OHINEMURI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 262, 9 May 1888, Page 2

OHINEMURI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Tiiii; oulinnvy monthly meotinu, of the iilxn c Count il was held on Saturday lust ;it P.iero.i. Present :— Ore. W. G. Nichols, (Ch.iiiman), I']. J\l. Corbolt. J. 11. iMoiirc, J<\ Hliaii&o, J. JL Kokon, C. J. Dearie, C. N.usl), j1!.j 1 !. Quin n. Minnies o£ the previous monthly mooting were read and confirtuod. Corrt'spondence .' Outward. —To Mr Lush, solicitor, slating Council desired to transfer one of their sites to Paeroa Public Ijibrury Committee in trust for public library purposes ; also stating that Council did not hold the title deeds for the property, which weie in the possession of: Thames County Council, who declined to hand them over until the balance oi: tho ,£'2ooo awuid had been paid to them. To tht» Chairman ol Pi.iko Couuty Council; To t he Clviii man of Thames County Council; and to thes Chairman ot Te Aioh.i i

Town ! Board : — ro , appointing do locates to confer respecting Hivcr Conservancy Board, (a copy oC this circular lofcter appeared in our Inst i-^sue, undor heading To Aioha Town Board.) Inward :—llangiom: — Ilangiom Koad • From Government Kt.nting one of tlie usual forms had bee., posted to bo filler! in, and upon receipt of the usual certificate the bilanee of tyrant would be paid. The Chairman stated the amount was £10 and a contract had been let for the performance of the work. Goldfilds Revenue : — A communication was lead from the Assistant Secretary o£ the Treasury Deparment, stating Council , should apply to Government for any in- . formation they desired to obtain ie. .^oldfields rovenne. Paeroa —Owhnro'i Main Road :• — A telegram from tho Public Works Department, '.fating that no balance was available for expenditure on the Paeioa-Osvharoa main load, Cousidci iblo sui prise was evpres" sec 1 at this leply, as it was stated Council had never loooived the amount granted. It was ultimately resolved to write, requesting an explanation from (rovernni'Mit as to what li.id been done with the amount of the grant, (X">7~>) Thames ffaibour JBoard ;— Telegram from lion 0. Fisher, Minister of Marine, ie proposed withdrawal of Proclamation gi anting extension of jmisdiction to Thames Tlaibour Board, and constitution of a Hivcr Board, and suggesting that seven members would be a deshable number. Resolved that the Chairman be appointed the delegate to represent Ohinemeuri County Council, in proposed joint confeience of delegates to be held. Footpath to Paeroa School. — From Mr Ed wauls, secretaty, on behalf of Ohinemur School Committee, requesting that the foot path leadinec to P.ieioa school-house bo repaired. Cr. JJobbon said the foot-path had already been formed and loquired little beyond gi.i veiling, and proposed that a sum not exceeding £8 be expended in impioving the footpath from Normandy load to Pieroa school house. Carried. Warden's Court for Paeroa. — From Mr K. Edwards forwarding copy of resolutions passed at a public meeting held at Paeroa, advocating the establishment of a Warden's Office find Couifc established at Paeioa. Resolved, Thai the cliairman be requeued io write to the Minister of Mines, Minister of Justice, and tln> Warden, urging upon them the desirability and need that existed to ha\e a W.iulen's Court and oflico established at Paeioa. (For tho convenience of mineis and others | interested in the mines at Karangahake, Owharna, Waihi, Waitekauii, Murototo, Whngnmata, etc., for all of which Paeroa would be the most ccntial place to go to.) Local Option, — From the Chairman of Ohinemuu Licencing Committee <*Uti'irr |,0, 0 hud f|~o,l Tuesday May lfith as the il'iy on which the local option poll for ( ihinemiiii licencing tl^tiic/ should