Oroua County Council

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 15, 7 February 1884, Page 2

Oroua County Council

■ ; ; : , : .. •, » ;,;•,,- ,.- v**" An ordinary meeting of tfce CwAneil was held at the Council's offic* ta^Mancliester street yesterday Present— -Cr» Macarthur (Chairman), Linton, Engels Sly, Walker, Douglas, VI eßeth and Skerman. .; . .;,.- .-,... . .•/.,... -^ • The minutes of the ordinary meting on the 28th November last, and of th« special meeting held on_3lst December.. were read and confirmed. , " \.-t;if, iitf - A report of the Committee '^itb* Connoil on 31ft December, anfl.tsjsoof the Taonui-Fitiherbert Boad Ommttteo were presented, '/' . -"; '" ."'.'..,'!•. : ,.V- ■-*"■■ ' The following correspondence to the Council was read 'z-± . ; ' . Public Works Department agreeing: to hand over grant. ' «i Same re rote of £200 for ttaaswatv Gorge Bridge. i Bame re Longbura deviation, Wellington and Manawatu Baiiway. •>,•■-., 7f--,-Colonial Treasurer re imprest payments. •■■:■•'•. . '•■■•.-■■ PuWic Works O£Bce re grant. '. Manswatu County ConnciTre alfoc«tion of grants. ' > ' _-V Same re Awahuri Bridge. - . Ct Skerinan re same. Property Tax Commissioner re r»l» Tolls. • •••■•■■■'■■■■ ' „.-\ ■■• ■■"•■ \- _" ■„$ ■ Manawatu Boad Board re main road— Fitzherbert to be declared r Counff road. Same re ßonny thorpcEairangiroad. ;j T.Wray tender for dog cbllaf^-', " ;? D. Pringle ditto. . , : '->? ; ; ■ . P. Maule re Banger, Taonui Siding. . Besident Engineer tp. Loi»gburn devia* tion. .■..'•.. -x ■■■;;..;.%' : .;;--'r Chief Engineer ditto. -: -- Or Sly ditto; 't~^?i%.'Z-. ' ' ■ Mr St wart re inspection of works. ' '■" Justice Department re Lteeitsißg Districts. ;';...,■; .. „; r ; v 1. ' E..3L Beidre dnia, Gorge road;,,, G.' Ki Death spphoation, .|or siaughter house license. V ■ .'- ' '[]', ''['{-■'.■'i:,;^ : ' J. Bymer re Kairanga drain. . : '-' Mr Sinclair complaint re Gorge FWir< ; Mr Liriton re expenses, County; deputation. , ; ■.■•■.■■--.- ■;• ■■■■<::■& _"> :: l ■ ■', District' Surrey Office r* roii deria■tion/Ewitea.:./ I.^.1 .^. "-'':._ ':^^:';v Clerk Liceating Committee ree'eetiott of committee. .... "f . : .!>. F. Bassett and. ptheri. petitieA r» Bunnjthorpe-Bjiirangi Boad. ; r, j'L . Cr Walker re. application andef Boad and Bridges Coßstraction Act. . Cr Lin ton re . ?Ote to Johnsky-faarily.* Younger and Laing re extension of: time on contract. ' :....-, /i Manawatu Boad Board re, gnm^of l . grave] rcserre... . ;- ■ ■ ■•■'..£ ?., •'•;''' j C. and G. Peck, c|a»m for felling road line./ " ",/■ r; ■/,•'••*■'■■ '.; ■ ■'■■:■■ .^/-* ■ , Tax Commissioner m mistake in Talott^ tion roll. •_..;• . Town Clerk Wnnganm ,re } Sfotpital' Management Committee. ' ' •* '-^ 'T. S. Hoe, wjth petition re raspensioa* A large number of let terj. were also read from persons reqaestbig and ,fiQjE|sea> ting to alterations. pa the rate'roll. The mat ter of the..Go rernment grant of £879. under the /Boads- and Bridges Ceastruction Act, making with the Couafcr'a share in the expenditure for works £987 was then discussed, -and -the amount was divided by the rule, of proportion. A discussion followed on the -pelitfpa 61 the ManawstuEoad Board that Fitrherbert be declared a county road. The '] Chairman suboiiUed that it irould incur i an unoecessar^ expense, and %i tijtirt^wM, enry probability^f^tiitf County, bftng-;

