PIAKO COUTY COUNCIL. Annual Meeting,

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 78, 29 November 1884, Page 2

PIAKO COUTY COUNCIL. Annual Meeting,

The annual meeting of this body wis IH 1 nt tiip Ouninl Cimtu M»rs, C un- : 'ridge, on Wednesday last. There w -re p-esmit : Ors W. L C. Williu us, .1. C. Firth, W. T. Firth. ai.wlenn, Gtnul 1, O'ippmell, Smith, JMurp'iy, and Jiiuiisail. Chairman,— -On the motion of Cr Chepmell, seconded hy O Smith, Or W. L. C Williams was unanimously appointed chnirm.m for thp mining ye;u\ Mr Lipsey's Clam -n — T .is was a cliiiin preferred against the council for damage done hy the conn -iT* engineer in diverting the oom<*v of ;i rr^ok. Cr Smith aai I he wn-lerstood the eree 1 ; had !»et»n diverted by the council from its natural channel, an 1 Mr Lip-" S'y's property had been injured thprehy. He had examined the place, and now recommended that £10 compensation be | given. i Some discussion took place on the subject of the engineer's authority to contract the liability. Tt was unanimously agreed that the county was liable, though the engineer had only been instructed to repah the bridge. It was agreed that tie sum of £10 be given Mr Lipsey far full compensation for diverting the course of tlie creek and loss arising thereby. .Mr West's Clai. u. -Mr West, WJaiorongomai, applied for £10 compensation, in terms of his agreement with the Council. for allowing the Council to run a road through his property, section No. <S of the High .School Endowment. I'his was the main road to the river. Cr Murphy recommended that the claim be paid. '- J On the motion of Cr Chepmell it was agreed that the amount named be paid. Thomas Skellon'a Claim. — This was a claim for wages during indisposition from tlie effects of an accident sustained while engaged working on the tramway The matter had been referred to Mr Adams, tramway manager, who recommended that the clayn of Mr Skellon be entertained. ./ v Tt was unanimously agreed, on the motion of Cr Firth, that the claim be paid. Mangawheio- Waihou Road.—Respecting Mr George Walker's application to have this road, and a bridge over the Mangawhero creek, repaired, it wasigreed that the bridge referred to be repaired at a cost not to exceed £30. llesi ience. bite's Te Aroha. — Gorge Wilson, Mining Inspector Te Aroha Goldfields, wrote request ng that the Council make prevision for the survey of lesidence sites on the gold field ; thesurveying would cost 12s &\ eacii, and no site would be surveyed until the first year's rent is paid. It was agreed that the survey be sanctioned as requested. Roads and Tracks, Te An>ha. -The Engineer for tlie Aroha Riding, Mr Pavitt, reported asfollows : " I have the honour to state that I have had the pack track from the May Queen spur to VVelld and outter's store m.ide at a cost »»f six pounds. The total length of thiswork is nearly twelve chains, and I could not get the work done for the sum stated in the instructions, so would beg the approval of the council for the extra >-ost I have inspected and exu.niued the lower track widened by Mr P. Ferguson, and foun 1 it in fair order, and ! Btt wide- throughout. The road duringthe summer will carry all the cartinglikely to be put on it, but in winter, like all silehill cuttings, will c S'lbjVt to--lips, and will require constant attention ,to keep it op i n for traffic. With re.ferv.nce to the sleigh traffic I woul I ivport there are several rest lents at Waiorou■omai who make their living by cuttintr iml cartinir n'rewoo I. and selling sameiii 'i the township. These persons liave (since the road has been repaired) fixed 'wo whet Is to their sleighs, and so lesson ihe chance of injuring the road, and to whom it would be an injustice to prodbit using the track. I would again/ rospectfu'ly ask the council to have some* repairs done to the m.i'ui ro.id be.twe.etv Te Aroha and Waiorongomai, an I <specially those poitiona running through' the two townships, as the road in many places i* quite unsafe for traffic." Cr Murphy spoke in reference to thedeplorable state of the road between tlie townships. He hoped the council woul 1 continue to overlook it no longer. It was .i great drawback to tlie pro# -ess of the listricfc, as traffic was brought to n standstill. The. impassable condition of t'ie> road made carting extremely costly and difficult, and the townspeople and the* settlers suffered greatly thereby. Cr Smith spoke in a similar strain. Tne otre s in ti c tow iship weie alsoin a deploml le state. Cr Made in thought the townspeopleshould make some effort. Cr, Murphy said it was the traffic of the goldfield that wascu'tl.ing up. the road and not the iraffic of tiie township,. It would therefore be- mi fair to ask thetownspeople alone- to keep* the mad in repair.. /Cue quesKoni of how the- necessary . funds* sliqull be- raised was then discussed at eonsilevaiile length.. * O iVTui'pliy did not thiu.c th.^ people ' of tke Ri lirug wool 1 rtbji't*!; to-, .tlie p iy- , ing of a Eitte tli&t MnMik )ta s^R-iat