Waimate County Council.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 14, 26 July 1900, Page 2

Wai mate County Council.

The monthly meeting of the above n&s h«ld yesr,erday, Messrs Douglas (chairman), Walker, Lyall, Hjrdie, Rhodes and Ross being present. Correspondence was read and dealt with as follows :—: — Fiona the New Zealand Counties Association, advising the council of a conference to be held to consider legislation, now before the House, which affected county councils. Messrs Itliodes and Walker spoke on this matter, and both considered tho chairman tho proper person to represent th© council. Mr Douglas was therefore appointed the council's delegate on the conference. From Lands Department, stating that tho request for an additional £250 for Skevingfcon's Road would be con- j sidered in due course. — Received. From same, re fcho request of this I council for Mr Broderick to examine th» dam objected to at Whitneys Creek. It was the work of the council to rtmove tho dam. Fro 121 Souuh Canterbury Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, informing the council that they had decided to ask the various local bodies of South Canterbury to contribute to tho coat of a Plague Hospital. The council's levy would be £'ti'd 0s Bd, and they would ask that this sum be granted at ones. Mr Walker described the reasons for not constructing the hospital out of ths Board's funds. They Gould nob legally do so, and the present means of levying from the local boditja was the only way possible: The proposed hospital would 'hold eight patients. Ms Hardie- thought that the money should be passed subject to bwing returned if not required. It was reeqlTed that this coonoil contribute whatever its portion came to, even if mQr& than th© ainouut asked for. From County Council, Ohioemuri, asking this council's assistance in getting the Government to allow county councils oontrol of tho Licensing elections. The cost ai present was excebaiTe, and the proposed system weuld reduce the cost by 50 per cent. ' The Clerk explained that *t present the council have full control of the eleotion except the appointment of a Betuwring Officer. — To be brought up at the County Councils Conference. From F. S. Parker, detailing his 'duties as clerk to the Licensing Conamitteo, and enclosing a letter from the chairman of tho ' committee, which

declared that the ol«rk yrdl daserved tke proposed increase of salary. Other clorks, with leas work to do, wore paid more. Mr Ro3s supported th» increase of salary. Mr Walker opposed the increase. Hi thought Coostabla Parker well paid. A« tha GoY»rmn.eni considered jCIO sufficient for Clerk of the Court, vrith Court Day once c. week or oftener, he thought £12 Tory good pay for four meetings in the year. Constable Parker, receiving J6164 53 per year ai constable, £10 as Clerk of the Court, £12 as Clerk of the Licensing Comnifctee, and £12 (on an average) »■ Bailiff for the dwtriet, was well paid. ''he spending of small amounts like .hia swelled the expenses of the council and took array from the nnount to ba epeat oh public works. Mr Rhodes thought Mr Walker mifea right in his contentions aad the olark was we'll paid. They should Jjauk Mr "Walker for the information lio had supplied. Mr Ly ill thought that what other cloika were gaxting had nothing to do with the matter. He thought £12 wad ample for the work done. Mr Haidie thought that, seeing that they did not have a full council, the matter bhould be held over. Mr Hardie moved and Mr IJoss seconded, that tho mattar be hold ovor till next meeting. — Lost Mr Walker mored and Mr Ehod«s seconded, that the application of Mr F. S. Parker for incraaao of salary as Clerk to the Licensing Committee* be Dot entertained. — Carried. From Messrs Studholma Bros., pointing out the bad state of Skevington's Koad. The road was impassable for carting. — Overseer to report.From T. W. Crone, asking for a refund of his deposit, which had been forfeited by the comicil. — Agreed to. Prom J. D. White, the solicitor for Mr Smith, Otaio, r^ the road asksd to be raised by Mr Copeland. The proposed alteration would cause d.iuip£,« to Mr Smith's property, and he would hold the council res-ponaibls. He sugge»tad an authorised smieyor should inspect the work aud report. Mr Smith i^so wrote in a similar strain. — Held over till the Overseer had time to report. From the Registrar, Canterbury College, asking council to farm road near the College Board's laad at Makikihi, aud to drain the road. — To bo left over till the summer. From G. Smith aud five others, making a similar application. — Received. From D. Smith, Morven, drawing council's attention to the bad stats o* the road, leading past Faulkner's, aoross the river and pass Growe'd. Applicant was a Waihao ratepayer, and tha road was mostly hi Deep Creek Riding. Mr Walker hold that ibis was another proof of the hardships suffered by Deep Creek. j Mr Douglas thought it was aback road, and one that need not be used if anyone cared to go another way. — Overseer to report. Tub county rata for tha year wa» [ formally fixed at 11-16 d in the £, aud j the harbour rate 1 5d in ihe £. From Mr T. W. Hayes, calling the council's attention to tha bad state of the road past Mr Beckett's. Mr F. Lundon waifcod on the council in rsforenoe to this matter. From 15 to 20 chains of the road were almost impassable. He thought it just that something should ba done as nothing had been asked for during the last twenty years. Mr Walker agreed that th» work was necessary. Mr Bremuer considered that it oould be put into better repair wh»n the w«ath»r iuaproves. Mr Hardie thought as soal was very scarce, all help should be given to anyone bringing in lirewood. Mr Walker hald that the matter waB one of urgonoy. Mr Lundon explained that he did not .virfh to hava the road shingled, but merely foiuied and widened. A. committee, composed at Messrs DougJas, Walker and Hardie, was appointed to receive a report from Mi Bromnor and cull for tenders for the work — cosg not co exceed J6BQ. From G. Y. Cochr&ne, Chairman of Committee, reporting that Messrs Morris, Barnott, Hanlej* Eyan and Fahoy bad bien appoiuted as members' of the Lower Waiaao Water-x*ce Committee, subject to the approval of the council. It had been decided to pay the new committee foy their services. A.. W.-Barnett reported having been appointed chairman for the ensuing year. The committee would like a legal opinion on the question of charging those using water and not paying rates. The committee recommended that members receiv* 10a per month, the chairman to receive 12s. They suggested that the committee should be increased to seven.

