KIWITEA COUNTY' COUNCIL

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 201, 19 May 1908, Page 2

KIWITEA COUNTY' COUNCIL

At Saturday's meeting of the Kiwitea - .County. Council, tho'.Engineer- reported as. follows Contract No. 80, delivering of; 775 yards of metal on the .Marigawharariki and): Auputa Roads. A start has been mbdo, but. itj is extremely doubtful wlxh'the/'work; ,<' will 'bo finished. - Contract ..'No. • 85,;. '■ metalling about,'. 60 chains. of. Aniti South -. Road. —The contractors are prepared to . make. v a • start next week," but unfortunately-1 the r. thirds for this road, are not yet. available. Contract No. 85a; metalling 85 chains' of • Williamson's-Road West, at M'L'ennas, is >. completed. Contract 86, orection of Marton .-<■ Block Bridge.—The contractor was •' here a-. few days ago, and stated there was great , difficulty in getting an early iron- — bark; but hopes to have, it in, July, .when he will lose no .time in making a start. ~ Con--. tract 87, trimming: and a. portion ■ of Auputa-Pouraugaki Roads.—Mr. Brady's tender was accepted since last meeting, and - the work commenced, .but the last rain had so softened !the' formation, that I do not think aiay further metalling' will be dona before : the spring'. I have - noticed . several settlers carting' metal when, tho .roads .were-J - in anything'but a fit state for the work. .. This shows ■'a'-great;.want of consideration on their part;"- It:'m jj<: .-.V. ■ -\*v.

The -following .motions were passed '.--That;. f the Engineerflbe instructed*"to havw the;La~i»m goon " Road 'opened-' for ' traffic, -' cost .not ( to exceed -'£10.That- the'.various'iowners -',6f -r-.-strayingAstock;"as 'contained- in,-. the jro'adf..-:-t overseer's::,-report, ,ibe that.ifi.theyi';';,. are ; again they .t will- ,be .prosecuted 'without; further notice,-' arid: that .the overr. seer - have all unowned, i-gtock . - impounded. / That the Engineer' be instructed;to, see that, all contractors' carry out their contiwits ac»;cording ,to- specifications,..failing whicbi. pen-v - alties m all cases are to be enforced, and . that :the, action , of ; the, .Engineer' in taking ( the stone-breaking - in•; contract; No; 54,--and .., * others, out of the hands of the contractors, • and .having same-dope at contractors' ex?, .. pense; be confirmed.': That tmder;.tbe',pro>. •••. visions and'authority of the Rating Act,... 1894, the-Counties Act, ; 1886; and the Coun- • ties Act Amendment Acts,, 1903 'and:l9o7,v. and amendments, this Council make' a levy - of general rates on the- rateable , valuation ; of all rateable property;.,pf; the! nine ridings of which this county.consists,,of three fartll- ~ ings in the '£. : All the . above-rateS are, for the year ending March 31 ; 1909, and .are to become due..and payable. 'in,.one -on; \ the Ist day of June, 1908;, '. That this Coun-;. .. oil enters its most emphatic'protest against;; the new proposals outlined in .regard to.:.tne . hospital and charitable' institutions, particularly in tho direction of lessening: and jthe .. cessation of tho Government 1 subsidy, arid •• also in the;direction of altering the; present mode of election of representatives to the Hospital and Charitable' Aid Boards, the sj-s----tem at present in force being considered the most satisfactory. - :'