PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL,

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 242, 18 February 1888, Page 2

PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL,

Tiie ordinary monthly infecting of the above Council was hold at Pheonix Hotel Morrinsvillo yesterday. Present j Cr.s Chepmell (Chairman), Williams/ Dibble, Gould, IJeany, Brunskill, Murphy and Mil]?. Minutes of the previous monthly meeting were read and confirmed. Correspondence : — To Mr A. Buckland. requesting 1 payment of monies received re Tiannvay lea.°e, and an account oi all charges in connection theiowith. From Mr A . Auckland, in reply to application as above, forwarding cheque for I amount due Council (less sundry charges) amounting to £8G oild, and stating the amount would have been forwarded curlier [ were it not that he had been requested to hold the cheque- until eveiy thing had been completed. Leasing Waiorongomai Tramway : — To Mr H. Gilfillan, junr., Secretary to Bittery Company, stating the committee appointed by the Council to act in the matter, had arranged with Mr Adams to purchase three of the tramway horses at cost price less 2s per cent, and the fourth horse at such a price as might be agieed upon by Messrs Adams and Gavin. From Mi Gillillan, in reply to above, etc., ■tating the Battery Company -wrote on July 28th, and expressed its willingness to sign tramway lease and bond; and yet the line was not handed over for three months afterwards. That the Battery Company did not purpose doing anything further just now in the matter of claim for loss of pi oil Is, and wear and tear, to which they considered they were justly entitled, but would, as may be necessary at some I'utuie time, take steps to asseit their claim in this matter. Alpo staling that with regard to the wire rope they had no use for it. lvcspecting an anaimeinent mentioned icgaiding the purchase of hoif-cs, the mattiM had been rcfeired to Mr Adam I*,1 *, who, in reply, said that " the arrangement you mention was talked of on the tiannvay, but lie and those representing the Council nevei came to any undet stand ing lcgauling horses, or any thing else in connection with the line," and that Mr Adams stated ho valued the horses at £8 10s each, and the Company wore propaicd to pay for the four horses at this Kite. Jt was stated the hoi scs cost about £20 each some two yius .since. The Chaiiman icmaikcdit took some lime to tiain bosses to woik the lino, and it was an um!ei.-.tood (liing the three horses were to be taken o\ei at cost pi ice, les-, twenty li\'e pel cent. If not fo, how is it the Batte/v (Jo. hive kept Count) hoises at woik since the line had been handed over. Ci William said thepiopnsal to puichnsf the hoisos at lliioe lonillis of tost piice emanated fiom Mi Adams himself. llesnlwd 'I hat the Chaiiman bo en>pow (. led to tfike stu h "-tops as he may deem ad\ isil-le le the di^pdval ot the hoi-<.s. ])unke\ Kn;;ine :— X. 'solved that tondi is for the jMiiiha-u oi the donkey < ngini- ; foinieil) u -.t'd in eMi.'eetion w ith the liani- \\»} • Patctere Loan, £lf)00 :— The cleik st.ited he had wiilion imam to the (, oloui.il Titjc-mei diaw ing his attention to Lou in il.s npplii al'nui Joi iibo\ c hi.ni. Cl, ukes Dinin A'_;ain : A Cool Letter:— Ficm Ml .]<!■>. (-i.iii.c, ;^ follows; — Te Aiolui, r7.inn.if 3 , ,'JM. Mi Cl.epmell, Deal Sii,— l w•nt \ os'c ida\ to Ml P.i\iU, to anaiiL-e with him alumt putting ;i pipe thiough, fco that I might still have si.llicientwattr toi domestic puipnbes. lie told me T mu-t wiite to 3011 and get 3-0111 iioimi^ion liisl, and he will then see it propci 1\ c.iniid thioiigh. Tho pipe I piopoM 1 laying \\\'\ be a four inch glaze tile pipe, I will do it at m\ own expense, and at any futnie time <in\ d. image that niiglit be sust lined tlnough it I -will be resjonsiblo for. Thanking )on loi tlf tiouhle ) 011 have had o\ ci thi.sdiain and this will be an et.d to it. — I am, etc , James Chnkc. PS, Kindly communicate with myself or Mi I'avilt at }our ailievst coinenvienee,so that I may get the pipes fioin Auckland without «ltlav r J, C. The Chaiiman said he had not replied to the letter, and did not see how Council (ould depait fiom the resolution paw-cd nt last meeting \i/.., to completely close up the di.iin leading to Claikes, re'.pceiini* which Clnike liad caused so nuuh anno^aneo ; and put the Council to so much expense. The pioposal now made by Claiku to him appealed absind, aftei all the fuss he had made about the ,vater running through his land. Cr Muiphy icmaiked the fuss Clnikc had made about the water mnning tlnough his place, must have cost Couucii one "w.iy and another about £G0 in lining to lemedy it. Of hie own knowledge he was pi opal ed to state t!-c drain referred to was .vado in JBBJ, before ever Clarke took up the land. On the the motion of Cr Gould it was resohed thai the letter bo icceised, and I the resolution passed a', last meeting oidering the diain to be completely stopped up, adhered to. Cr Milly moved an amendment that the pei mission asked be granted Claiko, but it was negatived. ftoad Ivepaiis, Patetere Hiding : — From Messrs. F. llaseler (Oxlord), James Iluine (ll.iiuillon) and Jsimus Bailey (Fen Couit) icqnesling that the toad and biidge appioiiches at Maungawheio creek be lepaired, estimated cost .Cl 2 10s. Jlesolved that the woik be done piovided was Jound on enquiry to he a county load. ]»(>pairs yhailcsbuiy lioad. — Fiom Mr E. F. Pvoche, requesting that Council would supply pipes to convey water under the road at a point v. here, three loads met, close to Shaflosbiiry township, (which poition of the load was almost impassible in winter time, owing to the water lying on it), and the latepuyers living near would cany out the. i.ece&b.-uy woik — laying same, etc., fiecof cost to Council. Pesolved on motion ol Ci Muiphy, That pipes bo supplied as requested ; the woi k to be caniod out to the witisfnoloin of the County Kngiiiccr Uoa'tls in Town District :— By direction of ToArohaTown Boaid their clork, wrote diiecting Councils attention to the need of having the unsightly ditch near Bank of New Zealand covered in and the existing brid/»o (which from its narrowness was ically unsafe at night) widened* Also icqnesting' Couucii to repair the footpaths along t lie county road (Whitakcr street), and likewise the lower portion of Bridge street. A lengthy discussion took place re these

