AKITIO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 732, 3 February 1910, Page 2

AKITIO COUNTY COUNCIL.

The monthly .- meeting .of/:'the* Akitia Council was held -at Pongaroa' on. Jaiur. ary' ,\iS9. '.'.Present':" "Mr.//J, ■<; "(V.' Murray l( . (chairman), Councillors i'BurU'pg, :.Boberb»' r: : son,' Herbert, .and M'lntyro. ; :,The/ clerk . submitted' a'., statement ,'of finances as'. follbwsCurrent, year's". ratea, collected, JC2664- 19s. Gd. j m arrears, «£2G72; 3s.- 7d. It was reported that/arrears: o£ v. rates' for; previous :years'".'l9ot9;> amount- ', ing to 051423 15s. 2d.,, had'; also/ beeaj.. collected. '"'/,' v'--:";// - An -opinion .was. received. from Messrs, SmitK . and M'Sheh?/stating. that ." tho'. . : clerk's^actionv.in ! cbflectirij special rates from -present "occupier"; of Crown lands waa.' legal; notwithstanding- that -the land within ; the. special '.'rating: - area : was uri- ■ J occupied .Crown lands when-the 'section*;/ ; were gazetted... V :,. :./ ■ '"// /:; Tho. Masterton County Council wrote/ *.'. {accepting the", terms 'of tho*'."diversion; . -of rates from-Messrs.-Liverton'aiid others'/-/ •for:' tho. benefitof - • theWaihoki ; Road ■within Masterton. County.'. It:. , that' the' liabiUty/should "coVer,'.'tnfe- cost. of / t'he : . maintenance of,. the ; Alfredton // Weber Road • (a' road'-'that "also'riins'from /" ; Akitio" County .into" Masterton" County)'-'." outside: the' county boundary. - ~ : A letter was read from Mr. A.' W. ;Hogg,; M.P.i' stating . that'' he .regretted.-/;' that no vote had.bcen/mado.'for. Lonff.-'- ; 'ford - Bridge. /, '//'A"V/': :';V-"Thirds,"-'accruing' to.: November. 1,- ■ : 1909,' and: amouiiitiiigS to' X6S3 145./ 9d-'/••'.' hvero'mentioned-as' naving'.-Tjeen l^ received*by the council. .'-' i- Messrs. : ' Chapma- and Tripp again ■wrote inquiring regarding .Monnt. Cadrnus:. "and Beach Eoads at Akitio. .'The county'" s ' cleric was .instructed Beacoi-*..'/ ■Eoad' , has 'been completed, ll "and ; tenders' / have been let for the Mount Cadmus Eoad' r. (ilOSO). / /:■;:■ ■ Estimates aro to be mads of the,-cost ■ iof four ; proposed, bridges, over the Aoha- ' inga"-'River with a view/ to' striking a/ / special-rating area. ■ " ■// -'.'■ :-.■ ■' ;;,■ :■'.' ; It :was resolved, that, Messrs. Petersenand Neilsen bo requested to, proceed mediately with various contracts- on- tho • > main roads. . '-~ 1 . ...-:-/ ■ ':'■ i .It'.was-':resolved-/that';Mr.' 'Weatherby/'/: be- .askedito' complete ; a; certain.contract''/ at once/ and that ' the ' overseer 'be instructed lb'expend up to'.-£2O: on each of ' tho following roads, viz. : Eimu-Road, 1 • and the Alfredton-Weber Eoad (near vil- • ■lage'settlement):'

. , The:-:Goyernment 'forwarded 'a'.-schedule , showing: '.tho'-' amouiVts; es-":, : penditure '. during the:'-current, .-financial ■: / year ' in- respect' toworks., within-; the ;,iAkitio:County. ' The list was as follows: - ;—Kaitmw-Road-(south- end), 12s. sdi' Makuri-PongarOa (j£l-for: - te-voted from last year, .£225; Is. sd. ; Eimu Road, - M i ISs. lid.;; Pongaroa - : Huia Eoad,- X) 125.-.' lid. !• Alfredton Weber Road ifPo. v ngaVqa to Waione), .£1350 'for J2l applied for),' /£350:.-Waikereru'-Eoad and " bridges,'" .£Bl' 155.: 3d. /Back-block' roads: , 'KavraSawiii';-J6159:155.s King . .£300; Maratnangc, [aBIM :15s. ,7d,; Range d Eoad," £i 145." Gd. j .South; Range' '.Road,. 10s.'-'ld.;..Spur,Road, <£313 Bs." 9d.> .. Waihoki. Valley,. Bd.' . / :.' / "