WHANGAMOMONA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 59, 10 November 1913, Page 7

WHANGAMOMONA COUNTY COUNCIL.

COUNCIL’S MONTHLY MEETING. AT tlie October meeting oi' the Whahgamomona County Coinieil there were present: Crs. A . A. McCntchan, W. Bacon, K. B. Robertou, J. Diggius, and -J. McCiuggage. An apology was received from the chairman, Cr. A. Meredith, for his unavoidahle absence on private affairs, and Cr. McCntchan was voted to the chair. The Engineer was" authorised to repair the Vera .Road bridge as opportunity officers; also the factory bridge on Oh lira Road in the Central Riding. A letter was received from (I. Cornish regarding damage to his section through water from a neighbouring section. —The Engineer was instructed to inspect the section and report to the Council.

Tim following motion was..moved by Cr. Bacon and seconded liy Cr McCutchan: “That the chairman he am thorised to call public meetings foi the purpose ’of discussing and considering proposals for the re-metal-ling of (hilira Road in the Central Riding, such meetings to he hold on November 18th; and that the clerk prepare schedules of rates to he charged on the basis of (a) including the main road sections only, and (h) including all the sections on the byroads, the main road sections to be included in their entirety, aiid hy-road sections for a half only,. A special meeting to he held on thc.saipe dad after the public meetings,” Tin motion was carried after the deletion of clause (a). J. Jacobs’ tenders for 3t and 50 are to bo dealt, with by tin Chairmap find engineer. The . Clerk was instructed to on cleavour to raise the £IOOO-dratnag loan upon terms to be submitted ti the Council. In respect of the section recentl; owned by K. Healy, it was decidet to claim from Mr C. McPhee only the actual rates and,, arrears due. Mr A. IV. Hodden .made a claim ir respect of an accident to a horse o: the„Maiigaowata Road.—The Counci' decide,d .to write to. the Minister for Public’Works, asking him to favorahb consider the claim. On the motion of Cr. McCntchan. seconded by Cr. Bacon, it was decider to accept the resignation «f Fpj'emai Jamieson and to place on record the Council’s appreciation of This loyalO and faithful, service.

The dog tax was fixed at 5s for shoe] .and cattle dogs' and IQs Tiff.-a 11 othedogs, the fee in each case to ho re ducihle to 2s (id if paid by March 31st 4 1914. , The constables at Te Wera am Whangamomona iy.p to he,, asked t* undertake, \york or registration? An application by Mrs jAh Pean tf legse a feiserve u on - 01nn:p; Road held, liver til| ,nex!t] , meeting iin ordml to ascertain if .another lease'; is stil. in existence. ...

J. Mitchell’s tender for the Strathmore ■•bridge was -accepted.*• ' ;lJ 'PJie matter of the Vera Road extension HW- ■ elt in t!ie ,uuuls of t,u> En : gineer, as also was the matter" oi building the Rfrgupjijta bfiflgf. -> ■ , 'V i S ?i ® SO^ ll ” lion scheduling thirds on the tahi Road and Ma.rangac .Road (aboui £9O) for metalling and to allocate tin money for maintenance along, the sec tion frontages. :

Preliminary application us. to he made to obtain the Van foi the Mahgarewa Road. r ,< Accounts amounting to £17.0 fls Id were passed for payment.