OROUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume V, Issue 1, 29 November 1883, Page 3

OROUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Feilding, Nov. 28lh, 1883. Present — Councillors Macarthur (Chairman), Bailey. Mcßeth, Douglas, Sly, Walker,, and Skerman. Proposed by Cr Sly, seconded by Cr Skerman, ami carried unanimously— f ' That Ms- D. H. Macarthur,. be appointed Chairman Oroua County Council. Proposed by Cr Douglas, seconded by Cr Sly and carried — That the sum of £70 voiod by the Manawatu County Council as subsidy to Halcombe Local Board for street improvements be paid by this Council on completion of works to the sa'isf action of the County Engineer. * , j _ . Proposed by Cr Walker, seconded by . Cr Sly and carried— -That a .license be , granted' to' G. -tumble to slaughter m C. M'Kenzie's. old yawl, Ashurt, and lie be charged the sum of £1 till end of the present year. f .. , Letter read 'from Manawatu County Council ye £40 interest said to be owing by Oroua County Council from April to September. / Discussion as to liability of ihe Orona County Council since an adjustment of accounts had been arrived at some time back. . : It was ultimately decided to admit claim, although the amount could not legally be enforced It was equitably. Ajustipne. The Clerk was instructed to admit the amount -and to give- Ihe Manawatu Council to understand it was not to be a precedent to anything m future* Proposed by Cr Walker, seconded by Gi\ SJy and carried — That P. Kavanaghs' request for powev to stop traffic along the road on which he is working m Fitzherbert West be granted subject; to a good passable road to the satisfaction of the County ' Engineer being made alongside allowing the settlers'to pass previous to closing the road. \ . , Proposed by Cr Macavthur, seconded by Cr Douglas and carried— That Crsi -Bailey and Macarthur he authorifeed^to : sign and seal all County contracts. ~ Proposed by Cr Walker, seconded by Cr Sly and csrried-^That- the name of Geo. H. Hum. be entered m the rate book for section 43, and that of C. A. i W. Hunt for section 4_ m Wanganui i Harbor block m place of Chas. Hunt, j Tho following ■: tenders were opened! , for wonkon Mkckay's Line : — j ..'•'■' £ s. d. ■■' ; Dimond aud Wilson ... 280 15.0 i '•Declined. ; Nathan and Muciuthy ' 4! 10 0 0 < Williams and Foley ... 391 14. 7^ John Aiken- • :.-..; 0... • 346 14 0 Halcombe <'h gad. • 7 ' accepted. '■'<.■"■ Mannagh and McDennotjfr #59 : 8 0 -BEC_-_-Di"'''''- ! - Johu Aitkeni.;.r/.1.t ...• C 69 10 6 J, Heappey and Co. ■■>■. AA 440 17 0 Proposed ,bu Cr Sly, seconded by Cr. Walker, aiid.caried, "That the Wel-lingt^n-lS^anawa'tu Railway Company be.. -written; to, requesting them to carry oat the work at tho Longburn deviation jatyouce as; agreed ". with' .the Manawatu Council accordiug to plans submitted' to that body" ' Accounts were" passed for payment to the amount of £105_ 3s 9d. y . Proposed 4)y Cr Macarthur, seconded by Cr Skei'maii, and carried -That this Council meet again oh the fit'st "Wfednesday m February,' 188 _, the sixth 1 day of the month. , .Besolved---That -ft committee consisting of Ci-s Baileji, Mcßeth, ,und Mac^ adhurbe appointed a' comifnlt tee to pass; accounts and.; ;piign' cheques^ and | jma^e payments J fdi r December, the committee to meet opt Ftiday, 2 1st Decem- , ber, at 12 .noon, atTFeilding.