AKAROA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 332, 23 September 1879, Page 2

AKAROA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Saturday, Sept. 20.

A special meeting of the above Council-; was held at the Hill Top on."'the -above date, for tho s purpofjef of bylaw for the regulation of Pouiids. • j V • Present —Messrs ; (Ch'aarnian), Hay, Fleming,; Coop, Dalglish,! fcebbie^and. Bradley. ■; ; _ : , , r ' The ■minutes of . the previous l ./ special meeting were read <md / - On the confirmatio-fof the v by-law* coming on for consideration, considerable discussion ensued as to the fee chargeable for giving notice. Ultimately, Mr Coop moved that this be reduced from 3s to Is. S The motion was seconded by Mr Gebbie j and carried. "Tlie by-law as altered was then ""'confirmed. * " , ~..,<! > This concluded the business of the special meeting. .Ordinary .Meeting." Present—The same members, with the addition of Mfc McDonald. ! Mr G. Armstrong waited upon the. ;Co.un©il toj-appeal to them-to a* •road to his'pjroperty. He had paid rates for fifteen years/ • © uring that time he had paid over £300 in rates, arid nof a penny, had be.ri spent ori ! a ¥0„d ttf his property. Over ; the range, land . s to. the, v*alye of -E30,000 had been sold,'arid not a shilling had been spenTlher.. He read a list of purchasers of : laritl fri that locality, show*' _S£QOO .acres.. I /The; Rdstd. Eo'ard had received i,!. fair'ghare of this but had not the honesty to spend a shilling 1 in that f part! of '* the" country. '■' "■ '"■ ■ ' The Chairman called the speaker to order. ;><■:: .< -• >~ <-~ -~ Mr A'rm.trong 'declined to be called to order. ..If he infringed on the privileges of the Council he placed' himself in their hands; but he : did n6l corisider that because. \\e .happened to, tread, .on, Mr Wililiams'jCprriS irihislcapicityiarmertibei: of the Road Roard.that an y remarks he thought fit.to make abpnt anyother public body f-hould be 'taken umbrage at by the Council. ■■'-'•■■' ■ .■■■•■:; .',-;:■ .' The,phairman; ;appealed _. to ,■ the Council to protect his ruling. , ,'"'.' ~_ After' a few rndr. Mr Arhistrong withdrew, stating he, would await the Council's decisic.-." 1 ■''< ""■ ■ / .<<;.:/."■ j >i\ -f-] r > rj_iA_-__:A_.fsStatement. j ■ I; [The Qhajripan ]read-a off the business which was to coirie before' the Council,. including. - the, of accounts, ; showing "'on -the■' County Fund Account a: net balance Of £1174 Is Bd, , ahd'Wth'e Special Grant's i Accourit-'-E1202 163. •' ■>■ ' ■■-. ';■ r--' '•-• •: ■ ■.. -: • • With. reference (to Mf Armstrong's application, it was resolved, oh the motion of Mr Gebbie, > that Mr ; Armstrong jbe referred to the, Akaroa and Wainui ;Road Board, and that the Board 'lie written to, , asking them ",io. cousid erthe application. The Council here. adjourned fora "short time. ""■■'■ '• ' ,: "-' : '- : '' ; " -' .;■.:!'■■■.r.ii-^i On resuming, Mr Barker the' room and took his seat.

