RAGLAN COUNTY COUNCIL.

Waikato Argus, Volume V, Issue 374, 1 December 1898, Page 3

RAGLAN COUNTY COUNCIL.

The Council resumed its sitting on Friday morning. Tenders—The following tenders were received and dealt with :—J. Whiteside, metal, 8s per yard (accepted) j work at Onewhero, Hone Tenia, £l7 6s, formation £2 2s 6d per chain, metal (accepted) ; Donny's bridge, Donny, £ls (accepted). Contract 78, Raglan township : Rastrick, £37 5s ; Collins, earthwork £l6 ss, metal 6s 6d per yard, total £27 19s (accepted). Contract 79, Kennard's Road, Te Mata : James Login, £3B 6s 9.1; T. Kendall. £37 16s 9"d t W. and G. T. Pegler, £3l 3s ; Rastrick and Co., £43 10s ; Rintoul and Ward, £26 19s (accepted). Contract 80: Cannell, £l6 (accepted). Con* tract 81, culvert at foot of mountain, Waipa - Raglan Road : Donaldson and Daveney, £6O (accepted); Cannell, timber with stone abutments £BS, timber £6B. Contract 82 : John Douglas, metal £1 12s per chain, earthwork £ls 14s ; Armstrong and Harsant, £ll 16s formation (accepted), the specified 24i chains to be gravelled. Contract 83. formatirn at Trobe's Flat. Waipa-Raglan Road : Donaldson aud Daveney, earthwork £4, metal £3 12s per chain ; Armstrong ami Harsant, formation £3 10s, metal £1 2s 6d (accepted) Harbour Board Sections.—Mr Lan«ley wrote, asking to be relieved from occupaucy of certain sections in the Harbour Board Reserve. Granted.—lt was resolved that the Clerk re-enter upon Sections 11, 12 and 13 of the Harbour Board Reserve. Specifications.—lt was resolved that any Councillor who is authorised to call for tenders for work in his riding should forward the tenders, specifications and deposit (if any) to the County Office to be recorded in the minutes.

Committees.—The following committees were appointed : Works and Finance: Crs. Mathias (chairman), Bankart, Hewitt and Smith.—Harbour Board : Crs. Mathias (chaiiman), Smith, Hewitt and Bankart. Lands : Crs. Hewitt, Whiteside aud Lowry. Doc. Registrars.—The following were appointed dog registrars for 1899: Kaiamu Riding, MrS # Calder ; Piroogia, Mr S Reily ; Karioi and Te Akau, Mr W. I. Conradi; Whangape, Mr F. Cuthbert; Waingaro, Mr j. K. Macdonald.

Government Grants.—lt was resolved that application be made for the following Government grants :—Aotea, £146 ; Waingaro-Te Mata, £IOO ; Wai-tetuna-Waingaro, £100; WaitetunaKarioi, £3OO ; Waitetuna-Whatawhala, £3OO ; Kauroa-Pakaka, £200; RaglanRuapuke, £100; Raglan-Waipa, £200; Onewhero Trig, £200; Huntly-Ngarna-wahia West, £2OO. Powers Deputed.— It was resolved that Crs. Bankart and Smith be empowered to deal with the grants relating to Karioi Riding, and Cr. Hewett for Waingaro; and Crs. Whiteside aud Lowry with the grants for Onewhero aud Whangape. Proposed Works.—The Clerk was instructed, when the grants were received, to proceed with the following works, viz. : Raglan-Waipa road, near Henry's, Rendell's; Mangakino deviation, near Sutton's.

Vr.TE of Thanjjs.—Proposed by Cr. Hewett, seconded by Cr. Whiteside, aud carried unanimously, "That a vote of thanks be accorded toMrF. W. Lang, M.H.R., for his successful endeavours in obtaining Government grants for Tu-ikau bridge and other matters."—Mr Massey, M.H.R., to be written to in connection with the last item, thankiDg him also.

Onkwheeo Contracts.--The action of Cr. Whiteside in letting work on the road to Liudberg's, and also bushfelling work nt PukeUawn, wa« confirmed. Sundry Matters.—lt was resolved that the next ordinary meeting be held in the first Wcdue. day in March, instead of fourth Wednesday in February ; that the clerk take step- to recover rates on sections 275, 27(3. 308, 273, 24, 111, 159, 158,241, 39, etc., Pironijia: that section 1, 300 acres, Waipa Parish, be brought under the Unclaimed Lands Act; that the Harbour Board reserve sections be put up to auction. Accounts.—The following accounts were passed f< r payment :—J- K. McDonald, £1 6s 3d ; Wilson Bros.', £7 17s Cd ; J. Cogswell, 6s ; J. W. Rotfey, 7s ; G. Moon, 18s ; Ngnngu, £6 12s ; T. Carr, 9s ; Goodwin. £2 lis; Friar Davis and Co., £1 19s ; Moir Bros.', 14s ; Wilson, 15s; Clayton, 6s; Logan, £3 15s; Lutener,£3 15s ; Gale, £2 103 6d ; Lindberg, £7. Enoinrkhs' Report.—l have the honour to report on various works as follows :- Churchill Punt . The bulk of the work is completed, the exception being the painting and the sinking of the anchors for the rope. When last over I arranged with the contractors to put in a new cog segment, and made an alteration in the anchor piles, taking Me.-srs Gibbs' guarantee for its efficiency. The size of the segment is set off by less cost of the anchors. The contractors allowed the punt to be worked as soon as completed, and a large number of cattle were crossed to the Rangiriri sales. Cr. Lowry and others info-m me that ic is working well and he also has arranged with mcto take soundings fcr a new site. Raglan-Waipa Road : After examining the culvert at the foot of the mouutain, I concluded it would be unwise to repair it, as it would take probably £3O to do so, without any guarantee that the work would be permanent, the foundation being so rotten, and you are doubtless aware that it collapsed on a previous occasion. The dimensions also are not sufficient for the proper carrying off of flood water. I have called tenders to re-place it either in wood or a bridge, with stone abutments, and in my opinion wood would be most profitable, although not so lasting. The Council have the option of repairing the present culvert or building a bridge in wood, or partly wood and stone. Several works were let at the end of October, the cost in all cases being covered by the Government grants. The contract tor the stone bridge at Wainui is the furthest advanced, and is uearly completed. The others mentioned call for no comment. Two contracts have been let at Waingaro (thirds money), bridge at Mr Douny's for £ls, Mr Donny contractor, and formation and metalling on road to Mr Allen's, to Terua, £l7 6s, and £2 2s 6d per chain for metal. The works at Waingaro-Te Mata Road unfinished, and suspended at the beginning of last winter, are still untouched, the roads not being fit to metal. I have notified the contractors to make a start.—The report was approved. _______^___