WAIRARAPA WEST COUNTY COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1121, 10 July 1882, Page 2

WAIRARAPA WEST COUNTY COUNCIL.

The ordinary meeting of the above Council was held at the Oounoil Chambers, Carterton, .on' Saturday: last; Present: Crs .Booth (Chairman), ' Biaithweite,. Jackson, Matthews, Donald, McGregor, andßusselli : Au apology was received and accepted from Cr Chamberlain. ; I > MIKu'TES, : ' ' The minutes were rer.il, but, befqte they wove confirmed (3r. McGregor asked thr.i an addition be .tnade, ;o v the -resolution that (he Fealhpton "or.bther Highway Borrdi could have the services of tile Oourity .so that it-would appear that the lire's empjoyirig'-'ihe engineer should pay 1 hia,; The Chairmen sfii.this.WM understood when the reaolulion |-VTin al;eratioh. i WAi;ma3e,':!and' the mfahteV'eon'firmed; ;i ; •' TEEiSTOIBR's EEpilT. '• The: Treasurer's report-, was read as f0110w5,;—.'.j.;...j i';!-,,. V v.,,,.< I have balance at the Bank .i( New' r Zeilaiid 'on the pro.ent- (that- is l to' l say when all cheques'issued up to date have been present?'dforjayiiieiil);i3'.£7Bs,lG? Vi .. Tiie'reoeipi<jß!noo' kit' sitting of the Conno'l havobeen *' c - ' l ; '-y' FrtmPnblioHoiiseticeMes,.. £3lO 0 0 ;"eoiidiiioTfel J Licensor' >sii . ' ; .-i Whangaimoana' J• Coui'sjug >}(. : Ito'i i 1 0 i, Bd.' '* i account of-W&iobWToll : j fund .. .V 8?-. 2- '3:.| BeiiV ,"ol',Waiohine-. Tolf ; i - o, : : J -. £435 3 3" All tue licenses mthi. , County have nor/ beei\''i>rjuV tlip'&B for the. Marquis "of ifoMn'oy- Hotel at CaSerton, £4O, and the railway refreshment. roi>m it' "■ I qu!d. mention'ihJ,t.. a? the Council has Kiiiiesscd jaeif satisfied that the Incense Foes oa'hotels'.'wilihin To\vu v 'Oisi,vibts J are the resy':ujive-;Town,Board's revenue, I would have fyoftcheva and chequef for coliectad wiUiin t ike. Feathery ton and Cartoon 'Di'iu , ibis ; but for the ftct that the whole of tlie'feesi iu:'oadU 'case have not yet been paid, ami.moreover because'.« summons has been served .upon the OpUnty Treasurer lo show cause why a license for thisEmfiirk>HoieUat•Foiiti'iriitoii \h.[not issued at £25,'-tmiV;demr l i(diiigiaViefun(l of £ls , on. the amount ;.cqtuallyi : -paid;. The aotion is brought, at- the.iiuit o(, the lieeii:;ee of the.abfive-riaraed Hotel, and Ikde'fed will sei-ve as a test- orZe,- !iy thejresult of which the licetMes of pchei' IWek'io: Town Disfciois will be g.'Mei]. I liavo obtained, a written opinion from the'Oouuty Solicitor on this srbjeet a coon as 1 had an iritimation that the action would be and atn advised ttat the fee payable ii £4O and not; £25 as contended by the licensee. The licence for the Tauhe.enikau. Hotel has lapsed, the fee.thereon not hr,vinf[ been paid within 14 d:,yE from the i;sue of the Licensu'j Comi.iiLtee'a certificate. The foi' .'er Lc« ,ce o; this hotel lias becomo a bankrupt be.wcea the data of his application for a renewal of the liceme and the limit of the time when the fee siiou'.d ba paid and the baultiuyt's Tiustee uisde an application for the iisne of the lxan-e two days after expiry of the limit slated, and as the County Solicitor ail vised me that I have ho Warrant nntetheej'.yiu'jkw for a license ones ihe lime pl'owed.by the Aot has lapsed, I have declined to renew the payment or iisne : the license. : ' .

