Thames County Council.

Thames Star, Volume XXXXI, Issue 10455, 2 November 1904, Page 2

Thames County Council.

TO-DAY'S 1 MEETING

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Thames County Council was held this morning. There were present the Chairman. (Mir T. Al Dumlop) and Councillors T. Kilgour, .!• Steadman, G- Clarke, Bagnall. M. Paul, H. HAdams and C'orbett.

Mr Hollis, County Clerk, and Mr J- McLaren (County Engineer) were also ra attendance. —Minutes*. —> The minutes of the last. Board of Works* meeting, Finance and ordinaiy meeting were read and confirmed and the' correspondence read aad proved—Tenders.— The following tenders were deialt with: Upper Tararu Creek Road: JasRiokiti, £102 10s; Tlios. Donnelly, £99 17s 6d; E. Lowe, £94 16s cepted)Upper* lAuiding; itta Nenve'svillla: Thos. D'ufty, £11 is (accepted)—The Kuranui Battery.— Mr T. Crawford wrote asking the : Council the terms on which it would lay. on and supply water for twenty head, as the Kuranui Co- are about to have their battery put. in repair in order to start crushing-

The Chairman moved and Cr. Adams seconded that the matter be referred to the Engineer to report as to estimates.

—Request for Tramway.—

R- P- Gibbons and Sons, Kopu, wrote requesting permissic>n. to lay a light tramline across the Kopu main road) near the wharf, running from their mill yard to am open paddock aeroes the road-, Tliey promised if their request was granted to lay the tramline in suoh manner as ia no way to interfere with the traffici on the road;, and sustain it in such order.

Re the .above, the County Engineer wrote stating that if the tramway was properly laid down with guards and kept, in good repair :by Mr Gibbons, it would nob interfere with roadi traffic Mr Gibbons' intention is to stack sawn timber for shipment on two allotments on the opposite side of the road! from the mill; th© arrival oif vessels ibeing nary in-egular, necessitates this, tbut there should be noi sawdust or anything deposited on these, allotment si that ■will mako its way to the river •

It was resolved on the motion' of Cr. Clark, seconded .by iCr Corbet** that the request be granted.

—Water for Public Baths—

Mr Ai. Bruce, Town Clerk, wrote as follows: "I beg to acknowledge fceciedpti (pff yourl lefytieft stating) that) your Council declined to supply water [ free of uharge to the- proposed public ■ baths. In reply I an* instructed!'by the Council tol request that you will Jiiiguiji lay the Gouncfiirs letter of August 26th last before your Council and get the Council's decision to the questions contained therein, viz-, (1) Will your Conned I supply the Borough, with, water for the baths, and (2) on whati terms will your Council supply the necessary water. The Council merely suggested, on the jglrtwroid istatod in "their letter, that} your Council merely did not see its j way clear to grant the water free from charge.

The Chairman moved that the ' Council supply the water on. the same ! tennis as to other customers, as long J as the water ii,s available and nob : required for-milling purposes- Mr Paaul seconded the motion, which was oarriedi unanimously. ■—Road at Omahu.— Thomas Green (Omahu) drew tJia KhwaviSk'ff lattentiion tip the state'of tlie road lending 1 from, the main, road to his place, and asked that some of the worst places be filled up and a culvert put inC'r. Corbet t moved and Cr. Kilgour j seconded, that the Engineer report on the matter—Carried. —'Footpath jtiitj T'airua.— J. iWi!son (Toiriua) wrote asking the CWiiuj/l, (to( maike a .g)ood/ (footpath fronn Talma village to the Sir George Grey Hotel, the distance not being : great, and the road in wet weather i ieingl almost" impasaaible-

On. Cr. Adiinifi' motion, sodontied by Cr. Steodman', the matter was referred to the Engineer-

—Trout at Hikuai.—

W. H- Laycock (Eikuai) on lrafialE 01 thti settlers, requested the Council's assistance tol have a few of the streams in- that district stocked with trout. All travellers, tourists and exports, ho wrote, who have visited the place are unanimous in their opinion of the suihvEility of these streams for the breeding of trout, and' the sport of fishing- There is nothing) to disturb tliaini, plenty of feed, no natural enemies, and every facility for breeding;. Be mentioned that the settlers vvo'uld bear any ox.penses icjonneoted n.»dl anak© every effort to conserve theni. He considered that compliance with the request wouild 1 be for tho benefib of County.

The Chairman thouyht the request should bo favorably met with and on Or. Kilg'our's motion, seconHed by Or- Adams, it was resolved that full peiroils^iou )k> granted tho applicant;,