WAIRARAPA NORTH COUNTY COUNCIL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4825, 14 September 1894, Page 2

WAIRARAPA NORTH COUNTY COUNCIL

Monthly Meeiiriq!t;%

Tho ordinary monthly meeting of the Wairarapa North County Council was hold yesterday. Present: Crs Von Reden Beethahi, Cockburn-Hood, Stuokeyj D, Guild, R;S. Maunsell, J. Handy:' side, Groves. : r . - ■;• wisutks; ■■;''• ";:."" _ The minutes of the pi-evious.moet-read and connrmed.*' 5.] £ ; • '•■■ l:, !' v: ' 'cbiiKEsrosDiixcK. "';;"'..!'*• From ratepayers in the AlfredtonTiraumea district asking for Abridge at the .Devil's Bend.T-Boferred ;! tp the Engineer to reportat uexlmeerj ..ingi :'.■■:'. ; .;? v■ *. \i\ll FOOri'ATII. Prom S. Bartlett asking foi-bonus onWaipoua footpath contract ailiej liad made an error in his estiraato;— Referred to Engineer to report; GRAYJBI,KKSKRVE. • -"• ~ . Prom Langdon Bros, re gravel reserve wanted by the Council, -asking tlm boundaries to bo defined in order that they could fence.—Be? ferred to the Engineer to lay off the gravel pit. ■' ,; .• a suoaKSTibk .; " From T, C. H. White,'suggesting that a reward of tenpounds'beoffered for finding a gravol pit in the. Mangaone Valley.—Referred to tho Eketahuna Boad Board; ,;. ■MOBlfl ItAKRB ROAD. '• '"'.''" From W.'l Hesper asking.that the slips be cleared along the. abovo road, and an offer to clear theni for £lsby.P, J. Donovan,-Referred to the Engineer with power to act if funds are available. . ','"'■'■, ;':'. . I'AHyAMiEV. " From Clerk • to' : the Eketahuna Road Board; oiiplosing a letter from' settlers in the : Pah Valley,, asking that the balance of a loan formetfllling be expended on certain places [indicated.—Referred back t« the Eketahuna Road Board,' ;:;' (~?;■ "," BlGlir OK WAY. , Cr Maunsell wrote stating that tho conditions on which Mr P. O'Connor would give a right-of-way to the Tcnui bridge, would be that" £2 per annum bo paid, that a fence be erected, and that Mr fees, in the event of his cattlo straying on to the road. Cr Maunsell| said the charge per annum appeared to him to be moderate, The only] question was about the exemptio.iftttinji pounding, in tho event of Mr O'Coiinor's cattle straying. There scemid no possibility pf their being able tbrobuild the bridge at present, ft«d' V he. thought Mr O'Connor's offei) was a good one,aud should be accepted, Cr Beethaiii moved and Cr Groves seconded that the offer bo .'accepted. ''-.Carried.-

I'ORI ROAD, ■■■ ■ '■ ;'; _ Mr Evelyn Macdonald wrote stating that unless some compensation were made for damage done to liis' fences ..through a fire lit by. the contractors on tho Pori Road,'be should be compelled to take proceedings' On the motion of Cr Guild seconded by Cr Stuckey, the matter was referred to tho Engineer with power to net. ■■ ■ , . SLAUtIHTKIIIXO LICENSE. . P. W. Groves madoapplication for a license to slaughter cattle at Mnngapakoha.-Granted. finance;.' :, ! The Finance Committee's report was read and adopted... /, : Resolved that the 1 Rating Act of 1882 be adopted. ■ \: MOUNT DAKEn lIOAD. ~; ' '■';] Mr E, P, Grcville, wlio was in attendance, said he had noticed by tho papers that a report of n committee, appointed to enquire into the Mount Baker Road .contracts, had been adopted by the Council. Mr Grevillo then at somo length explained how he came to understand tho Mount Baker Road

upervision, and also. went into ome of the details connected with be libel action over that road. The ■epoi-fc was calculated to do him: a lonsiderable amount of harm, as he res a young man with his way to and had perhaps not had thp ixperience' of older men, He beievedCr Smith had succeeded in irejudicing tho Council against him ind • the enquiry which had heon nadeatCr Smith's request was If tot)' one-sided ouo for him. Th< •eport was calculated to do Inn lonsidcrable. injury, and ho:main :aiued, with all due deference, l.tha ;ho committed wore not experts 9 ible to judgo of the work.' Thetw Councillors who appeared prejudice! igainst him, wore thb ones who hai :lrawn up the report,', ~;'.; Cr Guild said that lie thought th report an absolutoly fair one. ; MrGrevillo could not agree wit! this. In the report errors in.th plans supplied to him, woro describe* is" alleged errors," when there wa no doubt about their existence. ' Tlii crossplanking" in tho: bottoms, ! o the culverts was according to spec! rication, and it was not likely tha ho should thcreforo designate i " defective; '■'■■"• Ho did not kno'w hoy tho Council had arrived at the con elusion,- 1 they-did^m.the..mattei When Mr Bremner reported"on'TH works lie said, ,f In places where hi attention, was particularly drawi to the fact he had disccvercCburiei timber, "If his (Mr Grevillo's) al tention bad been drawn to it, 111 would have found the 'timber toe but Cr Smith had not said anything until the work was passsed. He dii not think timber would bo buriei while he was about.: Contaictorsdii bury timber,:and he could poin it out.in t ot]iqr.roads inthoNortl Wairarapa. Unless the local bodio' wont-to the oxpense of oniploying i man to constantly 'remain oh th ground, tliey could not prevent il Ho conld hardly undei'stahd why tli Council bad, when dispensing wit] his services—which was really'wha had been done—declined;to pay \thi ainouut due to him. If the Co'uhci wanted an enquiry lot them liavo. i by all means, but let it boa faireii i™v'';.•■...,.■'■''..;;,' .•■■.■■■„<,'■ Cr. Guild said be had no prejudie against Mr Greville, who was a per feet stranger to him at':the ■time th report was made. Mr Greville had however, admitted his inexperienc at the presencmeeting.,' Mr Grevillo maintained that h was fully qualified and quite capabl of carrying out engineering, works He denied admitting that 'he r ;wa inexperienced."' '■; ■ ■ :'. Mi' Beetham,asked, if lie had no understood Mr Greville to say tha bethought it.was his dnty to reotif' any mistake he might fimhin a plan" Mr Greville said ■ B lmd ; tlje, Pahitttui County Council to carry "out i'soni' important works;andhisfplans Ifiai been.s(Slefckd agahist others in com petitipff fOr bridge Avoi'k. This.h merely mentioned to show, that h wascapable./ ■;J: '■*?£:, f : ■ jy; ';•;.::; oxplain^lie'pbsitibn)bf^tlie;?cujyer

