COUNTY COUNCIL

Thames Star, Volume LIII, Issue 14176, 15 April 1920, Page 3

COUNTY COUNCIL

Aftot- we. w'eaijt to; pre«^ yesterd'aiy tho JiuJlqwiing ijoiabters weu'e dealt with:

In reference k>> the offer from Uie Lands and Survey "Depai'tment for ti:nibc;r at the, lieud 'of "tha watar race, the engineer was iustruc'ed <o apply for wiia-t timber was wanted. Two residents, -W. A. Thorn aai..i W. iMcMahon, of th e Mata . 'Greek, asked' for a road to their property, Mir. Mc'Malion proposed %all engineer report on thi s - matter.— Carried, • j i i-he Borough Council wrote stating w,a« decided t o . get a commission io i-eport on the site for a bridge over the Waihou liiver. It was d'ecaded >o hold the matter over till the ne'V County i s formed. j The saane body also wrote asking for the Councils support to a' bridge in direct rout© over %c' Kauaeranga. It was decided; *o ' get on witji the construction of the new bridge before any new proposi- [

.tion can be entertained!. I 'Messrs: €'lendon aaid Vollemaere. wrote on behalf of Mr. Thomas on i diraiuaig© done by Pujriri Creek to ! , his property. i Kussell and Campbell wrote re i daniagto U> road. I j T'hfe Minister of Mines wrote that , 'the matter of Tara.ru Greek roaJ ' bridge! "would receive his urgent' attention. j The Stat© Advances Office, wrote ! I'd % for .£IO,OOO loan, '■ airid asikiug,•far eeiritadn to be passed. Complied with. Mr. Powell "wrote -re cost of Puriri bridge, stating his estimate of, cost was right. j Mr. Cox stated that at - a meeting

of ratepayers they had decided >o appoint delegates to. accompany *he* Council's ■ representatives feo wait on %c Minister of Public Works. The ' cliairman and clerk 'were appointed ' to represent t>he Council. , The Distj'ict Engineer wrote* that the timber was ready for t]i e , Kanacranya, River bridge. —Receivecl.

i The' Prime Minister acknowledged s receipt of two communicaitions froiu

i-he Council. i •"'Mr. G. Newland 'wrote re trees growing on Kirikiri creek, musing clauiaige to properties nearby; ixho !m _Cpun'ty Road. If was decided tha.t the owners of the land on t}.e "creek be written to on the matter. I M. E. W T. Cooko wrote reisiigning ■ from the services of the Council. Ac-' cepted with regret. Mr. MoMahou piroposed and Mr. Cox seconded, th a t cMiv Cook© be given, a testimonial for his services i'or the i>ast 30' years. j From Mr. McVeagh, expressing ' opinion 'on Messrs. Kennedy and ; Taylor's ooiit'ra.ct on the Kopii Ferry. The Council decided that th e contraoU>m meet. 4io Council in conference. ' it wa s decided tliat Mr. Moorecroft be asked to remove the booms hi ' th e Puriri Creeß. 1 Mr. Jennings wrote enclosing an opinion of an e>xpei't on the engine of the liMinoh Orongo. The Council decided to assist Mr. Jennings in '"the"' matter with the contractors -J "the engine. > ENGINEER'S REPORT. It was decided to till in t-he pipes -outside the Hail at Hikutaia, ■ „ The engineer ..Avas. given authority t 0 proceed - with Mata Greek Road. i In inference to Mr. Campbell s application for road the County .Clerk was .instructed *o .aipply -to ; the Mines Department far a graat.. f;feti:this.: work. • .' j Re ~the complaint of the Wiarapoa . . FerrY, cairetaker be notified. I

N'B'W BOUNDARIES. The'new boundaries as delineated■ j. on th c plan for five ridings Avas ,

adopted. " -It vras decided t o have eight members for the live ridings, two for Totara,. Puriri and Hikutaia> and on s each for Ilastngs and Taima.. Ca-. Cox niiQved that an advisory ooinauittee meet \h& ratepayers .t f th© Tliiiiiiee County di-ainage area. It was decided that applications brt called, for foreanan for the . Puriri Riding. O. McMtihon asked that the Minister of Mines or Mdniateir jE Public Works be written k> re s;arci!ing metal for the Oo'ast Road. ° The work aiteua- M,r Peace's, property wiaiS 'a.iitho'riseid. It" was decided to p U t two men on the quarry on the' Coast Road fur a, fortnight. €r. Cox broiigh* up 'hie practice of stuffing the roll by taking out miners' rights. Or. Adams asked that the matter be placed before the Government and 'rectified. Cr. Cos seconded 1. —Carried;"-