MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 38, 20 February 1878, Page 2

MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

i A,me.Qbing of the County Council was held ja§ the Qpu^ci^Lwiambißrs, FoxtoriJ on M^ndiyy. ih& 18th FeßrVary; 1878. ' '■ ' *' " ' •" ■ "pfiESENT. •'""■' ' Crs.. Snetson, McDonald* Sangon, Th-ynrie (chairman)., _ " ". : ''..'iU-?:.-' V MINTOPB8; .'■■' — •.■ : The minutes of the last meeting w^ere _read and confirmed.. ' PEECIS OF LETTERS. Prom Mittwter^/oE^ Public Works, staging .that the sum of £88 16s 8d will be passed, for payment re Karere Contract.. / r ..-..'. Prom TSL- "Vfc Johnston, stating he had applied -to . Colonial Treasurer to !li&udjov£>r amounts voted -.for worlds in n the Manchester County. Treasurer re- r ifu^e4,to^do so untU sums YOtedL)asfc;session are paid. ' .'..'..., : ' ' ■> "Prom .Hastwelt. Mag»ra ? & .Co.,- cpmplaining. ,o^ -ro^d jiip.^gagh. " ' From jGre^neral "Post Ofßia^ eijclosing •letter completining of detention^ mails" - at LoweijGor^e Fer^y.. ■ 'Prom Hastwellj KCa'cafa & Co., lodg-, ing; cpmplaint, against Ferryman, Lower 'iGorge. Ferry. ' " ' " ; : H From 3", Barton,. enclpsing:,tendep for r-me.talli.-ng Eimbolton-roaxL ' " -f Erom James Pidsk^ claiming w^tges 1877 and January 1878. ,;- Fcom.Tmsuryi forwarding subsidy tpl^nkv:*' '■$:■'■■ '" . - From Clerk;. tov,€)6unoil^ resigning his appointment, 1 :, ' " ■ ' ENGINBEtt'p STAXBJfENT. ■:■■ TheifoJlbwing, s^atem^nt was .re^d,, ifrQttxjMxJ, Ba,sto^»tUg, County Engiineer:—. • ; :; .- "■ . ' .' . ; ■'. S'-.l l ; have.the .hpn^r. to^forward.istate-^ >imdnt o^ progress i o| ( contracts \ ma|e since the lfiSt meeting o£ the Council. tA . As arranged, tei^rs were f^ceited for . me. tailing on, the Kimboito|i roa,d,' and;for .two groins 'at Awahup. The latter tenders were rejected ajj 100 high! and the Kihibplton work wa^ let to the

