AKITIO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 754, 1 March 1910, Page 4

AKITIO COUNTY COUNCIL.

The, ordinary -meeting, of the Akftio .Councjl weevheld on Saturday. Present: ■■ r " il- W - -.Murray,: chairman; Councillors. Burling,. Herberti jrintyro,. and Bobertsoii. Leave of absence was .granted to .Councillor Armstrong/: :r '■■■■■ ■ ■ .Mr/--Malmanche ltaited on the council regarding, expenditure'of tho balance' of the iISOOO loan on tho Aliredton-Weber Road. The council decided to spent on. the portions.' known as Green's" Bluff, Green's Yards, Sherrard's, ami on the worst, part'of the road from the present contract towards.Waione.-, . .The sum of £50 was authorised' , to'be expended on maintenance-of metal" between" Waione and.the pount7 boundary". , ■■■': ■■" -j.lt jfas reported that the cables for jjongford .Bridge had arrived .in good order at Akitio. ' : Tho-Masterton County asked that a part of tho Waitoki Road contribution should ,bo.devoted to -tho.-Alfrcdton-Weber Eoad within their county: '''' " '"• ;... Tho; Masterton Council will be asked to .suggest, .a fair "proportion. ' Two further . Government grants were received., viz TowaiV.aSOO.lOs. 7d'., and for'Makoura ■£2,1 i 10s.- , lid. :The. county.oyerseor was .instructed to : expend ■ these amounts. ■ The couDcil me considering tho reap■pointmout''of the -present' pound-keeper, .'and'- at-, the. next ordinary meeting, on Jta-rcli -19,.;th'e,inatter ■ will, receive final cpnsideration.-: Hepairs.-aro to be effected .to the pound..... . .'. . ; ;r-;- - •,.-. Pahiatua Couniy Council forwarded an "account for £618 105.,' being, the Akitio County's share of the main Makuri-Pahia-tua Boad withiu the Pahiatua County.— Received. .- ■ . .'•'"'" The balance-sheet' from the AuditorGeneral,' duly, certified, was received for publication. •' . . Tho Glenora Road plans were returned froui-. the Beads Department, tho latter agreeing to: the deviation'on'the understanding that .the old road; bo'not.closed. . Various; improvements are to. be made to the counpil chambers, oaid yards. ■ It was reported'that fifty-two head of cattle and four horses were impounded during the month. JWO has been collected for dog tax. _ ■ ■ ..-' The clerk is now suing for outstanding rates, viz. : illOl Bs. del.. Ratepayers had paid £bi 7s. 3d., or .ten per centum since last March'- . . ■ The eiifting by-laws are to be revised. It was decided that-the sum of j>l3s bo spent at once on the Kawakawa Road. The esti-mates for the proposed Ponpfa-roa-Akitio bridges aro: Waiotaiki, £mfj; AVaterloo, .41300; Lookout, and Longford, .£9Oll.