COUNTY COUNCILS

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18230, 14 November 1924, Page 8

COUNTY COUNCILS

CHEVIOT. At the last meeting of the Cheviot County Council there were present Crs. J. H. L. Hiatt (chairman), T. Stevenson, Gr. L. Rutherford, W. L. i'oster, D. McLaren, A. D. Anderson and S. Douglas. A doputa.f.on waited on tho Council with a petition signed by a large number of ratepayers, praying for the early erection of a bridge over a eiream on the northern end of tho McMillan road. It was stated that owing to alterations in the bed of . the AVaiau River Ibis stream was being affected to such an extent that it was becoulng impassable for sheep and motor trafSc. The Council resolved that the erection of a bridge would be considered fct next meeting and instructed the engineer to prepare plana and an estimate.

The Department of Agriculturo forwarded the "Gazette" notice of the Spei'-al Order in which gorse and broom have been declared noxious weeds. It was resolved that the clerk j f ve notice to offenders that road frontages must .-be cleared at onoe of these weeds. Notice was received from the Internal Affairs Department approving of that portion of the Council's by-law dealing with vehicles plying for hire. , ' The Public Works Estimates were Tecil.ved and considered. It was Agreed that tho erection of the- Caroline Stream Bndge be gone on with, and tho engineer was instructed accordingly. Mrs "Welsh, Port Eobinson, was granted permission to fence off a. portiori of an unused road, subject to tho usual conditions. The clerk was instructed to obti In quotations for a eupply of d6g collara for the coming season. " . In view of the fact that a of damage had been done by the recent heavy rains, the Council decided to maio a tour of inspection on tho 20th inafvit. The engineer reported oji the mechanical haulage plant when it was on trol-t.n Wellington. It waa resolved that the plajit bo purchased conditional!?.