NORTH COUNTY COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4090, 16 April 1892, Page 2

NORTH COUNTY COUNCIL.

TlwHoatoy llootlns>. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Wairarapa North County Council was helcf on Thursday last, there being' present Org H.' Beetham (Chairman), Yon Ifetlin, Cockburi)Hood, (jroVeß, Ejrnith, qod Quild, EfJNUTgS, The minutes of tho previous meeting vere read and confirmed. CORRESPONDENCE. From several local bodies, stating that they have no by-law affecting traction engines or bioycle traffio.— Received. From the Alfredton Licensing Oom* mittee, with reference to the fixing of t))e lee lor accommodation houses, . From the to the Eketahuna Road Board,'filing to the damage being done to a gravel-pit in the district by a road contractor.—Cr Yon Sed|npaid'he had v'jjilte(lj{he place aijd could sep nothing page a'bojit it,-On the ipof.ioji of Or Ypij Bedin it was decided to inform tbe Eketahuna Road Board that {he pit was quite safe... From A, Peters, coach proprietor, calling attention to the disgraceful state of the main County road which was' newly metalled* Some of the stones WeM ?» large as 21b loaves, traffic was seriously affoctea iu cppseijUejicj.-Cr Yi)^Bedin said the madman was dflfpg |ijs fltajost to keep the road in repair. The new metal was certainly rough, but this could not be helped,—lt was decided to inform Mr Peters that the metal would be broken as soon as possible, ffoip Mp Sjmjwon, surveyor, stating that Jlr E. Meredith' hid. objecteij to a portion of the road : leading from flioaradale to the Beaoh being suri •""»&«;-iome discussion the veyed,—After > c , ~ letter was referred to the W partment, the Council pointing out that |t ponofdere'f} tjje road more a private than Ji publjcrpad. Or Hgndy|jid|' requesting Granted, • From WW, stating that liehad taken over Mr B. V. Smith's property at Mangamahoe, and asking the Council to fence the gravel reserve, From rthe, Assistant .SurveyorQenera], wp plans of certaia roads in i be Alfredton gifftiipt.-Jti pa decided that a copy of the plans be sentto Mi Boustead.

From Clerk to the Alfredton Boad Board, enclosiog. a, resolution to, the effect that tlie Board lias no objection to to OpUQoil deblarijig' f cerfein