applications. Os Murphy and Mills spoke srongly in support of Council covering the ilinin and widening the bridge in Whitaker street. O Gould opposed f on thegfoifnd that the biidgo refcired to had sufficed in more prosperous times, the Conncil had no money to spare, and the Arolia Riding rate account was in debt to thereat of the County already. lie was willing that Te Aroha should have every farthing of the money accruing from rates raised within the Hiding, expended therein butnotforthe towards cost of works in Aroha Riding, rest of the County to keep on contributing Mr Murphy: It' Cr Gould will move that another rate be levied over the Te Aioha after March 31st, I will support it, and their Council can pay themselves back again, Cr Mills iilso said lie would assist Council in the matter of levying- another rate on the Rrding, if the one so recently levied was not found sufficient; they could strike another rate alter the 3lst March on the Hiding. On the motion of Cr Gould it was resolved that no action be taken in the matter. An amendment proposed by Cr Murphy, that the Engineer be instructed ! to carry out the work, was lost on being put to the meeting. The Chaiiman in reply to Cr Murphy stated neither the Morrinsville-Te Aroha road, nor Bridge street, Te Aroha, were County roads ; and therefore the Council could not undertake to repair Biidge street. Slaughter House License : Resolved that Mr J. Woods application for renewal of slaughter house license be granted, Mr W. G King wrote requesting his name to be placed on valuation roll in respect of sections fonncrly owned by Mr T. L. Green. The Clerk was instiucted to take the nccassai}' steps in the matter. Resignation of Cr J. B, Smith:— Mr Smith telegraphed from Thames his resignation as u member for Waitoa Riding. Resolved that the resignation be accepted. Resolved that the Chairman be authorised to make the necessary alterations in Roll, for the placing theieon of Messrs Iluntei, (Mata Mata) and Giant, (Waitoa) as agent 'or the ownc-is ; the oh.'ik stating the necessaiy notices had been given and no objections received. P'iico of Meeting-. — In accordance with notice of motion gi\en at last meeting, Ci Muiphy moved that the future meetings of the Council be held at Te Aroha, seconded by Cr lleany. After considerable discussion the motion was put and cunui; Cis Mmpliy, [Jenny, Biunskill, and Mills voting lor, and the Chaiiman, and Crs Williams and Gould against. Cr Gould gave notice, that at next meeting of Council ho should move that tha i ebullition just passed be rescinded. 'Hit' Ch. mi man said lie was opposed to the meetings being held at Te Aroha, fiom mothe*. of economy, as the removal (o Te Aioha would entail moie expense on 'he Comity ; although by so doing tn«. f Iling expends, so far as ihe two Te A .h.i nii'mbiMh were concerned, would be s,i\ cd. Resolved on motion of Cr Tleany that the mxt meeting nf Council lie held at Mr Vault's office, Te Amha, at 4 p.m., on Tl'iUMl.n, Mai eh 15th. Te Aioh.i — Wamiongouiai lioad. — A motion by Ci Aluiphy, that £40 be expend.'d^ in lepaiiing this road was lost, only Ci.s Muiphy ami Mills voting in fuvoiu of it. The pioposition led up to a -•eiy lenuthy discussion le Te Arolm Ruling; iK present and past financial condition, etc.,— which, however, we cannot find spice loicpoit ti.is issue. Oxlord— Putai.iu limu). — Cr Williams ga\c notice that at next meeting- of Council he should move th.it a lefund of £30, half cost of lepaiis c.uiicd out on this road h\ i\'. Z Patetere Land Co.,bc made to the ('{iitipauy. Accounts. — AfcounJsjnuojjntingto about £2f> weic passed Jor payment, and the meeting io?e.