COUNTY COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18415, 23 June 1925, Page 6

COUNTY COUNCILS.

WAIMAIRI. A meeting of the Wainrairi County Council was held, yesterday, -when Mr J. Seymour presided. Thero were also present — Messrs E. "W. Hawke, W. ,T. Walter, G-. E. Curry, Cr- Shipley, W. P. Spencer, C. 13. Cross, 11. Paterson,. T. O. Newnham, and W. A. Nicholls. A deputation representing the Canterbury Committee- of the Dunedin Exhibition waited on tho Council. After tha deuptation had explained the lines on which it was suggested to establish the Canterbury court, it was decided to mane a grant of •£155 Is, the amount asked for by the deputation. .. The chrirnian .reported, in regard to the maintenance of the Haglty Park boundaries, a conference had' decided that the amount | of the claim under tho exit-ting warrant should be paid. . It had been decided that j tho Council slrjidd contribute i.O per cent, of the maintenance in future. ilr Hawko opposed the. proposal, on the grounds that the Council had nothing to do with th J West bolt, It was decided to hold tha matter over. The electrician reported' that rwenty-ono new consumers had been connected duiing the month, and thxt forty-six street lamps had been repla-ccd. Two applications had been made lor extension to lines in ordei that motors could bo -connected. The storm last ■■■ week had done very little damage. An odd pole or two iiad been brought down and a few. branches had been blown across tho lines, causing tho current to fail temporarily. It was decided to erect the necessary lines for the motors, provided the applicants pay half-cc-sl cf .each installation. Mr Spencer said that the necessity for a. light at tho'Chaney's railway etation had become urgent, and ho moved that a letter ho sent to the 'Department asking that a light bo installed. It was decided to bring the matter before tha Department. The foreman retjorted that Ills Rtccarton road had been patched, and screenings had been put *n thi south side from Wharervnj road to Church corner. Marshland roatl would bo attended to next week. An offer had been received of 15,000" two-year-old trees*, at £5 10s per thousand, and if an order was given for tha next- two years the price would be reduced hirtV.r. The report was adopted, ar-d tho flutter of tree-pianting was leforred to a sub-com-mittee. An offer was received from Mr J. Webb of fifteen acres,, at .-ScOO an acre, for ,thc proposed Bryndwr Park. A letter was also read from MivW. X-eals objecting to the action of Councillor Cross in attending a meeting of residents in regard to this matter, and asking why he had not been notified of the Mr Cross said that Mr Jfen.'« was nol in the area affected. The speaker was at Ihe meeting as a neutral, ana had been there to answer questions. It was decided to point, out t-o Mr Neale that he was not interested in tht area. Mr W. M. Shand wrote cemphuning. of the condition -of Koran street, isicca.rum, which, ho said, was badly overgrown with grass. Messrs J. J. Don call and Son wioto advising that ihey hsd received a, claim f:-.r £}jl for compon-.ialion for land tal<en or Korthcotp road from Mrs Zimniermun. Th • Council had made an offer of £33 in 19IS. Tha City Council and the nhi-ioy S'hool Committee wrote asking the Council to j widen tho Shirley bridge. | The meeting adjourned unl.il Wednesday. J