Piako County Council.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43352, 21 July 1908, Page 3

Piako County Council.

monthly meeting of the . 4ook place in the Council ■ yosterdny, when there were -present :—CrsGavini (in the chair). •®*huel,Thoinas,McQlom, McC&w, Main. DoiAldao ?l andKCeley. , and confirmed. Inward ana oatwird correspondence dealt with. , , . . -Apology- ’ '..U, - , ,■ hi* inability WW present. \ 'Qv Works Act-7 : v Cttcujar letter received from ‘Waimate ' County Council re certain alterations to . Puhhc Works Act, enabling a local authority to take land for a public work, , •• ’—Sale of Machine Horses— A statement of accounts showed that the total receivedifor the sale of machine hones, etc., amounted t 6, £257 14s 6d. ■" —Recent Poll—

A Gazette notice was received re result ' of poll; for £5,000 for the purpose of and repairing bridges in Waitoa ■r/~ t riding and £1,500 in To Aroha Riding. I

• > —A Gate Wanted — Letter received from Mr H. Wynyard. applying lor right to .erect a gate across the road lmown '4s the Diagonal Boad, laid off through .the Hnngahunga Blocks from Uruwhapn to Knight’s Boad. —Waitoa Drain—

• —-Waitoa Drain— Prom Matthew Henry, re road drains facing his property.—Received. ■ "f- V - —Clearing Waitoa Hirer—- ; Herries, M.P., wrote re snagging Waitoa river, and stating that he would do his best to get a sum placed oi» the Estimates for the purpose, or else enaeayoiit to get Minister for Lands to include it in his Piako Drainage Scheme. r~Mr M.P., wrote in a similar —Drain Troubles—'i { McKinley wrote drawing attention td a drain-running through bis property at Te Aroha West. The drain is not fit to carry off the water and that his grass and clover have suffered in consequence. He said the\drain needs widening and making deeper : ib% certain places.—On tho motion of Cr. Manuel seconded by Cr. Thomas, it ; was resolved to call tenders for thfe work. H. Peat, Te;Aroha West, also wrote re drainage. Counril could not comply with request as no benefit would be derived by county roads*: • —Richmond Downs Roads— Messrs. Stewart and O’Neill, forwarded plans of Richmond Downs Roads completed and ready; for dedication.—Decided to pay a visit to the roads in question on 28tn inst. Morrinsyille Council Chambers— Application from G. F. (Oates, secretary Oddfellows Lodge, Morrinsville, asking piepnisifion ('6\use Council Chambers at Tuesday eren■■fy * Q g s > comxD.o'iiwtug on July 7th. The Lodgo expressed its willingness to pay a small rental—lt was resolved on the motion of Cr. Manuel, seconded by Cr. Keeley that the request be granted at a rental of £1 per annum. —Waiorongomai Tramway— Hardy’s Mines, Ltd., re surrender of lease of tramwaj", and stating they were prepared' to hand over a cheque for *3OO, as agreed upon, as soon as tho necessary documents are signed. ,1." —Verandah Required—- '■ Abbot, Matamata, applied for ' permission to erect a verandah 12 feet • ro9B the footpath in front of his business premises. -Cr McCaw moved and the Chairman seconded that request be granted.—Carried. * • —Taurangaomoana Roads—- /: From.B. Garland, stating that he had been paying Tates to County for forty e, and never did so with more rence/than at present. The roads are iu a deplorable state. He added that for the sake of having better roads it was a pity.that Cr. McCaw did not live out that way.—Cr. McCaw said that gravel-had. beenrmt on worst parts of road and that Mr Garland was receiving the benefit therefrom as well as the other settlers. ’ .—-Ealing on Unimproved Value—-•-/Letter received from T. P. L. Writeweger| Matamata, asking that a date bo - for taking poll, as requested by ; ' petitioners. Returning Officers are to be appointed to take the steps necessary. —Putaruru Road—

. From District Engineer, advising that the Coupdl will be permitted to make a ; new road crossing at the Taupo Totara • Timber Company’s line at Putaruru, but that Council must make ,their own arrangements with the Taupo-Totara Timber, Company, Council decided to make .further enquiries fromMrWilson re necessary land for crossing. —Request for Road— J. S. Piggott applied that road running on .southern boundary of his section be opened and made passable for traffic. - J';/ —Road, Deviation— MessrsMakgill: arid Middleton asked timt Couiicil push , on , the deviation through Mr Strawbridges add their properbes as expeditiously xa possible. Jk 'pointed out that Crs. Ring, Keeley, dnd Main had been over the district quite recently. Also that Council does not See its way to spend money off legal road. The other matters wffl be attended to in due course. This Was carried, on the motion of Cr. Main seconded by the Chairman. . .../ ... ; —Settlement Asked For— Cambridge Borough Council asked that the accounts (£O7 17s) re High LeTe. Bridge at Cambridge be I paid forthwithl . jO®-tne motion of the Chawiban seconded °i#by Cr. Thomas that the account be paid forthwith; also |that .Council repudiate any piability incurred through fighting I ; —Endowment Rates—

