PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1848, 10 May 1884, Page 2

PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

The adjourned monthly meeting of tlie above body was held at the council chambers, Cambridge, on Wednesday evening. Pie*ent : Ci^. J. P. Campbell (chanman), J. C. Fnth, W. T. Firth, W. L. C. Williain^, E. Maclean, Chepmell, and Brunbkill.

Sprucing JlyrErf. -The special ra^ps for the various, tidings in tho oounty already advertised were struck in tcuos of the advertisement.

Tb Auoha-Taubang v Road.— Cr. Williams said he uudei stood the Tauranga people were contemplating the widening of this mad acioss the range between the above places. The Tauranga Council, he believed, ha,d already cyinmenced taking the levels on their side, which, being all clay formation, would not entail much cost. On the Piako side of the hill the formation was piincipally locky, and consequently the council could not undertake its of the work under an expenditure of bstween £3000 and £5000. It was quite poh<able they wou]d. receive a coin.munigation shortly from the Tauranga pouncil qii the matter. — A letter was received fiom the secretaiy of the Tauranga County Council conveying the wish of the council on the above matter. It was desirable that thf> track should be so widened as to make it passable for traps and waggons. — The council are of opinion that the expense was altogether too great for present consideration.—^lt was agi*sec|to acknowledge the receipt of the communica- • tion referred to and inform the Tauranga council that they, had no funds in hand for ib&puvpotef L'? i jS~ i, *'.-. . J \

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of Mr (rilfillan, secretary of the Battery Company, the use of the portable engine on the tramway was aceoided to the company foi tramway uses. C VJiBKinoK-ItOTOitUA Ro VT).— The Chairman explained to the meeting the .steps winch he had taken to bring under the notice ot the Government the necessity of keeping the above road open for tiaffic during tho winter season. The Hon. Mr Mitcholhon h.id promised to give the matter hispnni'sl consideration on his return to Wellington. A fow day-, ago he received a t n legiam fioni the Public Works Deparfciiidit to the elf^ot th.it the matter had been lefouvdtoMr I<\ A. Wlntaker, M.H.R., but he (tho eh.iii m in) had seen Mr Whitaker and that gentlemen had assuied him that the mattJi had ne\cr been referred to him. — Tt was agreed to who immediately t.> Wellington <iud liitoim the dep.utment to this effect. Cosr of Yv roß'viv«r oR'viv« Tkvmwvy.— The seciet.uy of the Ti.unuay Committee sent cicopy of .1 c inniMinicition which he had foiw.uded to the m.in.wycr of the Colonist and Now Kind Companies which stated that the totil qiii'ntity of qu.ut^ sent down the tr unw.iy List week w asonlylGi tiucks. This quantity did not pay tho council, but involve 1 alo ,s of (.'l2 10? a week, which if not kept (l')wu may mvohe an increased cb\igo of Ls (id poi tiuck, in oidei th.it the tramway v.ay bu icndeicd payable.— Mi Viitli n'niirked that theio weie s-evpral new claims about to start, and chey would make up the diffeionce. The continued dry v. eather bad compelled the battery compinv to knock off a poition of the machiiu'iv, and they weie consequontlv unable to ciu^h a vei y large supply at present. The time was now at hand, however, when the ciushin" facilities of the battery would bo fully engaged. Famntc Di:i)!'vrt;uLS. — The Chaiimin stited that debcit ire-, due by tho Taotxoloa. Waitoa, and To Aiolia nding.s due on the "Ibl ll.iv h id boon paid out of the oidiii.u f ie\euue Some financial and other minor business concluded the meeting.