Piako County Council.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4392, 30 March 1909, Page 3

Piako County Council.

Thb ordinary monthly meeting of the abovd Council took place in the Council i Chambers, Te Aroba, yesterday, when / there were present: Messrs Chepmell, ' (Chairman), Bellamy, Hughes, Manuel, Thomas, and Brady. Miantes read and confirmed Inward and outward correspondence dealt with. —Correspondence— From the Treasury, advising that a sum of £3OO for part cost of the erection , of a traffic bridge had been paid to Council’s credit. From Treasury forwarding information required relating to the various County loans. From Under-Secretary for advising that Council’s request for permission to pay the cost of laying off the Waiorongomai-Waitawbeta track , oat of the grant voted for the work, cannot be acceded to ; th» whole amount granted must be expend'd on constructing the work in question. From the same Department acknowledging receipt of application for the £25 subsidy towards repairing the Hill Track to Waiorongomai mines, and stating that the communication had been forwarded attention. 'From H. Mission, Lichfield, re Dog Collars, forwarding account of £7 10s, and intimating that unless same is paid he. would place it in the hands of his solicitor. Resolved that the matter be referred 1 to Mr Kealey. < From Wilfred Johnstone, Walton, with reference t o entrance to his property 1 and asking that same be attended to. 1 From F. Walker, intimating his in- j ability to undertake Contract No. 43. i From P. Campbell, relative to Wai- 1 hou Town Belt; intimating that he i would look into the matter forthwith. 1 From Waiorongomai Mines, Ltd., re- c gretting the r»pa ; rs to the tramway had c not been carried out, as arranged. Un- « less the repairs are undertaken at once 1 th 9 Company stated it would have to * apply to the Court for protection until t the work is done. This means throwing l / some 13 men out of employment, besides i the delay in opening up the Waiorongomai district. c From A, McSruer, manager of the a ' Waiorongomai Mines, Ltd., asking per- 1' mission to erect a hopper on the side of o ' the county tram for the storage of quartz, i He also requested that such repairs be r made to tram as would enable the Com- C to get quartz through at as early a t ▼elate as possible. c Permission granted. v From M. E. Hills, asking for an ex- <> tension of three weeks on bis Contract v No. 44 on Thompson’s track. t. From Hungahunga Drainage Board, asking Council to clean < ut and deepen the drains on the Waiorongomai-Waiala v Road, as the Board are bringing up an 0 outfall drain from the Waihekau through Laird’s property, that will be of con- 0 siderable benefit to the efficient drainage of the aforesaid road. r It was resol ed on the motion of the p Chairman, seconded by Cr. Brady, q “ That the Council will not allow the p Board to use the County Road drains j for drainage purposes, and that they must , stop lptting the water on to the road, other arrangement for drainage must be , made, j From J. Hutchinson, Walton, intimat- j, ing that a surfaceman is badly needed opposite his property From W. A. Taylor, drawing attention to choked state of the road drain along r his boundary, and asking that it be C cleaned out; also Johnson’s Creek drain, I that the count’y in the p vicinity would be flooded during the s winter if not attended to. g From Te Aroha Borough Council, applying for £1,665 15s, being half cost of 1 , work done on Te At oha Bridge. e From Hungahunga Drainage Board, \ enquiring when the bridge across the c Alexandra Road and drain would be completed. The contract was let some considerable time back, but so far little, if any, progress has been made with the ® work. The Board is waiting on the « erection of the bridge to finish the t drain. j —Waihou or Waihi—a The District Traffic Manager of Bail- j ways wrote as follows “It has been i suggested by a business man in Auckland that because of the similarity of the names of Waihon and Waihi Railway Stations and consequent mistakes in the delivery of goods the alteration of one or ' other of the names is desirable. Before y taking any further steps in regard to the * matter I shall be glad if your Council’s views regarding the suggested alteration e of the name of the railway station now e known as Waihou. Cr Thomas srid that as Waihou is a very much older station than Waihi, the t Council suggested that Waihi be altered, y He moved accordingly. The Chairman t seconded.—Carried. j T . . ' v —Licensing Expenses— B a The Ohinemuri County Council forwarded a statement of expenses incurred in administration of “The 1 Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Act Piako Council’s share totals £6 10s Id. Expenditure as follows Travelling expenses of members, £lO 10s; salary Clerk to Licensing Committee £67 10s, e printing and advertising £3 18s 6d- The ] various local bodies contributing are • Te Aroha Borough, £l7 4s 9d ; licenses , received, £135; Ohinemnri County, £4O 2s Id; licenses received £310; Thames 1 County,. £lB ] 0 7d; licenses received 8 £140; Piako County, £6 10s Id; licenses ' received £SO. I 1 ' Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers— > 8 £ Letter received from Mr W. Niccol, * bon. secretary to the Ohinemuri River C Silting Committee, asking Council to • give its assistance and co-operaiion in 1 urging the Government to revoke the ' proclamation of the Waihou and Ohinemuri rivers as sludge channels 5 Cr. Manuel said it opened up a very big question. Every four weeks some £75,000 was paid out in wages, at the i Ohinemuri mines. He said it was a big \ question whether the tailings did more i harm than the willows. The willow roots are fast growing across the liver and holding sand and other debris. He had been informed by captaips and others on ' the river that where two chains of a 1 wateway existed some years ago there is only one chain now, due to the growth : of willows. The Council should be careful how it acted iu this matter—Cr . Thomas said that two wrongs did,not /,■' make a right. Certainly the willows are doing barm, but the tailings were damaging the farms down the Talley.— The Chairman said that both matters required attention.—Cr. Hughes : Get, the willows out first and see ab nit the tailings after.—Cr. Manuel: We are asked to interfere outside our jurisdiction. Cr. Thomas: Not at all; it affects the navigation; therefore freight charges

