GERALDINE COUNTY COUNCIL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1970, 16 November 1889, Page 4

GERALDINE COUNTY COUNCIL.

At Wednesday's meeting of the G-eraldine County Council, when dealing with the Rangitata wa'er race*, Mr Quinn proposed, aod it was carried—•' That those who ref Deed to p»y the maintenance rate be writton to, and told that they must pay or legal step* sill bo taker-, to recover." Mr Moore thought it would be a good thing to have a plan drawn out, to provide that anyone spending a certain amount in making a branch race should have the maiutenanoe rate remitted for a certain time. It was remarked that recalcitrant users could be brought to their senses by cutting off the water. Mr Marehant paid the arrangement in regard to the Rangitnta rac*s (made between Mr Moody aod Mr Meason) was that the County should make enly the main lines, and the settlers themselves make tho branches required. In Seadown a different course was followed, bis instructions being to oa-ry water to every eeotiou if possible. Mr Coulter asked that £1 paid by him for making a short branch race be repaid to him. —Not entertained. Mr A. G-ynee, ranger on the Rangitata races, as the council deolined to inorea<se bis wages of 28i 3d pet week, asked that ho be made some allowance for horse tea'', ss ho was oompelled to keep a horse, contrary to his expectation. He had to find b ; j owo tools, and even stamps for his reports.— Allowance to be made for stamp?, but not for horse feed. A slaughterhouse license was granted to Messrs Whitehead and Son for a section at Epwortb, subject to the Tomuka Road Board's approval. Aooou :ts amounticg to £712 4) 7d were passed for payment. Included was Mr J. W. White's bill of coats and disbursement* in the Silcook case, £lB5 Is 4i, and his ordinary sooount, £42 12s 81 The Secretary prepared the following statement, to which have to be added a few small items, showing the amount pt>id and incurred for the Rangitata Wjter races : £ p. d.

The amount of the loan raised for the work was £2500. lb was agreed that the statement should he made out more in detail for the ratepayers.

Siloook ... 741 0 5 Oorkery ... 1026 6 5 Fletcher... ... _ ... 42 4 6 Sundry labor and material... 42 0 3 Clerk of Works 159 14 6 Mr Tripp and Mount Peel Boad Board ... 80 7 3 Engineers 322 10 6 Engineers' diibursements ... 46 4 9 Legal expenses 17 9 7 Printing, advertising, clerical 39 5 10 Total £2517 4 0 Siloock v. Council— £ s. d. Ba »urvey expenses 53 4 4 T. J. Joynt, forSilcock (award of jury, £466, costs allowed £217 2j lid) 783 2 11 Harper and Go. ... 124 6 8 J. W. White 114 8 11 Total £1075 1 10