PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 184, 25 December 1886, Page 2

PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL

The usual "monthly '" meeting of the 'above Council' was held in the Borough "Chambers, Hamilton, on Wednesday last. Present-: Ors Williams, (chairman,) J. C. Firth, J. B. Smith, W. P. Chepmell, arid D. Murphy. Minutes oi> the previous meeting were first read and confirmed. Correspondence, Inward, re Loan ,011 Te Arotm .Hiding, . LI SOO. —A letter WAs/read f£onx the. (Dojonial .Treasurer, daled, Wellington December 14th, •stating .that- Council's application fora, "lban'of LloOOVumler. the 'Government Loans td JtbVahß'dcUeVJ t bVahB'dcUeV Act, 188(5, had been considered";" and promising to provisionally r grant the 'loan. 'in sums as required;; 5 subject^ ■ il. ,3*o , the securityoffered being Jouud sufficient to satisfy the premises, of, the Act. _2. To. the 1 purpose's oHhe^ioarf being within- those authorised Uy^he^Acfc. 3. That ,the local authority -is duly empowered ,to,! amount .asked -for, ami; stating that with rejspQct. to security ; he had not yet been informed' the amount of proposed speciaiTate. ' whereby to judge if sufficient as security . 1 /^^H^^^^d / *)*?s : 0 Council! vrere macn better off than^£__they had "adopted r theTipaus to Local Bodies Act; as by Ihy Taftei' half the total number oT" votes' polled would' have to be recor'ded.'ih f avduu 'dfthe loan to obtain- it, by ' the-new. counties actcoming: into fdrce on* Ja'nuary'lst, under which the appli-cationX-had' beeti made, 5 - three-fifths, of the total number^ of^votes polled would' suflfjce, r amount required to] be rais(fd J l^ fepßcitfl rate "aiinu^ly on 'the Aroha J&idin£™fn"rpp;iymeut olthis loan l \roulvl t < t>e << tits^or'26 'yciii-s.' ' , ;/ ' VfLMV^GUvIt SpqQial inkling Md V 'feeu -litelci 1 ty']Te kvdhti'' op.' last 'Tues'ffai^evem'ug'^o corigider 'thQ',p;'Cjpos'al, "kh l v lh*afe 'tHfe poll "would 'take, place on the 29th inst. ' '"'"' ■-"'■: . Cr MnrphjTasl<«d tha^ there might be> "^p^cTai^poHiijg Vbo'BtlT "a,b J '^alororiftooi He V lintfbe len1 en ayi%^ 1 jina'ltft/ lb»s application, and t-houghVif; '.i tery j n>r.»sl£lJi(il\vai3.cTh4 in'«h> ciinll not be expoblSllßbAcftve their work to .coiua-mlo r l^ A i'Blta-to— V-Ole , — , ..qvj. ,p. r!^iHh fi .r f eoiin .ed.-jQc M^rp^Y ' i l-J\e on £oir t j. s w^ld,,'4jitv^' f > pl^cj» jU Jurm^ the-holj^^^io^tjjjt-^^^d' b© 'AWfefebrf Aqprevent wfii'lci < o'gt'»men riccraihig^ti {To Alpha to vote ; Iho other councillors