1 would go up. -Ch firman: Personally I am not able to say what damage is done by tailings. Cr. Manuel: Whefchethe Waihi mine could or could not store thf* tailings he did not know; but the Talisman mine could not, it would mean ceasing work. The country would be in a bad way if there was no mining. In the opinion of old identities the river up these parts is blocking up just as fast as * down Paeroa way. It is the fault of the willows. There is no tailings whatever above the willow roots.— C». Brady said that up at Stanley’s Landing, the willows are a'mos'-. m’Gtitg—Cr Manuel moved that r,b„ letter be received. The Council I did not consider it would he justified I with the amount of information at its f disposal to move in the direction suggested.—Seconded by the Chairman and carried. —Waitca Estate Roads —

From Mr Brookfield, manager of the Bank of New Zealand, acknowledging receipt of f'ouncd’s letter, dated Bth and replying as follow's : —I have to point out that in terms of the agreement, the amount of £5,000 was not to be payable until depd of dedication of the roads and all transfers of sections were registered : That the Bank, recognizing the importance to the County Council of getting to the work early has already made a departure from the agreement by way of paying £2,000 on account. I am now writing our Te Aroha Manager to pay a further £I,OOO (making £3,000 to date). Upon receiving the usual receipt from your Council and the Ohinemuri County Council. IWe trust this will enable the relative work being continued right on. I have further to point out that the Bank has all along done its best to expedite matters, but has been met -with some difficulties such as the necessary easement, clauses, etc., which were quite beyond the Bank’s power to control but which, none the less, caused delay. I am pleased to say that the approval of all interested has now been obtained to the eastment clauses, we are pushing on the deeds for registration and hope 'within a short time to be able to pay over the balance of £2,000 in accordance with the agre* ment. A further letter from Mr Brookfield, dated Hamilton, 26th March, was read as follows : —“ln continuance of my letter, dated 18 th inst., I am now writing our Te Aroha manager to pay a further £I,OOO (making £4,000 to date) upon receiving the usual receipt from your Council and the Ohinemuri Council. We quite anticipate having everything cleaned up regarding registrations, etc., very shortly, and make final payments in accordance with the agreement. I will advise you further as, early as post.ibb. —Scotsman’s Valley — Mr Maroney, of Scotman’s Valley, waited on the Council, stating that Iv owned some 4,000 odd acres of laud, half of which he could not gain access to owing to want of roads. He expressed his preparedness to pay two years’ rates (about £100) in advance, if Counci would get the road attended to. —It was resolved on the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Cr. Brady, that the Supervisor and Riding member, visit the locality and report thereon. Mr Maroney also asked that the road m ar Bridgeman’s Bridge be metalled. — Left in abeyance pending Finance meeting. —Waiorongomai Mines— \ Mr Dawson, representing the Waio rongomai Mines, Ltd., waited on the Council urging that the May Queen Bridge be completed as expeditiously as possible. The contract had been let some months, the timber placed on the ground, but nothing further done. Cr. Hughes said the contract had been let sou.e three months. He moved that either Beeson be made to complete the work at| once, or that the work be taken out of his hands.—This was agreed to. —Road Wanted — W. Brumby waited on the Council asking that a road be made giving access to his property. Mr Heriies, M.P., also wrote re this matter. —Mr Brumby stated that he had been debarred from going through Mr Finley’s property. Mr jßrutnby signified his willingness to assist with the work. - The matter was put on the file pending the Finance meeting next month. Left with Supervisor to attend to. —Te Aroba Bridge— Cr. Hughes said it looked as if there would be a lot of extras in connection with the bridge contract, amounting to from £SOO to £I,OOO. Cr. Thomas said when a first-class engineer is appointed there should be no extras. —Noxious Weeds— William Thomson, Waihou, wrote that the Noxious Weeds’ Inspector, had "om.plained of certain rubbish and blackberries fronting section 109, block XI. Mr Thomson complained that Council workmen bad left certain rubbish, etc., at the spot mentioned, and that as soon as the same was removed he (Thomson) would comply with the Act. Those responsible fur depositing the rubbish must have same removed at once. The Supervisor to see to the matter. —Kereone-Morrinsville Bridge G. R. Beeson applied for three months extension of time for the erection of the Kereone-Morrinsville Bridge. —Collection of Rates from Natives— A circular letter was read from the Raglan C/ounty Council relative to the impossibility of ollecting native ia(es and suggesting a Conference of the various County Councils interested. They pointed out that the valuation of the Native land in. the Raglan County is about £l7O 000, and the general, special and hospital rates due on the same for two years amounted to £2.944 16s 4d, and of this amount only £7 16s 6d was recovered and the balance written off as irrecoverable although all available means were adopted to enforce payment. The Chairman moved and Cr. Hughes seconded that the mattm- be referred to the Counties Association to dr.al Iwiiu. -- Carried —The Clerk to reply accordingly. —Sec tion to Waihou— It was resolved that consideration of Mr Campbell’s offer re purchase of section be deferred, —Waiorongomai-Waitawheta Track— Letter received from Under-Secretary Mines Department, returning specifications for the Waiorongomai to Waita wheta track, about two miles, and intimating that the Inspecting Engineers is unable to approve the same until it is accompanied by drawings or estimates of the work to be carried out. It was resolved on the motion of Cr. Manuel, seconded by the Chairman that the letter be roferred to Mr Gavin, who had the matter in hand, to give the necessary information. —Snagging the Waitoa

