PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XVI, Issue 222053, 20 February 1900, Page 3

PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

The monthly meeting of this Louncu vaa held at Morrinsville on Friday last, -when there were present : Crs Chepmell (chair), Harrison, McCaw, Farmer, Brady and Cox.

Special Meeting. This was summoned with a view to rescinding a resolution passed last mon ; h, re reduction of loan interest. C'r Harrison wi'hdrew the motion to this effect standing in his name, and of which he had given notice. In the j discussion the reduc'ion of interest • th'. Chairman p unted out that he did not think it was wor k Councils white to proo »ed*under sub section 3 of section 2 of the Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, whereby the interest of the loan was reduced to 3* per cent, spread over a ■ term of 41 yea- s. Their present loans * would run ow in ab ut 16 years, and if they extended the period they would be paying too much for the accommodation (about £6OO extra). f he .J* ew arrangement would be easier for them in but in the end t e County, in the aggregate, wou d have : raid very stiffly for the concession. The first alternative, namely, reduction of interest to 4J- per cent., during the present undxpired term, would be n distinct gain, although not a large one, and ho suggested Council should -adopt it. Councillors agreed with this, and meeting passed a resolution proceeding under sub section 1 ot section 2 of the Act, whereby the interest* will be reduced to.4£ per cent, for the existing term. —This resolution will he confirmed at a special meeting to be held four weeks hence. Ordinary Meeting. ■p Traction Engine Traffic.— Cr Me Caw again raised the question of making the bridges fit to allow the "< Assets Board to take over their traction t-ngiue from To Aroha to Mafamata. The B .ard were anxious to know w hat Council were prepared to do.— . The Chairman punted out that to - comply with the Board’s request would entail serious expenditure by Council. It would practically mean the building of 3 new bridges. For their ordinary traffic they could choo- e tludr own tune and spreud lie cost of renewals ovei 3 or 4 years. —Or McCaw contended that it would only be hastening what wflpld have to be faced very so n. It was ultimately decided that the Chairman and Cr Harrison should interview Mr FoWcr, the General Manag r of the Board, and some ©£ the members, all of whom would be up on the occasion of the Fencourt estate sale*.

Repairs. — Mr F. Pilling, Waihou Hotel, having requested that some filling iu should be done opposite his premises, th“ f reman was empowered to do so t • the extent of £5. Shaftesbury Bridge. — The foreman, having suggest'd the necessity for a culvert being put into emb.mk-

nvmt on east side of the liver, it was fti} d<‘cid< d. to write Mr Metcalte on. the ina ter.

Thame3-Waikato Boad. — Decided to call tenders for 400yds. sand for pal chi >'■ g road bet ween Murray’s station and Morrinsville.

'Waiohoxgomai Tramway —Decided not to interfere with existing arrangements for another month, pending tin* recovery of the clerk, who is to pt epare a report on the financial posit i. n of this property.

Accounts. The following were passed for payment :—G. Wattam, Dll ; G. Mahood, Lll 10s ; Tawho, L4;E. Barrett, L 3 12s; A. Stanley, L 5 Bs;E. Craig, L 7 4s; C. Crouch, L 27 3s 61 ; Chin' inuri Coun y Council, jf L34s 2d ;W. B. Johnson, 20s ; H. and J. C’ifford, Ll 7 Os 6d; J. Be-.d, L 3; E. V.y>ey, L‘2o 6s 7d; W. Brumby, DIO; O. McCabe, D3O : T. * Young, L 6 8s; A. Burched, Dl 12s; E. He-tiv, L 8 ; A. Edwards. Ll 9 4s.