RANGITIKEI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 626, 4 October 1909, Page 9

RANGITIKEI COUNTY COUNCIL.

'■I': '.'■' : ; .l ,l *r^ ol f ß " uh !~^°'» l "<'!irro»iiiiniloDtJ ,:V, v'i "r}':, : ) .V;.,:'-;'.- ■•.■■ , ';. : ! v ■'" • The monthly;'-meeting.: of . the Rarigitikei County Council .was; held.,on".Saturday. Tho ohairmim (K. K. Simpson) was appointed delegate to.tbe-New-Zeafand>Countio« Conference.- ; .The.Treasury ;,wroto approving. of a loan of ; ■ JE800;for: a ,;ioad''frpm Calico Lino ,to Main .Street;, at Mar'ton. Junction,' also advising payment, of ..£625, subsidy on general rates'. •'. 'Tho .Telegfaph'Department' sent■■ the fol-lowing-accounts for .'deficiency' on the:working of '.telophono lines:—Pukeokahu, : JCI4 17s. 6<L; : Hunterville'-Koeke,, £53 19s. j "and' TinaukawaMata'roa./XlV'Ss. 3d.: Tho council decided not .<. to'-.recognise any/further liability in tho:matter'of. the telephone; ; : The'ManawafrrCounty Counciliwroto-stating that, something, would be'done. to render the cross■'■;roads 'at Bulls.' bridge less'.dangerous. ; wore appointed to imeet representatives:: at tho. ■■ conference suggested'.,by,'Marton; -Chamber ; : of. Commerce ■to disebss extension of tho • borough;boundaries .and, imprpvomeiits of,the,road; to-the ; railway. station. ■'■: .'■: '.-.;■•■'■': '•"•'-■•'■".•■ ■•.','!.'.■■'•. ■:;•:':.'■;■„-■ Tho ongineer reported' .that, timber-carting-on-the. Taihape-Hataroa Eoad 'by'.the \Egmont Butter ;:Box Company .was. doing'/a. good deal of damage to the: part that .was repaired last 'year."■". Representatives of the' company, attended .the .meeting/,; and; a. satisfactory;: arrangement.,, was'•., arrived at for,; putting tho road-in ! good repair. The. company, agreed to ;pay, ; half-cost of delivery .of metal .and also undertook! to spread the metal.' . j;.;, "'- It : was- reported -that representatives from ■the Hawora County Council' end - the Wanganui Borougr Council had visited Ohingaita: to ■ inspect tho gravel in the council's metal pit. They l were 1 greatly pleased•-wilb, ! ..tli&. quality. Sample trucks, had been sent on to each .town. The Hawora Council, will require 30,000 yards .for extensive.,works now' on, hand." .1". '.., ■/. '. The engineer stated he had made numerous inquiries about the' introduction of itho little 'grey /owl and tho council decided .to • await •further informationboforo'^coniing'to;a definite decision /as to' tho advisability of ;■ importing them." ' ' .'■"' '• '<■' ■■■■':'' '■':-•'■',''■•'".:•'.■•''■ A snmof £/& was .voted out of the-Ota-kapu riding ratwifor improving- the bonds on itho■Turftkftt; Hill.'■..;>: