Horowhenua County Council

Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 November 1913, Page 3

Horowhenua County Council

ORDINARY MONTHLY MEETING. Horowhenua County Council met. this morning, Mr G. N. Stophenson presiding. The list of other present will appear 111 our report on the proceedings of the council, to be published in a later edition. The first business of the day was the reading' of tbe correspondence, a summary of which follows. Mr t T. Curran, of Shannon, wrote complaining of an obstruction in a drain made by the council, which he attribute* to a fellow townsman. He somewhat cryptically added that he had consulted a lawyer, and that "by seeing to the matter the council would save the ratepayers some cash." Mr J. O'Loughlin and Mr W. .■v.. Lankshear wrote, applying for grazing rights on an unformed road at Tokomaru. Mr -T. Galland wrote 011 behalf of the Presbyterian Church at Moutoa for three wooden culverts for approaches to the church property. A letter was received from the Manawatu County Council, stating that it could not reconsider its objection to the appointment of Mr Gardener ns arbitrator 011 the Shannou-Eoxton road question. Mr P. Gill, of Shannon, wrote drawing the attention of the council to the action of the Shannon Co-operative Factory in tying horses 011 the road in front of his property, and objecting to the same. Mr W. H. Ransom, Hautere Cross"; applied for permission to put a water culvert under the road for the purpose of driving a water wheel. Mr A. E. lull drew the attention of the council to the fact that the Railway Amendment Bill now before Parliament threw upon local authorities the cost, of bells, gates, etc., required by the department on all future level crossings, also cost of converting same to overhead bridge or subway, and asking the council to make representations through the local Parliamentary representative. Mr B. Cummings, secretary of the Discharged Prisoners'' Aid Society, wrote asking the council for a grant-in-aid. He gave a resume of the society's work, and mentioned that some first offenders had been materially assisted and eventually retrieved their past completely. The number of offenders helped during the yeai was 3-j't, out of 000 cases inquired into. The Telegraphs Eugiueer wrote : *Mn reply to your memorandum of 4th October, requesting permission to have a telephone line erected for certain persons (011 the main telegraph line between Manakau and Otaki) I regret that this is not permissible." Mr A. Mackenzie, of Otaki Railway, wrote claiming £17 damages for damago done to his Jiorse. < He contended that the accident was "due to faulty construction of a bridge end at Wa itoliu," which allowed an erosion (o be made by the river. Mr .T. Robertson, M.P.. wrote that he had received information from the Minister of Railways that the request of a deputation for a level crossing over the railway near Te Horo could not be granted. The Minister said the proposed crossing was made dangerous by the existence of a cutting: also that the multiplication of level crossings was very objectionable from a railway point of view. Mr N. A. Anderson, of Manakau, forwarded the council a cheque for iS, being his billiardroom license fee. He considered the council was "rather hard in "charging £0 for a business like his." The charge was 15 per cent. 011 his annual net takings, and he asked the council how it would like to pay at that fate?