PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2159, 11 May 1886, Page 2

PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

The regular monthly meeting of the Piako County Council was held at the Hamilton Borough Council Chambers on Thursday. Present : C. Williams (Clnirinnn), Crs. J. C. Fiith, McLean, W. T. Firth, Chepmell, Gould and Murphy. Tree Pi,\xnx<j. —Mr E. Y. Cox, Shaftesbury, wrote ask i tip the couucil'i permission to plant shelter trees along the diagonal road at Shafteabury. Permission w.i-5 gi.intid upon t!ie understanding tliat deciduous tree-> were to be planted, and in such po.sition-. as not t > impede traffic. Ho-iprrvi.s and Ch vitir\ur.K Aid.— Cr. J. B. Smith, at present on a vi^it to the South, forwarded a telegram received from Mr Granville, Th.imes, asking to be app)intcd tin-tee on hospital separate inhtitute. — Ci. Smith suggested that if th* council took any action that he .should advise them to appoint Cr. Chepmell. — \fter somu discusM'in it was icsoltcd, on the motion of Cr. J. C. Firth, " That the council take no action in the matter, as they considered the whole thiuz lniquituous and unjuM;.''— Cr. Chepmell referred to a motion that Ltd been curied at a late meeting of delegates in Hamilton, in reference to scpirating the dUtrict, at which he was present, and with which he concurred. — Cr. I. C. Firth said a ciicular letter «fe»t« ing what had t.iken place at the late meeting i>f delegates alliuul to by Cr. Cliepmell, had jiiht been placed in his hands, and in referring to the clausij therein asking the Piako County Council to co-opeiate, with a view to being included in a new district, he was of opinion that tlieir county was large enough, separiteand wealthy enough, «nd prepared to provide for its sick and destitute. The present rateable value of thi'. Piako comity was about one million and a quarter, cqu 11, he believed, to that of all the other b >die< proposing the scheme put together. The demand for the Thames Hospital Uiard on the Piako County wa« 75 per cent, of the whole rate, and if they Ware joined to \V .iik.it 1 > they would pay .TO per cent, under the present mode of levy ing. ' He would move that thin Council petition the Government to amend the echodulc of the Act with the v:ow of making the Piako County a separate district, and thnttthe member for the district be requested to support the Mime. — Cr. Chepmell was of opinion that the Piako County would be in % better position if it weie joined to the proposed district of Waipa, Waikato, and Raglan counties and the Hamilton Borough, and he pointed out that it might suit them at present to pay for their sick in the Auckland Htxpital, but he would ask if all districts did the same how long before the capacity of that institution \ybuld be over taxed. In reply, Cr, Firth naid it might come in time, but at present it \vonld be bett«r to p.vy double tho cost now charged at the Auckland Hospital rather than attempting anything else. — Cr. Gould agreed with what Cr. Chepmell had said and felt it would be better to bo joined to Wa'kato that tho Thames. ToATOArfov Sc-Hooii Fkxoe.— A latter was received from the chairman of tho Toatoaroa School Committee, requesting the council to have the school fence along the line of r>ad erected.— Cr. Gould asked how it was the council were asked to do tliH, and was informed that an arrangehad been made when taking the road thtough thi* property that the county would erect th j fence. Resolved that the work bo carried out cost not to exceed £3. Rochk's Dkaix.— ln reference to this matter, Cr. J. C. Firth thought that enough bad been done and asked Cr. Chopmell to withdraw the motion cariied at the last .meeting of the council. After some discussion Cr. Firth moved that action be deferred to give Mr Roche an opportunity to contribute towards the expense incurred by tho council in erecting a bridge.