PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1826, 20 March 1884, Page 2

PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Thk usual monthly meeting of the above body w.is held at the council chambeis, Cambiidge, yesterday evening at 5 o'clock. Present : Crs. J. P. Campbell (chaimuui), E. Maclean, Ellis, Bmn->kill, William-,, and Chepmell. The minutes were read and con fitmed. Pound at Tk Ahoha.— Tlie Chairman stated that a pound had been ci ected at Te Aroha, and that steps had been taken to have the same duly gazetted. Support ok Hospitals.— A communication was received from the clerk of the Caversham Borough Council, asking the council to request the member for the district to urge upon Government tho advisability of betting apart substantial endowments out of tho waste lands of the colony for the support of hospitals throughout the colony. — It was agreed to '-end the communication to Mr J. B. Wliyte, asking him, in case any such proposal should be brought before the House, to suppott the same. LOWEU TRACK AT WATOROXGOM VI.— JdS. Roycioft wrote, sbating that he had repaired the lower track up the Waioiongomai Cieek, which had became impassable, and asked, as he was a poor man, that the council make him some acknowledgment in the way of compensation tor his trouble and outlay.— lt was agreed to refer the matter to Cr. H. E. WlriUker, at Te Aioha. Wakes on Trymway.— A communication was leccived from the cleik of the tramway at Waiorongomai, detailing a system for the more expeditious and regular payment of the men engxged on the tramway. — It w.is agreed, on the motion of tho chairman, "That the chairman of the Tramway Committee bo authoiised to open an account at Auckland or Te Aruha, for the purpose of payment of wages on tramway, but that all receipts of the tiamway, are to be paid into the main account at Cambridge." Incrk y&eo Tramway Accommodation. — An application was received from the Eureka Gold Mining Company, Waiorongomai, asking the council to continue the construction of the tramway IGOft. further. The Eureka mine would contribute about 80U tons of quartz monthly to the battery) and as other mines weie being opened in the vicinity, this supply would be gieatly augmented. The additional cost would be very small, there being material on hand. •—Mr Chepmell thought the tramway was becoming quite a white elophant. It represented the expenditure of a. largo amount of money. — Cr. Ellis thought tfiat a constant overseer would be required to see that tho tramway was properly conducted, to see that the men engaged on it, did their duty and to see that the expense was kept down. The tramway had not proved a very paying concern to the county as yet. — Cr. Maclean was not in favour of any further expenditure on the part of the council on the tramway. It was quite possible that if they granted the application they would receive others of a like nature, equally entitled to their favourable consideration. — Cr. EIKs, thought it was to their advantage that every facility be given to the various companies to send down quartz to the battery, as the success of the whole concern depended upon this. He was, however, against further expenditure. —It was agreed "that the application be referred to the manager of the tramway, and if there be sufficient rails and sleepers on hand, to construct the branch line applied for, the manager to be authorised to send the same for that purpose to the Eureka Company, the line to be constructed at the cost of the company but under the supervision of the Tramway Manager." Punt at Shaftesbury.— H, Barker wrote, refusing to accept the lease of the punt at Shaftesbury, as it only allowed him to charge one penny for foot passengers. He would accept the lease if he were allowed to charge 3d.— On the motion of the chairman it was agreed that the charge of 3d be allowed. BRinGRS NEAR Oxford, — Ifc W as agreed that Mr Sandea, engineer, be empowered to arrange with some person for keeping two bridges near Oxford in repair for twelve months. Special Rating Districts.— lt was .agreed, "That in accordance with provisions of section 40 of the Roads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882, it is hereby resolved that the Te Aroha, Waitoa, and T/ap,taoroa ridings be constituted special rating districts for the puiposes of the above-mentioned act." Road Wobks at Te ABOHA.—For coni struction of culverts on the road between Waiorongomai and Shaftesbury, the tender of P. Dillon of £88 3s 4d was. accepted, For road fovminpf" and metalling between Te Aroha and, Waiorongomai, tne tender of Jas. Wiseman of £99 4s 8d was acceptedi ; , [Left sitting at 8 o'clock,]

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