MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 102, 24 December 1879, Page 2

MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

I^qKDAY, Decembbb 22, 1879. '■ v "■• - '" Present ; -— Messrs. Ma^arthqr(C-U)irman), Loudon, , Halbombe, Gawor, Rpcl-strow, Eebble, and Linton. ' %i-h>A V • ■/ After the niinutea of the previous meeting had. beett rbad and confirmed, the Ghaarman read tlie fallowing .;.'-.-• '"~ ,0<)BBESBO-fJ>B_irpB. From Mr. G/raff, "hailifi? at . Paimerstori; making application for. -he-office bf deputy collector of the dog tax.— rThe application was considered .and discussed at 'some length •when it wajS ipoved by Councillor Goweb,' seconded by Councillor Loudon-t" That this Council tfees no necessity for making 1 any change? in the method of collecting the dog tax."— rOarried. . a r ' MO.-«JAOSrE BOA.D. *"'" Proposed by Councillor Halcombe,-se-conded by. Councillor yKBBBBti. — "That" tenders be cabled for metalling three miles of Mbngapne Road,, commencmg at- Gullum's cornea*, in the town of Halaombe v Tenders to be.s.enti» by the loth of January, and that O^BheiUoHHßieombe^]\_JMsMT thur, aqd the Engineer be authorised tq open imd decide uppn the acceptepca* ,pf »*|uchi tenders.'* The motion met -with;np .opposition, and was carried unanimously^.?. „ji ' BNOROAOHJ-INT OK BOADS. Cou-qciUor LiOTOwbrptight under the. notice of tha Co^ncil.thejf^thatiseveral^noi:-, tions of the country >p,ids J had been en* erofl^hed upon *y settlers erecting their fences consideAw beyond their boundary .lines. He sas that the m_itt«V J had often - Mferred to on more than .borawion , hyt the Engipaer. in his reports, and. (therefore ! he (GouncilWiLmton^thbSight'ifr waT| t£n)e some action should betaken iu the mifteiC In order to bring the question to an is.*»e», he would mote**-" Thstrriotfpes* befjgivto by , : the Engineer to 'lifr*^^ fenoeß on ooiipty rbwdrto^move^the- sa-pe 7orthw#h.v ; -y--- ■■■"• ■'xx: ■•' CJouncillor-.RboKflTß6^- concurred'^ with, th§ spirit of the raotation, but hejthpught

it wou'd hf» better to allow some time' for the romoT-al, He would suggest that the' W_rd_ " two' months " be inserted instead of -"' "forthwith." »■■•"" - : Councillor Lhttcbt was qnit© willing to '.'" aeyuponthe suggestion, at the Vtame tithe. . ini^-'-'.oi the' persons offendingyhad for longfer nptice than that already, yyy The was second^ by -Council** lor J£EB_»E_i, and carried. '""*:.,.'." ikpHOVEHEKt. CoUTqcillpr^HAtooMßE infbrmed,-he Council that it'had come to his knowledge that.' it wasvin contemplation to metal the road* '. «*#7^4B*&?ir^th{*^^ did "not" think "they work at aU de-irabls, and coDtaquently deemed it his duty to brin*^ *the-matter-undeT the tiotic^^of tha CounoiL ... ' The subject/was weu>entdated, the voiced ~~' fof llie JJouncil ' being of Councillor 'Hal-/ combe's opinion:' Finally that gentleman ' moved, and OoU^culorE--a&££^Mcbnded-^ : y yVThat the Engineer be instructed to rwpoit ! , T . -np>n the metalling of the Rangitikei Bridge^, and that the Chairmanbommahicabi) With--the Rangitikei County Coun_i_, if ityKeconsidered advisable, to object to the work." , ,Cg_i9d.^|- , y __ * . .'■:::'.-• I.X.AAI. y j^THB. AVENUE BOAD. v A.iA 'A.': .'. Councillor Rocksthow read a letter from the Chairman of ; the : Poiton:Lciia_l • Board, in which he, as representative^ was ' '.■ requested! toy make application for the sam .. Ot£ob:iot7h culvert oh the AWnue Ro*d^ •Fpi^n. Unfortunately he wiw.placed in -a most invidious position in prefering thej re? ■.''■ -quest, for the reason th»t because he lived iiu^tn^Avenue it would, be /slsidj £hjkt -the, proposed work would materially benefit his. ""* prop>r_y.