Mr Matthew Henry who was in attendance, suggejed that a deputation of the representatives of the Councils and Drainage Boards in-

terested, and also the members of the several electora'es concerned, interview Mr Kensington during his approaching visit to H imißon, urging the necessity of the work of snagging the Waitoa river, The Conference to devise a scheme, commensurate with the great work to be undertaken with which almost everyone in tha neighbourhood is interested. —Waitoa Drainage

Mr Henry also reported that he had received information last Thursday to the effect that Mr Break ell was to meet the Under-Secretary for Lands on AniilG'h at’Hamilton, he (Mr Henry) suggested that the Ch iirm in and Engineer of both the Waitoa Drainage Board and the Piako County Council, meet Mr Breakell, and discuss the two Waitoa schemes at present before the two Bodies. —Larney Bros.’ Drain.—

This question w&s again brought forward, when Mr Maher, who has recently purchased the property, asked that something be done to improve the present state of affairs.— Cr. Bellamy said the drain should be attended to, it is overgrown, fallen in in places, and doing great injury to both Mr Maher and his neighbours. He (Cr Bellamy) formerly owned the property, and gave permission to the Waitoa Road Board the Council having taken ever its liabilities—to cut the present drain on the strict understanding that it was cleaned out every year. This had uot been done. The drain is 70 chains long and 6ft. wide, every inch of which was done by the Road Board.—lt was resolved on. the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Cr Thomas that some 35 chains of the drain be cleaned out. Tenders Tenders were opened and dealt with 'as follows: No. 47 —Grading and Forming on the Morrinsville-Tahuna Road. Sum to be expended £l2l. Contractor to state how many chains he is prepared to form and grade for such sum, starting at where Contract No. 46 terminates and working towards Morrinsville: -A. J Forrest, 75 chains; Stanley Bros, 129| chains (accepted) ; R. Stanley, 126 chains; T. Keane, 1 chains. No. 51 - Carting about 300 cubic yards of sand on to the Waitoa Waiata Road at Driver’s frontage, from Bellamy’s Pit : S. McKibben, 2s 4d per yard. No. s?—Carting 400 cubic yards cf gravel on to Price’s Road, Morrinsville, from the Rocks Quarry:—P. A. Swney 28 3d, S. McKibbin2s 2d, Srnallman Bros. 3s sd, F. Erwin 3s, Jno. Hanks 2s Id (accepted), Linnox and Corbett 2s 6d. No. 53- Carting 350 cubic yards of sand on to the Te Aroha Main Road at Thomson’s frontage, from the old pit at the back of the Slaughter Yard:—J. Hanks 2s 9d (accepted), S. McKibben 2s lOd. No. 54 Grading and Forming 20 chains on Eastport-Elstow Road, near Ohinemuri County Boundary : P, A. Swney (accepted) £lB, Srnallman Bros. £33 10s, A. J Forrest £55. No. 55—Grading and Forming up 27 chains of approaches at Baker’s Road new Bridge at Manawaru M. Bemrose (accepted) £3O 9s 6d. A. .T. Forrest £37, A. Brokensliire £49, Srnallman Bros. £o(). (Balance of report in next issue) Nearly all cough medicines that are offered for sale simply control the cough—that is all. There is nothing healing about them. This is where they differ so greatly from Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. When the mucous fining of the throat becomes congested, when the lining membrane of ti e bronchial tube is inflamed, or when the most delicate tissues of the lungs become affected, then Chamberlain’s OougLi Remedy shows itself superior to all other medicines, because of i s healing and strengthening properties. Its power to control congestion and .inflammation puts it in a different list from any other cough medicine. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy soothes, heals, and strengthens. The cough disappears, for the cause has been removed. For sale by J. B. Johnson, Agent.—Advt. The Clean Sweep is now on,