PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 81, 20 December 1884, Page 2

PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

The usual monthly meeting of the Piako County Council was held at Cambridge, on Wednesday. Present : Crs. Chepmell (in the chair), Gould, Maclean, Smith and- Murphy. The Lower Track and Mr Ferguson. t-Aii application from Mr Ferguson for money promised towards the cost of widening the ' track evoked 'some discussion. , Or Chepmell said' he did not appro\p of the manner in which the above track had been widened. Earth had been removed where, it snould not have been touched, and without any possible advantage, to trrtfFc. Had he known this was going to be done, he would not Jiavo consented to it at all. Even with the improvements that had beeneffectei, he doubted very mucii whether the machinery For the new battery could be brought up' the track. I Cr Smith said Mr Adams had : stated that the material for the new battery could have" been brought up cheaper bj jthe tramway, but this was not so, ] On the motion of Cr Gould it was agreed that the Original agreement with Mr Ferguson, respecting -a refniuj of the cost of theifrwer trackj'be adhered to ) CulyertSjat^haftesl/ury. — f Mr:Cox referred to the promise of the council to 'construct a .culvert ,in l( the tqwnship at J'BtWdway;"* 'The 'tlimbef was* on' the 'ground, and the monjyjiad been voted for the work. . j It was .agreed;, toiinstruot Mr ftavitt; to have "the culverts constructed. f „ | Wathou Brtdge^TheengmGe^Tgpqrited that one of ,the,appro»ches was very M(\s ;ahfijji[^e|y;to>b|c6^ne worse at flood .tinie;\ f ,^"v" ".' •. v > ' ' i >w , C% i 4. ? MQ i rjsi,n r »j|il l le A^ojii n|^i|jjiA ,}/} ej(ter^^^as Mce{yid;f^l>ii;^ i iiiigtij j eterecttfon'<Tp t-^P^l^Mf 'Ht^ §' M^ k 0

,£• 11, v , 7- r> *¥§ • -'? "t't Mi4s <}'■* a " fait Hi ■. i♦* W rKroS? tf T V v "t^ :frpiii "^itW^tTrtii^ 1 n'apecteH siauglitorlionses in 'tli'e Patetdfe -' anVJT dx[o^Njstd« lt&,l t&, ami that they yjrpte^airi "4££r<fo(l|oon|it'ion, , "" t v> ;./,'* ',\X^r, - nS.ffecial J|latfi.'- r ln aocpi'dance With a«U; veVtisenient, a special rate *pf |H in the < 'f)istrjctr^'/"' i ; No objection had been taken to the ratp-b/iok. - . .' ,DoW Trfx:-^Cr- Mrtcleart^moveflr fc h ft fc th|(» dog« tnx for tlie -efisnint ; year lie -fixejl a,s follows : — aSl, for-grfylioun ls v ' lQs for'.sporting-ilos?s, niiHJss{fotf sli^e])* aii<! cattle dogs. , Crs Smith aii(l Goul'l^ .itppi'oml/of, £1 tax on ureyhonnilsi I The motion, however, d.d not, fiml a seconder. The t'ix was then reduced to, 10s for sporting dogs, mcm \\\\% grey-hounds, and 5s foy cattle and sheep tlo^s. Tnese rates' were adopted. The following collectors were appointed : — Mr Brennner, Waitoa ; Mr Piiscoe, Patetere ; Mr Waltham, Toatoroa ; Mr Psivitt, i-Te ArojSa ; Mr Hopkins, Mn-taihata. i The remuneration was fixed at Is, per ,crillnr. *' ! The Council then went into Committee to consider the matter of finance.