COUNTY COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3612, 12 September 1890, Page 2

COUNTY COUNCIL.

; The übual monthly meeting of the Wairarapa North' County Council was held yesterday. Present—Crs W.H. Besthara (Chairman), Maun-' : . ;. : sell, Dagg, Von Redin, Meredith, .: v Handyßide and Murray. '"■ . ; . The minutes of the previous ', ing were read and confirmed.

calling attention to >lhe-^{esi^J(f^/fenoing;;;tfi«;. '. ':,' Ore,and. : ;:.';. qißoUßßion aiid' it vra|respl^eltoefeß{hß>iatt«te^' ; ' Prom J. an annual f^oTSwy^rivllege' of It f as'rwolyWf Che mW .' : the privilege -W. ii^^T^^' : FrM settlers ZW--. : Alfredton distfito • Btepa be taken:.tfflfßC*%n bi JB7OO. . '" ; : llr Von Rodin; i ■ the Government focthe loan;.?: a a :■>'"' From MBlßfr®Bm"aß>afib!» : FiU. ':'■. geiW\«damg ill 4 w^ter'fiflH, ' ; > : £&■ ■ to, the y costs<of .the aatiou fipalJoard^'' ''" \iif -v.y ■fill. ib.i},\-j MtfißJ:| l vM,3 l .' l ji- •'■■■ v Moore, and requesting the, CSoancll.-v -. " topfundfltho mm; '■ ' ofjthe Board.—Cr Von Min s'ugeiM:;. : thaUhiamatter Board is merged inihe.Ooaniyi/;"'.~:. :|TheOhairmaiisaid;tha reason : for, ■ the merging was that the,memtiera:bf:' : the Board did-not agree very well arid ' J m very, little forthedistriot,'andthey " , . wished the Council to.act. asvarbitra- .-" ■ton..'v.- -, '.'■ \\.' " : . :^;: :gi;'"'--fVCcVoivMiadid not. think', the' .. •Council should tab oror this liability. \A. The Board should find out if the claim; *■•/ was correct ■■■■'.; r ' : r4':. v :'■.'■'■:. .' another {/•Or MaunseN suggested thatihe ;Whareama Board be commnnicatei Th» Council^hguU-also' bo provided with a bill of partioularc,. i The Chairman thought that if the claim was legitimate nothing could bo 'done till the'mattetw<[s r sJDlt!6*d;<? ,'Cr Von Redin was of opinion the Whareama Road Board could deal with the matter better than tie' (Cmincil, .. -r^ u:,Cr HariHypde;: It would'h* aswell * ' to ask tbeteWMf they Mve My other small accounts of this dosorip. ■' tion, ■ ~."■. [V,Cir.MauuseU thought they sliould gotian, oxpression of ..the. Board'*-.. lhe Chairman said they could take evidence as to whethorit was advisable to dispute the claim. , Cr Dagg s&id that if the Whareama Boad Board was ligitimate the Cou^fifthMol-pay it Cr Von Redin moved that the confirmation ot the Bpeoial order, merging the Whareama Road Board ! in tho Council; be deferred in order to get further informatioa ou the subject, • Or Maunaell.Beconded.—Carried, ~ From'Mr A'J Anderson, the lease of a portion of the road reserve adjoining his property; also drawing attention to the faot that th» ... land-in question wasMrigusetflsa l")\ ,''." : '■ common. . ~ , ■ Or, Von Redin said there was about I, 'of vjhich. there werr no less tnan •" threo ocoupante. He would suggest j. that the road be deolared closed. Itjwas :re*6l»ed;.that haa no power to sell the landt uttiil the road is das&lUlUim, v/'' ' 'Frtral the Alfredton Road Board" enoloslng'amended «e for proposed loan/ah'd: proposing that a certain names be eliminated, as thoy were . absentees and contributed only' ljd or Id to the rates,—Some discussion on the subject ensued.—The Chairman saidit was yery hard that the loan should be debarred because a few absentees, who had no interest in the M district, were excluded,—Cr Von Redin proposed that application' b» again made to the Government for the loan land that_Mr G.;. Beetbam, M.H.R., bo' requested to interview the Colonial Secretary on the subject. The iChairmani ~From Mr' TapiihVwking 'that If. bo 'allpwed; tolpasa; Taueru toll gate free, aa bis property: * '' • was ;onboth-'sid&u6frtßoga(elv.:Qr ' Handyside said he ..understood; Taplin was l - evadiu|fl present time by carting pdjls,. etc.," through his Ori'Marray said the posts were his, but'the carting of them was let by contract. Itwa? resolved that -thoCdppiioatJßVa r of Mr, Taplin be not granted, and that Hel'e informed that'hwnW evade the t011.... .. ~,,,./■■■■■■ From Alfredton' •Road v ' , Bo4ft, :r ?,' ,; ; requesting the .payment,of the.Clerlc^j : '. ; for work done for the CounoC 'Tlio '' matlor was deforredi'till Mi'mkini' ■• 1 From H, Aulin,. requesling authority' to' make"' the '*'necessary 7fl -' u excavations, in . the footpath „a,t Eketahuna to permit him to erect'a 1 ' 1 ' ' verandah. It■ wag Y resolved that. permission be granted, subjeotto the approval of the Engineer. "'■'"'":'' From A. Taplin;; offering toleaie the bridge teservo at the Tauira, The Chairman said this was the only acceaj.. to water;in'-,the.diatrioi.'lt ->afi'?'.''; ' resolved that the reserve be retairied by tho Counoil and for'the '■■• A benefifc of the public, s';.; 4tf BTREEI CROSSIHGS." . " . '^' The by-law! ,'of Ithe ; : MasWrtorl^T ; Borough Council on the question' of' stteet| crossing was adipted -(tho Council resolvingatselfif nto-a meeting), and\the,;Cierkinstructed to tako ithe nedessary'-sfeps'•for <it» enljoroing. ,V? \s j'f Lx 1' ! FINANOB.f ] fth' 4'< i' The report sbf-.tuojopeling 6f,,fffe? Finance:.Cdmrnittee' ■.' W- r adopted. "**-•" - /' ,>.,■", fitf\ ' '■■ as passed for paymentr' ~*^*S\.,.;,.; , , v . . ,;|li. |was.decided that ,the : ,Cqunoil '': •■• rtquire'thoMaaterton Eoad ; Bbarclto *■-•• .contribute £2S/per annum for the use '••". of office, fiiangeto. ..,;. ] r . An'acconnl of £lo' ss'icf foV-tnel''' '- purchase^of a. boat' for'ihe''Akitio jerry was passed for^aympnti? The report of the' Engineer. was read as follows.':—, „>'';" '[)'■ ;. ~ ;/ Sir!—l have the Honor to Jiibttiit t» h ' l you the following reportjoi J We past month on the County Public.Works, ''¥AsiEßio^'Rinraa.iiMai(ortdn'i<i' ; . Waimata Road. The 'contract 'p. metalling thei'TeOreDre tv " section of 'this'line ; has} rioV ! been' i; co'rnpleted.and further.-deration ,?ill i be ; de'tesretfj!u n^*{^^o%; j>4) u' ' ' season: when; toi'hajanott ;pf;;]the.i ;Y ' metalling fund will fiejijaid : but-:as ,v r; ■' h j l!' ■ ■'-,. 'Otahona■ to i ' ; T«Wtt' ; portion :j 6f the v - ■'•'•miliv J accordance .ttitj^Scjir \ resolution