: Mr Armstrong was in attendance;'and . the resolution already come to, on his application, was communicated -to him. '■■' Mr Armstrong expressed his opinion that the resolution did not meet the case.,: ■.''■;: ; -'.i /.CORi-ESEONDENCE. ; '• - Letters were read— From the Colonial Secretary (circular), asking for certain returns. -' p , The Chairman stated ihat'the' return had been furnished. .- :; ! .,----' '•' From the Chief, Surveyor, (circular), re preventing disturbance of survey, jnarks. • From the .Superintendent of' Police, informingthe Couricil. of the names'of con- : stables in charge of • Tai [ .Tapu and Governor's Bay respectively. "Further 'stating • that .he' p&lice had I: not'been-furnished with monthly-lists of dogs registered, and that the public .complained that they could not obtain facilities for.registration. Mr Gebbie made ah explanation as to . some remarks of his/made at the previous meeting with regard to the police at Tai Tapu and Gebbie's Valley./ (He had not, ..stated, .as Reported in one of the papers, that the'police in those districts 1 had refused to look after dog's.*■"■•!.-. ! - Mr Hay thought the work would never be .satisfactorily done until, it was placed in the hands of the police. • : ' Mr Gebbie could" "not concur. with this - view. ' - '-"-■■";-/. From Mr Francis Gread, offering to submit two alternative plans for tlie drainage of JLakes Ellesmere and Forsyth. ; ]_lr Coop thought" the Council should receive the plans. ; : - .t Messrs-Gebbie,'Hay, ahd ; the Chair-nan considered that, as the Couricib bad no funds at its disposal to entertain the apshould riot] allp-yv the plans to become public. * A,resolution, declining to entertain the matter 'was carried. ■'"■ ' !! - ' [ .'-. ; From Mr G. Armstrong, asking definitely that the Council,wouldiundertake;, the con-, struction of p, road ( to his property. , i { Consideratiori of the matter was.def erred till* an answer.should &om the Ak^roa^apd!iWiWWL%. a d,ißoard/6g ithe .matter. . . ... ' ""', . '. "7,-" I. . ; From Messrs'fenton arid -Wilkins, certify _rig that 1-he Pigeon Bay and- Port Levy, ro'adhad bp.n:graded., • ; j :'/ -j- From;, the Chairmen >of /the two Boards,'. ! .:applff*ingfor'£7oox)ftbe special grant of ■ ,£IOQO. ,;,„,!• >.■■*,*-,..■■■•'> i,;iL !- ;: ' .The sum was ordered to be paid. !■•>■• ' "jrqm.Mr D. "Wright, resignirig his office;, 'as"do£ 1 Okain's district. 1 ) R._igHa l tion- : ac6-pted. ;l ' ,: ' i ; ! ' ; ' ? . From Mr J. Hunter; Little Akaloa, offer- 1 ' -m'ghis • eervide.i las' registrar for Ithe dis- , trict. -. -._,..( /.-- : : '.'.ln !; ; ii; ! ,-v be very • balden the. £e,Bon T s.Bay.end ,of the dis-. .riot for tlie registrar to be' located atjorie.' extremity.' '"'Mr IB.'Prie'st; : of•' Okain's Bay, would-be > willing to act,- ; and ■ he would move that he.b6 .appointed. .He, had nothing against? the gen,tlema,n proposed, but thought' that the convenience'of ■ the public should be studied. - • :' Mr Priest's/appointment was; carried; .•.From"tlie cpntractp.: .for;, the Council ojiambers >: ,asking for,;a, (further progress payment; of ,i&180.: . , .. ; .",, f, ; •- 'Mr Gebbie proposed.that the-contractor be paid'What'.'ap'peared tob-'due to him on Hhe architect--' ce-tifi-ate'/subjeOt to thej ap- > ''provaT bff the b'*---dmg ; comihi tte(. Carried. y J_.om'!ihe.Littlq<Riyer Cemetery Board, . asking ithat ithe £50; voted fa?: . bis cemetery ; be paid oyer to their .credit. The'money was ordered to be paid. From "tlie Inspector of Slaughter-houses, forwarding hiSireport for .August;. ' From the Pigeon Bay Road-Board, asking if the Council would be prepared to subsidize any subscriptions raised in the