comculod with Or fitftm^^^ request was not aolteded, tar) loaia, he understood ttifet-ihd yrhole R«P| r irig wonld derated andhefiTrespoTisible 4 for its repayment, ; anil would like to know nonresidents withitf proposed Town District^wottld faro if tho Tawn District petition .wjsre, 'granted, , perhaps only a. small portion of the loan "irould ba spent within their boundary I i Cr Chepmeli said it,vfouldj»'aam»tter for adjustment. •-*.«**." The Engineer then read his schedule at works with respect to proposed loan which is as follows :«— • Estim-nte of Cost of "Work cfti Bonds in the Te Aroha Riding, for which it is proposed to Borrow £1500 : — Roads between north -boun- v .- dary of Ridingand Stoney - Creek, (i.e., within area of _ _ J_. . proposed Town District), Main Road, £184; Bridge Street and Station Road, £56 6s £239 6 0 Roads between Stoney Creek and north boundary of Wairakau Property: Main * Road, including Bridge at Waiorongomni Cr ee k, £285 "11s ? Wilson's and Murphy's Roada, from - , v Landing to Kilgour Street - t (formation only) £56 12a 3*2 3 0 Road between north boun- ' *• dury Wairakau property and Wairakau Creek,; .. ;„. Main Roid, including bridge at Waimkau CrdSk 270 3- 0 Road from Wairakou Creek to the north boundaay of , ' • the Gordon Special Settle-/ ment : Main Road, in chid- <v ' ' ing small bridges ... . ' 334 ii& 0 Road through Gordon Spey , „ cial Settlement': Main " 1 "" * Road, including small ' lW<i bridges .„ ..', :.. 'SOftS 0 £1500 0 0 Chamber of Commerce'. — A letter was read from the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, dated Ist inst., forwarding copy of a -resolution passed --wui/reby County Councils will, on payment of a fee of £2 2a, be entitled to appoint a representative to attend the meetings of the Chamber.' .'- \"\\ >( Cr J. C. Firth said he considered the offer a very courteous one on the pajrt of the Chamber. After some discussion, on the motion of Cr Firth, it was resolved tb.at the Clerk be instructed to write a letter on behalf of the Ootfncil thanking- the Chamber for their offer, and expressing regret that just at present the \Osuncil did not see their way to appoint a>representaiive. * . •»■? e;4 Upper Hill Track. — A petition was read from twenty Waiorongomai residents, stating thrffc this track was in a dangerous state,- that* on' the lsfc inft. a horse belonging to Mr Jansen, wjiilsfc converying milk to some resident! on the hill, missed its footing, and tilled over the embankment, thereby causing his owner considerable loss, and requesting the expenditure of £10 in repairs. On the motion of Cr J. B. S.nith it was resolved to grant a sum, not exceeding £10 for repairing the track. Wilson's Road. — A reply was read from the Minister of Public 'Wolk'sf to a letter from the Council written at the instance of Cr Chepmeli, suggesting that the land .taken for thfs'ToaiT be vested in the Queen inst|ad'*^f" the Council, etc. Hon. Mr "Hichaiilson stated he was of opinion it would have Doen' better had the land been 1 vespigd in the Crown, as was usually done. ever, he thought the point was hfrfi* one of vital importance, as tlic f P^'ul'3 Works Acts would be held to uv.op|. ' n a the proclamation in any respecnm *,j i the latter is in error in detail.. .o • .»'A Cr Chepmeli said : He thotjgttf'&wa-* a very important matter indeed;.:?! for instance a law suit occurred such as the Waitoa Board ''Board- ha;d:itoi defend some time ago at Thames, it would be awkward if unable to prove tlie road a public one,' ' ' "\ vi "* r Cr" Firth said the matter /colil'd 1 , be so easily remedied now by simply "annulling -the^proclamation, and issujng a fresh one, that he would propose- 4 that the Minister of Public^ Works be written to, stafcin^ifc-wovildb© much move P.\,tU?«ctory to the Council if the matter were" now rectified, and that the iiiivi tn» left iv the bands of Cr Chepmeli an t.w Clerk as to wording .th^e letter.. pjjried. ' Sign Board, Te " Arolm.—Rpssra Smith and Bon wrote -asking' permission to-erect a sign board, for, ",Stabling , accominddatiorij"" in connection with the .Hot Springs Hotel across- fdo'rjVaSi- at entrance to the' foot 'tridge; r j^d|<Wiing' {heir hotel ; and stafing the f Jo^Jgidgo had been 'erected by j, them. lo wnw Cr Murphy .strongly supjjQ^^| the application, and said lie should very much like to see it ■granifefl^'^s it would not' be unsightly; or any hindrance to traffic ; but simply like a verandah ■•without , any 'roof. \ - >L&nT Cr Firth : In- my. opinion I jkuot an erection -Would-be 'both 1 ver^>3&'fi3r«fhtly and also dangerous "to traffiX*'l\'i fpfc a perfect nuisanco_'in a sffifeecf and jdecidedjy.tlis'figujcp the, town^-jw^ejvj was "becoinin^' a verypopularresoj't^ ?H^sgould t mo?fc'< , strongly ■ object .to'-gvflUfcU^r any such application 'y* pro lk% 9 ff ;! 3rftl v ' puL up, rtcjye^tisemenus and alljfiorts of things would be pa_s)ei), on it;; ';,;„.„ Y/an -J f j.TliGfOljaii'raa;! said ; if^s'jSjflU rftatfiingwere allowed to one, tbore?ivaBJ»s Atfiowm^ Iwh'efoiVwoul^euil,' nnti f fnU|^lte'i to the appH^nuoii-MH'in l^ yrantp las dM al^o Crs Smith auTi^CniL-iijnell Application TiMmwuy ixiai > no-ova rpporti.- T h e mn,na§cij i|\ r iils .j^Rqjt ior the ,previpfls four weeks .stated.itj^t tME4)umliejc of 'rucks- of quartz ifl'owrfeyo&'cover the .line \va ! SV,*4o2^>i a'ndu&<trffofiito#ood. T^» revenue for the period amounted to