!E. & G> Aid Corporation, of, wjiieb, I forwarded pariieujars. • *VI fiave k exatnin^i the County. roads, t ; as. instructed, witli a vie\^> of representing^ the-, amount of work to; he-.djMie-bei ifor^, the,' winter. With regard- to the-, ■me^lirigy I respectful^ b^g to suggest ■ tha,t no contracts be let, a,s the season [is too fajr advanced to; get then^com{pleted. Tiie whpje v of the n^tajlling should have been. don.c by' th^ end o^ lithis mpath (Eebruary)* so as to aHov^ it, •to set a. ltttfe before: the heavy rains^ otherwise a^bpu* onje lialf of the metal is. 'ploughed 1 into the roafK" " : i "For tliD consideration of the Coun»cil I beg* to. suggest that it be of great. I advantage. tOvenforce, within a sta.tei [period, the adoption^ of broad; t^res on j all carts and drays uspd upon, thekroads^ ;I am, confident it wpulcfe reduce the cost of^-aaiutenanpe fl^; least 23^ per cent., es-. ; PfscialLly where the oply. metal to v be ob- ■ tamed' is of quality.' ■ i Proposed by Cr. Sansox andseconded- - by: Cr. McDojfiipi Thfrp, thf. Engineer jbe re.questedito:examjn© the' pants and. used at thevariouss ferriesin the. see that th'ey,are kepfc m a state of nepair.— parried. I ;Pt*bposedb.y Cr. Sjgffsoirand seconded; •by Gr. Lottdon, That a Sub-oommittee . ;be appointed to.enquire.irito.MrPrisk's. 'claim for wages, supli committee^^ to,con= sist of the Chairman, Cr. Snelson, anai ithe mp^er, and t to,sit af the s clo3e.o| tb^ ■present meeting. - *. ' Vl , ' A£IPNT>BI>, ESTIMATEMr Barton! put; m the JoHowmg. -amended f estim^ta relating . to,, County". roSils :'-^ • ' * •'.:., "' * " >T ;• Expenses.. of special work for. repair, fofroads m the County, of -M^nawatu,' l ! in case of ho metalling. contracts ;b?ing]. saujjihprised; a j per. report— BftweerL Pa^-r' imerston, apd»B«llsj iheta^ requ^redf for. . ipatch^;ig v £25}' x beljweea, San'doa, an'd{ |G^nip\ott*s.g«|e' > d^ < oip^ iA.w^]mri andjFeiliding^ bridge ,pl,ankingv £20 'i Palmer>^o^andj Qor,ge^ Ifyiog;. |metat for piitchiag^ including, approach^ fjto Ferrj;, £.30 ; Palmersitoa A to -Ppxtoa, '■20. culverjfe 6tt Earere'road> £20^. tot;al, " j;£i2f. ■■ ;: ■•• ■-„ : ■■•'..:■'■ "Proposedty Cr. Samtsojst and^econdedi jby Cr. Sjielson, , That the ..amended; estimates prepUred L by Mr Bartph, rela- " tivje to County roads, be adopted.;-— Gar- . iried-., . **'•■' l ' "'' ■ The Chairman rea^'the following re-, port:— v --.'■' .'■-"■■■" ,'. .-' r , " Gentlemen,— p- have . the honor to , submit for your . consideration/an ap- _ proximate schedule of the expenditure, 'andreceipts'iri th^ "different riainga for . the time, .thas the? estimates, were pre- . ;par.e.d!r-»^ f . to 3^st o£ M^,rch.^ of, this . year. TJhe^'e «sjim|tg?,. a^e a^Qe^sarjily I different f uQmv,pi?es;M)u^ ones^ owing to , the. decision, ai:riyed|'a^. to l t make .the . 'charge of the .ferries a .charge against _ ..the whole pf .th^ t Cpunty, and to make^ the items phiin thej'haVe be.en charged t m equal proportions to each Riding,^ thpugh^t} would be ; , more. cQrrect.to^iave " .based the charges as a percentage oosn s ]the r&ifes, >ecjeiy,al^e i.'bnt" aj .next yew . thi'fe^Sj.mu^fc" shoy. a profi^, th^n it, Tv|ll),be determined m what manner _ suchVjre,venuje.shai.r,be, divided.^ The.. Stems for; maintenance; . have fteen ap--fit per mile on' the length of - road m ;each ilidinwi I have,.foi; .comIpajison^ a^edfi another .table," shewing . t£ie su>m§ indexcess or, sums less .amount speat in eacj^^fijding, andh^ve grouped ~. them as they mutually. affect each . J other.. Thus, . £246. has been .los.s^ ap- ."_ prop_riated to tRe Manchester Riding . (seeing the ferries are charged ? to tho" County),, but; for the .Kiwitea^Biding, £275 more has been! approDna^eii • tKau * is shewn due leaving- for these .. "two ]S,i|ings*a su#hOf ' £39 m >x,ccss» of -: income^.. ' Th'e Kawalcawa^and; "the . U^Qua ; placed ', togetlier shew^an^ver- _ plus . expenditure .^f -£5Bl^ thpngli the. Eaw|,kaw.a "alone fe\mmu;^£|Q. _ The , ptlL^rs' shgw^. for .theni^elves...- I'^h^e . Iwiit h$ aqimifcted itlie jEM^g^-'.g&uped j jki-e geographically .mo^u^Uy m^.^^:'. It mja^lt bg borne m m^tf that the^J^st year's estitpal;e£ catij. fh iio. way be, iijterfe'rediwith, as* per clause 107 of the . Counties J^ti 18^6"- r""; ' i [SutyTpary of Income, frJEa>pejiditure for: .eas Riding. _

