MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 97, 5 August 1879, Page 2

MANAWATU COUN TY COUNCIL.

*_ _ YESTERDAY. The Council met yesterday at 2 p.m. Present — Messrs Macarthur (chairman), Sanson, Grower, Halcombo, London, Linton, Kebbell, Carr, and Uv Uockstrow. The minutes of last mooting were read and confirmed. CORUEi-PONDEXCH. Loiter ivaj from Kiwana Hunia, stating that he was quito willing to grant leave for the County road and the railway to pass through hU load at Horowhenua. Received. Letter read from Publio Works Department, enolosing fresh fnrra for progress payment on vote. Reoeived. Letter read from Mr Lin f eu stoting that he had sent a patient to Wangamu Hospital . Received. Letter read from the Hutt County Council, enclosing resolution re Mungaroa-Wai-kauae road, aud asking the County Council to co operate in pressing the Assembly to push on the work. It was resolved to cooperate with the IJutt Council. Letter read from the Mayor of Wanganu; re responsibility of the County for expenses of Henry Aslilt's maintenance in the Wunganui Hospital. The Chairnrm had replied that the County was not responsible. Letter read from the Treasury, stating that £163 2s had baen forwarded to the County i'uuds. Letter read from Mr Peter Stewart, stating that he was unable to pay his rates at present. Left for tha rate oollector to deal with. Letter read from Mr F. Cook, stating that ha had not app'ied for a slaughter license on the ground that no demand for meat now existed in the neighborhood of Paiaki, owing to the mill not working successfully. Letter read from Mr Alexander Cockburn, resigning the position of pounikeeper at Sandou. Received. Letter read from Mr A. GUnner, re felling bush on Grorge Road, and asking the Council to pay him. As this was a similar oase to oue dealt, with some time ago, it was resolved not to gsant the request. Letter read from Mr Thos. Bevan, asking for payment of half-years' salary, for Waikawa ferry. Letter lead from Palmerston Borough Council, re £40 refund of Mr G-. M. Snelson's auctioneer's license, paid by mistake into County fund. It appeared the amount had been held back, owing to an error made in supposing a man named M'Ewen belonged to Palmerston, when in fact he lived about four miles out of that town. The Council rosolved to pay the £&') at ence. Letter read from Rev. J. M' William, thaalcing tho Council for its ac ion regarding charitable aid to persons at Otaki. Letter read from Public Works Department, re payment for right-of-way to Ohau Ferry, giving notice that cost of same would be paid this year from Native vote, but not after. read from Thos. Foot, agreeing to pay all charges for his maintenance at Wanganui Hospital. Letter read from Rangitikoi County Council, applying for £55 10s for cost repairs Totomugi JBridge. Not in the County. Lette** read from Mr C. H. Muolean, solicitor, r» Barber's feuce. Letter read from Mr C. M'Kenzie, applying for a^slaughter license for Ashhm-st. The Council could not deal with the matter, as the applicant had not given notice in the paper. Letter read from Messrs Bartholomew asking permission to lay a tramway across the Kimbolton road* Request granted, on condition that proper drains be made. Letter read from Ihakara Tukuumru, stating he intended to put a gato across a road to prevent the necessity of fencing. The Council decided it had no power to dual with the matter. saneon railway. Letter road from Secretary to FoxtonS>inson Hail way Company, depositing various papers, &c, connected with the railway scheme. Dr Uockscrow said the plan allowed that the line went along the centre of tho road. He wanted to know whether that was correct. Mr Sar.9on said ib was intended to take the line along the East side so fur as Campion's Bush, wheu it would crois to the other side. Mr Grower said there was no deaire to interfere with the truffle. • i Mr Halcombe paid all tho plan was in tended for, was to show the private lands to be takeii for the railway. Mr Sanson moved tha following resolution, which was seconded by Mr G-ower, and carried : — " Lleforring to absolution passed by this Council on 28th Nov. 1878, granting leave t > the Foxtou and Sauson Railway Co. Limited, to construct a railway on tha County road, leading from Carnarvon junction to Sanson, this Council further agrees that the said Company may use either sile of the road for railway purposes, provided the Company make proper crossings aud in cases where the formation may be required, a sin-ilar road be made by the Company for the use of the public." Dr Rockstrow wished to insist on the Railway Company being compelled to feuce in the line. Air Sanson could not entertain any such idea, as the Company must deal with it. Mr Halcombe suggested to Mr Sanson that the plaus and documents should be all signed separately. Mr Sanson said they were attached and whilst so, formed one document.

