COOK COUNTY COUNCIL

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1039, 21 February 1882, Page 2

COOK C OUNTY COUNCIL

The a 'j'iirni’'l meeting uf the Cmim-il was held on S it ni’dav morning at nine o’.-'ork. Present : Mr J. \V. J il.iisoii (('ha ' mtn I, .Me?.*rs. ('l aiiilh-is, Cl ok, Weston, Ferris, Gannon, ami Westrupp. Tne in-coming ami out-going (*orres;»oiiilenre was re.i l. Amongst the letter* was .-lie from .Mr Join Price. I’alu';*’i, asking that (bains be cut from -Sections sl> to <><». It was ordered t at tenders be called for t e work. A letter from Mr Cha les Evans was a s > real, asking that the (l ies formerly agreed upon to be iißed to denote t/ie posit ion of the engine on the tramway be fixed at different points. Cr. Weston Hiigge*t’d that time notices should be pi-sted at Makaraka and Waerenga a-hiki. It was ordered that the positim of the signals, u-> f o iner'v arrange I upon, lie fix • 1 before the engine ran again, an I that t e Engineer and Mr Oxeidam de i le upon t’e best plan to he a looted tor earning out tl e olij ■•• t. an I report to t e next ni.’cting. From settiers at I*ituta'ii. a*'»i ig I 'at t’ e main diain at Patuta’ii he cleared. It was ordered t at tenders be called furclea.ing the drain. The Engineer's rep »rt. was rea l. Theeunsi<l *ratOn of t'u* report, on t ie Pi'uta'i Quarry w** deferred unt d next meeting. It was stated that (.’2,1)3!) extra won! I be sufficient to complete the Wairoa 11 >a I to Wai ian Lake, and it was ordered t’ at this matter be brought ii'idei’ the no'ice of Mr Rolleston on the occasion uf 1 is ; r p »sed visit. Repairs to Waikouu Cclvert. It was ordered that the repairs bo under-

taken at one?, at a cost not to exceed £5. Cr. Ferris suggested that a return be made < f the cost arid maintenance uf the several road*, with a liew to compile.ng cost if maintei.unc.’ by permanent contraet. Karaw’k Bridge. It was ord.’ic l that £2 be expended in repairs. Temleis were ordered to be e.i led fur •epairs tu culverts un m:«ia rua.l. Meeting Day. Cr. Gannon’s motnm, that the C uneil u'‘et fur the future un ihiuisdavs, was earned. A motion by the same g?nll?man. a- to the re ii.ii of l lie cost, f several roads, was carried, i! d the return ordered tu be prepared at an ea ly date. ( r. Gannon then morel that .£’2 h? t’ e maximum amount exp.-ndel w t n ut •, u »ir lender being as.cl f »r. He sai l this was the outcome of retorts furnished of the day ab.*r of the pa-t t .ree veins. lie d d not desire to retlrct on past action, but thought t e experience n w a -qnired was sulli -ieiit Io guide I lie Council, and tie suggested that the system should have a trah Cr. C.ha nbcis would support £5 a* a maximum amiuiit. Cr. Ferris suggested that the Engineer be empowered to let tenders up t > £:b». and submit the same t.> t e Council afterft aids Al'tei’ some further discuss on, the moli n foil through, owing to there being n< Cr. Gaunt) prop ped, ami Cr. Ferris so conded. a motion t'-at a soldtorbe app ‘int.ai lo Ihe « < iii.eil. ii’ mot ion was came I. Cr. Gani.uu then propos’d, and Cr Clarke sec n led, :• motion that Air. Bntss’V b? t ie solicitor to the Council, which was carried. Gi-BOUNE-W.VIKOA Ro \D. The following tenders were receive 1 :— Se • ion 1 A.il —Me Leo I & Coop-r, £1,0;.J. Price, £(>.,’); t’. I> Perrv, £’o72 2s ; Uhm. £<Hl I7s ; McLeod Ci,' llub ile, £’., IS; J. \\ iJ.a.ii* (a-copied), C 3 ,9. Scot i»n I a’> — Brunt & Co. (accepted), £2><i »>s ; McLeod & Cooper, 13.»'.) ; T. Allen, £.t»l l.'s ; J. Williams. £2*i>; M cLeod & 11 iibl>!e, £’3 J I-; C. D. Berry, £l>B 7s (Id. Section 5, A'it»— McLeod it Cooper, £t3 »: J. Price, £k) > ; J. Wi inns. £l7‘> ; T. Allen, £,15 ; C. 1). Bern, UM 17s Gd ; McLeod & llubhk’ (accepted), £203. Tee following tenders for the Mungal ii Hoad, section a/.), were then o rued, when t.ic tender of Mr T. Allen was Hcrepted. the prices being £'.).> for No. 1, £si> for So. 3. and UGG 2s G I for No. 5. T e Cui.n-il a'juurued at 1 p.m. until Thursday, March 2.