Taranaki County Council.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 3, 5 January 1904, Page 2

Taranaki County Council.

Th.' ordinary niiintlilv iiii-i-liti.tr of tin- 'l'i.i-aiiirki County Council 'w„ K held nil .VloimJhv. ' IYI-M-Mt Ales,'rs Okey (Chairman). Ilupsoii, (inn \u■livws, Hill, and li, uw ,i.

Leave 01 alwencc was (.ranted | t) Mr A. .McDonald, mi account of illness.

It. was deckled to apply lo the I'nrihaka Itoiiul Hoard for payment for liii'' of rrusher for : I woincv Muir.

Air ./. Cok-sby's application for usi- of crushiiiij; plant at W-uiwaiku-ilio was deferred. .

(In tlm motion of Messrs Hill mid (fray, it was decided to increase Hitwa K i-s of T. ITri-y lo Ills per day as from Ore. I si.

I'. iCvu was iippointiii lo rolled. I lm royally on saml al 1/ per load, I Ik- collerlor lo receive lid per load. The qndges and enherls near Weivkin,., and lie will also l,e instructed 1., erect a chute for (.lie crusher.

The clerk reported Hint <•'. Sanc;ster had not signod 'l".' Wuipuku Iwi-llfri! cont.i-uot. Air Sun-fsU'i- will he asked Lo siftii within :ir,i days, aind the matter was icrVn'cd to the ('li-aiiiiiaii with power to act.

Some 'discussion took place on tins subject, and eventually it was decided, on the motion of Messrs Okc.v and Hopson, that in future all deposits in tenners will Ik- retain,.;! h.v the Clerk until contracts are -siKiiwl : all tenders to he signed within ten days.

Tlie Aloa riding foreman's report was read.

lira loreman will he instructed to remove the point from the Mg-zugul a cost of j;it).

Tim pick of the decking of the old Alan-sanm bridge will he stacked out of the way an-:l marked, the htilance to he sol-d lo the sx-ttlers.

Tlio application lor flic Junction Road near Manganui bridge to l.v raised for a, culvert, lit ti cost nl ii't or Ui, wus deferred.

Tho Waibara foreman's iU||ik-si for jilumks for bridge was granted. Tlie Oinata foremiui's report was read.

Messrs ltoss and Morris will he noliliod to clear the culvert blocked next their properties.

U was dwhk-d to employ an extra man for a month for lilliatr side tracks, etc. h

0* 'the eng'ine driver's report l>eiiig read it was deckled, on the motsoui of Alesws Jlrown and Hopson, to supply a tank for the engine.

.1. K. Bennett will ho autliori'.cd to proceed --.villi the contract of making the N.y.ttoro hiring n t tihe end of January,

A quantity of deck planks were authorised to he obtained for the Wniwakai'ao bridgi'. It was decided to institute pioceedmgs against persons tor fan driving across the Kurapete bridye now in course of con.slnicttoti.

'1 lie tender' of Messrs Kvngdon & Co., at £W iu s , was accepted for cutting hill at Fitzrov near \lr Weller's.

Tlio Koad.s licpai'tjnent wrote re Junction Koud account.

In discussion it was stated that fins allocution of £«)<>2 hud been almost spent, onlv l()/ii remaining and Ui.jTs ,U/ere is ,no nio,'nev left l»>r niaiintii'iuuice.

Mr Okey moved, ami Mr Andrews secondod, that u VOU'r bo sent explaining) the position' of the Mo-i nldviig, stating that thiis was tilie most expensive road in the district to kee/i up, and the Council was unable to do so. It had been previously agr.vd that the (Jovernment should repair the road as per estimate of the Hoard's engineer. The ad just limit of accounts in the Oakum and Tatairamaka districts was deferred till the February meeting.

Iho latairaiiiaka Koad Board , llu l Oakura Fariiifi-s' Union wrote requesting to be furnished with lists of persons receiving clmm'table aid'. I hey will be informed that they can see lists and take copies at the County oflice.

J lie l'.gmoiit County Council wrote offering to pay oft indebtedness to this Council by instalnients urst instalment of .CBOO

this oiler was accepted, bank rate ot interest to be paid on balance The Council sorely regretud that the Eginonl County could not pay now, as tlio Council sorely needed money.

After the luncheon adjournment, Messrs Davis ami Blanchctte wailed on the Council asking that their petition of two months'ago, asking to have their district separated from the Oakura riding, be given effect to.

Mr Okey moved, and Mr (tray seconded, that the matter lie allowed to island over till the next meeting of the Council, and that the Carrington Road Board in the meantime be notified that, the matter will delmi<.el,v |lod«a.R with, and if ttoy have any objections they be requested to furnish same at that meeting. The Council divided :—Ayes—Messrs Okey, dray, and Andrews ; Noes —Messrs Brown, llopson, and Hill. The Chairman gave his casting vote with the ayes, and the motion was carried.

The. Kgmont County Council wrote declining the offer of t)w stone-crusher.

It was stated that Bayly and Sole, who were shitting the plant mt.o Itu.wn, did some work with it on the way. 'J»he clerk had demanded from them the sum of £5 per day for its use, awl held there contractors responsible for repairs. Action approved.

If was decided to instruct the foreman to measure off the seven chains of road near the breakwater under the control of the Kaihvav Department.

Mr (Jray moved and Mr llopson seconded that the Council take steps to have ox-eye daisy declared a noxious weed in the Coulnty.—Carried

Mi M. Mackay wrote that the fence on the property formerly occupied by Mr Da vies was quite 24 links on the County road.

It was decided to give notice to the i'ostul Department to remove telephone post on bend of road near near Inglewood.

The Colonial Secretary telegraphed thai gazetting of trullic by-laws had been deferred pending receipt of petition objecting thereto.

There was no petition before the Council.

On the mot Ton of Messrs Brown and Cray it was decided to take to collect all outstanding rates Tenders will be called for collecting dog tax, with collars ; fees to be a/(i for cattle dogs, and 10/ for sporting dogs. The Council thou roßo.