Manawatu County Council.

Manawatu Herald, 15 November 1894, Page 3

Manawatu County Council.

4 j The ordinary monthly meeting of | the above was held at Sanson venter- ' day at 11 a.m. Present -V. C. j Ransom (chairman), Crs Bobinsou, i Taylor, Strang, Masters and Wilson, j The minutes of the last meeting j were read and confirmed. j The correspondence received was j then read as follows? : —- From F. H. Luxford, Oroua Bridge, saying he intended erecting a fence on ihe land now used by the public as a road. From M. K-w, applying for transffv of section 237 and 238, Wanchi Riding, to * . P. Liseriby. From Fi. G. Cox, agreeing to undertake the valuation of the Manawatu County for the ensuing triennial period for the sum of £60. From W. Dudson, Foxton, draw ing attention to the bad state of the road to his place, and the necessity for a man to be nut on to put the road in order. From Secretary Hospital Board, notifying the annual election of member?. From Clerk, Wirokino Road Board, saying that in viow of the metalling loans now being raised, ; and apprehending that the bulk of j the metal will be carted over the | Shannon Ferry road, that the j Council should contribute towards j keeping the road in good order i during svteh carting, and to leave it j in a good state of repair ?.t the close • of contracts. j From C. X. Clausen, Mahara- j hara, sayin™ he had consigned 169 j sleepers. ; From .Jaimes nawson, asking for a j copy of a hirRH uwp of the County, j From E. Oiesen, Feilding, asking ; tho Council to clear the gorso from • the road facing his property. The > overseer was instructed to get it j done. i From James C. Gavin, Assistant- j Controller and Auditor, returning \ balance sheels duly certified. j ' The outward correspondence and j Treasurer's report was next read. The Council then adjourned for dinner. At 2 o'clock the Council agaiu mcfc and Cr Hammond tcok his | scat. ! A special meeting was held, and tho following re3olutioii3 were passed : — Proposed by Cr Masters, seconded by Cr Ransom, That the resolution adopted at a special meeting held on tho 10th October, 189-1, striking a special rate of £ of a penny in the £ on the rateable value of all the rateable property within McDoneli Special Rating * District for the [ purpose of paying interest and sinking fund on a loan of £200 fco be raised under :i Government Loans to Local Bodies Act" be now confirmed. Proposed by Cr Wilson, seconded by Cr Taylor, That the resolution | adopted at a special meeting held on | Oct. 10th, 1891, striking a special I rate of olCHhs of a penny in tho & j on all the rateable property within ! the Oroua Special Rating District to j provide interest and sinking fund upon a loan of 62.10 to be raised under " Government Loans to Local I Bodies Act "' be now confirmed. The Council went into committee to open the tenders. Proposed by Cr Masters, seconded by Cr Robinson, That the tender of F. L. Berhent for trimming and metalling on Bulla^Feilding road at £1 58 6d and also the tender of J. Thompson for forming Phillip-3treet, Sanson, at 9s 6d be accepted. — Carried. Proposed by Cr Taylor, seconded by Cr Hammond, Tbafc Boyle and Austin's tender for metalling on Campion's Line be accepted — Carried. Proponed by Cr Strang, seconded by Or Hammond, That P. Cronin's tender of £4 8a per chain for metalling the Shannon- Foxton road be accepted. — Carried. Proposed by Cr Robinson, seconded by Cr Hammond, That tenders be called for forming and clearing about 50 chains at the end of Taikorea road, to bo in by next meeting. — Carried. Proposed by Cr Robinson, seconded by Cr Taylor, That a deputation of the Council visit the Oroua Bridge on Saturday, December Bth, to meet near Mr Cooper's road at 10 o'clock. Proposed by Cr Wilson, seconded by Cr Masters, That teuders be called for 40 chains of metalling on Swunson's Line ; also tenders for completing the metalling on the Sandon- Feilding road to the finger post. Tenders to be opened at the special meeting on the 28ih inst. Carried. Proposed by Cr Masters, second* d by Cr Taylor, That tenders be called tor forming the unformed parts of Taylor's Line. Tenders to be in by next meeting. — Carried. Proposed by Cr Ransom, eacouded by Cr Strang, That tenders be called for metalling streets in Campbell town. Tenders to be in by noon of Nov. 28th.— Carried.— Proposed by Cr Masters, seconded , by Cr Wilson, That tender* be called ' for forming about 90 chains on

J McDcnoll's L ; ne, providing the 'special loan of j#oo is in hand. [ Tenders close at noon of by nost meeting of the Council. — Carried. Proposed by Or Taylor, seconded by Cr Robinson, That . th« clerk write Mr MeKelvie that this Council has no objection to his erecting a gate across the lower end of the i river bank line— -such gate to be j allowed to vf-inain only during the ; pleasure oi' the Council. Carried. ; j The usual accounts were passed ! for payment. j The Council then adjourned until / 1 28th November, when a special j meeting will bo held.