PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 128, 14 November 1885, Page 2

PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held at Cambridge on Thursday last. All Councillors present with the exception oi OrSmit'i. Subsidy to Lower Track. — It was agreed om the motion of O Firth, that the Minister for Milieu be informed, in reply to his telegram, that the work for which the j subsidy w.k guutted having lung been eo'jipleli'd and certified to b\ tho Engineer, and the tliiid of total cost now being* av.iilablo, this Council resj>"<jt.fully urges th it Government forward tin balance due, two-thirds of £500, at once, so that the same nuy be'handad over to Vlr Ferguson without delay. £3000 (riant. — It was agreed, on the motion of Cr Firth, chat u copy, of the M'tii&ter for Mines' telegram of the 21st ult be sent to Mr J. B. Whyte, and tint h'* be informed that the arrangement mad" with Mr Larnach was that the Council should levy a general rate &£ £d. Thi» the Council had done, and the rate is now being collected Also, that heavy hank interest is accruing, and' that Mr Whyt 1 be requested to urge the Government te place thy promised subsidy to the credit of the Council without delay. Sub division of Waitoa Riding 1 . — Mr C Tuck, the commissioner appointed to report upon the petition praying for a sub division of the above riding, reported upon it as i.iforrnaf. Works on GoldfieM. — A communication Was received from the Public Works Department, asking the Council to indicate which of the works towards the construe tion of which subsidies bad been promised they would be prepared to undertake before the 51st March. Cr Gouid objected to any further expenditure on the Arolia goldfield. Cr Murphy thought Cr Gould ought to he the last person to make such a remark. If the Council were all like Cr Gould there would be no goldfield at all. Tln> field was f;r-t realising the- anticipations of its supporters. Cr Gould was a large property owner in the district, and would 1> benefited greatly by the goldfield. He would propose that the track to the Buck reef and the track from Fern Spur to Butler's Spur bo m»de. Cr Maclean said he also would object to further expenditure on the goldfield until the County was out of debt. Cr Mnrphy said it was to the gold field that Cr Maclean would look by and by for settlers, for the huge blocks of country in which he was interested. Cr Maclean said he spoke for the unfortunate ratepayers, who were to be pitied. Or Murphy's motion was then put and carried. Te Aroha Sepal-ate Rate.— Cr Smith wrote to the effect that the people of Te Aroha were under the impression that the rate proposed to be levied in that riding was for the purpose of the Waiorongomni and Gordon Settlement roads. They would not mind the rate if the streets of Te Aroha were to receive justice. These streets were in a disgraceful statej He recommended the Council to spend a sum of money on Bridge street, which was very dangerous. —Consideration deferred. Petition From Te Aroha,— The petition of the A p oh>v residents'-bViring 61 signatures, was laid on the table. Now that a separate ratowas about to be levied on the riding, they a*ked the «treets of the town, which had even excited the surprise;of the Native Minister, should be put in proper repair. { The petition and Mr Smiths letter were considered together. The Council • generally admitted that something ought to be done .in the % ma,ttev. They conk} not, however/go 'into the question fully just at praftent' i *j ;•*•:; ■« - Agreed that Mr Favtit be instructed to cxpeud a sum not exceeding £30 in put-

ting in ts'puir the wmU within the town ship rf TV .Tr.Jip. ywlort f S|\oi!irtl?njttl •jnient.— VUe Sdoreary' wrote firkins; tho ear'y execution of the road work rrnr It'iohe'a farni; also t'n eontinimtiim uT tui iii'iiii road Min/igh Lao Waiharakeke block, i'here was at present no access to the block by' voiid. The' writJp stated that the Atinistoi* of Lands had promised £ for & subsidy towards' making a bridge aeruds ' the ohagiu at Roches aiijjt sptftl formation.*-**"' Cr Murpey urgou that tho work be done. Ci tfirth also thought that the Council • should. aeo tlw-yottiig aottlenieut provided with n Cr Chepmell thought "Mr Roche, who was partly responsible for tho chasjn, uliould uuntribute towards the- Work. Cr'l^U'Lh submitted a rfciiomb by which the Gordon settler* might utilise tho .road, on the other aide of the Wiiliou river. By putting. * pn nt on { at Stnnlpy, fch^y could ciO -son to : lnj.pl nd dtw o ctinin road .vliioh had boon laid oti between Te Aroiia and Oxfortl. It would also give them a good road to tho railway station, whk;h was only about five miha from the rivM\ TilH roa i u mtd bj opened u^> at very little expense. The matter way allowed to stund over. Road Works To Aroha.— The Ei^in-jor, Mr PavUt, reported on several road works in the above diah'ict, giving an estimate for each. Ur Murphy waa in favour of the metalling of Kiltfour street. It wan agreed, on the motion o£ Cr Murphy, thar the Clerk prepare a statement to be submitted at next meeting 1 showing 1 , the expenditure alrc.id.. m.tdo and chaJ'g'euble a^ainht the last and proposed separate rate to be levied in the Aroha Hiding, and a list of the works proposed to be undertaken, and the estimated cost 'hereof, the consideration of the works referred to in the Engineer's report to stand over till m*xt meeting. Truinw.iy Sidings. — In reply to Mr Adams ic^tio t that the Council make a siding on the tramway for the (jralena hoppers, it was agreed that the oompauiu.i refl| uiring sidings should bo permitted to put the same down, the Coirioil approving of tho applicition, tlio cost noL tv exceed £'20 for each siding, which the Council will refund ..ut oi the tramway clhu o m accruing against each mine. Te Aroha llato' — It wus agreed to strike a rate of three farthings in tho £ on all the rateable property in the Aroha Hiding. Air Bremner was appointed collector. The Tramway. — The m;unger'« report for the month was submitted, and showed a cred't balance of £19 9s 9d.