PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1987, 2 April 1885, Page 2

PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL

Tiik ordinary monthly meeting of the .il>o\e body \\>is held at tin- Council Chambers, Cambridge, yosteiday afteii]i)ii». Present : Crs. W. L. C. Williams (ch.unnan), J. C. Firth, W. T. Fntli, E. Maclean, Chopmcll, Murphy, Gould, and lininuJvlll. Sj-Ki's on Thasiway. — Or. Murphy ropoitud that Cr. Smith and himself had l>ut men on the lower grade, of the tramway to clear away the hlips caused by the lecent heavy weather. — Action continued. CvMIUUI)fii:-TAUHANGA ROAD. — The chatinian icported that hs had seen the chaumanof the Tauranga County Council respecting tlio grant for the formation of this rood. He ascertained that the Tauianga Council had received the whole of tho Government grant for tI)Q work, and they now wanted leave to do certain woik on tho road in tho Piako County. — Leave grantod. Tk Akoh y-Katikati Road.— Cr. Murphy reported that the Government were spending the grant of last session on this road, Tho work was being pushed on with every possible haste, and tlje roa 4 would be open for ti attic at an early date. Road through Wilson's Section.— A reply was icooived from Mr Warden Konnck lespocting a request from tho Council that he should take tho road thiough Wilson's (Section at Waiorongomai, having the necessary poweis vested in him by the Goldfieldo A«it, Ho \uu\ not the power to tako the land for the road as requested, ivs tho land was not within tho goldneld, but tho Council had the powoi to do so under tho Public Works Act. — Cr. Muiphy reptpsented tho gieat incou\eniciiLO which tho closing of thih loud would ent.ul on the readouts in tho vicinity. It would bouously mtorfuro w\%\\ luu.il tiatliu. I (o \vould thorefoic move tli.it the counr-il tako tho road under the Public Woiks Act. — It was subsequently agreed to write to Mr Tolo, Commissioner for Crown Lands on the mutter befoio taking tho stop proposed by Cr. Murphy. Uov^uNJinNr Kno,UIUY.— A letter was recojved f)om SVollington, Htating that the application of the council for a public enquiry into the constiuction nnd cost of To Arolu tiannray, and all matters peitaining theieto, would be laid befcue the Minister fot ]V|ine.s on hit* lutmn t<> the seat of <Jovi«i imient, Si, ii* on Low i u Tk\ci% Tlid oii<»iiii»oi , Ml l'avitt, loiimttd that liva\y m>aluuuiy

hul bioken ,uv.iv on the lower tiack, W.iiDioiigoiiMi, and th.it tiafho was stopped. Should he put men mi ' The slip was to the extent of about tluec tons Smuts discussion en>ued as to wlu thei the council i>r Feiguson\ company should do the woik.— The, Chuiuiin was a\ei-.t» to the council be.umg the expense of the work. The new batteiy company had lien empowored to form and widen tin^ toad, no as to in ike it .ivadililc for sleigh ti attic. Had they donu the woik propeily this slip would not Ime taken place.— Othoi members weie of opinion th it the council should not m tut fete. — Ci». Chepinull uid (Jould did not think that the new compinv wis lcspoiiMhlc for the repiir of the load. The road was cntiioly out of the < oinp.viiy's hands. Tlie work of widening Uie ti.i'jk lud been c implcted, and the council's engineer had passed the woik. — ■ On the motion of O. Maclean, it was agieed to inform the engineer that the council had no funds for the work. Km/. v Bykkkh avd X Y. Cr>\.— The following letteis was received fiom Eh/.a I. Barker, bearing 1 on local troubles at Sluftesibury : — Sn, I hue the honour to infoim you of cci tain outi ages if I may so teim them winch I lay before you for conec tion if possible. I liave a road leading thiough my pioporty (which adjoins the mc i) to the wharf ; most of the residents pa> me a ceitain sum per year for the use of it, as the Government road is fenced oil fiom the river. One of the leading le^i dents failed lopayfmc £1 per year according to agieenient, so I fenced up both ends of my road not allowing .1 road through. Thi^ leading settler, Mr E. Y. Coy, will not co thtough to the river by the (Jo\ eminent load is he has appropnated about (! chain of it, which he lias fenced across in two places and grows potatoes on it. He persists in cutting my wire fences which are close to the liver ro that I cannot keep my cows m. He brings his horses through my paddock baying he has a right to break my fences and pass along the river roservo, although no one is allowed to»go near his house or orchard which arc both within the river'reserve. Ever since my husband died he has acted towards me in this in, inner. As he is a rich man and I a poot woman I cannot nfford to go to law about it. I hope the membera of the council will gi\e the mattci due c moderation. I onl> ask that he may be "topped from crossing my land and be permitted to mill down hifences acrose the proper road and go to the ri\ or that way. — The clerk was instructed to write to Mr Coy re Mrs Barker's complaint forwarding a copy of the letter.

FAi'LrY CULVEiiT.— Mr Wm. F. Hunt complained that the box culvert on tin* Aioli.i Khafte a bury Road was not capable <>f cuirymg off the water. In rainy whether hii pioperty was considerably injured in iou-itj nonce. — On the motion of Cr. Maclean it was agiced to write to Mr Hunt telling him that there were no funds! at piuscnt available.— The Committee generally admitted the necessity of a .sin. ill hi ldtfe instead of the pretent culvei t.

Ckaic's Road, Waiokoxroji vi. -Tim following tenders weie received fur the fmm.ition contract on this road : — Win. R<>vcioft, €24 10s (accepted); Mackwood, t32 10s ; Jannen and Co., £95 ; Montafju.s .md O'Donovan, £35 ; Mercer and Kerr, t32 IDs ; Ryan, £28 ; McLean, £30 ; Jackson and McCabe, £29 7a ; Nelhon, £*»"» ; Tlios. Stanley, €28; Dillon, €29 8s 8d ; Hyde, £3!); Robertson and Buchanan, €32 5s (id.

Te Aroh v Foorp.VTHs Foiw mow— The following tendois were lcceived for this woik:— Tluw. Stanley, £22 (accepted); McLean, t'22 4>, ; Hetlienngton and McKnight, «35 11s lid ; Hyde, £'38 lOd.

Akoh v - Waiouon'gomai Ro u>. — Tin 1 tender of Mr P. (^uinlan, of li lOd per yard, was accepted for this work. Hjveial accounts weio passed for p.iyment. The Council then went into Committee to enntider the question of finance, and matteis in connection with the tiamway.