each' side" p f h 6 calotjlateclv;to'; do >him liarmsosf Sriiitli,' who he:was ; SM-ry,wasl not| present, bad' '■■■. evident; prejudice! against him. ■ Otherwise not wait until, the -work was pleted and then point where'timber had been buried.vl'S® /;Cr "CockbunwHobd Jasked if|ilfl Gireville culverts ■ were defective.' -*. ' -rffejS«| Mr Greville said that was sofbtitl lid hadstated tfiey AVouldfhefbetteps' 'fV ! . .„■ Cr Cockbhrn-Hood said recollected the admission. '-'?•■ss Guild said that Mr Grevill# ljaft(lm|ted |timftlio'gfouridinfof % Mcnive|^asMity,,ii; ;: ''',^j| JlrGroyiile said that ho admitjdf that one only was faulty.'. ■'" ..Chairman-, said i tliat while's quite'willing to allow any to ask;questions/for information, report Wld not be disced, had already been n'dopM ' vK9 ..'lf the Council desired'to f_ui^heyinto;theJmattor t bejgiven for h; othli business being takeniv- I f<ft * v, ''- : - ,f: - 'ft v.was:; Mr;: O'DohnelTtliat tlie Council does 'not',? hold itsolf responsible; for damage v done by overflow!from culverts %l;f. heavy:storms, but at Council whether he suffera'fiirtherf! damnge;at;thiß|:nptfflopdj '.- ;; ! " Bflsolved to callfor tenders for. tho - oxttosion 1 bf|;iilie Jft,: Baker Road . drain as far asthesurvey;goes. •': '■'■'{•[ : ..: r - : - -TKspisßs;"';,;'. x';;iv'.,;;Tenders for SaundeVs',rba^'con-.:; ! tract'No 3, were received as follows' ? , Kennedy & Co £llo4loa : Declined iP. Britt and Lyons £llßl ' lis 9d; Woblf aWDenipsoy SijL)9 T; iios. ! ; ':V ■".■"■; v;'.fv;;,;,-,v' : -

-.... ''.. engineer's report;?, »a ' :: . .' .The Engineer-Is report was'read. '■ It was resolved that the Engineer.: bo authorised to expend the sum of - £lO on tho Ruamahunga Eivei' lload _ if .he ;finds: it to, tho Oonncil'g .■advantage" to do so. That Mr. Wingate,.,bo. informed that the Coancit.hasho funds to de v > vote to theCastleHill Road'formation, and the Council therefore.suggests h, load.; ;. ; '' ■; : " :; '■■/./ ■-.'.:■ ; The report was then adopted. .MB greville's COMMISSION -- t ' It was decided, on the motion of Cr Bectbam, seconded by Or .Groves, that tho commission ■ due : .'to'; Mr.' Groville on tlio Mount'BakerlHoad' be. paid, the amount to be added to the present pay-sheet,. ; .'". .'• ,7"--" It ! was resolved that with tho 1 exception of: £1 lfa's .and£7 4a'foi« bushfelling, the'extras authorised by Mr Greville on contracts'land 2, Mount : Baker' Road, 1 , be'..; paid: to Messrs Komiedyand.Co^V;;''' ...'iOHANOA; •-.:■;.';■: It was deoidod, on the motion of Cr.Handyside; to instruct Mr % lorns.to interview.the native owners, of thel Mataikuna; Reservo with n, view of seeing wliothor a connection could be obtained .between the mai/ road and the. bridge'site over tho Aohongaßiver. ; ; '■:>. /

IMITODINO. X): :Ecsolvecl,' on the ! motion 1 of 1 Cr™' Maunsell, that .the roadmen in the ■■■': jCastlepoint. Riding be!instructed to ''■ impound horsesand cattle (oiempt- 1 ingMr O'Connor during/theusoof ; .tho right of way through hiiland) -;' that are negligently suffered to stray • upon sections of the 'road, dud a copy of section 11' of the'lmpo'uhding- ■) (Act; of 1884 bo attached tbtlio'in.." structions, ' ; '' ; "''", . ' GKAVKI, PIT. ■ :.'.■!!.- - Resolved oil the motion rf Cr Maunsell, that the Engineer, when '■}■ adjusting the location of; the gravel.. ■"• pitonMessrsLangdon Bros'estiite, also enquire'' iritd'tliemerits'oi the : proposals suggested by Mr Lan'gdV and Mr Stillborn for improving tliof ■' road across the Black Swamp, ~ Tlio Council then adjourned,