PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1598, 30 September 1882, Page 2

PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

The usual monthly meeting of the nbove body was held at the Council Chambers, Cambridge, yesterday afternoon ;—Present: Mr. R. H. D. Fergusson (chairman), Crs. Ellis, Whitaker, Williams, Maclean, and Chepmell. —The usual preliminary business was disposed of. Receiving Stoke at Waioronuomai. —Denis Murphy applied for pei mission to erect a receiving store on the bank of the VVaihou river, at Wdiorongomai, for the convenience of the settleis of the new township, and expressed his willingness to remove the same at a week's notice from the council. —Application granted. Pateteue-Tiiames Road.—A letter was read from Mr Kuowlos, Under-Sec-retary for Public Works, stating that the attention of the Government had been drawn to the defective and dangerous state of a temporary bridge over a drain on the above road. —The clerk was in structed to inform Mr Know les that no such bridge as that complained of existed on the main Thanies-P<itetere road. Inspector op Slaughterhouses. — Constable Graham was unanimously appointed Inspector of Slaughterhouses in the Te Aroha district, vice Sergeant Russell, who could not find it convenient to attend to the duties of the office. Permanent Levels at Te Aroha.— Mr J. W. Walker wrote, stating that as he would accept a tender for his new hotel at Te Aroha, which, when completed, would cost about £4000, on the 2nd of October, he would respectfully request the council to define the permanent levels of the street in which he was to build, so that no mistake should occur. It was resolved that the cleik be instructed to forward the letter to Mr Percy Smith, Government surveyor, for his opinion ; and that a committee consisting of the chairman and Cr Williams, be appointed to take the necessary steps to have the levels within the township defined. Patktere Roads.—A letter was received fiom the Auckland Agricultural Company, stating that it was nearly a year since the council had first received rates from the Patetere riding, but no money had as yet been spent there. —The Clerk stated that there was a sum of £9S 13s 6d lying at the bank to the credit of the riding, and £10 had yet to be collected.—On the motion of Cr. Ellis, it was agreed that Crs. Williams and Maclean report upon the various works requiring attention in the riding, and that they be authorised to expend £100 on the same, special attention to be paid to the Oxford-Waihou load. Punt at Watohon'uom.u, —Permission was granted T. W. Cair and Son to put a punt on the Waihou river at Waiorongomai, ifc being necessary for the convenience of travellers. CvaiBRiDUK - Taithyn<;v Rou>. —A letter was received from Mr Geo. Walker, asking the council to have the scveial creeks and culverts on this road bridged. The letter defined what work was necessary, and stated that a considerably large cutting was necessary at the new bridge over the Waihou, in order to make tho bridge properly passable. The letter was referred to Capt. Turner. Financial. —The clerk stated that moneys to the extent of £95."> 2s Id bad been received by tho council bincc their last meeting. There was aci edit balance at the bank of £54G (i i. Out of this £100 was due on the Cambi idge-Tam anga road, together witli £98 13s 6d, which was at the credit of the Patetere riding. Waihou Buhhje.—Cr. Williams reported this bridge, though not exactly finished, passable for traffic m:uki:tary's S via ry. —lt was agreed to raise the salary of the secretary to £70, instead of £40, as heretofoie, the work of the council having considerably increased of late, and that officer's services being veay satisfactory. Taotaoroa and Hinuera Road.—-On the motion of Ci\ Whitaker, Crs. Ellis and Fergusson were appointed a committee, to report on the above road, and if necessary, to appoint an engineer to look after what works they thought necessary on the road. Several accounts were passed for payment, and the meeting terminated.

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