Horowhenua County Council

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 December 1915, Page 2

Horowhenua County Council

MONTHLY MEETING. The ordinary monthly meeting-ot the Horowhenua County Council was helu oil Saturday. There were present: Councillors G. Watson (.chairman), (j. ■X. (Stephenson, G. P. Uately, G. A. Monk, S. A. J3roa<l.belt, I'. C. Potter, 11. Freeman. Councillors Venn and ivebbell were, granfed leave of absence. The lamplighter at Shannon, W. Sutler, in reply to a letter from the council, stated that ho had not neglected Jus duties. If the council .thought that he did they could get someone else to do tlio work. Tlio present plant in his opinion was a failure. Councillor tStephenson said that the lighting now was done satistactorily. Regarding the resolution from tne Mount Herbert County l ouucil to l-:ic effect that local bodies should be empowered to strike a "patriotic rate' the council was of opinion ill'.' Government should take flic «»»t.ter jn v hand. The fence complain> >i of by ii, L. Kllis, of Te Horo, was reported to have jeen repaired. In connection with a private level crossing south of the Otaki ixiilwny station, a letter Irom the Railway Department was relerred to the engineer

ior report. The letter from the I'etone Jiorougn Council asking for support of its resontion re amending the war Pennon., .ict was received. A. !•'. Wilson's complaint about cows on tlio i'aitlieldi road extension" was received. The council decided to point out to ine Kanglan County council that it oii'y find married men 111 its employ as suriacumen, this in reply to the ltaglun council's resolution tJiat .single men eligible for military service ue given one mouth's notice. Councillor Monk moved and Council- V, Jor Cately seconded that a letter written to the .Minister ol Public AY or lis requesting that tlio grant of £100, on the estimates for Otaki Corge road, b< made available immodiat- 'y.

-No action was taken in ••onnectioii nitli the letter received trom ,1. A. Vinson, Wellington, m relerence U) las recent accident on the main road near tv'uikanau. Tile Te lloro Dairy Company wrote stating,that the Mangaone stream oversowed and caused inconvenience. U was caused by a culvert being biociiui. Councillor Cately and uie engineer were appointed to comer with'' the uiicctors on the matter. The complain of o. b. Webb. Toko- ■ naru; that his stock were ucing nupoundied from roads thai were open .0 .stock was received. -No action was iakeu. A. A. liutt was granted Iwo mouths leave ol absence to go Harvesting 111 Canterbury. L'he engineer was authorised to obtain the necessary pipes lor carrying away tne overflow oi water near me Wesleyau v_hurch at Te iloro. .Messrs Judd and Olivicrona are to in- asked separately to make an oiler ioi the lease ol the portion of the road at Tokonuiru lelerred to by -Mr Olivic. ona. The action ol Councillor iletter and, uie engineer in accepting ihe oiler ol Vt. Close to construct a roau and drain in Section XX., U <li, at JJ<j lUs per c.iaiu wa.s coiiiirmed.

Air ii. Alurruy, u settler on tiie JJuller e .Date, waited oil the council lequestug t.ia.t it take steps to complete, the J"o:i-l giving access to his properly. At prosent lie had to siedge his cream out.

It was decided to do all that is pos sioie to push on with tho work.

A deputation consisting of Major Addiington and Air Cook waited 011 the council a.sking it to affix its seal to a plan of a road entailing an overbridgo over the railway line at ie Tioro. The council wished an indemnity in tho matter of the overhead bridge, but tlio deputation demurred, considering that the council would not be liable.

The council agreed to attix its bc«l,providling -Major Addingum gives the council a satisfactory indemnity.