COUNTY COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16437, 3 February 1919, Page 4

COUNTY COUNCILS.

SPRINGS. The . monthly meeting of the. Springs County' Council was attended by Councillors "I. Andrew (chairman), J.AV. Kime, C. AYoife, Ale*. Thompson, John Stalker, and W. J. MoSJil'an. . ' , . Mr W. Mutton, who wrote to the Council the- previous month complaining about the E-tool; oil roads nuisance, atr»m naked that stepa ehould be taken to stop the practice. TJio clerk was directed to reply that the Council was doing its best in the rau-ttir, and to suggest, that Mr Mutton ehould tako action himself to secure relief. It was alto decided to ask Mr M*. Kcnnclt to act as ranger. lTis Riccarfon Borough Council afkid support for a resolution protesting agninst the influenza relief fund, as voted by Farli;iment, being administered '\ v 'he Chaii'.able Aid fioard, the Health Ilepnj tmont, or any department. tinder the Minister of Public. Health. Tho Council though}, that the fund should be administered by local bodies.

On the motion of Cr. Wolfe, it wus cided to reply that the Springs Council was of opinion that local bodies should make recommendations regarding cases for relief, bitt that it considered tho Government should administer the fund.

The AV&irewa Comity. Council wrote, suggesting that a conference between representatives of Springs and Wairewn. should bo hci-.l at Miller's bridge on a date 1 o bo arranged to discuss the question of reconstruction of the bridge, Messrs T. Queaiy and Jt. Macartney.-, who had furnished reports concerning the bridge, to be asked to attend. l'lie. suggestion tvrjs agreed to, and Crs. McMillan, Stalker, and Wolfe, and the engineer were appointed to represent Springs. Xext Thursday was 6iigg«6ied as a suitable date. , A letter • vat received ' from the County Coun«* forwarding lor approval t-h-3 following resolution: "Thai tbis Council will support the construction of a light trafftc bridge over the Selwyn river, near the railway bridge, provided that Clause 9 of the Sqlwyn County Subdivision Act, 1010, is reXiiaied, thereby' removing a gloss injustice to thifi and other counties creawi by the- taid Act, and that contributing bodies shall in- ] chide all local bodies from to Asliburton (inclusive) that will be benefited by the proposed' bridge." ' The chairman said he had always been opposed to building a light bridge. It wou.-l be'far better to have a ferroconcrete structure, which woft'ld pan out chjcap3r in the long run. . ' . Other mcmbeTs supported the chairman's 1 view. . It was decided, or. the motion of Cr. Kim?, to reply that the Council was opposed to building a light bridge, but that it waa in' hearty agreement v.'.lh Sclwyn regarding tha injustice of Clause 9, and thought it should bo repealed. Appreciation was expressed of the- action o£ l the Spriugsion South Gala Committee in voting the entire proceed? of ils gala, amounting to £50, to the Navy League Fund. The engineer reported that lbs ncfr etonecrusher had been working a good part of trie month, and had been putting through on an average 3.) to 40 yards of nictyl per °. ■ ■ and that out ior time lest in shifting +be avera-go wouH have been much higher. Tlie best day's tally was 56 Tho top end of- the river had recently bf'i cleaned, th« bottom eT»d would be do: - after naive-?.. A tender fcr £20 had beon cocep!*d cocVefoot on -the reads in springston mains and £1 10s for the cocksfoot in GreccparV EHing. . • v , The Councillors were of the opinion tnat th» public should not be allowed to .a.-vc 6hinglo from Lincoln pit. ar.d tjia^ iPsoarua Council concurred the pii s.iou.d oe locked.