COUNTY COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18405, 11 June 1925, Page 11

COUNTY COUNCILS.

WAIREWA. At. the monthly meeting of thel Waifcwa County Council thero were present— Crs. .F. Coop (chairman), M. 'Barclay-,- ■ j. 0. Coop, J. V. Chapman, and-, D. 'Richards. , . An anology- for absence ' was received from- Gr. i\ Whit?. - • - ■ • , The chairman referred 'to"-the loss, the district had sustained by the death of Mr Goodwin, and asked members to stand -in silence as a mark of respect. Mr S. Birdling attended and asked that some very necessary repairs be made to the joad -i leading to ■ his ...homestead... ~_.. It ,was decided that. Crs. Barclay and the' foreman meet Mr Birdling on the road and get tho work done. .»'''. It was decided to write to the ranger and instruct him to pay -more attention to straying stock, especially in the KinlocU and. Kaituna Ridings. -J A telegram front Mrs Massey, was received thanking the councillors and residents of Waire.va County for their, message of sympathy in her bereavement.-' ■ Sir IL Hcaton .Rhodes wrote acknowledging receipt of circular letter regarding tho fencing of . hillside roads, and stating that hc'Svould give 'the matter very careful consideration. •' . ' Mr Archer applied for the renewal of Tin .slaughterhouse license, which was granted It was agreed that collection boxes, be placed in' the post offices of tho county, and residents be asked to subscribe to the memorial to the late Mr Massey. Tho Public Works Department forwarded schedule showing the proposed allocation of costs for a bridge across the Solwyn river, the Wairewa Council to pay £lO. Tho Banks Peninsula Power Board wrote x-garding account rendered for damage to roads, and stated that the Board could not sen its way to pay it. The Christehurch" City 'Council wrote in connexion with the licensing of motor vehicles engaged in heavy traffic, and- asked that the amount spent on maintenance of roads in the,county be supplied. The clerk was instructed to forward the cost of maintenance. * Messrs Robinson- and Harrison attended regarding road-repairs. It was agreed that the work be done, provided (he settlers would give accommodation to the roadman. Cr. Chapman spoke on the need of an electric capstan at the railway station. Little River, for trucking stock. It .was decided that the Peninsula districts be asked to sup port a, request to tho Railway Department to erect a capstan. ~ . A committee,, consisting of the chairman, Oiz..'£•'.' Coop and J. Chapman, was appointed io gi inio the cost of t a crusher and ■ oeport to next meeting. .Cr. F. Coop. was appointed deputy-chair-man. At the sdiourned annual meeting of the Council, the retiring chairman, Cr. Frank Coop, thanked the councillors for the courtesy always extended to him. Cr. D. Richards .was elected chairman ior the ensuing year. MOUNT HERBERT. The monthly meeting of the Mt. Herbert County Council' wa3 held on Monday at Purau. Present—Crs. J. A. Gellety (chair•man), 'TV. H.Firmstony F. A.- Ilarkerss, C. Pope, R. A. Anderson, 1 Reg. Gcbbie, and R...J. Candy. The chairman moved that a letter of condolence bo forwarded ia Hm A. Goodwir.

and family in their bereavement.... The nio lion was carried in silence, members standing. , ... ~■'■• \ The. retiring chairman thanked the members fbr- the'loyal'suppirt' extended'fo'him during the - past year', and "expressed', his p-leasuro that the. Main' Highway. Board.- luid consented to link up the Rapaki. to . Teddington roads, which must, give-,geueral._sat-isfaction to all the v.sers.'of'.the.Tqad'i. Cr; Gellety was re.-clecled ' charrma'n'- for the ensuing" year. * ' '*'■ ' " On the motion-''of., the chairman, the clerk was instructed, to thank 'Mrs F. R. .£!,• Gaydiner for her kindness in forwarding,.]un'cn ' to members during the past year.' Mr Norman Wilson was appointed road foreman .for Port Levy Riding, and Mr Henry Manawatu ranger. , .-.-.-'. •■.■•. ■Mrs Massey wrote thanking.-the Council for their kind message of condolence; in her great sorrow. '.■:..'' - The Minister of • Public' Works wrote, stating that he. would give favourable consideration to:the Council's appeal for'a'grant towards repair of bridges arid other damage done by the heavy rain, in-April last. Sir Francis Bell wrote regarding the memorial to the iato Prime Minister. Tho Council favourably received the proposal, but deferred the. matter until the next meeting. Tho Runanga, Borough Council wrote enclosing a resolution, passed by it urging the Gov-erument to provide pensions, for'the victims of • infautile .paralysis.—Received. The Lyttc!ton Harbour Board wrote,, regarding "taking over control of tho'various jellies in the Lyttelton Harbour, •'■as : viously suggested." The Council, decided.-to make an .inspection, of the..jetties before fin'allv deciding. ' * ' ' ,'' The' Public Works Department Wrote regarding the erection of the'•'proposed-Sel-wyn river bridge, setting out the allocation of cost -In various loe:il bodies, interested. T]ie Council,resolved to ascertain .the feeling of other Peninsula bodies .before.: approving of the .allocation. The financial statement s.howcd'V credit balance of £O3 7s 3d. .' ' '^ MALVERN. '■: At the annual ■■ meetins of the-Malvern County Council, Cr. H. A.' Knight v.-as ; unanimously re-elected' chairman and Cr. Robert Reid deputy-chairman.' - " * "\ The monthly meeting to then held. Present: Crs. Knight (chairman). Reid, Gillcn, Adams, Hawkc, Murchison and Judd. Tenders were.'.received for quarrying and delivering eix hundred yards of blue rocli. on the South Malvern Hil.s read, tint of Mr A. F. Clark being accepted.. +\iia.ngc•ments were • made ■' to havo . tne. worst part done now and the' balance when the is in a suitable condition for carting.'over. The tenders lcceived tor-metalling at Kirwee and lor gorsc grubbing on the Pigsaddlc road were held over. Sir Francis Bell ..wrote with reference to erecting a memorial to tho iate' Prime Minister, and Councillors were unanimous in decided to give it all the assistance in their power. Tho chairman of the District Highways Council ho. ,14 wrote with, reference to the proposed Sclwyn bridge, enclosing- a-suggest-ed, allocation-of cost to 'bp. borne Dy each Council in the group. The'-Council--consid-ered that' the bridge-should -be.built by- the Main ; Highways the'- Public Works ascitis-'used more-for -through than,'local : tralSc, but agreed:'to contribute something'if 'an-effort"were' made to' include.'Gtou'p No. la. '••. ." An application froni'the Runanga'Borough Council for assistance in obtaining pension*

'(or .'tmticnla'Yafflictcd with, infantile paralysis was * recevve&r ' ' A, resident) of Ann'at wrote stating that,a bridge was. "r'equired at: Jude's' crossing; but, it was resolved that as the Mill bridge had recont'.y been repaired, there was no,urgent heed for'"another bridge in the samo locality, as there were other river crossings, in. the. county in much greater need of attention. Though thero is no better road metal than that found' in . the.- locality v of Malvern, it has been felt for' yeara that it' could be utilised in <r much moio economical and efficient way if it could be treated with an up-to-date crusher, and as' the ; "Main. Highways Board,.has a scheme for advancing! money for' road making''machinery,'it -was resoivc'ci to obtain if possible a loan for five years to "be repaid'■ by equal • yearly instalments.' ■)■ . ■ .. ■•• _ ._,. ;. '"—' • l