WAIRARAPA EAST COUNTY COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2012, 10 June 1885, Page 2

WAIRARAPA EAST COUNTY COUNCIL.

The regular monthly meeting of the East County Council was held yesterday afternoon jit the County Offices, Mastertftl), Present—Crs Mackay (Chairman), AV; H. Beetham, Maunsell, Macquarie, MeCardle, Meredith, Dagg, and Hawkins. Cr R, Maunsell, tho newly-elected member for the Castlepoint Rising, took; his seat for the first tirfie. % nutates of. tlie previous meeting were putwards inwards was read. CASTLEPOINT ROAD BOARD.. , The Castlepoint RoaiJ Board wrote, askiiig tlie Council to. improve the roads af the junction' of the and Castlepoint road, ' Mr' Oarswell wrote pn tlie same subject, , , ' Tjiij Chajrpfl ejfpJaijied |hat the work was partly and ' partly" Road Board work., Mr Oarswell and another settler had promised to supplement the money voted, by labor, The principal work was drainage. " It' was'resolved that £6 be granted. The Board further wrote for plans of all the rqaclsi in tlie Granted. Tjjp sparfl" a claim" on account'of ihe'seryjees' 01 Mr"Perry, overseer,' extending' from December to May, amounting to £4l lfis If d, The matter was referred tuthe Financo Committee,. MAURICEVILLE ROAD DISTRICT, Mr Fpsberg applied for a return of the plans of the iicw Mauriceville Road District. ' It was resolved' to comply witli the request,, and to endorse the plan and ,application to the effect that the boundaries pre not approved of bv j]io Council" ' ■■■■>■■■■" ?10AD TRAFFIO, Messrs Downes and Henderson wrote hifprmiiig the Council tliat they only had one (Iray iipii'one spring bty road in the Forty-nulo bush each day, and that they were prepared to stand the consequences of any action tho Council might take against them, Mr Svenson, overseer, stated the damage through Messrs Downes and Hendersons' traffic was upwards of £ll per mile. The Engineer reported a good deal of damage near the lime-kiln, In reply to a question the Engineer that the tlaniage was done through other pterjal to land froiii different 'seittons of tjie'ir Work, and also through tile i rilkd s b'eing 'used as a paddock'. '! i! " l '

Cr Hawkins moved that the opinion of tile solicitor of tjie Council be taken on ihp sufijopfc, finpjifij;, if tjje clfiiin be good, apejipa'ljt! jnadel '' " * by pr BeptJmni snfl qvried. RP4D. The Castlepoint Jtoad Board wrote declining to be responsible for the repayment of one fourth of the £1,500 raised for metalling tho MungapaMaroad, The Chairman explained that a resolution to that effect had been passed by the Council months and months ago, The Council had spent £123 more of tho Board's money than oxpected, and the ®|3ntjon now "was whether the Board fg'la'Wit. go fps the ratepayers little wJio paid lb," Ttoy'mp abl§ to pay it out/ of the'separate rate. ■ > ■ ' > Cr Hawkins moved'; 1 and Cr McCardle seconded, that the matter be referred to the Finance Committee.—Carried,

pppAlr GOVERNMENT. Several replies were favorable to the" Bu|g6BtM^ vl to' other County Councils to Md : a conference on matters reMhjj to' (Joiihjy Government. |Qr fiawlt l irt'B : suggested tjitit the confirst be pked to Pffbijsji' "jijg 'Local "oyerowwriwpi The Chairman piiggegfce.d ftafc a special meeting of the Council should be held to consider the appointment of delegates. Unless they did that theii- delegates could not go down with clear views 011 the subject. After a desultory discussion, Or McCardle moved that a special meeting of the Council be held that day fortnight to (lispuss the appointment of delegates, m-wfc' fw fcopViiife of the Bood Boards be invited. Seconded by Cr Meredith and carried. MAMWATU FERRY.

A letter was received from the UnderSecretary of the Native Department, clipping correspondence frpm Awapurua jialiyes,'' 'stiijijig' they had 'been charged Jpllj contrary to the agreement between ihejn. The amount paid by one of them was stated to be £8 jfy." T!}e GJiairman said it appeare4 that the Wairarapa' West Ooui)ty i|v/ip gf the exemption, but their Council was' .not,

1 Cr McCardle moved, and Cr Beetham seconded, that the claim be referred to Mr Chapman, the ferryman.—Carried. ! An application was received from Mr Chisholm, fiff§rjng'to^fiy - 20s/'per Yepfc for the ferry, ;,, ,„.C j-..,

Cr McCardle moved that tenders be invited for the ferry. 7, ' 1

Cr Meredith seconded,

I Cr Beetham thought it was; .hardly, worth while 'to' call for tenders, ■ as ! they 1 understood that the bridge was to be

opened in ■ a few weeks. They might employ a man for a time. The resolution was agreed to. ~ mp. burgess' 'contract.

