Ohinemuri County Council

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4446, 7 August 1909, Page 2

Ohinemuri County Council

At the monthly meeting of the Ohinemur 1 County Council, held at Paeroa on Thursday, Mr P. Grace presiding, tenders were accepted ps follows : —Strengthening and repairing Karangahake suspension bridge, J. W. Forrest, JBII4 16s; repairing and redecking Waitekauri bridge, on the main road, R. Pennell, £ls ; forming and sanding 34 chains of Wiseman’s Road, Waitoa, Smallmanßros., £S4 4s,

It was dcoided to ask the Minister for Mines to treat as irrcooverable rents on mining privileges throughout the district that the mining registrar had been unable to collect. The amouut involved was over £IOOO.

Word was received from the Mines Department that the Minister had approved of a subsidy of 5s per foot to enable McClymont and Williamson to drive a tunnel at Dagherty’s Creek, Karangahake. The Coimoil decided to grant a subsidy of 2s 6d per foot towards the oost of the tunnel.

It was decided to erect a lamp at the railway crossing in William-street, Paeroa. An application from the Karangahake School Committee for drainpipes to drain the water away from the sohool ground was granted, the cost not to excet 1 £4O.

The report of the Finance Committee showed tho overdraft to be .£9060 11s 2d, aud the receipts last month £3952 O 3 sd. Accounts amounting to £2103 19s 8d were passed for payment.