COUNTY COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16415, 8 January 1919, Page 4

COUNTY COUNCILS.

GEBALDIXE. At the annual meeting oC the Geraldine County Council, the chairman (Col. Mackenzie), in his address to the councillors and ratepayers, contended that the time had como for the Koad Boards within the county to merge into the county, so that one body would have control ot all the roads and bridges, and save the cost of separate administration. 110 quoted figures to Bhow they v;ou!d be better off by £175<) per year if they amalgamated, and then they would be able to have an engineer with an overseer in each of the three rood board districts. The accounts of each would kept separately, Ihose having credit balances would retain them, and the rate struck for each would be in accordance with its requirements. The ratepayers present expressed approval, and it was resolved to recommend the Council to bring the subject before the ratepayers in each district. Col. Mackenzie was re-elected chairman of the Council, und Messrs Flatman and Guild were re-elected it* representatives on the Timaru High School Board. At the ordinary meeting of the Council, llr Lenon, of Timaru, attended, and epoke of the objects of the South Canterbury lteve'opifleut L?ujfiic, and urged tlis wholehearted support of all in carrying them out. The Council voted £30 to League. Applications were made for a bridge " ver the Hae Hae Te Moana. river, near 1 our Pejka, the settlers subscribing £81 towards the oost. The chairman said that applications had been made for a of £230 on t"® for £ principle, but it might be possible to get the money from the sum reserve! for making tracks, etc., for the Four .Peaks small runs. The settlers who were ready to help themselves and subscribed £84 deserved assistance. , Applications to bridge wai?r-racca near the Kangitata were considered, and _it was agreed to bridge one by Proudfoot s Corner, and to obtain estimates of the cost 01 bridging others.