WAIRARAPA EAST COUNTY COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1531, 10 November 1883, Page 2

WAIRARAPA EAST COUNTY COUNCIL.

Tlio Wairarapa East County Council met on Thursday last, Present—Councillors i McGregor (Chairman), Maekay, 'MoCardle, Chamberlain, and BelUss. ' The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, and the following correspondence read' ; CORRESPONDENCE.; From Treasury, advising remittance £170; from district Engineer ro direraiono on the Opaki road j from Colonial Secretary re boundaries of road district affected by the constitution of the Pahiatua road district; from Public Works Office, covering copy of the Roads and Bridges Amendment lot, 1883; from same acknowledging the reoeipt of the Opaki deviations; from Provincial district auditor with balance sheet for the year'ending 31st March last j from A. Napier re formation of EketahunaTinui roaa near hie, property; from Te Kawenga and others re payment of land taken for Te Ore Ore-Bideford road; from Clerk of County West stating that the Car-terton-Wainuiora road had taken in a porlion of Mr Goodin's land; from Public Works Office re Public Works officer and others having to pay toll at Manawatu ferry; from Colonial Secretary re boundaries of Pahiatua road district; from Publio Works Office ro objections of natives to To Ore Ore-Bideford road; from K. W. I, Carver re ferry charges at Manawatu ferry ; from Otago Daily Times re Pyke's handbook to local government; from Department of Justice ro alterations in boundaries of ridinfifl and licensing districts; from Treasurer Waipawa County Council covering remit" tance for Manawatu punt repaiis j from Reese & Dawson, asking permission to withdraw from Droyer's Rook Contract No. 2; from the Colonial Secretary re boundaries of Pahiatua road district j from R. Manning renewing applications for office of Taueru ponndkeeper; from District Engineer Connal stating ho proposed to inspect contracts on the 16th inßt.; from Secretary Wairarapa Prospecting Association asking co-operation; from Minister of Lands stating date of his visit to Wairarapa not yet fixed; from Publio Works Department covering agreement for expenditure of £832 Opaki-Manawatu vote; from samo acknowledging receipt of memorandum ro Manawatu ferry charges; from. Alexander Andorson applying for assistance to make a road to his property ; from Rapp and Hare repayments on Parker and Co.,Bideford road contract; from Alexander Rutherford ro N«w Zealand Statutes; from Chief ; Surveyor covering bracings of travorses of ' roads in Forty-Mile bush; from District 1 Engineer stating that lie would wait on the Council on the Bth inst.; from Cr Maekay 1 re site Mangapakeha Bridge; from Bamo ro Burgesse's metalling contract; from Provincial District Auditorr« half year's aecouut s for period ending in September last; from Chief Surveyor Covering County map; from ■ Clerk Carterton Road Board re applications . under Roads and Bridges Construction Aefc; from H. Steyens, asking or extension of time . for completion of his contract on the Ekota-huua-Tinui road; from A. Napier, stating , that C. Edwards intended stopping the road • across the Tir&umea river ford, and asking ; engineer to take immediate aotion; 'from Reese and Dawson, re Taueru bridge con- ( tract; from Secretary School Commissioners ro demand for rates; from Provincial District Auditor with balance sheet for half 1 year ending 20th September, passed by auditors; from H, Burgess, declining tt take up an old Mangapakeha metalling r contract; from F, W, Parker, asking Council to transfer a certain contraot to i James Bourke, 1 Mr Reese waited upon the Coivicil in ' support of tho application of his ftm for £24 for compensation for alterations in tho i sizo of piles on one of thoir contracts,' Mr King, Engineer, said ha was surprised ; to find that any such claim had been made. Tho spocificationstated thattlio piles should he driven to suoh a foundation as approved of by the Engineer. _ The clause also allowed the contractor to splice the piles when found too short. The Chairman said this olauso seomed to meet tho case completely; It was the conas would reaoh a sofil foundation, Mr Reese said the olause did not say that the extra longth of piles should be paid for by tho contractors. Tho clause was Bimply to guarantee that a contractor should not be able to say he would not drivo piles any other length than those shown on the plan. Or Chamberlain said they should meet their contractors fairly on suoh mattora. It was evident that the contractors had boen put to a very considerable exponse. Mr ling stated tl at had thoy spliced tho piles tho additional expense would only havo amounted to £3 103. Cr Chamborlain was informed that the expense would bo much more, and at any rato. the work had been done, and thoy should moet their contractors in a liberal spirit. • The Engineer said he had preparod tho plans carefully, and it was the duty of the Council to support him in tho matter. If any oxtra work had been dono ho would be too happy to support tho application for extra payment, but he did not think it fair for contractors to claim that which they wero really not entitled to. Mr Rceso said the power of tho Engineer Bhould be set forth more clearly in tho specification. He did not feel disposed to submit to Mr King's jurisdiction in tho matter. Cr MoCardle thiught tho contractor was entitled to the valoo of the extra timber in the piles driven in place of those originally procured. .; The Chairman and Cr Maekay held that according to the specifications Messrs Reese and Dawson could not claim any compensation whatever, though as tKoAfajL really used extra timber and more were possibly entitled to something.' The application was finally referred to the Works Committee, with powor to deal with it finally, HUF TEAM.Y STATEMENT. The halt yearly statement having been audited and returned by the auditor, was passed, and ordered to bo published. Cr McCardle moved, That the balance sheet be published in both papers. Cr Maekay seconded. The Chairman said tho resolution was really out of order, as a resolution was passed re advertisements some time ago. He entirely disapproved of the resolution, but would put it. The motion was carried. hesshs O'MAILBX <S PEPMREL'S CASE. It was resolved that unless the above contractors paid, within fourteen days, the amount due by them for putting the road in repair cut up by their legal proceedings bo taken against them. DEVIATIONS or EOAD. j 1 The plan of deviations en tho mainyJme aB required by tho Goyemment was agreed to. ItOADS AHD BRIDGES APPtICATION, The Chairman said thay had mado appli. cation for about £40,000 and were now informed that thoy must reduce that sum to £5,000 on each road line, Cr Maekay moved, That the sum obtained under the Act by application this year, bo expended on tho Eketahuna-Tinni road and Masterton. Waimata road, The details to bo arranged by the Works committee,Carried. 1 pike's handbook, The Clerk was authorised to oxpend is Si in obtaining this work, x KraXSION 01 TIME, : _ Mr Stophens applied for an extension of time for his_ Eketahuna ooptraotf Time extended for six weeks. ROAD THROUGH MR EDWARDS 1 LAM), The Engineor waneipsted to survey a •