Mr Bhodes opposed the payment ol ? nismbers as suggaited. He considered I that the committee should appoint one or tyro.of their members as inspectors i of the races, each to take a term at \ inspecting. This u what was proposed •{ at Paruora. ! Mr Walker was entirely oppoied to paying salaries to the inernbeia of the v committee. He was iv favour of C allowing expenses incurred. | Mr Douglas suggested that m the j annual meeting had not been veiy j largely attended, a meeting should be j called to consider the whole question ,J of payment. — Agreed to. ->| Mr Ross thought tho mteeing should A not be held at Morvan, as it waa not ' 4 central, but at the Settlement School. S The meeting is to be held at Glenavj 1 at 1.80 p.m., on a day to ba fixed. 1 The increa&e of the number to seven \ was left over till the proposed meeting. | From G. Y. Cochrane, reporting the 4 annual meeting of the Pareora Water- $ raea ratupayert*. Messrs Boa9ley >' Fooley, Vallance, Traves and Burns fi were elected a committee. , - Mr Cochrane oxplainecl that it wm t \ possible to alter the system of charging i maintenance- rates. Tho Waitnki 3 County Couiioil oharged at the rate of *\ 2hd per acre. | From Mr W. Traves, reporting hn election to the position of ehairnictn of Water lid.cc Comuiifctee. — Iteceived. j Fi'oni SAUio, reporting that hs had { been appointed supervisor or the w,itet 'I raced, at a charge of Is par day *bov«~ council's race, aud that he had power i to employ labour. : Morfsi's Boaslay and Trave* waited I ou the council, in support of Mr * Traves. 1 appointment as sopauribur of 4 the race. They ware opiaiou (hat the ' water can be brought dowo, and m--1 tended to hav® & good try to bring itl do\vn. They would bey and do it m| I cheaply as possiole, | Mr Lyall thought (hs appoiuiimentjj might cause fricuan. Ha thought Lha' ? : council would approve of ifc, provided f | a puuliooiesting agreed So ifc. & Mr Jlhodes pointed oui; that tha| coniuiittee have a perfocb light to'? employ any man they please ou thft | work of 'uho race. ,] Mv Bea->laj thought that if tb«| council were to refer all questions to | public me^tingd, they would need to jj lure .1 hall every vvesk. *| *"*> Pinally, Mr Hhodes mored that th« | council will recognise any reasonable | payments mad* for works necess.iry.J I for tho maintenance of the race. i Tiiis wad saconded by Sfr Walkw^ and carried. - jf? ' F«.'oiii Mivy O'Oonaor, St Andrewi,^ askiDg to be relieved from watu^n charges, as she got; none from .thf[^ raoao, and had a natural supply. y\ Mr Walker reporti»d having repre-^ ssutad tba council at a meeting of the'| Peace Demonstration Corniniltee, aad| had been a&ked if any of the council. l \ would attend the procession,— Action ,? approved. " ; A. petition was received from Mr T. | Gallatly and 20 ofchars, asking to bo | rfaliovcd from maintenance charges ia connection with tba Pareora Water 5 Eace, as they derived no benefit '| therefrom, and had grovided othetr % supplits daspairing of getting water ! i from the race. They thought the ' t head works too far away. 4 Mr Lyall supported the petition. ,/; He agreed that the petitioners derived | no benefit from tha races. Tning* \ tfould never run smoothly until thoy^ were exempted from paying their i maintsnance charges. Ho would p«>: 5 pose a public meeting co be called at -1 St. Andre wa to decide ths ' \ Th 9 clerk explained that at thi JJ t f annual nicating of ratepayers the Rev..| Mr Bradj and others had exproßsed"! themselves willing \o have thoss| acquiring no benefit cut off from th*J races. | Mr Traves was in favour q{ cutting 5 j them off, but did not know whera it "i would end. ~| Mr Bsasley thought it only fair that j they should ba cut oft. ~| It was resolved to call a publioj msetiag ah St. Andrews, to di&ousaj the qaesfcion, Mr Oochrane to bcf| convener. "j From Mr J . McAlister, Morven,| risking for rcmiUance of his rates,! owiug to inability to pay. — Noi] entertained. . t * From Mr J. Carlson, Glenavy,j declining to pay water rates, or for^ cleaning races, aa fie had never] been asked to pay before, or bo«o| told to ulean out his races. :4 From Mr A. W. Barnett| Glenavy, complaining of a flow oli watec across the road near bia| seotiona after heavy rain. The| hatural conrae was obstructed, thta| causing damage to tho road and toj tha land adjoining. — Overseer to§ report. J From Mr 8,. White, enclosing &m account of £'6 for extra work, ehij>l ping tussocks, etc., m a poatract. 1 The overseer explained, that fchl work was stipulated to. ba done if! the geneial condition^; but Bofcilj the written speoiaeations. "a

