WAIRARAPA NORTH COUNTY COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4620, 12 January 1894, Page 2

WAIRARAPA NORTH COUNTY COUNCIL.

Monthly Meeting, ■ The regular monthly meoting of- the ; ■ -Wairarapa North County Council was hold -yeatierday- afternoon. 1 Present: Cra Von Reden (chairman), ' Maunsell, Guild, Gookburn-Hood, W, H, Beetham, and Smith. ' ■ V MINUTES.' ■ The minutes of the last mating were read and confirmed. ■ : TUB BOROKOKO. Mr Moßae wrote with reference to the Rorokoko, stating thafcMr Levin's' Trustees would not sell - ati acre of land'where required by the Gounoil, as it was required as an outlet from the estate to the main The Engineer, inroply tcjlflMMHfl oil, said that if jtwasmteiiffid any laud for a roadman's cottage; ' underihe Publio Works Aot, it woul.d be advisable to ilcuie a'site on the .'. Kaunjingieatate.fheJondat present '/ leased, at Bowiands was the \ let to the main road, and vaiaawßn. that account. Or Stuckey moved and Or Beetham. seconded that the Engineer's ' tion be carried out.—Carried. . LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Leave of absenoe was granted to Ors Groves and Haudyside. . ' ' LOAKB. .' ' : * The. Treasury Department wrote, \ declining to give legal advice regard- , " ing loans, as the Looal Bodies borrowing and the Government were in ' the position of borrower and lender, ; . and- to give advioe was against all rules. ' ■ • CLAIM FOR DAMAGES. T. F, Smith wrote,, claiming £5 5s damages for injury to'one of his : ../• waggons through a bridge collapsing $0 near the Tauern. ' ' ; , The Engineer explained that it was an old platform bridge ereoted . by the Provinbial Government. It ■ . was an accident wliiob could not* be avoided, as there was no outward ' sign that the bridgs' was unsound. • : The matter was referred to the : ,1 Engineer to report on at next meet-. | ing.- : " ( ~ ROAD RESERVE, ' ' ' ' J •It wjs decided to inform Messre "■ Nation That the Council hud no ponder I tojlease a portion of the Mount' Baker 1 road reserve, as requested by them. 1 MOUNT BAKER ROAD.' ' I Mr Claridge wrote asking the 1 County to take over the portion of 1 the contract completed by Mr Kennedy on the Mount to enable him to cart out' tii^^tor' the Tiraumea Bridge. : It ', was resolved to inform Mr ' - Claridge that the Counoil cannot grant tho request, ' : EKEIAHOSA'PAIOAIOA ROAD. I Road Board; Wote delay Departments was deoid^^^^^^^^^H suggestion to point Road Boa^^^^^^^^H the Road the cause of the alterations to ference to the thir^^^^^^^^H Pahiatua the Wairarapa road mainly in the !• promise^^^^^^^l exactly The Department appointing the County Council the under the new questu^^^^^^H said-that the only had to play was to pay 8 They would probably 8 The Returning Officer Elections was the for the purposes of' 3 Election, The looal with the contributions from J district, who were The Chairman said overdraft, and he would move that 9 be asked where the 1 from to pay-the eleclion^^^^^H Seconded by Cr Smith,' bequest. Permission was James Jones to erect his store at Eketal|^^^^^| to Corrigan to fall thyg^^^^^^H property, allowed to Messrs if they have not \ RAILWAY The reference to that an orerhe^^^^^^^^^H statiag perfectly less, Or Public Council urges that alpredton with reference to ' cosld metal from wasarr&nge^^^^^^^^^H Mr Britt his contract ingthoEnginej^^^^^^^^^^H I

' IHVBANA ROAD. : .Ii was deoided that the preliminary meeting,, in connection. with the Iharaua toad loab of £l5O be held on February 2nd, at 11 a.m. at the Road v .Board, office Altredton. TENDERS.. W. The following tenders were dealt ■ with:—Pori and Saundera Koad— I Contract No. 1: W.'Woolf, *794 f (accepted) j deolined.'G. Morley and Frasw, £856 j P, H. Fletcher, £999; J. Dawson, j£BB4. Contract No. 2: J. .Dawson, £2OB (accepted); de- «>; ..dined, W. Woolf, £384. Contraot -V'. ;. No, 3: Breen & Bassett, £169,108 ; (accepted); deolined, liritt & Go., . : £176 :J. Cummins, £182; Murpbib & Oonttnoy, £164: P. Mcßnrton <fc that the encoeasful teneach oasabs adused before that no exbe allowed under J ' BY-lAWS, : _ The Clerk was instructed to bring into force the Wheel-tyro By-law, as amended bote County Solicitor, of particular roadi, and also the by-laws relating l to slaughter-housea and cart-crossings i ' to footpaths.. was decided to postpone the consideration of the traction engine If' By-law until next meeting of the IV; Couuoil. || TIRAUMEA BRIDGE. H Buolred that no extention of time ■ be granted to Mr Dawson, cunR tractor for the erection of the Tirau* i mea Bridgo. / engineer's report. The Enginer's report* as mad. ,: j It was deoi lad to let ro id main tenance coni uots for another three 1 years as autjgt-jted by the Engineer. : Tbat the recommendations re deduction from Mr McKonzie's maintenance contract be approved. 1 The report was then adop'ed. ■ MOUNT BAKER ROAD. Mr Greville's report ol January Bth i was read. Resolved that Mr Greviile bo asked if he has made final arrangements for ' oleaning the outlet of the drain lead- 1 ' ing to the l'awaitai Creek, and if not i that the County Engineer be directed ' to make arrangements for doing the I Ksessary work permanently, and that I fore arrangements are made for 1 tra work on Mount Baker Road the i meals be submitted to the Council, j thnn rnnn. i