EGMONT COUNTY COUNCIL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 277, 13 April 1911, Page 8

EGMONT COUNTY COUNCIL

I _ The ordinary monthly meeting of the | Council was held on Friday last. Pres- | ent: Crs. Hurst, Farquhar," Young, Harvey, and Willcox. In the absence of the I chairman (Cr. Dudley), Cr. Youii" was appointed to the chair. ° | The inspector (Mr. Glasson) notified : that a few patches of blackberry were I growing near Oaonui concrete bridge. The fonnan to be authorised to have the matter attended to. Mr. Geo. Rutherford wrote that he would most likely be in Taranaki at an early date, and would then make an offer to the Council for the flax on roads under the council's jurisdiction. Crs. Campbell, Hurst, and Macßeynolds [were appointed a committee to inspect the three bridges (Taungatara, Manga-: liunie and Lltham road) and 'report at next meeting. Cr. Macßeynolds reported that the culvert at Mrs, Carroll's required four lengths of timber for repairs—Timber to be obtained. Tenders were accepted:—Contract 186. G. Kehely 3s 2d; contract 184, Henricksen, £lO7 (subject to approval); contract 185, Mulvihill £l4O (subject to approval). Cr. Macßeynolds gave notice to move at next meeting that the boundaries of Rahotu riding be altered; viz., Rahotu riding be from Pimiho to Oaonui; Ominake riding from Oaonui to Taungatara, I'oreman Humphries (Rahotu southen) reported that during the month lie had been engaged raking up the loose stone anil repairing road between Waiaua and Taungatara rivers. The greater portion of the decking on Mangaunic and ■Taungatara bridges was getting very rotten, and might break through at any time, lie had no timber on hand to repair the bridge. It required 600 feet of timber at each' bridge. Ho had lengthened the two culvert's between Heimama and Kotoetoe streams.—Abridged from Opunake Times.