PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1966, 12 February 1885, Page 2

PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL

Tuk ouhnaiy monthly meetinor of the .il> >\e I) )dy w.vs licld .it the council ch.unl) -is, Cambridge, yesteiday afternoon. lie sent : Cis. \V. L. C Williams (chaw m in), Maclean, Mmpliy, liiun^kill, Cin'jnn^ll, .1. C. Ficth, W. T. Firth, Would ,md Smith. Ai'rr irvnov foh tl"200 In leply to the lequest of the c >unul th it lie should Mip]>mt an application to the, (to\cumi -rife for £1200 towaids the cousti notion ol the cmneat ion between the new batteiy and the (.fiieen of May Spin, Mi .F. IJ. Whvte said he had w utten to the new MiniiLer on t!ie m.ittei, and ti listed he would not pio\(< as obdur.ite a-> his piedecessoi, when pietioiis application had been in.ido. -Mr Keniick, whose assistance li id bo'-n invoked in tli • m.ittt'i, said hi" would U'pmt f.ivouiably upon tin 1 council - appticitiou. L\iinti{ - Mi Feigiunn applied that the council appoint a, man to look after the old m lowci tiack at Waioiougointi, as it w.is f tiling into disicp.ui, He .i!>i> .i-ked that the county engineei bo itistiuctod to repot t upon the culveit and other woik lately cained out by tin 1 wiitcr.— lt was ajju'ed that the enguiepi be lintiucted accoi dimply. — No action was taken in rehpect to appointing a Miifaceniiui for the lower Hack. Ko\i> \r Sm \i I'hsiu hi.— Mr Toicy Jiiown, Shafte?buiy, wiote, conipliviuiu<; of the w ,mt of road communication between his place and the mam load. As the council had itfnoied pie\ ions a]>j>lications, hu begged to inform tlieni tliat in future he would re tun hi-i rates a-i they bi'canu* duo, and maku tho 10 id himself. — Thu Chairiuiin pointed out that tin; councd'.s engineer had estimated the coit of foiming this toad at t2OO, t'l">o of which would be required foi one budgo. — K. I. Co<c and others sent in a, ie(iuisition, asking to have tho r iad between Shaftesbuiy and W.tioion^oinai put in a passable condition. Thciuw.vs only about 15 or 20 chains which wanted attending to inimedi.itelv. — Cr. Murphy said that *imetlnii},' ought to bo done befoie tho winter season set in. These people were almost cut o|f dm m.? the winter I'.e.isou fiotn the outside uurld. He believed £20 would put the road in sufficient repair for die winter. — Ci. Murphy w.is appointed to see Mr l\i\ itt on the mutter, and to spend <i sum on the road not exceeding £20. Wir.->ox's Phoi'eiu'Y. — Mr Win. Wilson wmfce, offering to put up a fence around his projKTty at Waiorougouiai (at present beinj,' used by the county) for 20i* per chain. Tlieie were about .VJ chains. — Cr. Maclean suggested that tho work bo done if the (iovernors of the Thames High School ji.iv half the cost. — It was agreed, ou the motion of Ci. Fii th, to make a ftuther application to the Hijrh School U<>\ ernors for a contribution towauls the cost of making the load thumgli Wilson's propei ty. Cn.\Hi'f> KoAl). — The engineei wiote, recoiniiiendinjj that the t«m\ laid out by the (JoNeintnt'iit to Mi Craivl'f pmpcity 1»e adhered to. Thsre wj^ G'J cli.iius to form at a cost of £30. — It was agieed that the council contribute half the. cost of the work, the piopurty-holdcrs, Mo-ssrs Craig and Doiinux, contributing the other half, the work to bo done to thd satisfaction of thu ou^ineer. Tkvmw.w Stahlks. -The engineer reported ho had had stables c m-»ti uctjd for the use of the tramway horses at ,i cost of

SMt'CltrKK-MOl'iK Llt'RNNr-!. — Mr R"l)t. Mack.iy wrote, applying for a tilaughteihmiso lict>ii»<e on action Hi, Thames High School endowment. Ho h.id conformed with all tho requirements of the Act. — Mi John Woods in.idu a similar :i|)])licuti'in foi To Ar ih i West. — Consideration of both applications was .adjoin ned till next meeting, as notice of horning had not been given by advertisement. FniKwooi) TiiANsir.— Mr J. Uycioft askod for tho iwo of the tianiway lower giade to send firowood down to the township, nt 3s .1 load. — Leave gi.uitiul, the manager to be instructed accoidingly. A Qi'K^rio.v. — Mr John Heiniey wiotp, asking by whom the expense of connecting tin 1 hoppors of tho Pieiniei, Colonist, Canadian, New Find, ]>i.mn»nd (Jnlly, F'uvk.i, and Inverness companies with the county tiainway wiu borne.— Cr. Firth, as ch.iitnian of thu Piet'iier, Colonist, C.undiui, Xuw l«'ind, Dinmond Gully, and J'lmoka companies, replied that the cost had Ihtii boruo by the cojinty. Iff believed tin 1 others weio done in a .simiKu w,\y. Tk Anonv Foori'ArHs.— A connnnnica\vn.s received from the chaiimau of the Domain Hoard, To Aroha, asking to lu\e a suitable footpath uonstmcted between the hotel and the baths for the convenience (it iiiv.Uidsi— Or Murphy said the wojk w is very no'jessaj'y, Tho Aroha pooplo he Mieved would contribute rtouiothin^ to tincost. The baths were a great success. —It was agreed that tho etipinuer Ik- lustmcted to prepare an eatiinatu of tho woik, al><> to asceitain what tho lesiduutrt aie willing to contribute. — The Post Master, To Aioha wrote asking to have a culvert made in fl out of the post office. — On the motion of (Ji I'iithitWfts agreed that the work he can led out by Or Murphy and tho ongincoi , at a cost not to excoed t'2. TkAkoii.v Vai.uvtion.— On tho motion of Cr. Chepmell, if was agreed to appoint Mr John Hunt, vnlnor, ti> re\ise tho >.ilnntion of the Aroha riding and to \,iluo those portions of tho Aroha not at piesent valued, the name to be ritibmitted to the council v |t|j least posnible delay. AcvoiNi's. — A number of aooounts woio j)assi'd for payment. Tho wages sheet for tlic month amounted to t'lß4 5s ."id. Kaiuvv\ TiMK-ruti,)'. — A commmnra tion was it'coived from the Kailway Dep.utniont to the effect that tin* piotestof the council flg.iUMt the piesent tune table was MUiJer omjsidoiation,

Tiih following story of Sir 11. U. Loch, Govornor of Victoii.i, is'gomg the rouiul of the Amtralinu pnpora : On His Evuellency visiting the Krhuca Hospit.il lately, he found only one piticnt. "Are you fc'ie only inmate ?" asked the ( lovernor. ' ' No, sir, the place is ci owried !" \* as the reply. "Then wheie arc the otheis?" was the natural enquiry. " Some's gone to see the procession, some to the sports, but most is playing in the cricket inatuh. Jt was too far for me," ho continued. Then, brightening np, added : " But I'm going to the play to-night, I mi. I'm goin' in a barrer." doom or H Mill's " — We arcploascdtosi\ that our b.iby « is perminpiiHy cured of a serious protr.ittfd irrL-gularilj of the bowels bj the us of Hop Hittars by its mother, which at tho s.imr time rratored her to purfect huulth and strength." I'iik Parpnis, See.