TAUPEKA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Mt Benger Mail, Volume 17, Issue 850, 22 August 1896, Page 2

TAUPEKA COUNTY COUNCIL.

, The monthly m*et<ng of fcht C u <cil , was held at Lawrence on Fridsy 14-h issta.t Prosent-Mtssrs James Bennet (0» airman) Edie, Benrv, Inglis, Kniirhfr Livingstone, Michael, Oudaille and Sim. The manager of Otago Dredging 00. „ wrote ufferiug t<> contribu'e LSO towards ! the erecion of doting stages at the punt —L#trr received and it was reao ved to thank the directors for their donation i, Mr W Pews (manager af Roxburgh Ama [gaunt t d Company) enclosed signed memorial by Alexander Gordon and r,i >a , «ther residents consenting to the cosing , oflhermd tbrongh 'he Company's lease. Che manage' undertook to p»y expanses cmnei-ted with fame if the Coun il give the req irefl autho ity.- It was agreej to take the ueceaaary e<m stup* to close the , read as soon as possible. Petit on« from Mr John Kerr ani 85 <ther reside! s of M Hers Fist district, and from Mr Wi lianu vieL<l ard and 21 other fetteis »t Miders Flat and soround nj districts, asking that Millers Fla punt be removed a little higher up t is liver where the approiches a e a readv furmad so hat tka puit m ght be worked with great jr eass and safety, aad wheie ano the •ewk of i< would not e interfared witn hy go J werkiugs, were receivec fJMr Heaps, tfMmin at Millers FU, wrote asking tor an increase of wages, out it was reiolved to deier making any increase till it was round the pom be worked by one man. Crs Inglis and E'iie were authorised to digs the contract for the Mdlers Flat bridge for and b*»h*lf of the Oounsi 1 , and on the metion of the former counoillo* a vote of thank* was passed to thechabs man (or his efforts in bringing this matter t r * the satisfactory position it wau .Off in.