Thames County Council.

Thames Star, Volume XXXXI, Issue 10456, 3 November 1904, Page 4

Thames County Council.

—$ — . YESTERDAY'S MEETlNG(Continued from Page !■) • —Swing Gate ab Omahu— ■ ' II- Morris (Omahu) asked for permission to erect a swing gate on the •Ohmati road, as they had bullocks andi horses hauling timber, and re-J quired to 'fent'o the road to ke-eep them from, .straying. The Chairman nwed, mid CrAdams 'seconded, that thu Engineer report—Pound at Ilikiwai— Settlers of Hikiwai petitioned! the Council to erect a pound in that district, as the number of cattle roam-' ing: about was causing, great havoc amongst the crops. ! It was resolved on the Chairman's proposition, seconded by Cr Adams, that the matter be held over till next meeting, the Clerk meanwhile to write to: Mr Dufty inquiring a.s to a sitej —Board of Works lteport— ! The; Board of Works Report was read and: adopted. j —Engineer.* Report I The Engineer's report was read and adopted on the Chairman's motion, seconded by Cr KillgourIt was decide' 3 that the footpaths in Parawai and the Block be tarred and .sanded .before* Christmas as mentioned in the Engineer's, report- The roads 1 are broken up. in many places, and it was 1 pointed out they needed a coat of tar badly. ) —Accounts— ■ :,, Cr Corhlett moved 1, and- ll\c Paul seconded, that the accounts be passed fo r p ayme nt —C arri ed■ ! —S'andes Street. — i Cr Paul stated that the north side of fancies, street was. in a. very bad condition, aiul needed repairing at once- He -moved that the Engineer be instructed to repair the footpath. Mr Chirk seconded the motion, -winch was carried--1 —Kopu Road— I Cr Bagnall drew tho Council's- attention to the state of the Kopu road, and moved! that the Engineer be instructed to visit, it and report at the next Board of Works meeting—Secionded by Cr'Adams 1, and carried 1. | —Road at Hikutaia— i Cr Corbett stilted that tho by-roads in his district were 'broken-up with tho rain, and moved that the Engineer report at the Board! of "Works meeting—Cr AdaaiKs seconded—Carried. j —Roads at Parawai— ; Cr Killgour moved, and Cr Adams {seconded, "that, the road at the baukentrance to tho Paraw'ai School be repaired ! —A Petition.— ! A; (petition was received signed by 32 residents and ratepayers of tho Riding, observing the action of one settler in endeavouring. t,o procure the erection by the Council of a public pound in the Riding, re-<jue-stin<r the Council to veto the ap-