"WM'Oibu lae i.ulijeot of the llcetad'fees I may be. pewiiyled, to call aiientioa to the. licayy. erm-.e connected. wli'a ihe vroi'klnst' of tae ; L!cenßing Acs, .1881; i'ov instance ii the Alfretltou Cicenung-l)iy#.ict ia which tbere is one public house paying; a ice of £25,,.11 ie dtcol; expenses. have, alier.dy amounted to £2413s *Cd,. inade up ; as follows Cost of Election 62.(hmhltfcteev. f'2'l4 0 AdveitM'igQuaMyUeetmi-of' i Commiike,-rv ■ 7s. Clerk brCoroiDilieels travelling■ r 'i-'■'/] , (.spenterii aad iCpmiaitteoM; V..... '.5'11. 6 Adrovtism;; Qiiaptevly: of:;; •«'" • ;" fCommittee,.June. ...2/, 6 • 0 Committee's 5 5 0 Costs' of taihg j)oU %jne.ff ~. . I licenses < ""SflO 6 IV \".mis e / Aa Willis amount throat of > <-vmiinv -the inumel'Or.tt • fortiis required must be-adclef, it tvill.bfe aepn -tbat.iiie Ox* peases-an jt'iis district have bscn'aoiiually move th; n the; revenue receiver., : AE£ee?,bly with the Council's usimcfcions I have taken. te : ttieeaxy Btepsfor.Mlhng the old bridge timber,and', other material at -the Waiohine Bridge, by iauctiop; iud have akoc&usei the'toll bar'to be re-erected at the northern end of the jiew brldje.. ' j I have.tho-'honOi.' to-'appfend hereto the Ledger MaifcesWtltey ajjeiv'on centdaie, Bth July, 1883:,- <. i Or. • v 'b d Rangitnmau. vote. .v.. v.;!: 57. iO •0' FoLtylfile Both road vote. :-j. !896 . 4 4 Pahiaiiia wiwli vote ' 4 • 0 6 EepK-eEketahuQa-AlfredionJoad 74 11 1 Waiigae'm road vote v. .. '... 203 5 11 Alii'edton*Tii : aiimoai6ad vote'... i 6212 6 Deposits ontendeis. »... ..-••.i 270 o;'® 1 ; • £1558 4' 4 ! Dr.: . J-;r ' • Masterton Highway Board' .. : 31 -3 % Taratshi-Carterton Highway Bet;-"13. 15 0' tVairarapa East Ciouiity Council 13 ..9,11 CaleriottToi/alloardu' .. .. 5 0 0 Account .25 0 0 Bank of New Zealand balance in i account ... 785 16= 0 JlanriceYille touth rpads.- .i •. 158 18 0 Haweravoads \y;- ..- ; 112 6 0 Dreyers 1 Rock roail .i ... 1514 5 Dog Registration Account 3 18 II Gene r al Fund '... 390 2 8

, : H. H. WOMBS?,' County Weisurer. : The Treasurer stated that from vouchers now in baud, and. with proportion of cost oi various forms which liad.been printed, the expose of working the 'lncensing Aot in,the Alfredton disr-'ictr.was "over '£3oj. -the revenue derivable being J625. ; : 5 -.The .Chairman. said there were; great complaint* from licensees in Town; Board district*, as their licenses'had. been increased from £3O to £4O, through the old Local Boards being' liow made icorporate bodies similar,to Boroughs, in which the •fee.paicl was'£4p., People protested, but theypay,.and hence the test case'at sPeatheiaton. He thought, however, it had been an oversight, ib drafting the Act, as there was no recsoii why' the fees should, have been' increased. Be the ex', penses of working the Licensing Act, he though I,the Council; would do well to make a strong protest. -It was a shameful waste of expenses Bwdibwed up all the fees.;-i' . Cr McGregor, while, agreeing that the eipenies 'were moat; disproportionite, pointed out; that the; Aqt.was'.new,, that it, was intended to deal , wjth : a'great evil/ and thit until:it haci a fair trial ,(he . Council sliouitUot condemn it." He held | to