< -Such,, however, was not /the ~. <we.'f,'~Hc,rwaß not possessed oif a vehicle, ' and could always oross- the creek on hone- : ."• ' , back, jiwhether.there was or was not a oul» - vert.^tHe. had moved in the ri*A&ee ■ himself before, buta. personally interested motives.hvd been .attributed to him, he^had allowed' •the' a_fiaj? ? 'to drop. . -llow/'hdwevel/- the A matter bad- leeri taken up by the Local Board, and as he liad be,en requested "to ' "ihbve'as a u representatirebflth^. riding, he ; ' , rdid^sei. asya. njatter of duty. '.'. He" would "' . the.rOTbi» c m()viM--• ,, That the surq of £50 bej 7 , placed at .the of the Eoxtpn Local Board for 'th'e-purpost of erecting a culvert -;. on the.^Avenue Road." ".77^7 i^/Th^fre-Slutiph was ieconded by Cbunoil- / lo^ 0-oweb, buty before baiog^nt .to, the , » (meetings -: \ '■■ '■'-:■:■'. y .->. . ... -.AAAa,, '7 •*.*■ '. Councillor LoußO-f tbse.to p-*bteßt r against ' ' * thh 'reception of the letter read as an official > document. He had-the-horiorjof holding %. v ; Jseatvin -ithe Local Bo^rd, and oould ai^raj, that Mr, Gray had Teceifgd no ahthomty from/ that -body, to vn&ke any such, application in- his capacity, bf Chairman.'' They trectiori bfa oi*lvert in Avenue Road was a matter of very smaU f^om€infc r J f ndeed, and) thejmoi-»ey tpguld'bp very much better 'spept ''AA in other works, notably the Foxton-Qtaki roa^.- -H«j.cpnsidei«d it a reiey great pieg(j' of pMsumptiotT-fur^^ ,an*^lqe^eri^f.;ith§.: io<4l .Bpapd to writeyay,^ which upon the face of it purported tO'bd <? - an ,pffij:ial dpcume|nt, when the action' was, purely wilh6ut~* J the slightest authority foif ' : .jtpy^, Riding, that view,- thenp he'* would 4 J mbv© as' aa' amendment that, the considera--7--.*. tion of "Mr. -Gray's letter Jie adjourned for a month',' as in the meantime the Local Board would, have had ameeting, and it would he ty: seen if" : Mr.' ,oray or the resppnsib.uity of the if aard. , . :. The amendment was not. seconded, and the motion was .then canned go, 'jSut voices, . --•Ti -''-.-> :^i^u K J " . A letter. w^jeceiTe^'ro rbpa, "and Matana,' announcing theirinteh'- ■■' tion, of. .closing 110 the .Beach Road^*o#u*' ac«>uht of' eoiipi'e difference wh^ had oc^ ' i?i-rre_r hetwee^'^thaMab^.' a_*d '^ : '; ;i erryt^n.. Aleiter ww also'Mad- w^'Mr. ' • .0. L.' 'Maclean^ writtflu' bi} VsTfet^bf Hitii r! - x :%ryn}«ii).y t A : 7 A ■ A Mr.'LpnndK'iqtimated that a» the 'Goan''!. ' bit wat-jSHpppsed to be pq?sessed of the se^/t . . vices hf 7'a sbiicitpr^ lie -faiielr* ttf 'l^ee ;^wl^(* ; * :; leases, and other such important documents '. 'shotddL'be'draifh up by iron-p#fea*ipn_4 ;_nen., in futu/a all -leases and other legal dqcy^e^ii^^dj^fy be drawn up by,4 sohcitor."^ 77:77 : A57>a A Thp : n^ptjon . was seconded^by GbuncQloß '■''£ Rockstbow, and carried, th^l? » gentleman proposed— '''That -he*Qhairma-V ' be roquested to to, the Hon. 5 the iif»- ; ■ ■tjire Minister, rajating to the jstyppage '" (bf : "this B«ach Ifbad,' ancf praying that the ' partmedt appoint a fu t lly^authofis«dp^&o*_i to arrange, terms with the -Naiiyft J' '*'- ' :i - *' J Councillor Kebbeli had also drawnout a reSolhtion Bontjewhat tq 'the /_ame u e_fec-iy if 'the laf ter portion of -ijhich, howevet^-ha spggested should' he anpended to Councillor •..•; iß^ekstro^.^rooiioßi,^<^ithat gentlema^.•;' .ho•^ayer, di*!,^*?*? *W?l*P^ 79 1 * B V*^«B,tbn, it}%<: llfld -"'AAA "A '. y : ''■ :,tA $1*) ', -Cpuncilior Lqttd.Ql! (havuig, || ?ep. n d«d'.tha i . .; 're-o_Hlronr?fc f 'w'_» carried. 7. ..-.-.'.'_. ■- '.'■■; the cqp^d^'a r .