COUNTY COUNCIL.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 4994, 14 January 1885, Page 2

COUNTY COUNCIL.

The monthly meeting of the Thames County Council was held in the Chambers, Mary street, at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon. Present: Crs Brodie (in the chair), Coutts, Greenville, McCombie, Murdoch, Moore, Townsend, Steedman, and Pitkethley. The usual routine business was trans* acted. COBEESI'OHDENC'E. Mr H. D. Campbell wrote offering his services as Engineer, in the event of Mr A. Aitken resigning.—Resolred that on a vacancy occurring the applicant be informed of it. J. Pepper requested that immediate attention be paid to the road from the Tapu mines to the battery, it being simply impassable in rainy weather, and its bad condition greatly retarding mining operations in the district.—Resolved that the writer be informed that the matter is now in hand, and will be seen to on authority being received from Government. W. McCowatt, through Mr Lambert, wrote claiming £15 damages for the obstruction, by a County contractor, of a creek ou his properly iv the Kauaeranga

Valley.—The Engineer was instructed to remove the obstruction. The Property Tax Comissioner wrote that a list of the land-holders in the Hastings Biding would bo forwarded in a few days. Tenders. Tenders were accepted for the road over the Rotokohu swamp and the con* struction of a bridge at Karangahake, (as will be seen by a reference to our local columns). LLeft Sitting.] The following reports were laid on the table :— BOARD OF WOBKS. Your Board have the honor to report as follows:—1. That Carrol Nash's applica- ', tion to fence his paddock on the line of road be held over for future consideration. 2. That John Goonan's request for assistance towards a track from the Hidden Treaßnre mine be recommended to the notice of the Hon. the Minister for Mines as a permanent goldfields'track. 3 That the error in the Government plan of the Mackaytown - Owharoa deviation line, whereby the contractor has been involved in much additional work, be held over for further consideration, to enable the Surveyor to ascertain what course it is most advisable for the Council to pursue in the matter' 4. That the Council should not entertain K. J. Thorp's demand for 14s for removing stones, inasmuch as the metal was deposited on the road reserve, and not on his land. 5. That Mr Cheal be requested to ascertain what the settlers would contribute towards the cost of the proposed road through Mrs Lavery's property at the Junction.—Alex. Bbodie, Chairman. HE WAITOA EOAD. The County Chairman, Councillor McCombie, and the County Surveyor met some of the settlers who petitioned the Council for making a portion of this road. The site of the road was examined, and those of the settlers who were present (who might be fairly taken to represent those interested.) expressed themselves to the effect that they would be satisfied if the forty (40) chains opposite Bowler's farm were made passable for wheeied traffic in the same manner as the portion of the road made by the Waitoa Eoad Board and by the settlers themselves. It is estimated that a sura of fifty pounds would be required for that purpose. RE BOAD THEOUGH MB ELLIOTT'S LAND NEAB HIKUTAIA. The County Chairman, Councillor Townsebd, and the County Surveyor, visited the locality of the abovenamed road and examined the state of it. A very large amount of work has been done on Mr Elliott's by Mr Elliott and the settlers who have bought land from him. A drain has been cut along one side of the proposed road for a distance of about one and a half miles, and the drain is being continued to the upper boundary of Mr Elliott's land, which is a distance from the Ohinemuri main road of about twenty chains. Mr Elliott wishes the survey of the road through his estate continued through Onehaia No. 2 block, till it joins the main road. This can be done by application to the Government. It was decided to defer taking any steps at present, until the matter of the immediate con" struction of the Thames Valley Railway was more definitely settled. BE GBANTS UITDES EOADS AND BBIDGES CONSTRUCTION ACT. Under section 18 Roads and Bridges Construction Act, Government has granted the full amount applied for for bridges, £455, of which the Council has to find one-fourth (£114). The bridges are at Takeries Creek and Komata Creek. Also one-third of £1845, amount applied for, for road between Puriri and Uikutaia— £553, of which the Council has to find one-fourfh (£138). Under sections 12 to 15 the full amount has been granted for bridges—£l694. The bridges are those on road Tapu to Waikawau. Also onethird of £1006, amount applied for, for road between ; Tapu and Waiomo—£3o2. Debentures have to be given for onefourth of amount granted after rate has been struck. The bridges should be carried out in full, and amount granted for roads should be expended on the most necessary work as far as the money will go.—A. Beodie, Chairman. ■