WAITAKI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 700, 14 June 1878, Page 2

WAITAKI COUNTY COUNCIL.

At the afternoon silting of the County Council yesterday, tile following business was transacted : The following tenders for various works were accepted -—Contract No. .'!('., Works in tho Awamoko Riding, Hugh Wallace, 1,4! I- lis; Contract A'o. 0~. Works in Awamoko Hiding, Hugh Wallace, Rt.'il. ,\ long report from the Engineers was read.. Amongst other mailers iliey reported |hat they had taken the levels; and phv.ied drawing of the road opposite Mr. '■{'■• id's, ami pro; "st.-d to form the road. IvitT. wide to the. v, losshoivu upon drawing, anil mo'odhn Mil. wide by Hill, deij), lite estimate,l cost Kin;: L<il(l. They had likewise, waited upon Mr. Reid, the result of the interview being- that. Mr. Reid offered to lower the water in tins pond r>iu. and open the sluice gates in. floods, which would make the irallic way shewn m> m drawing safe in all weathers. The Vhigineer (Mr. Oliver) having staged, in :.uswer to Mr. Todd that the arrangement come Io with Mr. Reid was ii.chest that could ho made under existing eiir.vr:. stances, it was decided to call for lenders i'-t Use formation of the road. With reference to the application ot Air. 1 >iivi v, tor a bridge over the Wain-i-ok.a s.';e:m\ at Cmi'i. -dale, for an approach Io <he railway siding, the. fhigineert; stated that the' cost would be R.JhO, ami t lt-ii (here would be various otlior applied io-.i.-j for bridge?, and approaches to sidings equally e.r more entitled to them. P was decided not to comply with the. request. _ ' The (Engineers suggested tae desirableness of the erection of a foot'ie-idgo over the Rig Hill Creek 011 the County mid near Messrs. Reid and Menlovo's. The : children going to school, and foot, passengers, have no way of crossing, especially !in freshes. The cost would be from L'J."i !io L:)!>. It, w:ii resolved io call for ten[ders for the work. [ Tin: Inspector reported nt; some length f upon the state of the various ro.r.ls, and I i.lie progress of works. He also suggested la number of necessary improvements. ! Willi the exception of a, recommendation to expend L:SO on the repair of the ro;nl !io Port Moeraki, which was deferred I until ue.v, meeting, tho report was I adopted, and the proposed works ordered ,' ;., bo carried out.

i (.Mi tiic motion of Mr. Unni'iui, seconded i by Mr. W. Sutherland, it. wm resolved], I'.'. ; :w.i; Messrs. Ilialop and Shrimski, th* i members for the db;(ricr, bo respectfulb ! reo;;:, .-ded to ;;et placed on tliu estimates ! liio sum of Ij.ViO, during t,ho ensuing session of Parliament, :ir. a IVovitioiiil liability, and thai nin hah of iho said amount, ' be paid over rc ; ;peetivcly to (ho Waitaki County Council and tiic; Widalci Ko;«l i i.l,ofti'<i, t.ina tliu amount paid by litem <';>/••• purchase of roadlino thvouyl;, l\'i,p;'.kaio iVe-einptive Jii;<lit. 6:1 the ;,Ue;e;est.ion of Six. Morton, till! Inspector was instructed to cause :i poriit in of 1h" read near the beach, in ivikanui youth to l:i! fenced with poshi .mil rails. On the motion of Mr. Thomson, who drew attention lo tins very bad s,Uto of ihe votyl at the boundary of thj Chulnua find All-Day Sub-divisions, the Kii'.'iiiciie was instructed to inspcvL and report, els tin: probable co.sf of ;i bridge over AllDay Creek at '.ho point named. At thi« point tin! Clerk road a ti li\nrain ii'-.'!i-, Mr. John M.'i Jrcc'or, slating that ih'; lender of Mv. Blair bad been accepted for the erection ot the Cppev \\ aitaki lirid-e, the amount beine, LIUT'I, < ■oiisiderv.b.h) dissatisfac'ion was expressed ;>,t tl\if manner in which fcho '■"unoil had been treated in tin.! matter, their own Commissioners ii"i havim; been consult iv.i in any way. Mr. Thomson y< marked that 3li\ was a:-; eoiiiniis-iioiior, cii'.cii'.et', Alid oi'ery-Ibin-clue. Tin! name of 7il'v. Thomson was lidded, to ihe Finance (..(..mmit tec. ;ii(iouiit.in;r to Lfi.'W IHt 4'? wore parsed for payment, and fcho Council !'(:.-,C.