The Council’# solicitor adviced that Mr Codper’is opinion of September, 1899, is a correct statement of the law a# it stands at the present time, And that the Thames High School- is liable for rates. —It -was resolved on the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Cf. McGloin, that action be taken,

• - Royalties— . The receiver of land revenue, reply to an enquiry, stated that' “ The 'Timber and Flax Royalties Act, 1905," does not apply to timber sold fropi lands under the Land for Settlements Act. Therefore’ there have not been, gny "halves’ allowed on payments made by the Selwyn Timber Company.” '• ‘ —Outlet Drain— V ’A. Mildcelsen, drew attention to the v outlet: drain from TattcrsaU’o Road through Mr J. Bynes, which is in bad repair and needs cleaning out; also road droin from to his gate. Mikkelson offered t?; cdean out the former at Is 6d per chain and the latter at Is per chain. —Outstanding Rates—

Oaths .motion of Or. .Main, seconded

by ;Cr« Donaldeoa, that lidl- outstanding rates, owing itwo years, be sued for immediately.

—Slaughter-house License Application— S. McKibbin, Waihou, made application for a slaughter-house license on No. 1 15 of Block 16. Waitoa Survey District, | and known as Wesley Spragg’s property. I The proposed building is to be erected alongside of the present slaughter-house . at Waihou.

—Lockerbie Roads Contract/

John Murphy advised that the extra work suggested on Lockerbie Roads contract had been carried out.

—Tenders—

The following tenders were dealt with, and on the motion of Cr. Manuel seconded by Cr. Thomas the lowest fonder in each instance was accepted. Contractors must complete contracts within gpecified time: - Contract No. 2 —lmproving tho Drainage on the Thames-Waikato Road for about 20 chains, opposite Mr William Thomson’s property, between Te Aroha and Waihou: Stanley Bros., 10s lid per chain; Timmins and Mercer, 8s sd; W. Hodgson, 7s 10£d; W. Thompson, 14s 9d. ■

No. 4—Drain No. 1 on the Eastport Road, Waitoa Estate, length about 55 chains: Stanley Bros., 12s lOd per chain. No, s—Drain No. 2 on Eastport Road, Waitoa Estate, length about 20 chains : Stanley Bros., 8s per chain.. No. 6—Drain No. 3 on Eastport Road, Waitoa Estate, length about 36 chains : Stanley Bros., 13s lOd per chain. No. 7—Drain No. 4 on Eastport Road, Waitoa Estate, length about 24 chains : - Stanley Bros., 10s lid. No. B—For fasciniug on Nos. 1,2, and 7 roads oq the Waitoa Estate : Stanley Bros., £2 1 s 6dper 100 bundles.; P. A. Sweeney, £2 ; Eastwood and Stafford, £l4s; F. Walker, £1 7s Bd. No. 9—For fascining on Nos. 1,2, and 7 Toads on the Waitoa Estate: Stanley Bros., £1 188 5d per 100 bundles ; P. A. Sweeney, £2; Eastwood and Stafford, £1 4s; F. Walker, £1 7s Bd. No. 10—For fascining on No. 1,2, and 7 roads on the Waitoa Estate : Stanley Bros., £1 198 8d per 100 bundles ; P. A. Sweeney, £2; Eastwood and Stafford. £1 ss; F. Walker, £1 10s. No. 11—For ’fascining on No. 1,2, and 7 roads on the Waitoa Estate : Stanley Bros., £2 48 6d; W. Thompson, £1 17s Sir 100 bundles ; P. A. Sweeney, £2, astwood and Stafford, £1 os; F. Walker, £1 8s 6d. No. 12 - For fascining on Nos. 1,2, and 7 roads on tho Waitoa Estate : Stanley Bros., £1 16s lOd per 100 bundles; P. A. Sweeney, £2; Eastwood and Stafford, £1 4s; F. Walker, £1 10s. (Balance of Report in next issue.)