County Councll.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 446, 3 November 1904, Page 5

County Councll.

A special meeting of the Vincent County Council was held at Clyde on Wednesday, 26th inst., for the purpose of dealing with a resolution re imposing interest an overdue rates. Present: Ors Horn (chairman), Kane, Rutherford, Pitches, Butler, and M'Whirter. On the Chairman taking his s?at he moved the adjournment of the special meeting in order to a'low the council to go into committee to deal with the schedule of roads. On resuming the Chairman read the report of committee as follows: Resolved —That tenders be called for fourteen maintenance contracts as per schedule, and same to be considered at the November meeting

The report of the committee was adopted.

Or Laidlaw wrote an apology for being unable to attend the meeting.— Received,

The adjourned special meeting was resumed.

■ ' The Chairman stated that the council had the permission of the AuditorGeneral to pay the £36 Os 4d, interest on the Clyde water loan, out -of the General Fund. This was interest on the amount given by way of snbsidy to the Clyde waterworks. The Auditor-General's comnmnica» tion was minuted as received, and a resolution carried in accordance with the permission given to pay interest from the General Fund. Resolvsd—That the council adopt section 80 of •' The Counties Act, 1894," levying an additional charge of 10 per cent, on all unpaid county rates on and after the Ist June, 1905. This concluded the business before the council.