WAIKATO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2361, 27 August 1887, Page 3

WAIKATO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Tut; monthly meeting was hold yesterday afternoon. Present: The Chairman (Mr A. Primrose), and Crs. Rmiciman, liarugh, Smith, Johnson and Sodden. The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed.

The decision and award by Major Tisdall was read, as follows : No. 01. Auckland, 22nd August, 1887. Capt. McPherson, Secretary and Treasurer Waikato County Council. —Sir, I have the honour to enclose for information of the Chairman and Comity Council of Waikato the award of the Controller and Auditor General, in the mutter of the liabilities of the borough of Cambridge, as claimed and discussed at the inquiry held at Hamilton on 2(ith ul t. The costs of the arbitration, £lO, are to bo paid, as well as the claim of the county council, by the borough, as there appears no reason whatever why the claim should not have been paid when made by the council, without requiring any enquiry.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servant, Wm. St. Claiii Tindall, Audit Inspector. Award. —In the matter of an enquiry held at Hamilton, on the 2lith day of July 1887, under the provisions of the 38th and 31)lh sections of the Municipal Corporations Act, 18811, for the distribution of the assets and liabilities between the County of Waikato and the Borough of Cambridge, on the 3lst day of July 18SG, upon which day the said Borough, being declared by tin; Cambridge and Hastings Borough Act, 1887,” to have been then duly constituted, was separated from the said county, of wliich it theretofore formed a part. [ award as follows : —The Borough of Cambridge shall pay to the County of Waikato the sum of fifty-six pounds nine shillings and twopence, sterling, (BSGIH 2d) as'a final settlement of all claims as between the said comity and borough, in respect of the assets and liabilities of the county of Waikato, at the date of the same separation. The Borough of Cambridge shall pay to the Government, the sum of ten pounds, (£10) being the costs of the said enquiry, in accordance with the provisions of Order in Council, dated the 19th day of April, 1887, in that behalf given under my hand. James Edward Eitzheuald.

Wellington, 3rd August 1887. A sum of between £7O and £BO, the Clerk stated, was still due from the Cambridge borough, for its share of the hospital and charitable aid contributions paid by the county before the borough was established.

The Clerk stated that a sum of £l3, interest on inscribed debentures, hail been [laid. The Engineer reported that the sills of the Narrow’s bridge were rotting, and gave alternative schemes of repairs, the cost of which varied from £lO to £BO. Cr. Johnson said that Mr Collins was very anxious that the deviation at

Hmitly should be legalised. The Clerk stated the Engineer was taking the necessary steps. A letter was read from several Wairangi settlers, protesting that the amount of subsidy, £B, promised for the repair of the Meremerc rend, and stating that the Meremore bridge was loosened and insecure. On the motion of Cr. Johnson, the vote of £8 was increased to £lO, and the council instructed the engineer to have, the bridge secured at once. The Cuukciiill Punt.—Cr. Johnson recommended that the punt should be handed over to tiie charge of Mr J. Graham and C. Gibb. The Chairman said tiie comity took the punt over fur the good of the Kaglan comity, therebeing no Raglan Council. Ho thought the council had done enough, and the best plan was to write to the Government to take it over. He asked Cr. Johnson, if the punt was handed over to Messrs Graham and Gibb, to allow the cost of working it and the responsibility to t>o a special liability on the Rangiriri outlying district. Ultimately a resolution was passed, proposed by Cr. Johnson and seconded by Cr. Runciman, that tiie punt bo handed over to the Rangiriri outlying district.

McCann's Abratoir.—Application for a license for public abbatoirs at Lot No, 3 Hautapu, wore received from Mr McCann.—The council feared it might lead to a nuisance and there was not a sufficiency of water.—The Chairman suggested that the applicant should bo content with an ordinary slaughtering license.—Capt. Rmiciman said the place was unsuitable.—The couneil declined to bring the Abbatoirs Act into force in the county. A by-law was considered, to como into operation on the 10th October, rendering any person driving or riding across any public bridge in the county, including tiie Narrows bridge, at other than a walking pace liable to a penalty net exceeding £5. The proposed by-law will be brought forward fur confirmation at next mooting. Cr. Johnson said as the council was in funds he would ask for certain works in the Rangiriri outlying district, viz. ; Metalling half the Swamp road, at a cost of £5 10s per chain, say, for 10 chains, and -10 chains lie formed from Gall’s bridge towards Rangiriri, costing about £ls ; that £lO be spent in repairs on the road from Taupiri to Hmitly ; £5 on road from Vincent’s farm ; £36 on a deviation to avoid the 27-chain swamp ; and £lO in repairing road near Wairangi school.—The Clerk stated the out-district was in funds to the extent of over £3OO. —The couneil decided that all the works, except the metalling of the Wairangi swamp road, should be done, and that the engineer’s opinion lie taken on its being sufficiently consolidated to sustain so heavy an amount of metal.

Accounts to the amount of £73 19s Id were passed for payment.