TARANAKI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 55, 26 March 1901, Page 2

TARANAKI COUNTY COUNCIL.

A ri'EC'iat, mooting of tho County Council was hold on M'wlny. Present : Mrssrs. Olroy (Ohairmau), Morroeks, Pike, McDonald, Adlam, Phillips. M'-Oullum, Mpper. Tl:e Oommittes reported having accepted Clark's tondof of Gi 41 por yar I for gravel in resp°ct of conlr-.et 10; also a tender by Hend>ick«en of for contract 11. Tho Committen's station was :*pprovod, and Me wait,. Okey and Horrocks were authorised to sign documents. Tho <»ues.ti®» of piymnnt by contractors |rf the cost of bonds, when necessary, wiw di«cnrs>'d at some ! length. A motion that in future con-| tractors should pay half cost of bonds was 'o ; t on a division. I Mr. J. Oaddv was appointed naparvisor of the work on tha Junction I'osd. East, the Chairman explaining tl'at this action, wis nhc&wry tn dimply wi,th tho mjuirauae ts of the Govenimont. Ou the motion pf Mr. Pric, it was decided that Me*s"s. Ho-wits, Adlam, and tho Chiirman, be a committee to revis) the printed conditions of centner. Dow in uso, fn.i to set'la same wi'k tho Council's solicitor.

| Mr. Roy attoidod the Council and sulmittad a form ef resolution for lotting tho t,ollj*p,tps. The fclioTing applications were rl- - for appointment of osllestcr at <>m ita ij ite: Messrs, IT. Norfolk, 30*; J. M c2sa; 11. Alcon and J. Davis, :-iss. i

L ' Mr. I ■'■ppei- moved that Mr. J. Msiw ; 1)C collector of tie Oimta ; toll on liehnlf of tlio Council, fit 25$ ' per weuk on enditkm th*t ho. resiilo at tli'i toll house; the appoint,oiont. to !'g terminable at one wo<k'H notice. ' Thn moti&n was curried. Th« Olmirroa". maut'onod that Mr Morns had put up a l«an-tfi at tli'> Oiiuta toll at a cost of £7 10*, and Asked tho Council tn take it over and allow him far Kama. It; r*as decided t>> allow ,£•{ for tho building. The qnostiou of appointing a calif etor at Ilei'mams, gate was disenni'd. Mr. MoCailum advocated that a fresli tis&u should he sent, as M\>, Thoms's riot working smoothly with tho Bottlers. ♦ Mi-. McDonald moved that E. Ihonia? bo iippoiuWl collector a lloimamn. Mr. Price moved thai the TCoimomr. pife ho oflored fo.r tender, avid ti nt in t ;, i> U'.PantnKO a co'hetor he Appointed. Mr. McDonald urged tha Council rot to appoint tho ch-npost m:in but thw most rtliublp. Mr Lopp; v mqvtvl that 11. NovWk !o appointed to K'.Hcct tells at the; li»in"i(im.. j oh', Il'otr.-cks p'littt.f'd out that, thi'T |'f'iv.:ers ahimli H sabjact to the po«-{i shiftinjf the ga'e as, sH'.uid j< nil cjs! ior. r ac ' n inrd th-ic was no!' rou''t tl.o {r"itd wo»M b* nLifted. j j Mr. Phillips urged that tin l settlors should bs assured .how loag 1

t'it» tolls would last as ho was convinrdf th' l opposition e;mti but from a few, u:d if it wro a matter of certainty ii.it the t ills would boubolUhe'J in two veins ho ha.l no don t there would W si) lurther Mouble. Tha (.'lvn'i nmn Council tlint lie had produced (i£urM*tta|jtfw 'lmt tn'o \enn» would be the limit, snfc it ky wiMi the I'ui ikika Riding eg to whevher or not the t ills ceuld bo abolished in one year, an if the Opunake •n M lerw a ,;rcod to a bridge loan of £ISOO the tolls could be fibalinhed in a year. I t wan decided that H. Norfolk b# appointed collector at Ufciinawa g*te at 30a per week. .Jffj Tin Chairman and Mr. Lippgr were ippointed as a committee to deal witk any mittJi-B coonoctod witk the letting of toll fates.