«o^CTT<^ ; 7 ;- r v r»--•7A --let-S^ -was. re^ervecll ftom^Gy L.' 1&^ ; ' . clean, Esq., ifatjtpating tha ; t when ,h? w Bl^ !' ; ■¥p^'iri-«dt SoK#<?*? -^ %? Q^W^fi hf '7?*^ under the iurar^ al_i:thVi€^,W)rk connec^eA therewith,, st^ch is drawing leases, &c. '"'y-''''-"'.'" A .Tha^ow_»]&ndeace passed at. the time of the appoint_t\ent ito then-re^. ifeiradt^f-'Am which it apaea.red that -no such unnderstahding had taken : place, nor^'" was th^*apyJix|entiopipf"the, .matter. .. y, • .*.,. • As It appeared, ho^erer, that. Mr. Mac?s y le4n c heid. i a jjetainyig f.ejs from the Opunci^ " "of £2 2sl, and ai only one had been^^ia^fo;; V >hifij,.4t wasjrejiqlwd to pay.the^ampim-V*iu* ? ' fbipthwil-i. *''! ■ xTTai y t 77ic .;• 'V 7. ■ .. ;,.:', -THit iioiTQ_T-oxii_r Jfeif*:' ." V ' Cbuhcfflbr* A G^w^ : pointed at i^npjpevious masting to intbrmif the HohT Jbnn Johnstc^ witl^Mf ei*hce ta - ' hii allo^yWtber Foxjbn-Otakiß^d to ptwis;; 7 thr^h'nisVoperty) *'•= reported t-iaMhafe,. gantleinan was willing to. Jail in vwith. tho ldea;^#ib^bre giving hi*4n*4f*-?.nt#it hadr,'; ep_p^s^y-f|aßT«it t<> hfi lornished.; -inth, *_i *^ian-': ti, ''""' < ' '.* - . .:■-. «-;i7'*cfs:-V '■•':..-,■.;% --^ Cphncillor HamoJ-BB . prppoeed, w"*. Councillor 3 Loudok seconded— "That,, th*; . rbad line proposed through .thp^ Hdn. J. ," JohM-bn's'-lahd be laid off, apd a pjan show;-- / ing the \ine ha forwarded to him, with .% y, wqnes-'that he will cobsent to givethr ' land for th? purpose of a public l^adi' -7* Qifoiii&lAA 7. - •■-. .''.--.-' ,777 ';.'.-'":'.,. IJHB homd>a*b» ...,' TT-pW tha motion of CounbiUbrKraßHit^ seconded by Obuncillor HAiCOMBB,.it w^s; ,. ••resolT^d-S-^lPhat the Oom.ty offices shpulct be dosed from Christrnw yD^until.the latf ; o^JMiy-ry,lßßo, both:day%4pelttß«:«v U ■ •SBP DUTIES OF THB BRCipfBBB.' .. 0 "^ . i .at the .last^.meeting,; to the^eff>cr thatj— >u An i-gWemenil be eatered .into with. thia. -. ? qounty t< ._s,ngifteor, defining 'th^duti-is o 7 hi's'o^e."' tip speaking to question ' : Ooun-illca*- RwkstroVr disclaimed 1 bemg aoiu*te-i; in tha .hgh-est degree by ; «»y -a 7 tmi» ; 'br illrwiU towards * Mr ; £*£**£ 7 of whose abilities he h*« thij'yery highest ». opinion, '^hen the Ei>gin«eifrwar«ngaged !il -was agreed t tliat hi* ' serrrces should y divided betweep the County.arid the Jtigfc? i. : ways Board, he wcei*M^»^^S , > vewfrom each, but AmSS&toMfr Sfe«hpuhi?*#^l^f^^ said, Aft* miWJt*baok, *?«.>^ft^S ' was ho writteh y&mti^AA 7;AA7 JA Vth*-taaol|ni that that vrM und^wtlood A A*

was allowed to undertake tba work of the Borough of Palmerston, lor which he hadreceived in nine months the sam of £150. The Chaieha-T said that ar, the County Council had given the Engineer liberty to do the work for the Borough, it was just aa much an arrangement as tbe. £200. . ±x-.Ay. Councillor Rooxstbow continued, that in addition to that he had been given pe!^ mission to db the whole of .the, work for the Sandon and Carnarvon iine, ii; a|ld although the original leave had been giyeU for a time when his services might have been spared by the County;- the work_had ? not been done, and he would be called on •gain. A- 7 Ax. •: Councillor Haloo._sb said that when it had- been proposed, to »ive the;serric«| q^ the Engineer to the Sandon Company, he had been the one to strongly oppose' it. He had, however, been outvoted, and he certainly thought it came witb bad grace, to seek to revoke the permission.. ,Ofy<soarse, ; if it were shown that by the concession, the interests of the County were injured, he ? would be against, but until such wcere done - be should not seek to Withdraw th'S permission. It was admitted Cfchak Mr. Hayns stood high in bis profession; and therefore., he could not see that. £400 wm adequate : remuneration. ''•<■'.'