MAURICEVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10717, 30 October 1912, Page 3

MAURICEVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL

MONTHLY MEETING. The usual monthly meeting of the Mauricevilk County Council was held on Saturday, the 26th inst. Present • —Crs C. Churchill Jackson (cha:rIman), H. J. Dagg, .J. E. Perry and JL. P. Larsen. ....>■-,/.<-:■;■•:, The road inspector wroto informing; j the Council that all works in connecItionwith Government gra-nts for roads and bridges must be carried out by contract. If otherwise, the Minister's consent must' first bo obtained. ) The Wanganui County Council forj warded a resolution urging the Gov- ! erament to giye.the freehold to lessees of small > grazing runs; and asked the Council's co-operation.—Received. { Thof County clerk, Eketahuna, ' wrote requesting the collection' of a special rate due from occupiers of sec-, tion 171, block 13, Mangaone v S.D., the "thirds" which had hitherto met this special rate being now exhausted. The Mauriceville Dairy. Company asked permission to lay a pipe along the main road at the Hastwell creamery. : A plan of land for a metal pit at J.-Bryan's was received from Messrs Seaton. Sladden and Pavitt. Cr Judd forwarded notice of motion, to rescind the resolution authorising the purchase of small birds eggs and heads. —This'-motion 'was held over until next meeting. ':■'■% .•,'>'. j Cr Seymour wrote from Wellington ' stating that ,he would be; unable to be .present at tfie meeting. He ahd : Cr'Judd were granted leave of • absence. ~;\ . ._. V -,-'. '..-.■ "■'lt"was resolved to apply for the'Toari of<-£llO for bridges on Mangatainoka Valley road. '■ ■'.■■■■ {■'■ A W§ SjfaUriceyjlle Dairy Company's j,requost-re laying pipes on side of road . was granted., . -•• ...■••.' " j : It was resolved to connect the office with Mastertbn-Mangafhahoe private telephone line.' 1 It was resolved to notify the storekeeper and-butcher to discontinue : supplying rations to C. Anderson. ! • Instructions were given to-'Messrs-i Larsen Bros to resume work on their .contracts;on;.Mauriceyille: south and west roads as soon' as the weather permits. ;*■■ Accounts;, amounting 'ib"£l&iffrskX<> ■were parsed for-payment. ;• . ~ ;,