ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2242, 2 October 1889, Page 2

ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL

' Tho following is the conclusion of onr ! • report of yeßterday'n meeting : — • dkputatiom. ' Mr Protberoe and others waited on the I Council, and requested pet mission to take a water race from Ford's crock near tho t Fleming ton pound. They were willing ] to do the work themselves, nabjoot to tho I supervision of the Connoil'o engineer On the motion of Mr Brown it was decided t j acoede to the request of the depatation • CLOSING ROAD, The Oommittoo appointed to oonsidor tie matter, reported m connection wit'; thd proposed dosing of road m Mount Hutt district, that tha terms of the Act had beeu complied with, aud recommended that the request of the Road Board be complied with. Tbe report wan adopted. THB MOUNT 80MB KS TRAMWAY. Correspondence between the Chairman of the Gone oil and the Railway Commissioners rotative to iho unpaid balance dae on account of rallo for the Mount tiomeri Tramway waa ro»d The umount due is £935, and the Railway Department impounded subsidies due by tho Govern moat to tho Council to tue amount of £430. The Ghauinan pointed out to the Commiasionore that the ruon<y impounded belonged to the general coonty fund, and he suggested that they sbou'.d acquiesce m the following proposal : The Counoil to pay £313 16 9d, amount now lyiug to credit of tramway special account, and tho Commissioners to release the sum of £430 impounded, allowing a further extension of twelve moatna to enable the Tramway to puy the balance. The Commissioners wrote accepting the Chairmau's proposal, and the Coaucll passed the sum of £313 16s 9d, amount ■lauding to the credit of the Tramway f and for payment. ORAVBL RESERVE. The Wakanui Road Board again wrote with reference to fan acoount of £10 10s for work done It; clearing gorse off gravel reserve, lately takuu over by the Couucil After a lengthy disoossion the acooont was referred to Mr Brown to report. WITKR BAOfS OULTBRTB. The Wakanui Koad Board requested pecuilaalou tv t»ku up defeotivo culverts •t water rooo oreaaingo, and sobaLiinte fords. The request was granted subjoot to the approval of the Engineer In uio onae of eaoh culvert decided to bo removed. FLOOD WATEB Tho Mount Unit lioad Board asked the Oontioll to take atepa to prevent atorm water miming down the Lyndhurst Koad. or to authorise tho Road Board to' do the work, aud indemnity theni m any aotlon for damagea that might arise. The Oounoil deollnei to make itself rehponslble In the w*y suggested by the Road Board. WATJJR BAOB Two Bottlers uear Drumore waited on the Oonnoll and asked for a water raoe deviation. Tho Engineer was instructed to visit the locality and report. ALIHCIBD DIVERSION. The Upper Ashbarton Road Board wrote stating that the proprietor of the Weaterfleld mill had diverted portion of tha South branch Ashburton river, and esked the Coanoil to take action m the matter, The Engineer was Instructed to enquire (□to tho matter and report, TIMARTJ TUACK, Resolutions ware received from tbe Upper Ash barton Road Board protesting against the proposal of the Council to oonstraot a etorm water channel on tbe road known as the Timaru track. Consideration was deferred till next meeting, as was also the formal motion constituting the Timaru trick a county road. Mr Harper g»v& notice of motion for next meeting that the resolution adopted by the Oounoil to proaued with the work be rescinded. THR DUNBDIN EXHIBITION. A deputation oot,si*t>Dg of the Mayor, Major Steward and Mr R. W. Jenkins waited on the Ooaooll with a view to obtaining » donation to tbe funds of the local Exhibition Committee, The Mayor pointed out that during last session of I'arllamentan Act was paused giving local bodies power io vote sums ont of their funds towards (he Exhibition. Major Steward aaid that tbe amount already collected waa £90, but a sum of about £120 wan rcqnlred. The Chairman poluted out that the Uounoll was gettiug np a detailed map of tbo Oonnty wbloh would run Into a substantial aom of money, This wonld show that this Oeuuril had not lost sight of the matter. The deputation having withdrawn a dlsouasloo took pl«do m jthe course of which membora expressed their desire that the district sho.nld bo fjttlualy repreeeatod at the Exhibition. Oo tho motion of Mr Wright, seconded by Mr Brown it waa resolved that the Council should vote the cum of £25 In aid of the loonl contributions to tho fund for securing the representation of tbe county at the Dunedln Exhibition, CHARITABLE AID. The Charitable Aid Bo»rd w^ote requesting payment of tho Oouooll's contribution. Tlie sum of £250 waa passed for paymeat. * ' THB TRAIN ARRANGEMENTS. Mr Wright moyad "That m tha opinion of this Oounoil it Is deslrablo foe the oonvenlonce of the greater portion of the settlers In the county that the train wHIoh now leaves Ohristohuroh at 4.15 p m obould start as nearly as pos • Bible at four o'elonk and reaoh Ashburton before the doparture of the express at 6,55 p.m.— also that ihe train leaving AihWton for Mount Sorter's H 145 p.m, on Mouoay?s mud Five's sho^d' start at 4 S& aa on other daya of tho week, The motion wan eeqoodod by Me Brrvrn and carried unanimously, BfIBOBtI,ANKOUa. 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