Manawatu Coiinty Council.

Manawatu Herald, 11 August 1892, Page 2

Manawatu Coiinty Council.

The ordinary nioritjiiy-taeeting ot the above council "was , held aij their office, Sanson, yesterday, fit' ll _,a.m. Present — Crs Ransom', ''{cliau'ft&nV Saxon, Masters^ (1 McKenzie. " \..' ( .' ( : . ';* .V '"' ' The minutes of the, i; r previous.' meetipg.wer^readj and' confirmed. The folWwlqgf correspondence was then read : : — . •.. ,'.„. ■> From.fH.Bux);.oi>, Traffic Manager, approving of^trara running to Foxton on .'Wednesday] iOth inst. , Councillor Mitchell, applying for .leay-e.; pi, absence, through indisposition, •/• i „,:■!,' W. Whi.te.rpd, Pahautanui, in which h.e considered the terms too high for leasing, the. train. •Railway/Cpmmissipnprs, aclmow*. ledging receipt , of jlefter, ■ respecting^ a nght-of-way throug.h f the<jEailway Eeserve at, prpiia.,Br'i!dg^',,',.an.d informing the Council 'i^yr<jjiltt ie^rivft consideration. „ , r . „ 7 ', , J. Herbert Ha.nsn?,;,' iplioitof, replying to Council, re accountl^ ' J. G. Wilson," M.fi.R., stating there was no Bill yet in the House to which he oould add an amendment asked for, in regard to ferriei. .. Ne,w .^y^ouj,h^C^unty r rC^>ncil, "asking icu:jtHeirJJj6^)p^ I |,tioin relating tp the leasuig m Native l^ndsUiy/.;^ r fJQJST Sanson, |ienry •• earifoiju juhr^ JdHn Haftrfet and Emily Florence earrsott, asaiifg for a division of their profieriiie^ m Campbell Eiding, and wisMbg tliwr names placed on the county roll. Nathaniel Rich","* executor in the' estate of Fred. Rich (deceased), applying foi\a transfer of eeetion 4, ■ Doug3d& r >!Bl(Jelo dbo> CAnders-^er^on ; section 59, to Charles Hopping ; and ; ~sgciioriisß io Charley Borgej&{o r 7/ r Peter Hutson & Co., Wellington, sending particulars '■•a'ad ' B^es. , of drain pipes, required by the jOoiincil.

CUudttß Bray, eßg'iiseer to tlia Council,, reporting that hn had iaspactefl the; 'tram-lino an;l £>nnd it in very fair repair. R- Austin, Foxton, offering three pounds for the right to cut flax on the' road from to Oroua. Bridges, aud enclosing cheque. • The- amount was consideratl in sufficient, and the clerk had answered accordingly, - ; David {Speedy, asking the Council . 'if thjy would • metal tho road from "the Saadon cemetery to his property, >; ; bectfon 57 and 58. "Walter Altfdorf. Foxton, asking the overseer to appoint a day re work to b 3 done at Oroua Bridge. W. H. Mathers, Taikorea, complaining of a culvert which he had repaired, and asking to be reconi'pen'jed. The engineer, Mr Bray, enclosing account. W. M. Mowatt, Chief Inspector of Machinery, asking tho Council to have engine ready for inspection. P. M. Brooks, a#jon asking the ' . Council to return the balncec of his deposit on lease of tin in. i-\'- '^Ph'e Mftiiawatu Road Board, enclosing- tb> Statement of expenditure on -the Aw&hnri Bridge, and the Council's liability, .he Clerk was instructed. \6 attend to this. ;-, . Oolonial Secretary asking for a wtQrn of the number of members of the Manawatu County Council, and " ttte : Various Road' Boards in the district..— Attended to, A number of other letters- and accounts were read from D. M. Brooks, late lessee of the tram. The Council then proceeded to deal with, the correspondence, received. „.••..;■. ,It waa proposed by Cr Robinson, seconded by Cr Masters, That Cr Mitchell be allowed leave of absence •for this meeting, and was carried. Resolved, on the motion of Or Bobinson, seconded, by Cr Ransom, the alteration in rate -roll be "made according to Messrs Sanson'a application. Proposed by Cr Ransom, seconded by Cr McK'enzie, That Mr N. Rich's application as trustee of F. Rich for the tiame of C. Hopping for section ...58, Anders Persson for section 59, and C. Burgess for section 54, Douglas Block, be placed on rateroll instead of F. Rich.— Carried. The Council then adjourned for lunch until 2 o'clock. Upon resuming. Cr Saxon pro - posed, and Cr Masters stconded, That the overseer, with Cr Masters and Saxon see road complained of by Mr , Speedy, and report on the same at next meeting of the Council. Carried.;' P^aolyed, ; on , the motion of Cr Baxpn) 'seconded by Cr Masters, That the : County Clerk be instructed to wait on the clerk of the Manawatu Road Board and check all vouchers for payment made on ac , CQUaiLofLAwahuri Bridge. '^pMr D. ftl . Brooks' lengthy corres - to the Council relating to ■different matters connected with the 'tramwa l^ now (Same on for discus-sioni-and it : was resolvsd, on the , proposition of Cr McKenzie, seconded by Cr Ransom, That Mr D. M. Brooks be informed that the Council intend to carry out the pro- . vision .of the lease, and that unless he pays ■ the balance due to this .Gajineil at once; .the matter will be , : placed, in the hands of the County . Bdlicitor for collection . ' : The Council now held a special ;' meeting to pass the balance-sheet, ".'pnd.'it was decided on the proposi.tion of Cr. McKenzie, seconded by - Gr. Ransom, That the balance-sheet for the year ending March 81st. L "'l / 892i ; b^ passed, and published in yad^kdiitodte. ■> ■'■' The Council resumed its ordinary ''.Jfltjiing'. . . ;„!:' Proposed by Cr. McKenzie, seconded by Or Ransom, That a copy of the resolution passed by the '-Taranaki County Council on the WMfi 1892; J be sent to Mr WilTBOhr'M.H.Rii with a request that h~s will give the' matter his support. . !i The following tenders were opened for clearing the different 1 road sides iofrflc&'and tofct^From Sandon to AwahnTi/ ; SfChitr Blobnifield, Is 7d per chain- (accepted) ; Jas. Gordon nndiparty,' Is 9d ; S; Moore, 7s 9fd ; J£;Mo'Cfcrtb.y, Is lOd ;Thos. Verry, gs } fc T.' McCarthy, 2s 2d ; Younger "& LangV 2s 9d. From Awahuri to Fpildhjig, .Younger & Lang, Is 8d per chain, (accepted) ; D McCarthy, i,|.s4di. Jas, Gordon and party, Is 4dsd; S, Moore, Is s|d ; T. Me»"M<i)nty one tender was received for •Rasing the Carnarvon -Sanson tram--way," from C. Brooks, and the Co.un--sftK?P's^ 0 Q° mim ttee on the /subThe Chairman reported the following resolution as being carried in committee,; That no tender, having been/ accepted for the SansonFoxtpn u iram", this Council decided •ijib^'wtfrk 'the tram for the next six ifc&ifcfis.''' ■■ '■ '■"■■•■ / ' '. The overseer's report having been •fcead?- Jtno" ! the usual batch of ac-. counts passed, the meeting 'adjourned.. ; , .