bo faken. Received, Inspector of Nuisance';. — From Inspector of Nuisances a-uini> uhen he would bo empowered by Council In take action nuam-t th i^e (Mii^ie^ing in matters nffecfing sanitation and public health, A letter was «Uo icail, m-ikM bv sunie ivwnh local re-iden^, .li.nv.ng (he attention of Council to the s-anit uy sate of ihe toy nship, and a^kinu (hat the Ins-pectoi oi'Xui-nnecs be euvuouered to tike action \w\\\ iep p cb thereto. Witli lvfi'KMicc to this matter the cleik ie'vl copy of a letter sent to tho Conncik solicitor Mith n code of piopo^od LlyLi\«s, which had been diawn up by the committee appointed by Council to lake action with regard to this matter, and asking his advice with respect thereto ; but no reply had been yet received. Resolved on the motion of Cr l?oh«on seconded by Cr Strange that the Inspector of Nuisances be empowered to inspect all premises, etc., and instruct owners and occupiers io clean them where considered necessary ; and in the event of their failing, to tike legal action in tho iii'ittor, VTuihi Road. —From Mi J. AY. Walker requesting that tho sum of £01 in re the u oik executed by him on Waihi road according to agreement be paid him. Resolved on tho motion of Ci 1 Moore seconded by Outrange, Thatthe amount due Mr Walker be paid him forthwith. Misappropriated Gold Daly. — Considerable discusfeion took place with respect to the best, steps to taka in order to lecover the amount of gold duty derived from Ohinenmri quartz smelted at LaMontv furnace and paid to credit of Thames, I Resolved on the motion of Cr Dearie seconded by Cr Strange, That Cr Corbett be requested to consult with Councils solicitor re this mntter. General Rale. — The Chairman referred io the necessity of striking a rate of O-'lil in the £ ; and proposed that the geneial rate be only 5-4 d in the £, the remaining J-d to be levied as a special rale to meet, hospital and Charitable Aid Board demands. By adopting this course Council would receive double the amount of Government subsidy ; as when th« amount levied by way of general rate exceeded £500 the Government subsidy was only 5s in the £ instead of 10s. Resolved on the motion of the chairman seconded by Cr Robson, That due notice of Councils intention to strike a general rate of 5- Id in the £bo given by advertisement, etc. Advertising. — As tho contract for one year with the Aroha and Oiiinemuri Nkws for advertising would expire before next meeting Cr Moore proposed, and Cr Robson seconded — That tho proprietors of the Aroha and Oiiinemuri News and Hnnrnki Tribune be invited to tender for inserting the County advertisements for a period of twelve months, the contract to include the advcitising of Balance-sheets, and all other County Council advertisements of every kind.

Cr Quinn moved, and Cr Nasli seconded, as an amendment — Thai, it bo open to the Thames papers to tender also. Considerable discussion ensued, the majority of Crs expressing themselves ag against the amendment, and could see no reason why the Thames papers, should be included. On being put to the vote Cr Quinu's amendment was lost by six vjtes to two, and the original proposition \v,\s carried, all Crs voting for it with the exception c£ Crs Quinn and Nash. Road fo Quinns. — An application from Cr Quinns father to luve a road made from the public road leading to his farm (adjourned from last mooting) was discussed. Cr Quinn addressed Council at considerable length, urging that the work be done. Cr Nash proposed, and the Chairman seconded — That the foreman of works be empowered to expend a sum not exceeding £5 in carrying out the proposed work. As an amendment, Cr Robson proposed, and Cr Corbett seconded, that the amount should not excoe 1 .