.jW Ifhl, ..MTaj.ftirhgfin unable to do the month. Messrs Adams ana Me Liver had put on a man to gnther up : nmte lfwgi^9m?fo^\\mp.yM*vk /-ford >■ • been^noppeil irotti;tanied;o;tinie iby ifcrOCtf Si lfit&i£,. ,f tQ^. *n.d.*thi^ tiad" beeu sent te'tfioHattetf 1 <3r J. G. Flrt^*M**li^Wcpott was die most satisfactory one they had;r«P ceived tor a long tmie'past* 'i.-r* •it w Day of meeting cliengod.—-CrMurptfy •sited that the day of meeting be. changed from Wednesdays to Saturdays,/as' U would be much more converiient't6[ n hjni and hcvhad.sjjokeu.to soyeral otthe.Qtlic^ councui6rs"\Vho w werejagre«alile...to.the change. f>_:,.rvd' Resolved that in future the meeting* be held on Saturday, subject to ltSi-^OgT: found that NRonld not interfere with" £he Borough Council meetings. Next meeting to;bQ pp',22kd, January. * * fti¥ Waikato News TTrotereqiieitrng to be placed on the same footingia^H^^Wai- _ kato Times, as regards advertising.. PL? *)d«iwl.ihatthe Council .should : dinde, iheadzfixtisinfir. ■, , , . • < ,t Aft«r.^considerable qitcupaion it was r?^re4wtiw^wotion of dr,Chepmell that the letter fee Teceired ; and %ho 9 i^ettug teE^a4»ectbing be allowed to re^ •^neiitmi befow '.* - *• -! - •"*-—'» * ttfti Tayoh HoJli-Some disoossiorv took place relatireitQaD anplioationr from: Mr £. W. Hanmer to be placed; og the: roll of raUgayers. Cr J. 6. Firth gtid Mr Hanmer was acting on behaTf "of a' large English company and paght to harearote. i£ .jJ. The Clerk waa instruc^d to write to Mr Hanmer respecting him to make the mual application for enrolement. <3* ? a* Financial.—Cr Chepmelly in accordance with hit notidV ' r 6f' -motion/ brought up th« -' matt^ '' of! reducing the county overdraft^ irhich still continues from £§000 to £3000, and adrocateAthe le^yjag.^-« general rate of £d ia'-iEe^--^He-driw^ attention to the Tory stringent clauses in 1 the mm Oountiee Act with reference to . the matter of orerdrafts and the respon- *" sibiKty of Councillors. Bylevying the rate, as proposed, which would realise. ai#ut a thoiaaud poonds, they would be able to'obtain a Government subsidy of another thousand pounds, -which vihey might not be able to get later on ;;.tba; farthing rate woold therefore be jb<^^ lent to a half-penny rate and 'by©^. and this waa a most important matter to' the ratepayer. :*: * Cr Firth opposed the -levying of; the proposed rate; in order. to obtain & beggarly sattld>; '^^3 ml-ht never come!' Kejr .Zealand had become quite demoralised through so much-bor-rowing, and the sooner we were shut dowjrto making our own roads on our owjtjpcoiuitj&e better. It might mean tjfcflgr fire jtars to do whit w« now d<» by mews of borrowing in one, but sQ^progress was only fancied progress, and (he result was leaving the people up to their necks in a bog of debt. He noticed with regret representatives of the people were often valued more for . /their good begging qualifications than for their real worth. Piako was strictly ah,agricultural country, at present the '* r-;(£rice of agricultural, -Commodities vrus down Jo lero* point (except the recent rise in the price of wool), and could not qo f much if any lower, it was therefore a bad: time^to impose additional taxation. , Cr GfeSpmell said \ This wdujd, prqbaUy be the last year the Gorerntnent would grant a subsidy aubh-as coulS be tK>wavailed of, and^t^wairthereforeinost' dess^SSe/tolobiaia ft, mi thus avoid .c t xysiogt^a^ajnonHfc additk>pal; from the ;»qqVfctef)*yeXfe-«s would otherwise ture to W^iV^^b Tedace -the^wtißiing orer- : Z^wft aj)d» interest payable thereon in (the manner he «4v^cat^ was a most desirthe Cnainnau_ancLCr Smith were T))th <cn&tii flpimomit ma fle*dfal,;Andfiihat it *»c^e^**^W«tt«*t.tinwi^ n6fc^bv:«feCtt^ the 1??^ lst I^WV. $>W%I I'Amm'i id /I ,?• '- ■ is ' .%3 c£i:^;Cr. Chepmeil: mofed,,''That >t the v tMetiag-of Gooncil on 22nd January, OJ 6^^:*n^«fjd m^e k beinade and T, r levied. on-jul jateable property wi^-hin ,the £s« favour of the

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