OROUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 58, 7 February 1884, Page 3

OROUA COUNT Y COUNCIL.

"/, ... YESTERDAY. ; /'';;'■ ;' . Present— All the'. Crs, With the exception of Cr P^jiey. j Fitztierbert Road East. > An animated discussion took place on the proposed constitution of jthfe Fitzherbert Road East a county roa-d. > Crs Walker and Engels urged jthe necessity of the alteration as the \|ish fif a number of theisettlersiresiding; m the district. [ Or Macarthur pointed out the futility. of such a change, as the > Counties Act' would be. suspen.del In a. very short ..time,- and also that if made a County 'road the,.; Council could not handover the management to one Road. Ifpard|. '■ "The discus Bio^ r wasi^Bumfc<i after.the adjournment, by Or walker moving a resolution; that the Fitzherb^i't., Road East bemade a County road. j CrMcßethwas requested to second $he resolution, which hs declined to, do. Cr Sly stated he was prepared to side with tbe^naemorialists moving, the resolution, but he understood a portion i ;6f the 'ratepayers -had not beon cpnsulted, and thought it better to adjc-um the matter till next meeting. | • v. CrJSdiacarthur explaiued that he jhad power as chairman to constitute the 1 proceedings extraordinary business, jaud therefore s the Cr movingithe resolution would require to table a noticej 'of -motiqn of his intention; to moye suph a '■ fesohitibn.. He did vat think it was jfair to deal with the matter m the absencepf.Cr Bailey j, one o f the, Crs most poncerne^ m tKe proposea cnange of : management. - <■■„. !' | The matter here dropped. \ ■'■' .;: i. Dog Collars.^ / ] '■■■■ Two tenders for- dog collars yere opened, one from Wray at 10s ; per dozen (accepted), and one from Pring!^ at : ils. ; •■■ ' " "•■•• j!' ; ' ■ Licensing District* ; R was* resolved that Mr Q-oodbehere |je ! "appointed returning officer' for' Kiwitea' Riding; Mr George Msjrfclv Ashiirst ; and Mr Perkiss, for ; H alcojmbe Town Board District; reniurierijiion for 5 holding election (nomination included) tb be one guinea. ; „ Lower Gprge Ferry. . i 1 from Mr ; G. Hi -Sindlair, > iuan J age'^ BanW'of NtJw Zealand; Wjootfvillo. complaining. of being put to Icon" sidefabfe inborii'eniende' oy Failboni th : e lessee of ihe'Mknawatu Ferry. JThe letter stated, That complainant had fuhg •the b'elPrep/eatciHy and waited about for a couple~~of hours, and eventiiitlly had to'' return to Palmer.stori after inidnJ«'«fc- ■ "Mi" hotter, who was present at Joe Council meeting, on being referred ho, stated tnat on the .nightirijquestion M\% Cotter had been woke by the ii^se of ,the'b,ei| ringing;. ; Cr Douglas ' suggested, and it was resolved accordirigly, that the (JTerk wifjte to Fallobn, informing him ojf'tlie complaint;, and stating the wish of the Council not to hear any more of a similar kind. : ; Slaughtering License. : Proposed by Cr Engels, seconded, and jcarried — That; a slaughtjßring 4icense be granted to Mr G. Death to slaughter m section No. 209, Ki^itea. /A Singular Application, j „ Application read from Mr J. Lijnton, Palmerston North, requesting payment of expenses m connection with trip to Wellington on the matter of the separa-tion-of the Counties. Cra Sly and Engels strongly objected to any. such demand, m refei'ence to which they expressed themselvies m pretty plain language. Or Sly rejmembered Mr Lihtbn> requesting to be scut on sacti busihestj, at a meeting held, m the Town Hall, Palmerston 2STortl|, and it-was^purely at his own request that he wencf Cr Engels' pro posed, Cr Sly secbtidecT, and it was carried — That this, "Council declines to accede to Mr Lin' ton's request. . j ...-...,; LRemaindPir of report held over j]