The following leasees of gates were formally appointed : —Puniho, Turner; oration t:> bo approved by the chairiiim. .1 unction iloaJ, 1). Robertson; Kinetiew, G. Jordan ai;d T. Brash, Inglaweod South, B. Morris; isretiei, I[. B, aud J, Tarry. Wuiwaktihe, P, P. 1 ownsborowgh; sureties, Newton King and Abx. Colson. With rofereuee to tha Meuntaifc Read gato Mr. Prio moved that H.

offer of £5 10k be accepted, Thir; motion waa subssquently withdrawn, Mr. Phillips movftd, that kotice b*

ifivbn to remove the gale t» a eite te be fixnd by Piiee and McDonald.

The motion was cirried. The Chairman stated that a notiot had boen received cilling on the Coan< oil to char blackberrio* off acres,!, gravel reserve in the Egmont Mr. Horiocke moved, that the Fore-

man of eiuh Riding report on the noxious weeds requiring removal, witk an estiinatn of c.ist; aUa th*t all ragwort bo pulled up and burned. The motion was carried.

Mr Prico advocated that the 13£ jaorng referred to should be lot. H» j understood an offer would be forthcoming for a tenancy if a term cMild b» l given to the tenant suffioient to justify [ him in putting op a lioum, Ha valued the land at 2s 6d per acre, i The Chairman pointed out that th» tenancy could not go beyond a year* but a provision could be arranged for compensation for improvements. | It was dwcidel to leave the mitter in the Ohaitman's hands to deal with to the ba«t advantage. Compensation for iraprflvemonts not to exceed .£SO, % condition baing that blackberries and other noxious weeds should be cleared.} Th* Chairman announced that th» traction engine ordered by the Council hud arrival and that hj« hud arranged for a shod to be erected for it. Hi* action was confirmed.

In leply to 11* Phillips, the Chairman said tLa engine could not ho got over tha, Wherekino bridge, Mr Horr ocka siid thus if steps werw not taken to g*t required he should certainly move that the engine he sold. The Chsirman replied that th« information relative to the additional machinery was in Mr Tate's possession and as he was absent from the meeting nothing could be done in the natter. Mr Horro.ks suggested obtaining m. truck to go with the engine having accommodation for bus engineer.. Mr Price considered that the matter of a truck should be deferred aatil th* engineor was appointed. \ letter was retd from J. Ltnsdtla warning his position u ongiae driver. Tne resignation was accepted. Tlio Chairman. raintioned that a m«»» named F. Gledbiil of Palmoraton Notfc",, who hid first rate testimcaials, waea« applicant f«r the position sad my willing wb eu the engine wea k'lo to turn his hand to other work, but he would rrquUo a permitooßt appointing ..

Mi- Pno.i moved that J. Gledbill k* engag d :u>d that Uu bs paid 10* a day for t-y*ry day's work in ttie year subjeefc xo a fortnight's notice on uther lidt.

Th«i motion was carried nfter ioomi discussion.

The question of dealing witk Ifr M inis, tha lessee and collector at t&* Omata toll gat°, was (iifcucsed. Tfc* loss through the evasion road waa stated to he LlB 6s 7d. It was arranged that the Kliould s and over*

The Committee's report relative to * the width of tyr. s was eon-idereJ. ■ Tho various ilems in the schadnfo «vre gono through, and after w» or f .wo minor alterations had beetk made- : "ho adoption of t e report waa moved coupkd with an instruction that «t«p» be t-iken to g.ve legal force to the pr*-poi-a's.

Mr. McCullmft protostod ngainit th« proposals which he regarded in the light ef an additional toll that would presi very hard en thoie affictod. Mr. Adlam pointed oat that the new regulations would not come into fore® until Januaiy Ift, 1902, and tkat would givw ample time for aakinr nrrangeuiouts. *

Mr. llorrocks sod it was no ttso making regulatious unless they were "cforcid.

A'tn- further mn.itks from at&er Uiwu.'iilors the mot ion wast cirricd. Mr. L-ppoi- «avo notice of wition ti warned t.liu r salutkm to move tha North toll gates Mi. A■ i I;im uot'o of motion: ti at 11 Toll t'H'o be p'lvcd on tho June'it'll K<ad between tha Windsor Road; in l 1 n.'letvood. The (J.mti'jil rose.