road.in the district road, 1 at f the same time asking that the. branch lino to KebbeH's; be 'surveyed by Mr p Simpson and legalised—The matter n waa allowed , to,-stand over till next tl meeting, ' e From the same, requesting that the Council call for tenders for metalling the Tiranmea road, from the Te Hong bridge eastward.—On the motion of 1 Cr bmith, it was decided that tenders n be oalled for the work, From the same, requesting the services of the Engineer for preparing 0 plans and estimates for the proposed v Port road,- Request granted. p AGED AND DESTITUTE, , The Greytown Borough Council jj wrote, suggesting' that a meeting of ( delegates of the various local bodies in; the district be heid to discuss the J question establishing a home for t Ihe aged nnd destitute in the district.' v The Wairarapa South County! s Council, in reply to the circular re- t ceived, made a similar suggestion. j The Chairman said that since the last meeting of the Council he had attended the meeting; of the United t Board, and it bad been thero stated j that whereas under the boarding-out system it cost 10s to keep a man, in j the home for the aged the cost was only 5s 6d. This was one argument , in favour of a conference. Cr Von fiedin thought a conference , might be held to disouss the whole question of charitable aid, Cr Guild thought a conference j would be desirable, On the motion of the Chairman it | was resolved that the matter be held , over till next meeting to enable replies being received from the local bodies. - . LOOAL BODIES ACCOUNTS AUDIT. ' | A Bill proposed to be introduced by the Government with regard to the auditing of local bodies accounts was referred to the Chairman, Cr. Von Eedin and the Clerk for a report. TOLL-HOUSE, Applications were received from Messrs Lamont and Thorby for permission to occupy the tollhouse on , the Mauriceville road, It was resolved that the building be let to Mr Lamont for 10s a month, GRAVEL RESERVE. Mr G. H. Smith, solicitor, of Pahiatna, wrote, enquiring what royalty was to be paid the natives for the taking of gravel from the reserve at Mangatainoka. The Clerk stated that he had replied that compensation would be allowed at the rate of 2d per cubic yard, BONUS. Mr M'Hutcheon, clerk to the Akiteo Koad Board, wrote, stating that he could not express an opinion about ' the application of Mr John Anderson for a bonus of £lO on acoount of 1 work done on tho Mataikuna road, The Clerk stated that the work had been done at the suggestion of Or 1 Murray, who had expressed the opinion that the Akiteo Road Board would ■ pay for it. ' . It was resolved to reply to the 1 Akiteo Road Board to this effect and ask Mr Murray for an explanation, ' RESERVE FOR SOHOOL SITE, The Railway Commissioners wrote, 1 granting permission for the use of the . railway reserve to enable the gravel r reserve now in use by the Council , being granted, to the Mauriceville ' School Committee for a school site, I It was decided that the old reserve , be abandoned. ' ' ROYALTY-. ■ , An application was received from Mr Timothy Hayes for royalty paid on gravel used by him,—lt was de- ! cided that the ordinary royalty of Id a yard be allowed, , THE SPACEMAN CASE, . 1 Mr Beard wrote, stating that the 1 appeal in the Spackman case had been ■ granted, with costs, lie would like to know whether the Council intended ' to enfore the order regarding costs., 1 Cr Cookburn-Hood moved that as I judgment had gone in favour of the , Council the matter be allowed to rest, 1 Cr Von Redin seconded,—Carried, ' EKETAHUNA-TENUI ROAD. r The Eketahunaßoad Board wrote, requesting permission to metal sixty, four chains on the Eketahuna-Tenui Boad, ' 1 On the motion of Cr Yon Eedin ' the request was granted, FINANCE, Tho report of the meeting of the Finance Committee was read and adopted. The Treasurer's : report showed receipts since, last- meeting amounting to £729 lis sd. Accounts amounting )f 9d were passed for payment, . 1 The Treasurer was instructed to Q prepare a statement of the total ex>. D penditure in salaries and engineering . work for thp year It was Jficided that no credit be allowed by tl|e keepef of: fhe Lower Tauepi tollngatp, ARREARS IN RATES. Cr Cookburn-Hood gave notice to move that it be a recommendation to B the Government that local authorities 8 be empowered to levy ten per cent on " all rates in arrears, I- EXCHANGE OF ROADS, Mr George Moore, of Eparaima, watted upon the Council and asked a that the contract entered into by the 0 Mastpftofi flighwav Board with re< n giri) to'the contomplated exc|iange of r rtiads be'cdrfieijout by t|ie Counpil, 10 the Chainnan stated that'' the " Higljiyay Bqirt) was quitg convinced 1 iljat tlje transfer pf (ne roadfj ypuld be in the interests of the'district.' Mr 18 Moore W no doubt be§ft put to considerable expense in this matter, r < Mr Cockburn-Hood thought there >! was not the slightest intention on the " part of the Council to repudiate the 111 arrangement made by the Highway 5 > Board. The Counoil merely wanted 5 0 roadman's whare. As it had since 0 bpen that Mr Moore was the * loser by the exchange, he thought the ij matter should now be'settled and the ® conveyance made. '' Ho would move that the land com" prised in the road lately stopped at * Eparaima be conveyed to Mr George 4 Moor'p jnexphpgefor tjielapd taken ® tfiroiigh his property for a new Mad, e The Chairman seconded. 1. Cr Guild suggested that Mr Moore t be requested to grant a piece of land a for a gravel reserW, Mp Mopfe gajd he thought the time g for malting thb request was BOjuewJiat - inopportune. reasonable In the interests pf'rpad d making, but he thought the conveyy ance should have been settled before e the request of Or Guild was made. After, some disoussion 'the resolu- ■- tiOn was put and carried. . ° SPECIAL ORDER, iiy ,^ j, A spefiii)) orijep regarding the loan for the Eketahiini>Alfredton road was j confirmed. ' f e . EUGINEEI's REPORT, 1 The report oi the Engineer was 1 read and adopted. /

f WHEEL-TIRE JJY'IiAW. It was resolved .that notices be posted on the Dpaki-Manawatu road in the Ekefahuna riding that the wheel-tire by-law will bo strietly enforced without exception. REFUND pi DEPOBIT, The motion of which nolice had beea;<w given by Or the deposit of-f-Mr Carr on a contract determined a b6 ' ■ returned was lost. ' kaiwhata road. The motion of' Cr Smith, i Q order lo give the settlers in tlio Kaiwhata district access to their shipping plaoe(Kuraka Bay) .the Government be communicated with' respecting a grant of X 282 voted. by . Parliament to open up rotidsin that locality, and ' that as the major portion of tha road •>. passes through the Taratahi Carterton ■ : Bond District, that Board be asked if , they will be wj Ijing to act in oonj unction with this Counoil in underiakipg the work of cetting a road legalised down the Kaiwhata Talley to the said Karaka Bay, was put and carried.' >*: ■ TAUERU BRIDOE. ■ It was resolved that the thanks of the Council" be tendered to 'Mr Lee' for having taken prompt Bteps to put out the fire at the Lower Tauern Bndge v , • The meeting then adjourned. "