SELWYN COUNTY COUNCIL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6499, 31 May 1899, Page 2

SELWYN COUNTY COUNCIL.

i . . . . -. ' ! . THIS DAY.. . j The monthly meeting of. tljg, Selwyn jCounty Council was held this, pining ; preIsentr— Messrs R. Wfestenra (in. the. chair), J. |G. Murray, G. Rutherford,' j... Wolfe, J. !QnngJ_ and G. M'HaffieT. ' The Chairman reported thafe.Mx M'Haffie and. himself "had intej^ip\yfi4u.tb.e directors of tha Christchurch Tramway Company in pur^ - suance of resolution of lastf^mgetljßg, and he thought it advisable, that th_ey should also . have power to interview, tbe' St Albans \ /Bjoiaugh Council. as. the^bjody most inter- . eafeed, and this ws?,. agreed .tOj." j It was decided x to accedgjto.tlu- letter from t jthe Courtenay Road Boardi alating it had t i aliased several u^e£Sjro%dsl.__..l-tie district. j " It was resoled that the;: (Bouncil should^ pay its share for^tw^estrii gas-lamps oiVa the West Belt; In reply to a letter* frora the Council^ stating that £150.- ht^d? b"ee» voted by the.Government fora bridge ove* the canal, and asking if it was prepared" t» vote an equal sum, the Springs Board wrote that it hid no money for-thß^ purges*, and considered the work was within- tlte province of tie' Council. It was resolved" that the work shonldvbe put in ha__d and otearge<sfco the Road Board, and that^Mr-Queftly-sihouW prepare plans for a bridge not to .cost more than £300. The 3falvera.Road' Foard wrote explaining where it was proposed to bridg« the Kowai River } - and" asttiiig for the retern of the p£uis. It was decSied" to. neply that the estimate was in excess of tlfc. £600 voted. T&e Springs? Rood. Board wrote §>rwarding a statement of expenditure- on the* bridges over the Halswell, amounting to. £13 13s ltM; andi asking for certajn; repairs: to be authorised.. The Soflth Malvern Road Board^wrote objecting to: the Glentunnel bridge- not being.placed Tinder- their charge. It was decided, to explain the reasons to the Board. It was resolved to ask th^, Little RiverRoad Board if it would take charge of the. Halswell! bridges and superintend the works: authorised to be carried out.. Ie was decided to call fo-r alternative.. '> tenders for clearing the Ijtalswell in two, contracts. The Railway Engineer. ;wax>te pointing oubfchat Lake Ellesmere was, rising rapidly, and" Mr Quealjr informed tbfr Council that the* I lake had risen 3ft 2£iiv.. | The Chairman reported" that Mr Murray^ I and himself had deemed" it advisable to. oall . ; ! for immediate tender for letting ou*- the-. lab*. The Christchurcib Domain Board wrote pointing out that at?- the last meeting of- the Board it was resofaed to get the former- deed of trust set aside> so as to allow the Board to make use of tile £3000 for domain purposes. Mr M'Haffie moved—" That the Council" had no objeetn-on to the Board bringing in a Bill before, the House of Representatives, but would not be responsibly for any expenditure,."* and this was agifeed to. The Avon Road Board was granted the sum oi £10 towards clearing the Kaputone Creei; Letters were read from the Springs Road Board forwarding the resolutions passed at the conference on the small birds nuisance; fewm the Riccarton Road Board, detailing its intentions with regard to the matter, and asking the Council to increase its subsidy j from the Tai Tapu Road Board, asking the Council to vary the dates during which the subsidy was usually granted. After considerable discussion, it was resolved, on the motion of Mr Wolfe, that the Council vote £10 to each Road Board during the winter months' and £5 during the summer months towards tho cost- of destruction of small birds. . In connection with a request of the Malvern Road Board, asking to be allowed to pay arrears due fov Hospital and Charitable Aid contributions by instalments, it was resolved to reply that the Council having paid' the monev, it' must be repaid at once. The City Counc'l wrote asking if the Council had anv objection to water being, taken from the Waimakariri Gorge for the purpose of supplying water nower for lighting Christchurch by electricity. It was resolved to reply that as soon asthe plans, etc.. for tbe necessary works wereforwarded to the County Council, it wouhf consider the matter. After dealing with routine matters, and transacting business in connection witb plantations and water races and passing accounts to the amount of £11-04 7s 4d, the Council rose. • . -

The Secretary of the Lyttelton Harbour Board received a cablegram veste.rday from the Agent-General, through tbe Marine Department, stating that the Board's dredcre Manchester h»<s feft Q«eenstewu for MW oa Monday,.