•. [Our representative was" then l~ compelled' to leave by the train, andthe further cbVtuiuation of the . discussion 'has been dipped from our Foxton contemporary]. jn reply, Councillor RooKBTBpw iiid-hii chief object was toj have the duties, of the office defined. He complained how seldom tbe Engineer visited the Ridings. He heard Mr. Gower complain 'outside (Mr Gower. denied this), but members were afraid to mention it inside, HAj§ft«** noticed tbe Engineer did ? po£ go through the Ridings more than onbe a'mbnth; but ; the neglect Was in pot lboking;Wter roads already formed. ->"-''-'-• -yy'''' ; "''' s! ' TheCxAnufAS said, speaKft^W^'jOduu--cillor, Manchester Riding • did ;-iibt 1 sufficient of the Engineer's 'timW :i *He; thought tbe Engineer had too much travelling to be able to daiote. prop^r-ftime^fer County works: He was willing' -to give* an' additional salary, but thought that being paid so much per cent for work at Palmer? ■ton created a tendency in' the'-Etigineer ,, i ? i mind to do that extra work first. *> Councillor Gowk* wis'^^ o^pos6dyto !, any increase of salary, as £400 wai a handsome sum for the Engineer, The preteht sibtfy was sufficient, even if the Council refused to allow any extra work. a k aA Af* . Councillor Rocxstbow ! vlfofiß:~± t, an agreement be entered into with the County Engineer, defining the dnt.es.r6f his: office." He said he had brought no charge •gainst the Engineer, 'A, .7 "■$ > - r Councillor LrNfOJf said Mr. Rj^kstrpw had done his best to m»ke »' ohaige,^ but had failed. The Palmerston Borough would not need Mr HaynjiV. services 1 during , tnext year, whilst the jHighways Bbard^had determined not to spend any moqey. until out of debt. The CHAiaiaßT said Mr. Rockstrow having brought up such a >e«qJution, was bound to make a charge, or substantiate what he said. Councillor Lintob said.it appeared to him.Cr. Rockstrow's whole objection was to the Sandon railway. ''„, „„ ■..,, '.y ;.',.. , Councillor Rocks?bow ' then, withdrew his motion. . A.:. ..xx^. . r> Councillor LoTOOir moved—" That ; in -the opinion of this Council it is ttot^ieceipary to make any fresh arrangement with the ' Engineer for the present." Seconded by' Councillor Gower, *nd carried. , TB-TDIBB BKCEIVBD. . . Tenders for work on the -Eoad.^J. C. Nathan, at £3 19_,*6id. ; r ' JJ'J, Birchl.ey, £4 2s. 6d. ; R. Bryant and 'Co £4 18s.a The tender of Mr. N»thjp» was ac'-. ceptedTenders for No 1. Eoxton<Otakt'Road ; — Franz Ho ffman, forming 95 chains at '£4 fer chain, box drains, at £8, and raising ridge, £9. John Gperin, formation £393. i per chain, culverts £5 Jss. ; . raising bridges £5. John Lean, formation £2 195., JBd.,. culverts, £6 ss. *■ bridge £16. L. R. Bryant; formation, £2 2s. '-fljd: ; coverts, £5 -l&s.; \ bridge, £10 12s. 6d, J. Hansen, formation,, £2; culverts £4; bridges £10, _ y James. Hocking, formation, £2 13s. 6d» • cijlverts, •£4 IS ; bridges £a. The tender of J. Hansen wu accepted. .>.;iy,::r-j - Tender for No 2, Foxton-Otaki Road.— L. R. Bryant, forming 45 chains-- of wad .at: £2 12s. 6d.per chai^ } box culTert'i ;£B 12s. 6d.. John Leen, fbjrmatibn, £2 (-lOs fj cul,Terts £6 10s. B. X W*^ 7t9j&£u>fy M. Bs. ; culverts, £22 10s, • F.Daltbn and J.jO.. Wilson, fornjltian £3j 2s. 6d. ; culverts, ' £6 18s. Frans HpfEma^, formation, , ffi^.Ss. "|"; culverts, £101 J/>hti Querhi, 'formation £2 135. ; culverts, 4? 14s t The fender of John J*en was accepted. .'