shortly abolished, it was^not expedient to Itjisl ate with reference to this matter. Cr« Walker and Engels strongly supported the petition, arguing the injustice the ratepayers had suffered under the old County regime, and the impossibility of getting full j usliee while the road was divided into two parts under the jurisdiction of two separate bodies. A resolution on the subject was about to be moved, but the Chairman ruled that it was extraordinary business.*; and could not be dealt with until after.a ..-. .notice of motion had been given. "• The: petition and olber correspondence Fe,thi a Buonytborpe Kairangi road was then ..considered, and it was agreed to .'.. if^fer the raattei to the Manawatu Road ijkwjfljl/. . . ". the appointment of the ,\\ .Officers. for the Licensing districts was ' v theft!made« as follows : -Kiwitea/Mr E. Crdodbehere; Ashurst, Mr Marsh; Hal. '«^mbe, Mr Purkisg. Ihe remuneration fee for each election to be 21s. "] On tbe motion ofCr Mcßeth, seconded %y.-jCr Engels, tbe application of Mr Peath. for a slaughtering license was granted with, tbe usual conditions. The letter of complaint re the Gorge Ferry was then considered, and it was Agreed that tbe Chairman call MrFalloon's attention to tbe matter by letter, and that Mr Sinclair be instructed to that effect. Messrs Cotter, Marsh, and Whibley attended as a deputation from tbe settlers of Ashurst for the purpose of asking the Council to take some steps towards the erection of a bridge across the Manawatu at the Gor&e. Mr Cotter having stated the object of the deputation, the Chairman pointed «ut the impracticability of anything being done in tbe matter at present, the Government having distinctly given to understand that tbe' matter must come under tbe Koads and Bridges Construction Act. Hence nothing could be done till the 31st of June next, besides wbicb the terms of fbe lease of the Ferry precluded * bridge being vied for another two ■ jears. " i! The deputation being satisfied with the •^xplattaiion, thanked the Council and . withdrew: ■„ Mr Lintoti's request re tbe Jobnski family was declined, and it was resolved, <ITr^TitJt l jhe ( jc«i«p.J#iion.of-4th October, 1883, (-^fgr,; aUpuran^ja-L to Johnskt > family be ..., rescinded. Resolved, on the motion of Cr Mcßeth, seconded by Cr Douglas, That tenders be \ -called for metalling the impassable por- < "' : tfous of tk« Kimbolton and Maekay's (ttscu Mr Hoe** offer to obtain signatures to petition in Wellington for tbe sum of £5 was declined. Keftdlved, That the Chairman be authorised to advertise and take all necessary r^Ateps with reference to the suspension petition. , „. """' The report of the Taonui-Fitzherbert • Committee was adopted. ' -A resolution was passed acceding to the requests for alterations on. the irate roll. S* That Mr T. H: Anderson's ' deposit of £5 on Fitzherbert road con- ' 3rsct, no# completed, be returned, Mr Armstrong to furnish voucher for extra "'clatm.^:. ' ■ ' ' ''.'. miol&aLfi disenssi'eta' followed on. the sub•i.jeet -of the petition of the settlers re the Xairanga drain, after which it was pro- ■' posed by CrSly, seconded by Crßkerman, ... That the petition of the ratepayers on the Foxtonrorad be. acceded to. - The motion was negatived, two only Toting in its favor. The report of the committee re the .Awahuri Bridge, together with that of Mr Armstrong, engineer, on the subject, was then considered. . A long and somewhat animated discus* «tott ensued, which showed that some misunderstanding had arisen between the Chairman and committee with reference j£o the action taken in the matter of the engineering for the temporary repairs to the "bridge during the absence of the Chairman in Wellington. The Chairman fully j ustified the action he had taken, and said that what he had done Tiad been with the best intentions, .and with the view of satisfying the wishes of the committee. * . It was eventually resolved that the report in % nestion be referred back to the Engineer. Crs Mcßeth and. Linton were authorised to sign cheques. As the Government had not granted jam? money for the Awahuri Bridge all the tenders were declined. Besolved, That 'the next meeting of the Council be held on the first Wednesday in March at 12, nobri. Accounts amounting to £1,703 were passed for payment. l The Council then adjourned.