-£2. For the original motion, which was declared carried, there voted Crs Quiun, £ ash, the Chairman, Dearie and S'rai 1 . jo ; against, Crs Kobson, Moore and Cor'x it ; Cr Quinn asserting that £2 wa? insufficient and would be only n> ,acy thrown away. Paeroa Footpaths.— -Resolved n i ,he motion of Cr Rcbson, seconded \><.' the Chairman — That £15 be cxpen!"< iv in tho improvement of the footp i!. 1 s in Paeroa township. Waitekauri Htll Track.— Cr C'-bett stated the Waitekauri Hill track v/:^ in a veiy bid state, and required to be repaired at once. Council promised twelve months ago to expend £i"iin repairing this track, but. had iun yet done so. Mr Phillips hud pmmise'l him he would give £5 towards tho c^c of repairs if Council gave £20. Resolved, on the motion of Cr Corbett, seconded by Cr Moore, th U the sum of £5, in aJcHtion to £13 aheady promised, bo granted for thk wor\, in order to avail of Mr Phillips' promised subsidy. Budging Waititi Crock. — Cr .Moore referred to tho petition received from \\ aihi residents some months ago, requesting that this creek be bridged. Nothing bad been in tho mattei, and as winter was now coming on he vV< aid suggest that anyhow a plank cro^sii,- be erected and moved that Cr C'.rbcbo authorised to have a footbridge aW: »od over Waititi Crook, seconded b\ Cr Hebron, and carried. Cr Quinn. referred to tho proposal bridge, over the Wailawheta- at Kar.ing.xh.\k<\ near Fianklyn's. Resolve 1 that tenders be invite I for the work J\oi<h in Waitoi Ruling. --Cr St.t, Mgo -poke of the noee-^'ty tliat a sn 1 > of money be anthoiisod for oxpomlit 1 ". ' ill in ikifnc 'he ton I connecting with i.iii Coinpar.)\ piopeity to the one m:u > iwo or threo ye irs atjo. lie thought ii>oy mi^ht f.uily expend so'ne p'irt of i °ir le yon no in the Waitoi di-tiiot, ■ >m which Council derived .ivory largoa.v iint in imlon, ono cheque alcne for rnos .' .nn tho Wnitoa nmon'itijig t0 -" >f> ■ ' n I yet thoie had bejn very little g: -'tod them for expon litnrc. Cr Kob^on said at request of C .::.icil he had visited the Waitca Ixidimr - ace last meeting, an I found thcrj ■ , eiy large district to be opened up, ho .'--Mild propose that £50 be expended in < ..ening up a road for the Waitoa sc-t'Ors, being a continuation of what was ; .'.owu ns Bowlers road, when fumls v.ould admit, Seconded by Cr Strange and ea 'l^d. llikutaia Road. --Resolved, Thai CIO be eji ponded in repairing tho IL'iusaia road. Cr Quinn proposed and Cr jfash seconded, That a further sum of £40 bo expended in gravelling tho ro\i to Karangahnko. Only the mover ..ml seconder voting for tho motion i: vas lostFinance Committees Report.- -The report of the Finance Committee i-\vim-mending for payment accounts au-oj'it-ing in tho aggregate to £1001 ; va3 read and adopted. Tho report et..tnl council had at command £500. V lnrgost items in tho report were t'u -vHlowing : Thames County Award (instaimonv), £?A)Q ; third instalment, Thnmc , .' b\spital Board, £G0 9s M ; (i^.^'iS) third do. Thames Charitable Aid !'<.i.d, £53 Ds fid ; (1887-8), Hospital lUvrd, 18S8V, £187 8s 3d; Charitn!>lo Aid Uoanl, 1888-9, £12-1 19*; J. W. AValkcr, (road account), £01 ; E. Be;n r (continetor), £5G ; do. L 52 7s U\ ; J. Read, (timber) L 33 3s 4d, etc,, "to, County Offices — Several phvi. vm\ estimates for county offices wore hid on the table and considered. Ultim;ue!y it vsas resolved to leave the matter hi tho hands of the chairman with power to act, cost not to exceed Ll3O, Mr Hob- ! sons plan to bo adopted \l within the amount specified. Foreman of Works.-- Applications for the positiou of Foreman of Worlo to Council at a salary of LllO per annum were received from the following : E. Wilson, (Waiorongomai) ; Thos. Sbaw, John Goonan and William Tetley, (Paeroa), Resolved, That W. Tetley be appointed. This concluded the business.