— Cr. Chepmell consented, but wished to affirm the principal of upholding the powers of tho council. Bng week's* Report. —The Engineer's monthly report was road as follows :— " Te Aroha, sth May, 188<i. The Chairman , Piako County Council : Sir,— l beg to itep"ort as follows :— Roches Gorge, Shaftesbury Road : I forward plan of that jwrtion of tho district, showing the position of the large drain or gorge near Mr Roches, together with a plan and section of the ground showing the original level of the road and its present condition. Now it is made passable by the bridge and embankment. The drain originally cut by direction pf Mr Roche was an ordinary 4ft. drain ; ,the work was done by John Croke some time in 1882. — Shaftesbury Road : Tenders will be before the coimcil for forming 85 chains of Shaftesbury road from Mr Hool)o*i stockyard to the southern boundary of Mr O. Brownes land, The work of making crossing and bridge at Roche'i Gorge has been completed by the contractor, Mr J. Shine, in a very satisfactory liiauner, and I forward voucher for the amount of his contract. — Kilgour-street : Tho work of making Kilgour-street and metalling'feune from Jansen's gate to the main road hat been completed. The cost was to be £20, but I had to have an extra set of pipes, fixed to crrry off the water, the grot of whiph was £3 Bs. I also had to ha\s an oxtra set of pipes fixed at Lawla«s's corner, Walorongomai, to complete the work there, nfc a cost of £3 Bs.— Whitaker and ]>art Bridge-streets: These works will l>e completetf on Saturday next, and I forward toucher for a progress payment of £50.— -I have tho honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, Fkaxcis Patitt, Engineer Te Aroha Riding." Or. Murphy recommended an application from John Mace, a settler on No. 17, Te Aroha West for an order admittance into the Thames Hospital, the council de. ciyiedto Kiyethe order, fefcg o ( ooinig^

that the man had a right to demand admission to the hospital, and that ho had better apply in the usual « ay. Inspector of Nulsancks*— Cr. Murphy nitivcd that should Inspector Kellys reply bs satisfactory, that the council ap- - point Seigt. Emerson, Inspector of Nuisances for the district, at a salary <-f £12 pei annum, an objection was raised to the amount of remuneration which was tlierc upon reduced to £•"> per annum. Waiorongomai, May 4th. 1886. : TO THE CHAIIMAN AND C'OUNCIU.OUS CX THK PfAKO COUSTV Cou.NCII.. - * GbntlkMEN,— Our total amount of trucks delivered at battery for the month ia 356, • we hop* to tee this considerably increased, as noon as Fergusons battery is thoroughly completed. There is notbine to report of - any particular interest, everything is going r alonr smoothly, and the tramway is in first class order.— Horse Track: Thia ' . matter has received my attention while the tram has been idle. I have repaired and ' metalled about fifteen chains ot the track. I have also completed two new bridges. There arc still five- more to do before the track will be in anything like decent trtfler, and the road on Diamond (riilly, which has been so often mentioned as dangerous, requires a considerable amount o£ wmk before it ran be pronounced safe, the countiy in tin's locality is very hard, requiring to be blasted. The amount expended on track as shown on pay sheet, viz., €29 19s 4d includes also the time occupied in exploring the country between Premier and Tui districts about £G deducting tni% would therefore only leave amount actually expenditure on track £23 10s 4d. A bridge in the townshp liable at any moment to cause a broken leg to man or lieast, was in a most dilapidated stato. This I caused to be repaired, and in doing - bo I hope I have not exceeded my instruct ions. I thought, in the event of au acci- - dent, the county might be made liable.— «* i ffW Track.— We made a start on this work ab«nta week ago, and I think that a very Itod sledge track can be made from the end of the tramway to the county boun- , dary. The distance I should say would bo about three-quarters of a mile or thereabouts, and the probable cost of making such track about £2 per chain. The most difficult part would be from the Premier to the top of the hill, an the country thereabouts in composed of hard rock, but from the top of the hill to the boundary is comparatively easy country, as it follows the the leading range right into the Tui district. I have # been through teveral times, and my opinion is* that it would bo moot beneficial to both districts to ha\ c such a track, as it would tend to encourage people to prospect^ the country. There are no heavy engineering difficulties' to face, the only place likely to give any trouble btfing, as I before mentioned, the Premier Hill. Beyond that it is plain sailing. The weather during the whole time we were out was anything but pleasant, nothing but rain and fog the whole time, making bush ti a veiling alow work. The distance right through from the Premier to Kirker's claim (or Tui) is about two miles. Hojisk KkkO.