>-j. ' ; ACQOTJNT* JP^ISSEIX. Advertising, "Manawatu Times," £^4^ 17s;"' X Bartonjaccpunt for roa^ main-.^ . tehance, £57 13s : Clerk to' fbe Council, salary, £12 10s; Lower/ Gorge Ferry," J&25. Tot^l, £120. , , f■; • :•/■■.. TENDERS.. , T^nd|rs^ope^ie4.fpt work on the JSiimrpa^.,— Hwyey &.MeCaul: £2^ 2s 6d per chairii £2 17s (Bd^doi, £3 6s ' do.j £3 rdo. J. Hocking . & . J. Bickle, " "£^,9B^ per chain- Ihle&,Co., £4 los. * 1 "Two Grbins at Awahuri Bridge.— .A. H» Wylds, £70 each groin ; jMartin, Neilsbn, £195 v los /two grbins) f Johan ] Andreason, ; £2B4 do. ' Proposed By Cr.LpupoNand seconded j by Cr:' SNELsp»r t Tly»t Hobkings & Bickle's, tender" s&»» thev.lsl chains of • workVon^ tiiie .roa^ .; be ac- : /cepiedt-^-Carrifid- • " .' Proposed by Cr.TCiOUDQjr and seconded •Jby.,Gp. SijEiiSpy,. That m the opinion of this Council, all^ tenders for^.protective . .work at Awaht^i bridge are too high, and that Mr Barton have .the work " done under hi 3 awn supervision. ' |, Tropqsed by., Op.. SsELaoHr, seconded;, by Cr.SANsbir, That $he Engineer be t prej>a[i;e specifications for „' the expjndmg of tu^ £Bß passed -.by the -. Gpvernsmejat for pay merit, to the County "ftt^tei^ns of^ theij* aette^ suqll work to., rbommerice £ ron\, Jackey town platform >) toward,Pabierston, and, that the Governmenib 6§ sbKcited' to .let us have t J;he me)a| fromrtlieir grayeljjit -id Pal- ' ; merstpnv— Car,rle4> -'." - [i Pis^ppsed by (>; SiiEtsoiff.and secon- _ •ifle.dJibV Cr'. Louden, ; That tae Government %c writteii^to^by fthe Chairman, "asting theni^tb .as^wt the Manawatu Highway Board, by a ..grant m aid to^ 'cQnstruct the main road m the Fiti-. herherton distriel, lying botw^een tUe_ v

Manawatu Bridge and the Manawatu Gorge. He (Or. Snelson) said he that fty tha . construction of j this roftd a large tract of country woqld pc opened for settlement. The Provincial Government had.once pijt on their estimates the sum of £££,000 for it,' but the General Government had had it token off when Brovincial Governments were. 4Qn© <awsy . with- Q r - McNeil, when m Wellington, had called on the Minister fqr ,P,^ljli^ Works, who had promised to put £1,000 on tb,e estimates for this road, t|ut had not done so ; but lie still allowed that he had said he Tfou,ld dp so. Th,er.e'waV another thing $ Tfoi?V^ W .'* g 7^ ; measure do away with— the ijepes,sjj;y of tl^e Lower Gorge Ferny at the Manawatu— r^hipH Jias lately, been a aov\roe of ann.dya.nce to the mail coaches between and Wanganui and .M^stertpji and y^angaThe Ghaibjian said he quite agreed trith/ Gt. ' Swelson, and he thQught Opuncillprs should support this Kesolulip,^. ' I^e knew, that the Prqvincial cloivemment 'ha.o^ got'settlera tQ bsy \&nd and spend their all on unprovemients on the promise pi making roads, &c, •fo^.^'t^eii^ never v., : ' ■ * "s}he resolution wa^s put a.n.d cawied. P-roppssedby Or. Snblson a,nd seconded by Or. LflpnjiiN, teu^rs b,e. called for leasing, the ferxies. a.t itb^e. and Fo^ton Ferries, to b,e. sent j^lo, t^e! 01\airm^n. p.eforfi'iiext meeting, and't6fee;9.onsiderM at next ine«ing p£ this. Qoijn i cn.^-.Ofl l med. 'Pttopp l se.4b'y Cr, SAXso^and seconded ty. Gri Lojii^on;" l^r Q r sb l orn ! 's be acpepted, and that l^is . ijeryieeJEL terminate.^ at tie. endj" oj ; the finariqial: year.—^Carried-. .^ OPropose.d : by Or, Sne^'sok and s,econby; Gc. T liOUDp^ That a/iverfciseBaents. be; inisert'ed in,' Wellington' and J^anawatu; papers, c^li"^ for applications 'fjbom'g^en.f.Jjemen desirous of under-. teeing the. Q^ties. of County. Clerk, Act? ing ' and," Ea,te Cpliec.tpr.j. '■ salary, year. A^pl^calions .t6: \e. sent mb. y next meejting.— rCa^rijedf iProposedj by Qr- Lotjjdojt ajapV secPnded by- Or, Skelso^ Th^t tke, Qouncu meet. on, fke 25>th March, at npon, m 'we. bounoiiv Oha.nj.ber.3, Eojctpn^-SOar-

Manchester 1236 990 246 ... ") oo =Kiwite% ... 106 381 ... 27|1 Taotiui ... 608 ,.782. ..174 174 KawaKawa 657 617? 40 ...I Kt>l Oubu^.. ■*.■.; 6a7125'8V..; 6^l.f 581 Ho'wTienaa 235 253 ... 18 18 r Awa Hou... 819 585 234 >„; ... 234 ,