COUNTY COUNCILS

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20493, 11 March 1932, Page 8

COUNTY COUNCILS

. ! —♦— EYRE. The monthly meeting of the Eyro Co iflity Council ;w«i .ftftMfa&bj' Messrtf HJ E. 'B*w»» v (in the chair), H. A. Bennett, J. Cowens, R. O. Dixon, J, W. Friizell, and P. L. Parnham. The chairman and Messrs Cowens and Bennott were appointed to confer with delegates from other counties north of the Waimakariri concerning the appointment of a joint, traffic inspector. It was decided to make a grant of £2 2s to the funds, of the Kaiapoi Technical School. The balance-sheet was received duly certified to by the Auditor-General. it was resolved to take no action in the matter of the Waitemata County Council's law case with the Waitemata Electric Power Board in regard to the cost of renewing poles where a highway was widened. Defaulting ratepayers for last year were given until March 24th before collection was handed over to the Council's solicitor. It was decided to impose the 10 per cent, penalty on all this year's rates not paid by March 26th, and on all last year's rates that were handed to the solicitor for collection. It was decided to postpone the poll for the West Eyreton bridge loan until a return of prosperity to ratepayers in that district. Where unemployed men were occupied in cleaning drains or other work "over the fence" it was decided to charge the owner Is per day per man to cover the cost of insurance and use of tools. The clerk reported that the overdraft was £IXSO, but that when rates to the extent of £I6OO came in, together with rents and the amount due from the Main Highways Board, etc., the year should close with a credit balance of some £350. It was decided to endeavour to obtain the result of the current new valuation from th « Vacation Department at an early date. Nothing having been heard from the Main Highways Board concerning a new Girder bridge at Kaiappi, which it was proposed to renew in concrete, it was decided to eni e £Y° u F « et answer so that the work "Vfkt be done, early m the coming financial »■ th e Present bridge was approaching a dangerous state. in d i ci^ d t0 cut any fallen timber in the Mandeville cemetery, to repair fences where necessary, and then let it by tender! in fair rt£l«° r r ?P orted i hat all roads were linoi j . Much damage had been , r S"? s ' and considerable inconvenience caused to car-ÜBers and cycle-riders by to ilfo™ to °;t? xine traffic ' it y wa S n decided trn«» » traction-engine owners that such traffic would not be allowed in future.