••-'- _,;_.. ... .,. . .. ; >-„*-: SLAUOHTfItJP«t WOB-fSM." "y ["7" y Slaughtering license* were granted to the following oc condition' that the usual, fees, were paid — Messrs.. B^eran, Harper, Ri**,' Campbell, Rutherford. Whkkere^ Jiougliss, Easton, M c Eenz:ie, Gsch«fd, , and Watson, •nd Co. " A r ..., , THB Wrfl-CtsTM**! B,EPOBTi ■ • Throngh the unusual wet weather I have not been able to travel to\ev*fy 'part' of thai County wbexe^rpada sjrje formed, as was my. intention. However, 1 have not missed many roads in my travel^, .and find them,, all in very good orck^. (^i^s-^iih^itt-farorable weather. '7 . AA } 1 ( . t v . KwiTßi^ _.n>th<_.; 1 ' A roadman has been employed in putting: the formation and metalled roads ig r^pam : Nathan is pusbiugo^ with the work onthe ' Kiwitea Road as fast as wsether allocs * ' HAKOfiESna BtD^Gt. *" The whole of the. roads are in tlrf -good repair. I have armuged with MrHßeattie for the right of road to ea#b gravelifchrough his property at FeUding, for remetslling. . County Road through FeiHinft^-rA oulfi vert on the Feilding-A^a,hu,n rbad requires to be renewed, but atthe pre.ent,titoe it ii- - impossible to do this work on account of amount of water in creek. Fowelt^has pot been able to sta>* metsJJ-_^iett^_mrfij|h , wet weather. i . TAomn m*cqiK«. 1 . a v, .,,.,,. The roeds generally are in ,-gftp^o-^eii? Some of the bridges are beginning^ fo; show signs: of deeay,- and bef org long WilPhave to be renewed, more especially those °M the .Earere Road. omovk abidvx^a A \ ** c '* t : i; " • " ■ I have bad roadmen employed breaking ' large stones that are cropping up onthe roads in this riding. This \viU': lave' >eV t metalling rosds in this riding for some time to come. 1 have ordered^imh^ for curort' ander Rangitikei Road as peryour iostruotions. - -' ' .- ' !tr A. . XAWA XAWA JtipiNft. The wet weather tells on the sand roads in this riding very much, culverts" have been broken in this riding during the: month; in fact the timber is quite rotten, and requires renewing. I .haye called tenders for metalling thrri-jchidni 1 of '.Sa*P"| eon-Foxton Road, as per your instructions at last meeting. x ' • j 'AA I bar* called tenders for^ima^nJrf. that portion of Oiaki-Fo-to^Reia^ffljlp O, Symons to near Maoa-w^n^aßtrec^Bj-Xom : Beaeb. Ea^on is.pu^pgcon/With' the fencing and msi sjjng atgpja| feb »lmdsq Bewral citfverte ba-ijf been the montjs. I wpmd ask authority tb[bM.ej>i * J*"?*^^ 150DJ j|t oi totor^for e»lf|ri», [ for thia«na^kw> |iwa

the rotten culverts, usingjithe bestof the present oulvort timber for ends bf culverts. HbhoWHKNTJA BEDING. Tbe*- ; r6i_-lii .are in very jhood order, t have ordered spme slight repairs to be -done at Otaki, and lion culverts to be fixedi%; y y. . '7 ';. BBID(-£B, BB_j,-Kl|j, __0. ",'..■ 77%. ' The contractors ;at Awahuri groin :Tfavr nearly all the material bri.^hegl»andj bnt have not been able to start to build the" groin through, freshets in tne Bwrer.''" "-''■'•• "7 '7 ; -*il have ihsptbted the while of the.Perrita during the iuonth, rfh'd*. nnd the^ all iiT . good, working order ahfl refeir. ~'A ■.-•- :7 v . . yroXTb»-bTAiti/iSoAa, hj*(cA 7. a HI -liave, according tb| jjb«r instrqetiqn., called temkw for road op northern aide of f _^hawatuT-S-irer. r T The )jMaoris are still . ,*wbrkingj' at bi«?b-felling tnrbughithePukehoe and Wai_»wa Blbelti'v I s have visited ( tbe road line during thb[mohth,^ and have let another five miles of bush-felling at 255.; per chain. Hakaria andyrHapamana have nearly finished tbeir thrermile»;of«learingr This',' together with th'e]|»b<^^f b. miles, will open the line from' Qtaki to Ohou/exafew!ch*inßat Otaki'ehd. ' i. '.; 77 „ -v „; *. .AOCOTra!% : ■ A-T.AXA.'-'i : -The account* were the if- passed, r aiid, the , Council adjourned .to' Fc*rpa_*y,2,- at S; pirn