WAIKATO C0UNTY COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1664, 6 March 1883, Page 2

WAIKATO COUNTY COUNCIL.

The usual monthly meeting of the above fcouncil was held at the-oejuwUjChamj^ei'S^ Hamilton East, yestjertK/' a^poonl 1 Present: Crs. Primrose (in tlie chair), Run ci man, Wells, Hewitt, S. S. Graham.

Special Meeting. TtieJ business; pf/the Medial .meeting consisted of -tfie follbWiig • Yc v 'tKe a! resolution to thar,effect "That the Tamahere Road "'district shall be cqnstituted a riding of the Waikato county, the boundaries of tho riding to be the same.as .the present road board." It, was'neeessarythM this should bd don/ according to the act. The district coula not be allowed to,re'main f iin' two ridings as at present.—Cr. Graham seconded the resolution. ..which ,)vas" .carried iinani- " ;) l "• > > <7

m'ously. Ordinary Meeting. 'The minutes of the previous meeting asd the correspondence were disposed of. 'Suspension of Coctntv Act.—Cr. Wells gavenotice'JiPiHoftdiiGfchat at the next maoting «f the > council, .he- ypu^d , "We! i Y *Im»! P*. H he I \# W <H f . tb> ' cbuncil it is desirable that the Counties Act, 1876, bei'Bua^eydfcdrMthin the county of Waikato." -It was necessary for the coancil' to express an' topiftiopt {on tlie matter, when ho (Cr. Wells) would explain his/\n&tfs'MAt&\Whlvn#cioil was likely to accrue from such action on the partrofithe'councih • ' --v , mil '• The Council, the Tows Board and THE LICENSING Fbks.—Cr. Wells spoke at some length ou the above matter, claiming the right-;'of* |ha. .Cambridge Town Board to>eceiv,e\tketltqeusiug fees of the. town ,hotels. , According to the? Act the couaciL_wa's not entitled to Uhe, fees of hotels sjtuate inside the Cam-* bridge town' district!— Nothing 'definite was done in the matter by the meeting ' The ; of JDogs.jt-fr-Runcinian compTained f of tlie' lit^sance which the settlers suffered from collarless dogs which were the'country destroying' settlers' isheep. Many''settlers and !sheep6\yners 4vere' heavy siiffer6rs >by this .fauisance. O^i con\plaihing to the owners of these'.doga, they got no satisfaction, 1 but,, instead, , much impudence. The settlers themselves who were tliefsufferers- had! to: p*ay 1 dog taxes. He -would move, f' That sec-/ tiqn 13 of the Dog Eegistration Act, 18'#0,' fbe'i' s&'ictly A»nforc&ds ~, ai)A \ iwr,t<hgithat the, registrar rand-, sub-registrars, in f case of native dogs, be empowererf to take" a consta^e'^'r^Otherauthor^y' with them if necesaaryi, when c'avfyin'g o'u'fc tlie sbc'i tion,abpve referbed, to."—CX Gt^haW seconded the,' 'resolution,'' w.h'ich, ' was' carried. , '^jwtejtaxcjp of Main RpAD,^.-^The matter o^str'l'king'a .spjeciaY rate'jforj tli t «* maintenap^ pf| niain roads through' the, Kiriknir^a, district",was djscussec[." f Or." Primrose wanted the council' to 'give 'tlie' powei to the fi^irildriroarf^oad, ..Board to levy,a,special vate for lthe maintenance of dist'ridb main'mi'dsl-'Cr.^Wells'iwanted td f move an amendment td the effect that fill the highway districts 'be 'included iu^Uei resolution, 'tha't 1 iihej^'mightl-give 1 all districts a'like 1 poWWl'-^-Tiio clerk informed the meetiiig that such a step could noito£l&S WfcHafc" fmeftußg but insteafl, „ they, would have ,to,give the ne,cesjaryjnoi|ce by wlfertiseuWnt^'tt| move siicFa resolution"'—Cr. "RuiicTmaii' seconded •ItheiQesblutidh) T > "-wliicWJwas carried unanimously. Cr. Eunciman gave notice of motion, " That under clause 53 of the Rating Act the necessary powers be delegated'to 'the.'various road boards,wit,bin tlie • county,,,exclusive oorf r Kii'lkiriroa, to }pvy a special late for the 1 maintetianco of the l'main" roads through their respective- tlistrictsif 11' -n- I. ; ,i The Evgineeb. —lt was resolved,( to dispense with the services of Mr" G. F. Hoskihg,' O.E.,'aa erigirieeri to 'the council. !• 1 ' '• . Pbtitiox fbom f,Ranqipijri, ttA, .petition was received from a number of ratepayers in the Rangiriri outlying district; asking the council to survey and make deviations inj-^t^ej {redid, 'leading from Wairangi on the Whangamarino Creek. The Waikato Steam Navigation Company, th'ese£ftldil stated/ MenUetlf/ereebing \ saw mill there, which would be \of great imngrtance ,to the district,.,,as it would'ohng a'marltet to ttieir&bbrsV'The mill, however, could r iiot be erected at present on acco\frrfc>b"f r the' Want of the road. By constructing the road, which could be done cheaply, the council would put the settlers in a position to produce potatoes, 'g'ra'iu,-&d.J Vv>hi(Jh' their land was in a position to do, but could not at present, tor want of a road to convey to market.—lt was agreed that the petitioners rbe 4isk^d to fm;nißU,r the, council vmh kome rijli^ble estimate'as^ro/tne* colt ancTollieT"particulars r"egSrn'iilg"Tifiß* pro- 1 posed road, when the petition would be favourably consi'defedi. '. Uhe meeting was desirous of assisting the settlers all in, their power i Accounts. — Several accounts were' parsed for .payment. ) , , v .