PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2681, 17 September 1889, Page 2

PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

A special nieetinir of the above body was held iu the Council Offices, Cambridge, on Saturday at 11 a.m. Present: Cis. Chepmell (chairman), Brunskill, Murphy, Hnrrell, Williams, Hunt, Heaney and HanUll'l'.

Tkaction Engines.—On the motion of Cr. Iloaney, seemded by the Chairman, a series of by-laws were passed regulating Iho trallic of traction engines, when travelling over roads in the Piako county. They wre similar to those lately passed by the W iipa county. Patetkke Si-euial Rath.—A special order was made altering the Pateteie special rate from oiie-twelvth of a penny to one-tenth of a penny in the ,£.

The same councillors were present at the usual monthly meeting, as wore also Messrs Sandes and Pavitt, the engineers. Messrs .las. Hume, .Tas. Bailey and A. Isaacs were likewise present to confer with the Council re roads that passed through their properties, and Mr Corns to make an explanation re his slaughterhouse. tir.AUUHTKKHorjuB LICENSE. — The Chairman said having been made aware that Mr Cornes' slaughterhouse was only 2j chains from the road, he had instructed the clerk to with-hold the license, as tho Act required it to bo ii chains distant. A prtition was received from a number of To Aroha residents, praying the Council to assist Mr Cornes in the matter.—Mr Cornes assured the Council he was not aware of the requirements of the law ; if the Council would grant hiin time, he would move the slaughterhouse.—lt was resolved to withhold the license until tbe promises were removed, the Council undertaking not to take proceedings in the interim. Waiouongo.ma[.—Mr .lames Orr wrote, calling attention to the bad state of Murphy's road, from the main road to the township, and requested the Council to repair it. He further said that when it was done the coach would go that way.—Cr. Murphy stated that the road was considerably shorter than the main one between the two townships.—The engineer estimated tho cost would be about j;2o.—The Clerk said the available balance for the riding was ii.So 7s 10.1.— The Chairman thought they ought to know what workwas likelv to want doing iu the riding.— Tt was decided to endeavour to git an estimate ot the work that would probably require doing, and the matter was deferred until the next meeting. A lengthy lettei was received from Mr Charles Jonkins.jif Waiorongomai, stating that his section, No. 7, was flooded in consequence of the drains made by the Council carrying off the water quickly, whereas, formerly it had to filter through a swam]).—The engineer said it was tho natural outlet of the water.—Letter received.

Tk AitoiiA.—Mr Wm. Thomson, of Te Aroha, requested the Council to e'ean out and deepen the dram froutoig Section 10! l, Block 11, of the Te Aroh i district, t> Rive him an outfall for draining the s one, as at oresent the land was useless to him in consequence of the water.—Cr. Hanmiir remarked that the railway backed up the water ; the road would never be a good one until it was drained.—The Engineer was instructed to take the levels and report to the Chairman, who was authorised to get the work done if he thought fit.

OKOitoim Road.—Mr F; D. Rich wrote, stating that Mr Williams made an error when he said that he (Mr RicM would give £50, unconditionally, towards the making of the Okoroiri road ; what he had intended was to give the ney if tho road was made with county funds in.-tead of by the riding. —Mr Isaacs was prepared to pay the £200 In had promised at once, if necessary.—A meeting of ratepayers will be lie.l •! at Oxford on the 23th instant to discuss this matter, and a poll will be taken on the '.Ith proximo at tbe same place. Tuoiri'sn.v's Tiuck. — The Mini.-ter of Lands wrote that tho Government could not provide funds for widening the aboyo track, so as to make it fit for wheeled trallic.

Taotaokoa Roads.—The Clerk of the Taotaoroa Road Board wrote, mipiostjiitr the Council to gravel the whole of tho toads they had lately taken over in the above riding during the coming summer months. —Or. Brunskill remarked it was a very modest request. He attended the last tneeting of the Board, and really could not t.-.1l what the. members wanted ; in Fact he did not. think they knew themselves; but one thing was certain, viz., that they were jealous of having lost tile control of the roads. —The letter was received. Jlkssus Lrrn.KjoHN' and Roiu:i;ts' Cr.AlM.— -Mr l'.ivitt reported that the accident to the claimants' horse was caused by another one attempting to pass it in a narrow part of the track. It was resolve i that Messrs Littlejohn and Roberts be informed that the. Council do not consider themselves li ible. The, track has been repaired at the place where the accident happened. Di:i'osirs.-Mr W. Bycroft asked the Council to be kind enough to icturn Ilia de.posir of t'2 f..r the contract that he had relinquished at the Waihon biidge, stating that the bad weather had caused him to throw tip the work.—Tho Chairiinn said it would hee.-ttblishinga bad precedent. Mr Bycroft had t ikon the work at £37, and they were now paying tho, so the .Council were very considerable losers, without returning the deposit. —Letter accordingly received.

