Manawatu County Council

Manawatu Herald, 28 November 1899, Page 2

Manawatu County Council

The annual meeting of the Coun <'.H was held on Thursday. Present -Cra J. G. WiisoD, P. Clark, F. Et )binaon, T. Masters, H. Hammond. >tnd J. R. McLennan. Gr Strang ! was given three months' leave of • bsence. Gr Wilson was anani mously elected chairman. The inward correspondence was lealfc with an follows : — | Fioin Dw'partm'.ns of Land and i Survey, stating Government wonld not take delivery of Mr James Bull's estate for three or four months, and hat the owner was the person to b*(sailed upon to clear away the gor*e , allowed to spread on lines, from ! estate. From District Engineer's office, consenting to supply rails for tramway and that the Traffic Manager ; hoped to supply five waggons of ■ gravel per day after New Year. i From Barber Bros., Palmerston, applying to have culvert lowered | tear Carnarvon junction. The over seer reported that work could not be I done until water was lower. Hwas instructed to obtain timber for f work without delay. From John Walden, Tbomv« | Edward?, and thirteen other rate, payers of Awahou riding, a skin > Council to have hill lowered nn road from Moutoa to Motuiti. — Overseer to report at next meeting. Ifc was resolved — Thut the resolution striking a -special rate of If i in the £ in the Main Drain Bating District for the purpose of pioviding interest and inking fund on a loan of £8500 be j confirmed. Tnar. renders be called for carting an 3 spreading matal on the Main Drain road from Oroua Bridge to railway station. *

That a special meeting be held on December 12, to consider and re. adjust loans in terms of Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amend* ment Act, 1899. The overseer was directed to re. port cases in which carters of flax were not complying with the bye. laws. The Council adjourned to Dec. 12. —Advocate.