WAIRARAPA EAST COUNTY COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2229, 25 February 1886, Page 2

WAIRARAPA EAST COUNTY COUNCIL.

A SPKOUt general meeting of the Council was hold yesterday, Present —firs Maekay (chairman) Dagg, lIcCWb, Here; dith, and Hawkins.

Crs Beetham and Macquarie wrote to state they could not attend. An application from Mr Girdwood for an extension of time was granted. The question of a £lO compensation was held oyer.

" yhe PublitJ Works Department applied ,to the G/oijncil tpty.l' o o ver certain road (diversions' iii'the Forty Mile Bush. The Engineer was instructed's 'roporfc upon their condition at the pext njeelaiig."''""

It was resolved that without guaranteeing any title, the Oopcil are prepared tp let the Engineer's office at f# the police department, provided the Council ba allowed the use of the building for election purposes,

Cr Meredith moved, and Cr Dagg seconded, That the Council confirms the letter written by the Clerk to Mr Lett, instructing him to abate the nuisanco caused by his horses and cattle on the MastertonJiinui road, fronting Mr Hawkins' propjfity.^Qarried. ffie.ijuepjiioli ol the expenditure of a jaw of money'on tiie'Elet^iuna-^lfi'edton road was considered.

A letter was read from ifr Holmes, offering to give £3O towards the improvement of tho roacl to Mr Macquarie also wrote upon the sap subject, expressing his dissatisfaction at the delay made by the Council in dealing with, tho matter.

Cr Hawkins said Mr Macquarie ought to be very much obliged to the other members for doing his work in his The sum of £2O would never have feeu gtyeii but for him (the speaker), jfcey ia4" pi# considerably out of/the way ty 'njee.t principvlly for that business, an,d tye, tftoMhti the letter very imiqli out of plage*. The Alfredton Board had negleotoij their 4% in not holding a meeting to decide upon what they should contribute. Cr McCardle explained that at the last meeting of the Council he had Bent a lelita ,: "apji)l9gjjing for his absence, and stating be haij Bijbp(?naed as a witness to Wopdvilje, but $$ )efsr gnj reach the Council in time' to be the meeting, ' Cr Hawkins moved, with regard to tl)0' Tiraumea road extension, that if the Alf- ; redton Board'will subscribe £25, making, with the £2O subscribed by' Mr ; TOmi>s, £45, the Council, : on behalf of to Alfreatori would find the ''Balance ofthe money,'a#t!ie Engineer ;be instructed to proceed ."with the '%](, oh receipt of tho'consent of'tho -Alfredton Board,—Carried. " • ! Re the allocation of the Government subsidy to the county, the Chairman 'said jth6re #aj £176 lis lid to. the credit of 'the Masterton and £Bl9s to the Wainuioru Hiding. • •. '•

With regard to the division of theMasr terton Riding subsidy-''• . ; :i Cr Hawkins moved, and Cr McCardle'

seconded, That the sum pf £7(| Jls lid be forthwith allocated, and the sum of £IOO be held in reserve with a view to assisting in preventing and repairing damage by the Waipoqa, overflowCarried. .

The Engineer explained that tho sum of £so4md already been expended in the Wainuioru district.

It was resolved that the sum of £2O of the Masterton Riding subsidy be allocated to the Te Ore Ore-Bideford road, and the balance lie handed to the Masterton' Road Board for expenditure in the direction of Upaki and Upper Plain. As to the Wainuioru subsidy, it was resolved that £4O be expended on the Blairlogie road, and be handed to the Castle Point Board for that purpose. There was a further amount to allocate, namely £79 3s duo to the Alfredtnn Riding,

& sw} lie thought ft puld qo a fajr thing tq exjp<|a share qf the amount in the Pahiatua, Roai'4 District;. it Tyas resolved tht)fc the proportion in accordance with the rates be handed over to the Pahiatua Road Bqard for expenditure in their road district, the balance to go to the Alfredton Riding country ro<vl. Me 4eYj#)t) pfihq wiul through fl[P Muijgapakelia fjwiuqp, the Engineer. §tated Hie proposed deviation woqld save 41 chains of yaafl,' and avoid a hill 150 ft higl). The expense of fqrmjim and Piife TOW opsl Jess than it would for only metalling the present toad. It way resolved that the deviation at Pine Hill bo accepted in 'accordance with the plana prepared by the Engineer, The Chairman said the tenders oalled for metalling in the Cashpoint Riding were not accepted as they were too high" It was resolved to authorise the Engineer to employ day labor until the amount of money available was expended, The meeting |heii sifjjqijr^,