WAIKATO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1711, 23 June 1883, Page 2

WAIKATO COUNTY COUNCIL.

The usual monthly meeting of the abo\e body was held at the council chambers, Hamilton East, yesteiday morning. Present: Capt. Stuele (ehaiiman), Crs. Graham, Runciman and Hewitt. The usual preliminary business was disposed of. Mn J. T. Onu''.s LicE.Nht.— A latter was icad from the cleric of the Licensing Bench, Cambudge, in 'eply to a communication f i om the county 1 dative to the al>o\e lirense. Thric had been no opposition offered to the granting of on accommodation license when tne .ipplic.ition was biouylit bofoio the bench. The benrh conse(|ucutly »i anted the license applied for, being satisfied that the dlslance was in aucoi dance with the Act. It was geneiallv thought that the distance fiom the hotel to Hamilton was o\ei fix c miles. The bench had now no power to leconsidei the mattci until then next annual meeting. A communication was i icei\ cd fiom Mi T. ({• Sandcs, authcii i-ed snr\ evor to the effect that he had measuied the distance, and found it to be font miles a'ld .33 chains. — The Cleik. on tliis matter beinir brought foiwaid for discussion, stated that in ohj< ctint' to Mr Camp getting :m iiccoininodation license, lie had acted si.iiotly m acco dance with the law. If thp licensing committee had committed an enor in gianting the license as ut piesent, it did not follow he (as tieasuier) should commit another illegal act. JTo had actpd stiictlv in accordance with the law. — (Jr. Hewitt thought it was sailing too close to the Mind The license had been planted by five ycutleman who were well acquainted with the di&tiict, and he believed their action should b>- endorsed instead ot disputed. It was simply ridiculous. In fact, ho considered l\Z was too much it anything. The objection leg.iuling the distance was a \eiy finolous one, and it was very easy for them to stiefceh a point — The Tieusurer aitzued that he had simply proceeded uccowling to law. and had he overlooked the matter, not only would lie have beei) guilty ot an illegal act, a fiand in f.icb. but would be doing Mi Camp himself an nijiiiy, as any ratepayer was likely ;it any moment to clo^e Mr Camp's house, ns li« was holding his license illegally. -- Ci. Htcele suppoit-d the action of the tit'.isuicr. CwmuixiE Roau Bovnn ami CamjJKiuiiK Towy BuMiD, — Ci. (Jraham said he had been mpiested by the (Jam bridge Highway Board to apply to the council foi the sum of £29, due by the C.unbiidgo Town Boaid to the country boat d.~=C!r. Hewitt thought the applicant was lather late in tho field. -(.I 1 . (4icxltam said the money had beon paid to the Camlnlctge Town Board, contraiy to all friit'iiossi — Cr. Ruuelman waa ot opinion that the money should be icfundecl, if the Cailibiidgc Town Board had received mote than they were entitled to.-- -The Clerk stated ho had applied to the town board for the money, but that body had not deigned to leply. The question. wa? now whether they should deduct the Amount from the amount ot licensm-: revenue in the hands of the county tor the hoanl. — Cr. Hewitt stated by adopting this eouise the council would be placing the tow n board in An awkward position, as they were now very badly ott financially. Their piesent liability at the bank amounted to £1000, and it would be a scnoiis tiling to stop the £20 now. He would not .say the claim was an unjust one, but would question the legality of the action of the council in deducting the amount fiom the licensing revenue. — Cr. Graham said the countiy boaid were quite as bard up, financially, as the town board were. — Cr. Hewitt applied that the mattci should be allowed to remain in abeyance until tho next meeting — TheChainnan believed the money to be strictly due to the country boaul. — ' r. Graham insisted on the money being paid. — On the pioposal of the chairman it was agreed to pny the town board £116 on account, the balance representing tin 1 disputed £2!J and the treneial chaises.

Rovi) Formation vt WAirav<;r.— The Chairman stated in accoul.mce with the request of the oouucil liv had visited Wiiirangi, in the Rtuigirin district, to leport on the ro.irl there which for some time past had been complained of. A meat mistake had been made in altering the lo.id. The old lo.id was much better They had agreed to give Mr Sanders, \\ hose pi opeity the road passed through, compensation to the extent of £3, he agreeing to let the road remain open until the summer months. He thought the Rangiriii district should be put under a load bo.ird, as they had no check upon wh.it was going on there in the way of public works. — Cr. Hewitt consideied it a great farce that they should have to father the Rangirii i distiict as at pi esent. — The Clerk stated the council had no power to force them to petition for a road board.

Accor.NTS. — Several accounts were passed for payment. Con sty Rytk.—A late of three-far-things m tlie £ was levied by the council on the Rangii'iri Outlying District. YiUTOiiiv Rovu. — Cr. Runciman asked that the coiincil should support the Tamahere tiding in their application to the Government to drain the land in the vicinity. The Tamahere board had received numberless complaints regarding the wretched state of the road in rainy weather, and the board was not in a positiou to remedy the grievance. The land was Government land. It was agreed to accede to Cr. Runciman's request.

Kamjiriri Main Ro yd.— -The engineer, Mr T. (jr. Sandes, was instructed to prepare plans for bridges over the Kinihia and other creeks, and to submit the same to the next meeting of the council, in order that the works might be proceeded with as soon as the creeks lowered. Maori Dogs.— Cr. Runciman having drawn attention to the source of nuisance which unregistered Maori dogs afforded in the riding which he represented, it ; was agreed to secure the services of native policemen to proceed to the settlements where these ilogs abounded, and take action against the owners if they would not consent to register thorn. This was all the business,