HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 April 1916, Page 3

HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL

The Horowlienua County Council held its ordinary monthly meeting in the borough chambers on tiatu relay. There were present: The chairman (Councillor Monk), Councillois G. -v Stepenson. S. A. Uroadbelt, l l '. Retter. J. Kebbell, l"'. J. Hyder, and G. J.. Oatley. Councillors I'Veema 11 and Venn were granted! leave of absence. The council decided that in accordance with the agreement with Major Addington re the erection 01 an overhead bridge at Pahiko, south of the Otaki railway bridge, to make application to the railway authorities to proceed with the erection of the bridge after the Department has furnished the council with tlie amount of 'ihe cost and when notified that Major Addington lias lodged the amount of the cost with the council. rilio complaints of *\fr Joseph Liggms re certain roads at Tokomaru was left in the hands of the councillors for the riding and the engineer to attendi to. ' In regard to Mr Tj. V. Kav's application for fencing a road along his property, it was decided to tnke no action. „ . ... . „ The councillors ot the riding ana engineer were appointed to inspect the position in connection with Mr U. Kelmsley's request for assistance 111 the erection of a groyne in the \\aikanae river. ~ - Several settlers of Manakau wrote re the had state of tV- roads at M«nakan South, and askcdi that the faults be remedied. The complaints were referred to the councillors of the riding and the engineer for eftqinry. A similar decision was come to 111 regard to settlers' complaints re tlr * state of the Knngawhata road. It was resolved: to grant a licm c 1 R„ 'Souther, of Tokomaru for a motor lorry. The fee was fixed at £2 tOs per annum. . . The Otaki Town .Board wrote asking that the council allow its ranger to take charge of the roads under its iurifitTiction. The chairman the members of -the Otaki riding. Councillors Cately were appointed to confer _nitn the representative of tlie Town Boat (Commissioner NTeoleon) and the ranger on the question. The engineer's report was adopteri.# excepting" the matter of the nortt of Halfvhl. :-m! Tl Ruslmg.s complaint, these matters to be for inspection bv the councillors for tlie riding.