CASTLEPOINT COUNTY COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10039, 9 May 1910, Page 3

CASTLEPOINT COUNTY COUNCIL.

I The ordinary meeting of the Coun-1, cil was held on Saurday last. Mem-|i bers present were Messrs J. S. Lang-i| don chairman), Hiehardson. R. >! Langdon, Ryder, Shnes and Mason. Correspondence was read from | Messrs Stillborn re thair stock ing on the road, through their fence '-; being opened to take road meta!, and £ asking that a gate be put in before the stcQ'3 is used again. The Wellington Benevolent lasti- $ tutioT', re Mrs McDougall having left?! the Ohiro Home. || i Mr W. Andrew wrote on the 3urvey ( |j jp f of a deviation of the load from thelsj fe/old line over the Castlepaint pro- $ f| la The secretary to the new Charit- J Ipable Aid and Hospital Board wrote .3 l|!asking the Council to undertake the of aid to the County, il plwhich was agreed to. gv |g Mr Barton wrote advising that the ii Ecouncil accept the contract as com-'ij l|plete of the Whakataki Road, al-j' : | lithough it was rough and jjilike.—lt was decided to pay the bal-f|j glance due to the contractor and accept ■ the work as finished. S| The secretary to the Solway Homef| || advised that the old man Aaron® 1 House would be admitted to the Home® 1 if in healthy condition. |i I The Westland County Council for-ll I warded a proposal to amend the If

County electoral roll, and it wasj|i agreed to support the proposal asjgj requested. m\ Mr D. Munro wrote stating that®? he did not use the new road for stockl|,' driving throughJca estate, and he|gi was doing all he could to prevent itsl|' being damaged, it was decided to in-f|j form him that gates on the lea road||\ would have to be removed excapt the boundary of the subdivision, andj®'that Mr Andrew must obtain sion from the owners of the land to®! make the deviation. si! It was agreed to write to the Po3t-;®' master-General and endeavour to Ket|fp some alteration made in the present®, system of working th? Post and Tele-J|' phone offices so as to bring them all||) to close at the same hour in the||; middle of the day. |Jj

It was decided to enforce the wheel, tyre by-law and direct the surfacemen to report any infringement of same. The road overseer reported that tht> metalling of the Whakataki Valley road was finished, and that the for-1

mation of 35 chains of road in Tenui

Valley was completed. It was de

cided to have the gateway at thei boundary metalled by the owner, orj have the gate removed from the road! at lower boundary of the Taipos.j

The Treasurer reported a credit balance on General account of £585

12s 3d, and loan account 25 6s Bd. Accounts amounting to £390 13s 6d were [examined and passed for payment.