district for the purpose of erecting a jetty or any other public works. The Chairman thought that perhaps in conjunction with thi3 letter the Council might take into consideration the motion of which Mr Barker had given notice at the previous meeting, that their funds be allocated to the various Road Boards. Mr Barker would like to obtain an pression of opinion from the ratepayers as to whether they would wish to see this money expended by the Road Boards or retained by the County Council. He would, however, move the resolution. Mr Fleming seconded the resolution. ■■*• Mr Dalglish proposed as an amendment that the money be retained in the handa of the Council. The amendment was carried, and it was held that this disposed of the application •from.Pigeon Bay, as well as one from the Akaroa and Wainui Road Board, asking for its share of the 20 per cent of the Land Fund. -.-... okain's road board. The Clerk waj* .directed to write to this Board regarding the non-receipt of an an.swejr to a former cemmunicaticn re a ]l§ttep|rpm Mr]_.awbir. x 0 : '■ ''; *']' ' i .INSUMNqE.'" *' '' J ' The question of insurance of the Council Chambers wa"_ leftin the hands of the ■'Building Committee.; ; t ;i .",. ;, railway route. The Chairman..reported that the Committee appointed to ( enquire, into the-ques- . tion of, f;he railway, route had hot- ibeen able as ye. to procure ■ Sufficient data to bring up a report. He wofcld ask for an exfejision r of ; time.: . >,;. .- ; t .. _r: • extended,- and the Chairrban authorized .to call the' Council ...gether when prepared with the report. , ■■■:■■■ -r \ ........ CLOSING OLD ROADS. Mr Hay caUed the, attention of the Council to the great difficulties and expense attending the sale of old roads. He thought it would be a great benefit to the district if some of these restrictions were done away with.' At present the cost of survey was so.great as to . swallow up all the proceeds.- He would move that Mr Montgomery be written to, asking him to introduce a short amending bill, authorizing them to use the existing plans instead of having to have fresh surveys made. The period of notice was also too long. :■' -'Mr Coop'th-light they Should d.esai, very carefully with! %\M Jn, after. He thought the public roada..of.. a country should be jealously guarded, and, not-be-able to be changed at the will of a few "landholders.

Mr Hay utterly disclaimed any intention of 'depriving the ratepayers -of their control over these roads. ' Mr Gebbie agreed.with Mr Hay.. x The resolution was carried, Messrs Hay, Williams and M'Donald being appointed a committee to draw up the letter. little' mvijr pounP. ' . ■ - Mr Gebbie stated that the Poundkeeper at Little River had asked him for' -instructions as to what he was to do with th© proceeds,of sold put of Jhe"pound. To 'be 'informed that the -mdn.y should be paid into the; County Council. • PAYMENTS.* ..:.. jThe*following accounts were passed for payment:-— ' ~ :'''''"' \ Harper arid.Harper ... ' ... £4 5 0 -Members travelling expenses... 33 5 0 Little River'Cem-t-ry "•' ... 50 ,0 0 Clerk's salary to Sept. 30■-.■'....; 32 10 0 Inspector of Slaughter-houses.. ... salary to Sept.'-30.; ■ \ ... '5 0 0 Printing and adviertising ... 11' 2 3 ••'' -■- ■'■'' ■'•■-■■■■■ ■•': - : £136 2 3 COUNTY MAP. -The ; . f Qhak-map,, the.. Council *_h6-flc_ prb_are 4. -th _.p,^showan*"*. the.boundaries of the Boards and Ridings. If they waited' (ill tlie surveys wore complete they might have to wait a Jong time. Mr Hay*' concurred; bnt thought the . bbaridarief. of: the < Ro,ad should be better defined. . Their Bpard had had disputes with Okain's district as tomebounddary. He : thought the>tboundary as regarded the rldge-road was most unfair to ■,the Wainui district. Their (Pigeon Bay) boundary ran along - .!-.-., it,. but just far eriough away for them to escape any share of its construction.- '-■::_ It was resolved that a map be'procured, the Chairman to request the .Chief Surveyor . tofrecommend some person competent to copstruct one. ~'.... MIS-E-LANEOU.. ' •■ ; It was resolved, to procure copies of the Statutes.of New Zealand.since 1875. , An. extension of time for" a month 'was gTarited to "the cod tractoi 1 for the Council Chambers. :y,.'The riieetiWg adjourned karte die on the understanding "that the Chairman give notice W the .various members.