look for revenue t& the feeS derived from the liquof:M)c:\" The m~ Was Hie-.'principle of Dili it limit «r reslnct the jpfi?? , Tfle questioivt>f£ a d was a item in thej matter. The faults ;ofctheAct could. be obviated. He,hoped the CouhcM woufljfybt go as. to as to cbcdemn; Let'them seojif it did - not give tbo;.opun J oil power to- ezeroiae. a 'check on'the. eviljt of piincipla,wa9.6f%oro importance than the expense; ; '' _ The ohairman s?.id he did not think the Council wished to interfere with the Act in its e£feot3 socially. " They had to. deal merely with the expense of working- it. The cost was out of all proportion to the rovenue obtainedj-nnd; it was only in tbis one point the'Conncil desired to deal, with . it, They did not wish; to'interfere with the local option clauses of the Act;'hut to remedy the scandalous waste incurred in. . '.carryingthem into effeot. There was a ; Dill befprelhe House how 1 to [amend the Act, and a report of the exnense of working it in this district would be of great -assistance to the Hon. Mr Dick. Or McGregor moved that the clerk send & report as intimated by the chairman. He thought to do that would be quite preperi but n6t;to express any opinion on the Act itßel?.' : The chairman sn.id the continuance of the expense of Working' the present Act wqujd be certrjn of itself to destroy it,* .• Or Jackson seconded. ? He.thought the voting oii'ttia 'lboil option.olausei,of the; Bill showed that the people cared nothing' abbut'theiii' 'The flost'that had voted ill', thedistrict;, had been, eighteen, and- ft' majority' had : generally beairi Yu-fttvoc' 6f■ i ncreasing' the licenses. ; The: Council itself should be the Licensing Committed ' The motiopjwasput an,d,carried.. •, 'if ; PABLUMBSC^RY'COMMITTEE. ; v * ; . Jh# Chairman reported that {he.ro3.had* b'ein no necessity for the committee to nvdet, partly because nothihi® of importances liad been brought forward and also becausethe Hoiise had been enjoying itself; andrieglectiiig its duties lately. ■"' v . FORiy-MHK BUSH HOAD. . ; The Chairman staled tlikt the furidr aVailable for this road were sufficient, for its maintainance for .tkeiieit.lSanonXhs'.^: CORF.ESPONDEKOE. ' .... The correapondeiice was Ihen -Tettd a? followsA letter from the Featherstori Town Boafaaskusg; the Council to authpjrv ise the necensaiy repairs- in Fitz - -herbert- : street ( 'From the Wellington City Council; asliini if tenders had bcen oallotl for-.work' infahiatua (the Engineer stated the work; haH been commenced);' From the Pro- 1 vincial District Auditor returning half-.' yer.rly accounts; From Messi's Beard'and Gray asking on behalf of .certain: natiyes , for a refund of certain dog rftgiqCratioti. fees and fines, inflicted in .the R.M r: o6uri ini connection with the sumej.FroW.lj,. Ko biif sonfl ease e of. the AVaiohiae toll-sate,, asking for J he toll-house tohoremovedio 'the; old'-site and for the rooms to (hi scrimilled and papered. iThe correspondence outwards was mere lyj formal.

