TARANAKI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 199, 8 September 1903, Page 2

TARANAKI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Thb Council nnt on Monday. Present : Ors. Okay (chairman), McDonald Gray, Hopioo, BrowD, Hill, and Andrews. Tha Foremen's reports ware read. Authority was given fdr the employ-. ment of a man to clear the watertables | on tho Jupction-ro.d. i I On the motion of (Jr. Brown, notice was ordered to be sent to tho Foremen -,o keep down expenses. I The ques'io.) of the water being drained back near the Tariki Ho'el wan referred to the Chairman and Or. '. McDonald to deal with. The Olerk was instructed to inquire the price of the 18 inch pipes which he Moa Dairy Company had for disposal. Authority was given for the employment of two man for two days on the boulder wall at the Ngatoronui, und fur ploughing the side roads at Gledhili's aid next Richardson's on the Avenue-road. Also for rolling the metal en Oolesby's contraot in the Wai'ara Riding. j Cr. Andrews drew attention to the necessity for gre>t care being exercised in se'eo'ing sites for the crusaer.—To be attended to. Autbod'y was given for ?6 feet of 9-inch pipes for the culvert at Korm The Foreman of the Omita Riding and the Engineer were instructed to go over tbe Riding and select places for crushing metal. The bridge carpenter's report was read. The surplus ironbark timber from the Ngatoro bridge is to be sorted out and deilt with to the best advantage.

Or. McDonald s'ated that the ecarifiar was getting buried at Inglewotd, and he urged that it should be stored in a safe place or be fifed for us».—To be brought into town to be fixed up when time will permit. The Olifton Council wrote forwarding account for £42 Is, half coa 1 ; of rep lira to T«rata bridge.—Details ere to he asked for.

The Stiatford Cbun'y approving the proposed Wipuku bridge. The Public Trustee wrote asking for a reply to his letter as to the late Joseph Gledhill's wages. —To be piid. Offers fcr leasing strips of land a. Waipuku vera receive! frim A. Et Buckingham, 10s per acre, and John Dividson 6s per acre.—Offers are to be invited for a yearly tenancy. A circular was read from the Mayor of Fiitea relative to a suggested alteration in the railway t'ma-t'ible. It was decided to endorse the action of Pa'ei in endeavouring to get a daily service between Wauganui and New Plymouth.

Repcr's were read from Mr J. Skinner and the bridga carpenter as to 'he repais rrquired at the Waiwakaiho bridge.—Action deferred uotil next meeting, Or. Gray, pursuant to notice, moved —" That io future casual bands be paid 7s a day." He that all the men sh u'd be paid alike and tint casual labour should not be at the will of the foremen but the appointments should be made by the Council and that the foremen cuitail the amount of labour employed. Cr. Hill seconded the motion. Or, Brown pointed out that the question wa3: Oould the Oounoil g«t men at 7* a day ? It had been found in the pa t that men could not be got under B i, but he considered that if men oould be got at 7s the foreman should report Or in'.rcws considered it was a question of eupply and demand and thit matters would right themselves. The Chiirman thought it would be uuwise to fix an arbitrary sum for w<ig"P, but that the Council should get the best men and pay them the best wages. He advocated the matter being left to thefo ermn. Or. McDonald considered that per- ! manent msn could be got at 7s p?r day. Or. Gray replied and pointed out that when the rise to 8* was made labour was scarce, but he noted there was a plentiful supply at 7s a day. | Moreover he insisted that the Council should control the rate for temporary labour and not the foremen, I Oo a di>i«ion the motion was lost by 5 to 2, Ors. Gray and Hill voting wih the ayes. Mr Tnrry'ii alternative tenders for carting boulder stone and cru ; hiu» same on Junction Road were referred | to Cr. Brown and the Foreman to deal [with, | The following tenders were received f.r fi'ling woik at Ngatoroiui bridge : —J. Tarry £39 10s (accepted), Bennett £69 10s 6d, Mather £B3 6s Bd. Accounts amounting to £569 Ss 2d weie passed. Toe O.uccil rote. SPECIAL MEETING. The resolution altering the road district at O-ikura and Tataraimaka was confirmed. BYE-LAWS. The Council proceeded to confirm the bye-laws relating to heavy truffle. I Mr M*lo£j6, on behalf cf the carriers and others, attended and requested | that the confirmation should r<e deferred as the original copy supplied to him did not contain the subsequent amendment of the bye-laws as proposed to b8 confirmed, The Ch tirman point d out that the amended bye-laws bad been open for inspection at the County Office since the last meeting and therefore there was no justification for furtl er delay. After further discussion the byelaws were confirmed aud adopted a' amended.