— ln consequence of the out* received from Messrs Wells and Soutter •' not being up to sample, I was obliged to purchase elsewhere.— l have the honour to be, gentlemen, yonr most obedient senaut, EI)MI'KD COOKSOX, - - Tramway Manager. Wares.— Tram work, £75 l!»s 4d ; track, £2!> IDs 4d. Total, £105 l.Ss Kd. Haulage.— New Find, 204 tons, £45 18s ; Galena, 131 tons, £29 9s Gd ; Colonist, 18 tons, £4 Is ; Waiorongomai, 3 tons, 13s lid ; up-carnage, Sa Gd. Total, £80 10s Gd. Tl'i Tu\ck.~ Mr Cooksoii reported that tho distance from the Tui claim to the tramw .iy w as only two miles, three-quar-ters of a mile in the Piako county, and in the Ohiueinuri county a mile and threequarter. It was resolved that before action bo taken the clerk be instructed to write to the Obineinuri Council and ascertain if they were pi epared to do their portion of the work. This and the matter of an unexpended grant of £o0 ,was left in the hands of the chairman and Cr. Murphy to deal with, so as to save timo before the bad weather sets in. Tramway Chah<:kss.— Cr. Murphy gave notice that he would move at the next meeting of the council that the whole question of the tramway chaigcs bo considered. Buinci: at Waioiioxcomai.— Cr. Murphy moved that the bridge at Waiorongomai, near the post office, be put in oider, and that Mr Cookson be autlioiixed to employ the tramway hands, if practicable. Carried. Tk Akoha-Waioroxcomai Road.— Cr. Murphy bi ought to the notice of the council tho necessity for repairingthe road between the two townships of Te Arohti And W.iiorongomai, and moved that a surfaceman be engaged to keep the road in order during the three winter mouths, and that Mr Cookson be empowered to use the tramway horses, Cr. Murphy placing at the disposal of the council a dray and harness for carting metal. Tkxoku.s. — Me«srs Hogan and party tendered for tho throe bridges on Oldhnm s track at £1">. Accepted subject to Mr McLivei'.s approviil. — Tenders for making a drain on the Shaftobury roa/1 were received from James Shine, £152 ; J. OBrien, £187 4s. Considei able surpri.-e wae expressed by the couucil, set-ing that tho engineer's estimate for the whole woi k was £190. And this included abridge since erected at the cost of £164. The council' declined to entertain the leaders, and irf- ' B*;ructed the cleik to write to the engineer to explain why there was so great a c|is- • crepdncy between less estimate aid the tenders. Clarks Dhain.— Cr. Fiith moved that 'the committee's report becadopted, and that the matter be left in the' hands of Crs. v--~ Chepmell and Murphy to deaLwith. A petition from losidents in Whitaker- ; street, asking for an expenditure MfDO to changed against the next separate was read, and it be received, 5 and fonpidercd when the question of allocating the funds i* brought forward. . . v A petition from 108 miners of Te Aroha and Waiorongomai was presented, asking for a sledge road up Htondy Creek.— Cr. Kirth pointed out that the want of this track was a great hardship on many an industrious miner, and he recommended that it should be included in the telegram about being forwarded to the Government. A letter was read from Mr Durrieu, out 'that cnnfponnd "interest had !>s»d! >5 »d tho council to Messrs Price '"^Bifos;— Cr. tfirth thought thM if tho matter -,-JKerc explained to Messrs Price Bros, they would refund the amount to the council.— The cleik was instiucted to make tho Hocessary application. Mr Mackie, occupying a section' of the High School endowments was in attenddance aud pointed out that three or four water-courses had been com eyed up to Ins bo.un.daiy and during hea\y rain the drain through his aeotion was too small to to carry all the water, and consequently he mitfcied from the overflow, he thought he had a claim upon the council to bear the cost of enlarging this drain, which could .be done for about £12. The council left this matter in the hand* of Cr. Gould - and Murphy to inspect and report at the next . meeting, , , , - . .Several accounts were passed for p»yVfteufi and the Council rose. < American Go's Hop Bitters are the Purest and Best Bitters Ever Made. 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