INANGAHUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 94, 12 November 1877, Page 2

INANGAHUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

An nrlj >uvnod niceling of Ibe Council wns held nt the Chambers, Broadway, on Thursday evening last. Present: Messrs Brennan (c' airman) Cnr,l«js, Bync, Bayfeild, "Kelly and Dick, The consideration of correspondence was resumed as follows :— Up gold pur-aliases. The Clerk was instructed to write to the Bank of New Zealand and other Banks, asking whether in shipments of gold, purchased from Johnston, Barman and others is mentioned as being the produce of the luangabua County, and also to write to the Collectors of Customs Greymouth aud Wostport making similar enquires. Xjdter read from inhabitants of Black', Point, re flood water, lleferred to O rcr seer, with power to act. Ho M'Gillivray's letter, concerning Black's Point track, deferred to Overseer. Hall's letter relative to the completion of road down Shiel Strept, was proved to stand over. 11. E. Gullinp asking for refund •of money spent by h'\vp. in making Uppey SJi^el Street. Clerk instructed tQ obtain plans of Cou,nty rouds from Survey Office, Nelson. Key. Ip'acher parew, respecting tbp child of a woman named Annie Bro^n (in gaol). Clerk requested to ■make inquiries on the- subject. Petition from John Harold applying fo

compensation for loss .sustained, owing to not being allowed to close road during currency of bis contract. On the motion of Mr Dick, seconded by Mr Bnyfeild, it was decided to not /entertain the pcittipn. j Th,e Clerk reported tbo deatb ,pf B^r A. llunro, late County Engineer, i&d aljso reported generally upon the Mate, of jj the rqads, n»d tke damage done by tfje . , /lood. ■ < Re appl\catioa of 3^ane and Lynch for ; ' compeusatjqn for cost of fencing and cleori.ig cerlaiu land\at Louisville, which , had i>ccn o\e,ciar,ed a res.erye for public , purposes^ ! Pi'opos,ed by s£r pick that l ha motion J be jiot c^te^tai.Bed. ; An amendmeat wa? propoaed by Mr : Kelly, that tiie .daijea be yeferrf d to the j County Solicitor for his opinion as jto the j liability of the Cguncil fop such a claim, Seconded by Mr Byrne, and carded. , Mo^edby Mr Bayfcild, <c That a letter 1 bo^written to the manager of the Bank .of I .New Zealand, acquainting him of the fact tbat gold from Zala-to»'n ih ( Jhe produae of the County of Inangalma, i find that he bo furthe? asked to kindly I iafovm this Council of the .quantity of ! gold pyrchased by the Bink, from Ist j January, ls7f, to d^te/' S3^oaded by , Mr D\ok, and carriod. t Mii^TjESiXCK Tenders No. % Section, ' Gr&y Road. i £ s. d. Coclirnn*, vyidciiing, (accepted) 560 0 0 Cochraue, maintenance ... 630 0 O Smith Street. £ s. d. Molioy and R-ehan ... ... 421 0 Q Blakely 491 0 0 M'Guire /accepted) 318 0 0 M'lnerney (informal) ;.. 330 0 0 CoMrj,ETio;s* of Harold's c?u'.ract. £ s. dM'lnerney (accepted) ... 11? 0 0 Moved by Mr Bnyfeild, "That the Chairman communicate to the General Govermaent, also the members of the district informing, (hem of the inability of the Council to bivir the total cost -of maintaining the main trunk roads known as the Grey and Buller road, and ask for a special grant of at least £5,000 towards the cost." Seconded by Mr Caples, and carried. The C.quncH tUeu adjouracd until 2 p.m, on Fridny. Upon the resumption of the sitting on Friday, the following business was transacted ; — Moved by Mr IJrynp, and seconded by Mr Bayfei|4, and carried, '■' That v \plt-ey of pojjdolencp be forwarded by the Chairs tnan to "Mrs Munro, widow of the late A. Muijro, Ei-<j., County Engineer." The Olerk was authorised by resolution to pay all expenses connected tritb the burial of the late Mr A. Munro, and also ilje pxpeuse of erecting headstone. Moved by Mr Bayf.'ild, •• TUit the public be noticed to the c^ect thst appeals t]}e Bate Book, under section 43 of '' The Bating Act " will be received ?t (he Council Ofl?ee, up to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the 28th November, 1877.'' Seponded by Mr Cup|es, nnd carried. Mi' Gardiner waited upon the Council stating that owing to the alteration of the length of the bridge, tho south pier was shifted, and. the site was thus put in danger, and therefore he asked for £6. The matter was ordered to stanJ over, Mr Dash waited upon tl|e Council stating that he had o?ily received £1101 on account of proteptive works nnd urged his claim to, receive £20Qmore as progress payment. The Council after a long discussion decjinpd to accede to the request, Moved by Mr Bayfeild, "That in future the Council meet every fortnight. 1 ' Seconded by Mr Caples, and carried. Moved by Mr Caples " That a telogram be sent to the Premier, Sir George Grey, stating the enqrmous daroagp done tq the main trjjuk roads in \,he County of Inan. gahua, and stating that it is utterly im« possible for the Council to undertake the repairs or open roads for Irafflp. E^timato of amount required UJQ.QOO, and that the members of the district bo similarly in« formed." . Seconded by Mr Bayfeild, aad carried. Tlio Clerk was inslrncted to take the solicitor's opiuion as to whether passengers can land oa William's Innd at tha Fern Flat Ferry. The matter of protecting the piers of the bridge was left to the Executive Com» mi I tee, A long discussion ensued as to Iho necessity of appointing an es^ra overseer and the Chairman was empowered to deal with the matter. The Clerk was instigated to obtain solicitor's opiuion as to ppirer of the Council to prevent per<sotns from cutting or removing timhet 1 aloug the. banks of the rjver, A number of accounts passed, and thp CQunoil adjourned.