-The Chairman stated that a report had been sent in on Mr Burgess' metalling contact on the Mungapakeha road. He read a letter from Mr Burgess protesting against the seizure of his tools, and stating that the seizure was made without a minute's notice.

The Engineer reported that ho had seized the work in the interest of the Council, and recommended that the balance of £IBO 15s 8d be paid to Mr Burgess. The Finance Committee 1 recommended that the sum of £439 9s lOd, the estimated cost of completing Burgess' contract, being retained out of the £620 5s 6d, the entire sum remaining on the contract, viz., the sum of £lßolss Bd, be recommended to be paid to Mr .Burgess in full payment, of all his claims under the contract, provided that, if, after completion, any balance of the. y£439 9s 10d is unexpended, such unexpended balance shall be handed to | Mr Burgess, together withal! tools and plant taken over by the Council,—Agreed to, . '< " . LICENSING EXPENSES.. '. It was resolved that the Council did not see its way to allow the Clerk to the Licensing Committees more tjian actual travelling expenses. 1 '-A ' , ■ Mr Dowling's claim, Mr Bunny waited on the Council in reference to a claim of £lO, made by Mr M. Bowling, on -account of money retained by the officers of the Council from what ought to have been paid for a contract of. the'- Bideford road, on an allegation that he had, left certain things undone. That money had never been expended in the way it should have, and he therefore applied ' that it . should be refunded to him, ; Cr Beetham said the money had apparently been held back for certain work. Had that work been done? The Chairman promised thatthe matter, should be carefully considered. .?. At, a subsequent stage of the meeting, the consideration of the subject was resumed, Cr McCardle moved that the amount claimed be paid. Seconded by Cr Hawkins, and carried. MISCELLANEOUS. Mr Alexander Andcrspji applied far remission of £ll6s, cosfe foy-summons issued to recover rgjtg?, It appeared from a discussion that Mr An(Je\'son held a receipt for the last year's rates, but that lie was sued for arrears, of which, he asserted, no notice was sent to him. 1 The County Clerk statod that he had duly sent notices to the. addresß supplied by the Property Tax Department. It haying been shewn that receipts, been given for the past tws 3[sira rates, it was resolved tfie Amount be and that m future the amount of arrears should be put on rate notices. Several applications for the services of the Engineer were received and granted. It was resolved, on the motion of Cr Hawkins, seconded by CrDagg, that one month's extension of time be granted to Mr J. Duffy, to complete his busllfaljiflg contract at Alfrqdton, Moved by tlig phirman, seeppded by Cr. jjafarflle, and' carijiedj That the Engineer W instructed,'to call for tenders for breaking metal for the metalling of the Mungapakeha road. Moved by Cr Hawkins, That it is desirable that the Crown Lands between the Miki Miki and Makakahi should be opened up for settlement, and that with a view tp tfusj the roa(|s in continuation of the Upper Opaki mid "Mild Miki roads should be located' and laid offto include the block'lying to "the 'east of a line between the Pcep-o'-day and Qlyde trig in Mangaone, and that the'land be classified a? pastor?! land,—Carried, Moyed by Cr Macqi\arie, seconded by Cr Maunsell, and carried, That the Engineer be allowed the services of the. Inspector, as requested, ' ADJOURNED, The following motion, of which Cr Hawkins had given notice, was ordered to stand over till next meeting:—That it is desirable that all bridges in the County which exceed in span 25ft. in one single span, should be vested in, and repairable by the County, whether on district or main roads, and that with a view to give effeet to this resolution, the Minister of Public Works, the Premier or Colonial Treasurer be asked to provide by legislation in the coming session, fpWMJK. The Treasurer reporteel that the debit balance on 'fhe ' i g'eiidra f l , 'fuii| at the Bank at date was £2,219'8p'5d, the'eredit' to'the special fuiid," £699' 8s 4(1, "t|p imprest ' fund,' |§3P," Iftftying" a "debit balance l(j. jpjjjj repeint? since."flip 'Jagfc' ||i'cef|M Mipunte'd to £554 Accounts amounting to £974 lfa 2d wore p,wed for payment, . RATES, On the motion of Cr Beetham, seconded by Or Hawkins, it was resolved that the rates as proposed be struck,—Carried.