TAURANGA COUNTY COUNCIL

Te Puke Times, Volume II, Issue II, 12 August 1913, Page 3

TAURANGA COUNTY COUNCIL

• . MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Tauranga County Council was \ ; held on Tuesday last, there being present Crs Southey (in the chair) ■ T, P. Lemon, C.- Lally. E. J. • Matthews, W. J. Griffin, J. Hume, J. B. Stevenson, andM. Spence. . Mr Lally, the newly-elected Councillor, was welcomed to the • Council by the Chairman and suitably responded. A letter was received from the : : Public Works Department, ac- ■ knowledging receipt of resolution . . passed by the Council to the .effect that it was not prepared to V enter into any agreement regard- . ing the suggested traffic bridge across the harbor. Mr J. Cawte, Pongakawa, v drew attention to the unsound . s state of the Wharere culvert. He stated that he was prepared in 'the event ot the Council deciding ■ to put a new culvert in, and at a evel to carry off the water, to cut the ditch through the road to the depth and width required by the 1 ■ supervisor. -The Council resolved that the supervisor furnish an estimate and report as v ' -to the, benefit , which the proposed ' Work would confer on settlers. The Department of Agriculture ' ; ' forwarded certificates for slaughi licenses for issue to ' '.Messrs Lemon and Washer, Te Puke, and Johnston Bros, Kati- * kati. ; The' Rotprua County Council forwarded a resolution expressing ; its regret at the loss sustained by | the d,eath of Mr D. J. McEwen, ™i' and requested that its sympathy be'conveyed to the relatives of ■ .the deceased gentleman. ■ V; v Mrs McEwfen and family wrote, •; acknowledging the message of '•sympathy received from, the Council. Dr Stuart wrote, intimating . that he had notified Ithe Public : Health authorities of a case of smallpox at Matapihi. i ■... The Rotorua ,Cpunty Council forwarded accounts for materials ..supplied tor the Mangorewa ii trough, £14 Os lOd ; and for'the ' s cattle 'watering crossing, £210s. , ~The matter had already been .dealt with by the Clerk. . . -(The Public Works Department ;iorwarded authorities forexpen--vdi ,on-the 'fol lowi ngworks' vMaketu toTeNgae, £250; Gra- ' • -.ham.road, £100 ; PapamoaNo 2 • 'Road,, £50. • . ; .-Mr O. J. Hodge, Clerk to the ~Te Puke Town Board, wrote, intimating that a sub-committee of the Board, consisting of Messrs Palmer, King, and Montgomery, .had been appointed to wait on ;■ the Council with regard to the reP Rations' between the two bodies. On the motion of Cr Lemon, ;it was decided that' ( the Chairman, Clerk; Solicitor, Overseer and the mover represent the Council and : report to the next meeting. v ;,The- Secretary of the Auckland - Exhibition wrote in reference to .. the County subscribing towards a South Auckland Court fund,- . Received. » . • : ; Accident to a Workmen. ■ 'Mr D. G. Partridge, Te Puke, wrote stating, that whilst in his employment of breaking stones ' on 'the main road, near the Te Puke saleyards under the County Council on July 8, his right eye was injured by being struck by a piece of metal he was breaking; . The eye became inflamed and has •« .. continued to be so to such a dey '-- gree that he has not been able to work since the occurrence. A . certificate from Dr. Young was fv also forwarded.— It was decided ' to forward the claim to the insurance: company holding the Council's risk. Access to Experimental Farm. The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture wrote stat- - ing that advice had been received to the effect that the Council. proposes to close the road now running east and west alongside the southern boundary of the Department's farm at Tauranga. The letter stated: "I shall be glad to knowwhether this is the case, and if so, what steps your Council intends to take to preserve the access to the southern portion of the farm, • which this road is the sole means Vv of providing. \