Mr Walker thought that as a similar application had be«m entei liainad before, the : present one should be' entertained. — Account to be paid.

TENDERS. Contact No. 36"4— -Norih Otaio Valley Road, J. Haedy, £151 15a (accepted) ; contract No. 355 — Waitaki Eoad, J. Hardy, £40 (accepted). For No. 35Qj no tender was received, and' for No 857 and 358, the tenders were too high, and fresh tenders are to be called for all; ihr«e. Accounts amounting to «6699 18s •were passed, and the meeting adjourned till 2 p.m. The overseer's report was read, .and we will publish it in full next issue. Mr Bremner, in^ reporting on Whitneys Creek overflow, declared -that it seeemed that the popular opinion was that the dam so much heard of, did not caus» the flow on the road, but that the weeds in the j «reek were the cause. Mr Bremner \ had had no knowledge of the nature : of the trouble, and had taken no instruments &> * a^ 8 levels* Mr BzeiaiHer wa3 instructed to vaport further on the matter to next meeting. Mr Hardie brought up the ques&oa of travelling huts and cooking camps on the road. This is a very objectionable practice, and was condemned by the council. Ploughs and harrows left on v the road are also dangerous. , Public notice is to ba given that too soil is to bs" removed fuorn the sides of the roads, and no plough, jharrows or ocher imolements are to io left on tho road side. Mr Lyall reported that several ■ bgt/ ssttlers at Pareora ware agitat- j iog to have a road through their sections re-opened. It waa a Government road, and it would strengthen the hands of the settlers , if ibis council were to back them j «p in their petition to the Govern- i anent. — Agreed to. ■ Notice of motion for next meeting was given by Mr Hardie, to Tosoiud the motion passed that day 18 the salary of the clerk of the Licencing Committee. Tha overseer was appointed to serve nofiioes on those allowing gone to grow on the roads. Mr Walker brought up the matter of dividing the iron work of the , council, and it was decided that the j aaao -who did the work* bast and cheapest was to get the work. Tha chairman reported that he ; lad good reason to believe that if the council were to apply they could get a subsidy on all money ! spant on a road leading to -Mr Black's section at Clarkesfield. Legal opinions as to tho manner »f dividing up the county funds Tvere submitted, but, owing to the Jafeeneat of the hour, .consideration Tvas deferred liU next council day.

Jpp^r Pareora, Cr. ..♦ 547 5 .ower Pareora, Dr. ... 1809 18 )taio, Cr. ... - 184 16 Makiktfji, Dr. ... 795 19 Dreep Greek, Dr. ... 4723 16 WaAao, Cr 403 10 Eakataramea. Dr. ... 254 3 5 2 0 1 6 8 6

The following is the financial position of -the various ridings u^ till July 24fch, 1900 :—