'"'' .-l'""''."ii. i,"imi,< nter-vy? : ■ pif(pi««d'(appended t6"tbis report) of ; { ■ the probable cost of the proposed '■" : extension of. river ■■' protective works at Te Ore Ore, The ' liAjJqrtancij-pfi'its,early execution ■ cannot be over-estimated as the banks are'at present dangerously exposed to ' damage bj floodi. i>:. ; '■ :.''■ '.'■■ NothiDg'aa-yeb. has' been done ; towards locating thoboundjries of the 'To?,'Ore'Oreigravel'road, and,as no ' ; materials'will be required from it daring this, {.summer,,',ft would be bottar^wjth'i ih approval of both parties concerned, il the matter was left irilifoyahcb until the crops have ' been taken oil the.land. ■ ToOreOre;toßidcfordßoad.~ ;toj jheappjioajipn •to at Tikorangi bridge, :tbere,can ba no : , objection so far as I am aware, to tho " Cdmioil granting a leaie of the glound ' ■ ; f rpm year to year oh the terms offered by tho applicant, but I cannot see , '^*T' that it would be advantageous' to tho Cdunoil to 'concede an,extended leaso / for what appears to be a purely nominal rental, ... ,• jOpaki to Manawatu Road, In \ wijljr ■to foiir communications to deforred, payment' land 1 holder.', at ■ Mangijmaboe t r tb'rtiin'"haTe -expreqaed .' their, willingness to support a ' . requisition to the Mauticeville Boad Board to ;havo their accrued thirds' ; " expended on the main line, In the '.•:• ■*. other case no reply has been received, ' ™ The owner is at- present'absent, and , has leased ■tho'sebti6n r ' / l(J ; 'dno o.ttho "■. Baw mill -proprietors whose interests ■'■' must suffer materally through any , failure of the Main lino communicating '• with the Railway, It may : therefore '■■ be v premised that his ..support will fafor-tho• present' prdposals,-,-With' suo^unanimity of opinion among the ', settlers'interested/'the .Council'may safely approach the Bdafd With 'a view to having the'money, made available for expenditure as early' as 'possible, ■ .;. / Casile Point, Riding,—Masierton I *#' td'\Vairaata'Bdad,. Contract jrfo 39' ■ (adding.handrails to.bridges,)''hits been executed in a rough and careless manner and will require further revision before it is completed,. In tho meantime tho contract bns .been - terminated by arrangement, and the costs of rectifying the defects,'which will bo: i dono by the Councils' Btaff, have been deducted from the final payment made to the contractors on account of the'work.'" Alfredton Ridiko,— Eketahuna toTinni Roaii. The condition of the roads in this locality lias not Apermitted of work being resumed on *the Tiraumea Boad Contracts, ~ : j Owki- Manawatu Road. Plans; ic, have been prepared for the.proposed footpath crossings. in the Eketahuna township, bnt to the present only two replies have been received to tho, Council's circulars with refcrenco to their construction, It is,not, however, to be expected that m.uok interest will be exhibited by the Township proprietor until the new by-law is introduced, and for the protection 61 the recently constructed works, as little time as possible j> should be lost in bringing it into operation; ■■■■■■ .■",'•■ .i.i- .'-•■' '■■ ''l am, etc, 0, E, Brenner. The report was adopted. It was resolved to expend £25 : of the "subsidy in, pioteotiyo.'works at the Ruamahunga bridge. The meeting then adjourned. |