Orua County Council.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 23, 31 July 1883, Page 3

Orua County Council.

The Council was sitting when we went to press on Saturday, and the following is the continuation of the report commenced in our last issue : — A letter was read from T. S. Hoe, re anadiustment.of accounts between the Kiwitea Road Board, and Manawatu Road Board. ' Cr Engles moved and Cr bkerman seconded, That a committee be appointed consisting of Crs -Mcßeth, Skerman, Macarthur aud Sly, to enquire into accounts as between the Manawatu Road Board, and Kiwitea Road Board, which are in dispute and to report at next meeting of the Council, and that Mr Hoe do wait upon the committee and give explanation wben required. -Carried. A letter was also read from G. W. Russell, of Palmerston, applying for the printing for the County. Prom Mr Park, of Palmerston, applying for the supplying of the stationery for the County. A petition was preiented from Bunny « thorpe settlers, calling attention to the unpassable state of the BnnnythorpeOroua road, and asking the County to do something in the matter of putting the road into a proper state for traffic. Cr Engels moved, That the Chairman and Crs Douglas and Sly be appointed a committee re the adjustment of accounts between the Oroua and Manawatu County Councils. Mr Sly thought the committee ought to be a fully representative one, and suggested that his own name be struck off, and the names of Crs Skerman, Linton ad Walker be'added. It was then resolved, That the committee co- sist of the Chairman, Crs Skerman, Douglas, Linton and Walker. Also that the committee be empowered to employ an accountant. It was resolved, on the motion of Cr Skerman, seconded by Cr Sly, That the Chairman communicate with the Manawatu County Council with reference to the state of the Awahuri Bridge. Resolved, on the motion of Cr Sly, seconded by Cr Kngel, That the Manawatu Council be requested to hand over all maps and plans relating to the district now constituting the new County. Some conversation ensued as to the most convenient place for the Council to hold its meetings, some members contending for Feilding and others for Palmerston. Crs Mcßeth and Linton thought Feilding the most central place. Crs Engels and Waiker thought Palmerston would be the most convenient so far as the railway time table was concerned. The Chairman said he would nut argut the point, as, personally, he was quite indifferent where the meeting was held, but still he thought Feilding would suit the greater number, at the same time he hoped there would be no necessitj' io fix a permanent place of meeting. Cr Douglas then moved and Cr Linton seconded, That the Council meet again at the office of the Manchester Road Board, on Friday, August 10th, at 10 a.m. This was carried unanimously. Cr Bailey gave notice that he would move at the next meeting of the Council, That the Counties Act be suspended, by petition or otherwise for the Oroua County. The Council then adjourned.