KsclxKKits.— Or. Willi mis stitod that he considered the engineers' commissions should not be fully p ill until the Council had passed the work." lie thought 2") per cent, should be withheld until that time. They had been suffering from contracts Mutt had tint been properly carried out lor years.— Cr. Horrell thought the office ought, to be let by tender.—Or. B'unskill said they were too dependant upon the engineers, and he felt convinced in his own mind that lots of the works were engineering jobs, i.e., jobs got up by the engineers for the sake of the work.—Or. Williams then gave notice that at the next meeting of the Council he will propose, " that a Works Committee be appointed for each riding; such committee to ascertain and report upon the works in their respective ridings."

Tic.VDKits. —The following tenders were received for erecting a bridge over the Waitoa River on the Thames-Waitoa road : —W. O'Brien, tl'll ; .Tames West, .KlSit; O'Connor and D-i\ i-, .t'HiJi; •/. lluathcnM', £17f); Chas. Tonge, £217 10s; J. Lavery, £W2. —The specifications stipulated that U.o piles should be kauri, and the Council decided to alter it to totira. Mr Lavery's tender was accepted subject to this alteration being made. Ratk.s. —in accordance with notice pi yen, the following rates were struck on the different ridings :—Te Aroha, :Jd ; Waitoa, -id; Patetere, M ; Taotaoroa, Ad ; and Matamata ;',d.

Camkuidgk - Taukanca Roaii. — Cr. Brunskill was anthoiisad to have a small portion ot the road, near the M.itamata boundary, formed.

Mn Isaacs' Piioposkd Road. -- Mr Sarnies had taken the levels of the proposed road from Mr Isaacs' to Okoroiii railway station, and estimated the cost at £000. If continued on so as to join the Lichtield-Te

Aroha load it would cost£2lo more.—After a protracted discussion, in which Messrs Bailey and Sandes were the iirincip.il speakers, it was decided, at the suggestion of Mr Hanmer, that a committee should meet the gentlemen interested on the "round if it was found necessary after the poll of the riding had been held ; but as the voting is to be on the oth proximo, and the next meeting of the Council will be on the 13th, the matter was let stand over till the next meeting. Oxkokh-Matamata Road.— Mr Sandes reported that this road was made before the railway was contemplated ; the proposed deviation ran alongside the line, and would suit the land owners much better.— The Chairman said the Council had nothing to do with that. The ownsrs should have got compensation from the railway people, and could not expect the Council to pay for their errors.—Mr Williams asked when it would have to be made ?—Mr Sandes replied at once, if Mr Hume chose to block his gates, as that would close the road now used. —Lt was resolved to take steps to carry out the deviation in accordance with the engineer's report, Messrs Hume and Bailey undertaking to exchange the lands and pay the cost of the survey. Roai'i I'ito.M Maunuawhkiio to M.u:.ni;awiiaua Railway Station.—Mr li.yley stated that he had submitted Mr Sandes' name to the Survey Office. Mr Sandes undertook to submit the matter to the Council at its next fitting. Accounts.—The following accounts were passed for payment: —K. O. Murray, £:> 10lid; .1. Orr, WO; C. Willis, £3 12s ; W. S. Collins, £1 7s lid; B>. Wallis, 17s; J. Uol.m.son, .£S 17s; C. Ahier, £2 13s; \V. Iletherington, £1; W. B. McMinnennan, <•••>'» Is 1!. Montague, £'•• ; K V'oysey, !->"s- (1 Collins, HI -Is; P. I'avitt, £5 Kis ::'d; P. l!os.>, £10; (,'. Pioyd, L'.'iO; D. OT-oughlin, £2os; B. Ward, £!) lis 2d ; B. Dillon, £1. -Is; T. Wattani, £1 10s; (4. Walker, £1 15s; C. Murphy, £3 2s; 0. Tuck, £l(i 3s 4d ; J. S. Bond, £4 10s 7d ; T. Wells, £3 ISs (id ; To Aroha News, £2 lis; X. J. Hunt, £-1; C. M. Brunskill, £1 is. This was all the business.