ltjJfl of road across Mr Edwards' land to i fiwe accessto tho ford across' the river as , 'refliiesUd by Mr Nnpicr. - ' riiosraiiNo, -Si)o Secretary of the Wairarapa Prospect- ' ' wg Association wroto asking for tho Council Y . aj&wr call a mooting to co-operate with / ' mpjociation or form a committee with 1 ' ufflmo objdet. 1 Besolycd—That tho Council tako no action In tho matter, ' . ' A Bid MISTAKE, i Edward Till wroto stating tlmt 110 had ttado a mistake of £GOO in his contract prico for metalling tho Mtiugap»kelia road. Ho had omitted to calculate tho breaking of . the motahvliioh would cost 2s or 2a Gd por yard. Ho asked to ho allowed to throw up tho contract and not loso liia deposit, Tho caso was recognised as an oxcoption al ono and it was resolved that tho deposit he rotumod less £lO exponsoa in advertising tho contract, 4c. It was also resolved that only 0110-half of Messrs Reese & Dawson's deposit on their abandoned contraot be retained. , . HIATOTKS. Tho Clork was instructed to procure tho Statutes of tho colony from 1879, 10WER TAUERU FOUXDKIffitER, Mr R; Manning applied for this appointment, and his application was accoptod, mum ROAD DI6TRXOT, ' ' Tho boundaries of tho above having been npprovod by tho Surveyor General, the description of the samo was ordered to bo gazetted. Cr McCardlo Baid tho ratepayers of tho Pahiatua district had informed him that ■ they wished Mr Manns appointed as first ' Eetuming. and preliminary Clork to make up a roll, and tako steps for the first election as soon as tho district was gnzettod. He moved that Mr Manns bo appointed to 1 these offices. 1 It was considered that it would be pvoraa- ( tdro to mako the- appointment till the . district was gazetted, and tho matter was held over. ■ : FINAKCE COMMITTEE. Payments to. the amount of £2GB and . advance payments of £283 were passed, aud : tho action of tlio committee in paying the i accouuts whcn.tVe meeting lapsed was endorsed. engineer's worts, [These wore read, and will appear in our nextisrue.j The Clerk was requested to write to the ■ bridgo contractors complained of by the ( • Engineer, to urgo them to make more speed with their works. BROAD TIRES, The by-law regulating tho width of tires was passed, to como into operation in April next, so as to givo owners of vehicles with narrow tires time to havo broad ones substituted for them. WEI WEATHER SHEDS, It was resolved—That a shed be orcctod at tho rear of tho Council Chambers for tho convenience of the horses of the Councillors and officers of the Council in wet weather, TENDERS. Tho tender of Messrs Wyett and Basset for £428 was accepted for the Eketahuna- '. Tinui road, • No tenders wero received for the To Ore Ore Toll-gate, and the matter wss left in the ' hands oi the Clerk to make the best bargain '■ ' ho could. • LEAVE OF ABSENCE. . Leave of absence was granted to Mr G. Boetham for two meetings. WAIPOUA BRIDGE, The engineer, in reply to Cr Chamberlain, said tho Yfaipoua bridgo was being widened in readiness for tho busy traffic season, FRESH TENDERS Wero ordered to bo invited for metalling on the Mungapakeha road, Burgess's aban- • doned .contract, and work on the Kalian* mingi road. Also tenders for metalling Eketahuna-Tinui road, as far as funds Jmitted, and the engineer was instructed get the lower end of Bideford road itaUed. PAHIATUA. Cr McCai'dle said that at a previous meeting he had brought up the question of plans of werks'to be done at Pahiatua being sent to that place for inspection, and he thought that should bo done, Mr King said'that would be done in ■ future. PAYMENT OF CONTRACTORS' ORDERS. Cr Mackay moved, pursuant to noticeThat in future the Council do not recognise contractors' oi'ders except for material actually used in their contracts. Cr Belliss seconded, It was thought after discussion that a hard and fast rule would not ho found suitable, as it would in some cases provont storekeepers obtaining cash for orders when they might be supplying the sinews of war to the 'contractors. An order was never paid until tho amount of it had been earned. ■. Tho motion was not pressed and it was allowed'to drop. ORDERS. Mr Rapp asked if the Council would acknowledge an order from a contractor to onablo a storekeeper to receive all money 1 that may be due to such contractor from time to time. Tho chairman stated the Council could not undertako to do this, as they might at somo timo be doing a grave wrong to other porsons, The Council then adjourned.