FITZHERDERT-STREET.. , in rnsv/er to the chairman the Engineer that there was,no accident .to, be feired by the traffic Vbiiiig 'over the old Bridge, fenders were in .for the ne^ono. :' \' v i|vADiNo Toxii, ' ' •

'After discusaion it was resolved that tho clerk sliould' arraiige wjth' jit' and .frpm the.Muhgatariri bridge to .tlieiwaiap - the Council to find the wire and staples, in order to prevent people evadng toll, by crossing the'rivel; cn the Matarawa side of the main road. • ,

EEJIOVING TdLLrfflWsiß;-Ac., . , 'lt was decided to decline to aocede'to either' of Mr PiObinson's requests. '•• the Cliairmati Said that, the speciScation dis tibctly stated t'aat the lessee might re•ui'iive the. house at,his'own expense. HAUUCSVILLE WEST.. Mr Herhmd and ten other settlors of Mtttiriceville West wrote applying for n cart road and a few log culverts' to' enable, them to get their produce to market and (heir a.ovea to their homes. The letter stated that they had already, waited seven years for their road. They had applied to the Government, who referred them'to the Highiway Board, who told them to go to the Council, before •whom they nor/ laid their case. " ; T he Chairman said he did not see that the Council could do much fol'them. ' • Cr McGregor said the Council had received a vot) of money for the Mauricevilla West road, and had spent it there, but the people who now. petitioned lived; beyond where their funds had-carried'the road. He thought when the Government, j;again voted money for opening' up Crown If,.ids this road should be'done. ; It wai a! main line, and led into Crown' Inndi.* He moved that a letter 1 to this efie t be sbnt to the petitioners. : ■ *.' ! Cr JacJtson Beoonded. ; Several .of Jhe settlers had spoken to him about the. state of the road. It was amass of mud; they could neither get-to or from their h"ines,' •They only asked for a bush road, It,' wbb a shame that people should be. pitched into the middle of the bush without means, of communication with the market*.« 1 The Chairman: The land is jii the Highway Board district, but the Hoard, has no money. Cr Donald : They have had the rates. The motion was put and carried. ' . Cr McGregor said if the Government would give a vote for extending the Mauriceville road it would be of im iieiiae advantage to the district and the Govern-' meat. :; The Chairman said the Government would not do so at present, bit the matter might be re-opened in two or tbrep weeks. WAIOHISE PROTECTIVE WOKS. It was reported that the W; inliinc River Board were quite willing, to undertake the work, but they could not aubai diae the amount voted by the Council. The Clerk was instructed to write to the Board requesting them to proceed with the work as rapidly as possible. TENDERS. ; The following-tenders were opened: for; the bridge at Featherston, W. Benton, 1105 (accepted) } M, B. Cave, £lO7 ;<L Eeese, £lo6los ;.W. B, ltountree,.£ls3. WAIOBINE BRIDOE APPROACH??.'' V;. I The approaches to the new bridge were ordered to be proceeded with :aa rapidly as possible. ; FINANCE COMMITTEE. The committee recommended for payment accounts amounting to £842 19s sd. —Adopted. ; \" ■ LAKE FERRY, j Cr Russell read a letter from the ferryman, who complained that when the lake was closed, people wont by without paying the half-fee which he usually demanded in' that case. He pointed out this was a great hardship, and asked the Council to make the fees the same when the lake was closed as when It was open. A statement- was .enclosed, showing the total receipt for sis months to be £2117s fid. .. - :■ Or Russell said there was no doubt the case'was a hard one, as people evaded the toll when the lake was closed, but the ferryman (bad to keep a man all the; year round. The clerk stated that the Oounoil gave a subsidy-:to. the) fehjMn'.Ji portion/of which was now due. but had not been 'applied for. ( -.y. ;ij',, ! Or McGregor ''said the ferryman'should Tje placed: upon the same legal, footing as s tollkeeper. "A board should bo' forwarded and.the scale of : fees,.advertised; He could then. sua .aU . wlio'.-rtjded the toll; if heft} ricft it would b» bis ovjrn

fault* He moved a resolution to thii effect, which was carried. SLAUGHTER HOUSES. The Chairman said he thought the time had come when the Council should take control of slaughter houses. He thought it very necessary that this should be done and he save noticu of motion on the subject. The Council then adjourned. ,