HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Otaki Mail, 20 July 1923, Page 3

HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Ihe ,uumihiy meeting wf tiie lioruwiietiua County Council was held in Wie Council chambers on Saturday, Wie chairman, cr. Monk, presiding over a full Council. COUUIibPONDHNCE.

■ The District Electrical Engineer "role complaining Lhai the County lorry had been putted out when stuck in Kingston road. Shannon, by means of a lead taken to a strainer in a transmission line gate, with the result that tlie latter was out of plumb, lie asked the Council to take out the strainers and re-ram them in position. Tiie Engineer explained that the matter was being attended to. Tiie Wainpu County Council wroie asking t-lie Council's co-operation in a deputation (u tin: Prime Minister to represent as forcibly as possible Hie unsatisfactory and unfair position of County Councils in regard to unpaid UHlire rales and non payment of rates on customary and Crown lands. The chairman said that this Coumy was not so deeply interested in this matter as was the AA’aipn County, but he considered that the County should laud should he made to pay rates i! it were p..,slide. He ...uvefl that t lie deputation tie supported.—Agreed to.

The Engineer tm the ManawoHiOroua Diver Board wrote stating Hint, uving lo Hie survey?: not being completed, ii would he impossible for the reiimi onre of engineers to report on •bo shr.nnmi bridge in meet for two •it three weeks.--lieceivpd. PITH.IC WOI’.KS ESTIMATES.

Mr .1. I iuklaier. M.P.. wrote stating he would give ihe different grants ■'eqiiired in the County his best attention and would ejideavour to have die 'mounts |daeed on the estimatesMi \V. H. Field. M.P.. wrote asking lor a lisi o.f gmnis applied for so that, in? mold give them lu's support. The clerk was instructed to I'umigh Hi.- ii.-i - aslm I for.

Tim' oli-iii S'liool Committee wrote n-king the council to put- in a culvert in the water-table in front of the gate to the bo vs' playground at Hie ml mol. Some provision was urgently needed to lake away tlie writer that accui ll u!a‘ed there in wei weather.— fin the motion of Cr. Darkness, the Engineer was instructed to have the matter attended to.

Tiie Taranaki I .oca I Bodies’ Association. in answer to a request. forwarded Ike Taranaki Joint By-laws. It stated tbe-e cost over CHOP. of which amuun: :I'.o guineas were legal 1,.05. 1> had been' decided that ijuy to.-aJ bodies desiring to adopt these by-laws should contribute a proportion ol the legal expenses, which had bon fixed at 12 guineas. Tlie chairman said that these might be excellent hv-laws. hut it was hardly advisable to go in for them just how. Under the proposed amalgamation for Ihe Main Highways scheme, ii would lie necessary to draft uniform by-laws, and when the district was finally settled, the provision of such would have to be considered, it would he ridiculous that this County should then have one set of by-laws, and Hint, for instance, a possibly coritrndictory set.

Cr. Broadbeh supported this, pointing out that the matter was a costly one and it was better that the several counties should share it. The letter was received, the County clerk pointing out if it was decided to make use of the by-laws, some return could be made. The Levin Fire Board wrote asking that white posts be placed at fire, plugs on County roads to serve as indicators to. tin* Brigade.—Agreed to. Air G. Tullv wrote stating that the road opposite'his property at Ihakara was being list'd as a cutting-out. place for cattle, with the result that the gateway was rendered almost imp«-ss-rible for women apd children. The cable also did a lot of damage to the water-ta.ldes and metal dumps, Cr. Cat Icy said this was a difficult matter to deal with, ft "was not a regular tiling, and could not easily he prevented. He suggested that if the engineer went tactfully to this man. or the clerk wrote pointing out. tha. damage that was being done, it would probably get over the trouble, and be. moved to the effect that this tie dour. Ct. isyiter supported this. There was no doubt, he saitK that it was often a convenience to he able to cut out cattle on the rood, and he thought that, if the action suggested were taken, the difficulty would be overcome.

GENERAL. Accounts amounting to £1125 6s 6d were passed for payment. The County Rangers report stating that he had'impounded 35 head oi stock during the month, was received. The repoits of. the comtciilcrs for The ViifferVm ridings drawing attention to local msttfiTs to be d°alt_wiih. were discussed ufc length, and die meeting concluded with the customary vote of monks -,r ihe cnn.tr.