a course as the size of the district would then be large enough to warrant and support ■ a well-equipped institution. The chairman's suggestion was approved.

The Public Works 'Department forwarded gazette notice declaring a County rond si Willowbridge. The M- ; l f on Borough Council ': asked the Council tc. endorse a resolution relative to a Government' mercantile flept.—"Rp^eivpd Mr TV T> wrote undertaking to r-f ro<id works. — Offer\accepted;- and work to be carried out.

Mr J. McKaa Junr. asked that 20 chains of Takitu road be metalled. — Engineer to report. Mr W. P. Tangney inquired relative to the road at Mr Johnston's property. —To be informed that no roaa exists, there.

The Hospital Board notified two ■coses of infections disease. The Public Works Department forwarded authority for a Government grant of £27£ towards Miller's Flat bridge, ■

Mr C. S. Hassall was granted permission to erect a swings gate, across Tc'ojiemaker's road.

The Chairman and Engineer were appointed to represent the Council at t"e New Zealand. /' Counties' .Association Conference. "

A deputation from the Waimate Borough Council, consisting, of the Mayor (Mr W. E. Evans) and Councillor Fulton waited upon the Council, and nrped the necessity of procuring an up-to-date motor ambulance for the district, and the exoneration of the County Council with The Boiongh Council and the 'Hospital C-nnTnrltec in rnibi"f th" funds to purchase the ambulance.

II wn«; recolved that Councillors Gar'aud and Bitr-hcn°r be. i committee to work with the Borough Council and the Hospital Board. It was pointed out that the County Council provides one-third of the revenue of the Hospital Board: and a 5 it T\as understood tliat r,hp ttoaid liad provided an..ambulance for Timnru out of ordinary revenue, it was felt, that the Boaid sho'dd b* approached + o tu-at Waimate likewise.

A. resolution of appreciation -or the hospitality of the" Waitaki Countv Council was parsed unanimously. Messrs Sidnev and Guering applied for road works to be carried out —i-Re-=cb>-ed to p'ace a sum on tlis estimates for the nnrnose.

The Tes-hemaker School Committec.'s application for a pipe lino was •"■anted conditional on the committee m-rviiiK out the lnyinc and' ih& flbnnr j- nj to the satisfaction of the enf"'ncp'\

Mr apulicntion for a road r i"-iit.iPn i\as declined on account of Tin In eh (vr-b of construction. T bo chairman Councillor E'worthv "Tirl tlio pnoineer were instructed to ■v fcit the T-Takitnramea ridin<r mid reT'Or L on i\hnf. r n t>airi are rPin*i'e3 A number of gorse notices were r ' ii rJi' o '"' t:r^to ~p sen * oTit '- ' The clerk was instructed to take .liocecdings for all outstanding rates. Councillor Kinross forwarded his resignation as a Councillor as he was Kiving the district. . He thanked all tor the kindness extended to him whilst a member, and paid a tribute ."to the-clerk and to the engineer. Tha ehairmam stated that they all J©gyeti«a tesb CsrtodKor Kinross was iretiring f rom the Council and leaving the district. On behalf of the Coun;Cil h©_ wished him health and ; happiness in his new. home.

.; Councillor Bitchener also spoke in similar strain.

Ths resignation was accepted-with regret. - ''■"-"; '"" ' ;-■'

The engineer's Teport was a long one giving details of "wprk.'done, and requiring to .t>e done., Hs .recommended removing the.obstructing.- concrete pillars and -wing walls site '. near the cemetery of ;:a. ''former bridge. These cramped , the C road width, and could be topnl'ed~ oyer and the surf nop', width extended.: It w ; as also recommended' +hatVa/ #© let' for sunplving 250 c.y: --..metrl required for Hookf.r-aad. between the .Borough- ,■; and Makikihi riding 1 , boundaries. '■■'.)'■ TJhis. should be soon£as The- ngtte'l houTdfer weir at Bradshaw's crossmT -of" the Waihno .river was again repaired and the Council's teams while passing through . ■the.^rifling;..did -;Romo---3T!-g;°nt. metal patching in the Painstawi'r trict. Meyer's Pass toad 'works were finished, a.ud an authority was to hand sanction ir.g the pro-nosed i-ba'd deviation in Elephant Hill'Creek'road" Surveys etc, for this would be mart"as opportunity offered, but there was no likelihood of the construction -being undertaken before next summer. Tn the meantime temporary repairs would be seen to as required to keep' tb«' present fords in proper order. An estimate was given of cost of works applied for by Mr MeeW on Kaiwarua road, m addition to which considerable expenditure would have to be mnde m partial reconstruction of the bridgewhich, was in waait of attention, a mim'oer-.;<jf tJie larger beams -showing signs of' serious deterioration. Hakavisit was recentlv made to this d : striet, which was inspected and directions given regarding, works requiring attention. Fencing and gates had been fixed and ac-cess-made to -tho Waitaki river bed tor disposal of rubbish from- tho township to stop tb.3 nnisance/bf depositing it on the margins of the road reserve near the Hakataraniea bridge. One of the traction engine by-law cases was heard before the. Magistrate's Court, and a conviction obtained and a nominal penalty imposed. Two other caseswere adjourned for a fortnight. The Council were recommended to advertise contracts for.the following works, and to appoint a. committee ti> deal' with them : MnkiVbi road 300 ay. m^ta]; Waihonnwism-Pentland TT'lls 'road 650 e.y. metal: road 80-rough Bound ai-y to Makik'hi railway bridge 250' c.y. metal, . Considerable renairs had r<yv-utlv hem made and others h«d f+ill to hj» undertaken to. the> W-aiban T'nrVs bri'dclpi. and th» sou^'V^r,." 11 hrifirr a would require "'"redeckinsr rbrouphont ..n.s gnon' ns 'timber be got fnr the mimis« Tb« Council asked tn prmcider +he ouestio" of clrwino- |v>Wf>ncs hr, DK of. rn-nd fyrm-rp's* trpetVyn pri"ivv° -><ii4n E< , during certain mn-n+lis of t'le W'T>te«- /ja<vn.<.n, Q . The report was adopted.