Letter read from Thos. Udy, of Otaki, asking- if the Council intended to chav^o £30 per annum foi 1 lease of ferry reserve, and £:J0 for liis license, and stating that the gentleman who at prosont misrepresents llorowhenua Riding would some day have to answer for his treatment of licensed houses. — On the motion of Mr Halcombo, seconded by MrCarr, itwas> resolved, " That Mr Udy's letter be not considered, on the ground that its contents arc counhed in language disrespectful to the Council. " COUNTY PHINTI.VO AND ADVEIITISIN'O. Letter read from Russell Bros, and Capper & Co., urging that newspaper offices alone should be allowed to tender for County printing, as they assisted largely the pro • gre&s of the district, and also cau*ed a considerable expenditure ia the County. The Council resolved to consider the matter in connection with the advertising question, which had besn referred to a Committee of the whole Council. The Chairman said he had spoken to Mr Duugan regarding the tenders, and had found that he had no jobbing office. He had tnld him, however, that a tender would come in from Mr Loary. When writing to the Clerk, he had told him to invite tenders only from the newspaper offices. Througli mistake the Clerk had also invited tenders from Mr Leary. Dr Rockstrow said ho understood ten ders were to be invited from Mr Leary. The tenders were then opened as follows : — Mr Dungan, for 100 copies, £7 18.s ; the same rate to be charged up to 300, -over which number a reduction of 25 per cent, would take place ; Messrs. Capper and Co., for 100 copies, £8 7s ; Messrs Russell Bros., for 100 copie3,£lO 10s; for 500 copies, £27. Mr Linton proposed — " That Mr Bungan's tender be accepted." Seconded by Dr Hockstrow. Mr Kebbell wished to point, out that iv raality Messrs Russell Bros.' tender was tho lowest. The Couity was sure to want long numbers of the various forms, and if one tender was accepted because the first 100 would be done cheaper, a very great expense would bo gone to, and tilt* lowe3t tenderer would not get the work. The C ci'iinan sii I lie regrjtt9il ho had not oal'el far 500 from nil. However, ;he work would be very small, as there was a good sisp;>ly in stock, and the tenders would last only until the close of tlw financial yt-ar. Mr Halcombe said members should not forget that the chief work was in setting up the type. When that was done, tho paper was the principal item in the expense. It would therefore be ridiculous to pay. for subsequent hundreds at the same rate us for the first hundred. He could see that Messrs Ruasells' tender was much lower for s^o than Mr Dungan's would be. Mr Linton said Mr Dungan had tendered for 100, as required by the circular, and as he was the lowe-t for that number, he should got tho work. The resolution was carried, that Mr Dungau's tender be accepted for the financial year. The Council then went into Committee regarding the question of advertising, upon which subject a lengthy discussion took place. Mr Grower spoke of tho great good the newspapers had dene in the County. He was opposed to doing anything calculated to curtail the income of newspapers, provided a fair pi-ioe w.is charged. Mr Linton expressed the same views. Mr Halcombe thought both sides of the question should bo considered. The public money must be guarded, and at the same time the rights of the newspaper proprietors ! conside ad. All they wanted was, that County notices should be put in in ordinary type, md charged at a uuifonn scale, so that no particular paper should receive dif% ferent treatment. Dr Rockstrow, in a lengthy speech, advocated that tenders shoull be called for the advertising in one paper, which would then become the County Gazette. The notices could also then be put upon boards in tho townships. Some of the papers had no circulation at all. The Ma.nawa.tu Hebald especially, he thought a bad paper, with no circulation. Some Councillors gare up tlio papers when they were attacked. [Mr Gower — Why, you have given them all up.] Yes he had. He hoped the Council would accept his idea. Mr Loud m opposed any such notion. He had in business found advertising a good thing, and so would the County. Any attempt to cut down the prices, or call for tenders, would result in failure. Ho believed in supporting newspapers, which were good institutions, and did good. Eventually, a sub-oon.mittee son»istingof Messrs Sanson, Halcombe, Linton and Mucarthur were aj ointed, to confer with the Press, as to the charges. ■ '