PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2892, 27 January 1891, Page 3

PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL

Tin: f >1 lowing it the cnncludiiiff portion »f our roport of, the last ordinary meeting of the above Cminci 1 , bold on Thursday last, and which wn were compelled to hold over from our lout Ksuo : • Tub W.mohoniiomai Ikamwat.—Mr H. Gilfiilan, attorney for the Te Arohn Gold und Silver Mining Company, wrote on January 7th " I understand from Mr Adams (to whom the company has sold their interest in tho Te Aioha tramway) tii.it Messrs Emmett and Ferguson have both been attended tn ;is regards their wants. With refer"iu:e to your apparent requirements ot tools, lepairs, itc., 1 have been in communication with Mr Adums on the subject of this road, and ha has undertaken to confer with tho Council thereon, with a view to arranging the same." —Messrs Ilesketh and Richmond wrote on the name question on January (»th : — "Wo are instructed by mil' clionts, Mr Jns. M. Clark, oiih of the original lessees under, and Mr Arch. Clark, surety for the lessees in connection with the lease of the above tramway from your Council to Messis Firth ana Clark, to.address you with a view to their being released from thnir liabilities under the lease and bond. Tho tramways and plant have recently been sold by the lo Aroha Cold and Silver Mining Company, Limited, who purchased from Messrs Firth and Clark, and our clients understand that Hie present purchaser is prepared to lind new sureties for the payment of rent and performance of tho conditions of tho lease. Under these, circumstances, ; our clients feel justified in requesting the C!r unci! to release them from all future liability in conncction with a concern in which they havo no beneficial interest and over which they have no control; Application will probably be made for the Council's consent to the assignment to the present purchaser, and we would ask that iu dealing with such application, regard may be had for our clients' unsatisfactory position, and such assistance as tho Council can afford may be given in the direction of requiring new sureties and releasing Messrs Clark. We have little doubt but that the present purchaser can submit satisfactory sureties, and this being so, we trust that the Council will see its way to relieve our clients from tho anomalous position of being guarantors for a person in whom they have no interest. We nebd not of course point out that by his bankruptcy Mr Firth has already been discharged' from all responsibility, and this forms anothsi reason for our.clients'anxiety to bo released. — Cr. > Hamner said Mr Adams, (who he had heard had taken over tho tramway) wished to interview the Council with reference to the repairs required to bo done to the tramway.—The Chairman said they could hear Mr Adams as a matter of courtesy, but they could not do anything regarding his leasing the tramway, as such an application as that would have to be in writing,' and should como from the present lessees; besides, he should rnlo that such an application would be extraordinary business and therefore it could not bo dealt with at that meeting. The (loldfields Warden would also havoi to be a partv to the transfer.—lt was then resolved : That Mr t.ilfillan te informed m reply to his letter of the 7th instant, that the Council has no knowledge of Mr Adams in the matter, but of course .still look to the lessees to carry out the conditions of the lease ; and that Messrs Hesketh and Richmond be informed that no application has been received from the present lessees for a transfer of the lease, and therefore tho Council is not in a position to deal with the request contained in their letter of the titli instant.—Mr Adams wph then heard, and it appeared lie had signed a lease fro:n the Company and was under the impression they had appJwsd for u transfer. Upon his being told sucn was not the case, he immediately retired, and the next business was proceeded with. A Rbkunii Wantkr—Tho clerk of tho Te Aroha Town Board wrote asking the Council to refund £1, which had been paid for services rendered to Mr Lawlor as clerk to the Licensing IJench. Ho found the Town Hoard had also paid Mr Lawlor for the same services, lie therefore asked the Council to refund the amount,—The Chairman said they had applied to the wrong body ; they should have asked Mr Lawlor to refund the money. The Council were the only body authorised to pay the Licensing Clerk. —The Clerk : "The Audit Department should have found out that it was an illegal payment.''—The Chairman : " Oh ! the Audit"oflice often passes illegal payments." Accounts.—The following accounts wore passed for payment: Survey Department, i'l Ifis lid: Te Aroha News, t'N i!s; 11. I >avies, t!7 IDs 3d ; J. S. Bund, X-'i lj< 3d ; W. Sollter & Co., (is !)d; J. Wright, f!H 0s Gd; U. Wnlker, £07 (is 3d : P. Monro, JK2(is ; Wai-t-on Road Hoard, L' 3 ; Te Kauri, £12 'Js ; F. Rose, £10 ; G. Taylor, £:!; J. Shine, W0 ; i;. i'arr, £J ; J. B. Heathcote, £!H 12s ; J. Orr, £22 ; 1). Montague, £•"' 0s ; 11. Michael, £" Is ; F. Pavitt, £7 His. Tun IvAIMAJ TttAUK TO Tauianga.—Mr Jonathan Brown, Chairman of the Tauranga County Council, wrote, asking tho Council to join with them in applying to the Govtrnment for a grant sufficient to make the ICaimai track available for wheeled tratlic, as tho road was much wanted to connect, Tauranga and Waikat*. —Cr. Bailey thought it could he dispensed with under present circumstances; very few passed that way but, Maoris. —It was resolved to reply that the Council were not at present prepared tu apply for such a grant. Nil, DKsrKUANnuM. —Mr Jas. Hume made another application to have the road straightened where it passes through his property, near Oxford. He also offered to contribute £10 towords tho cost of tho alteration. This matter had been before tho Council on two previous occasions, and it was now deferred until the Chairman had inspected the place. A Cu.MKtKliv roll Mouuin^yii.i.L". The proprietors wrote, offering to give two acres of land out of the Lockerbie estate for the purpose cf providing a cemetory for the Morrinsville district. —Crs llouoll, Harrisou and tho Chairman were deputed to arrange with tho manager of tho estate for a site, and to have the same surveyed, the offer liuing accepted with thanks. Tiliuiw.—Mr llobt. Mackio wrote, asking the Council to expend the. amount of thirds, which lie stated should be L'-~) Ids 10d, accruing from tho rent of section -a!, block I'J, To Aroha, in improving the road leading to the said .section.—The thirds received only amounted to ill ISs Ud.—On the motion of Cr. Hanmer, secondod by Cr. llorries, it was decided to expend a sum not exceeding £5 on the work in question, Mr Mackio having undertaken to do it, and that £1 18s lid be paid on completion of tiie work, and tho balance as soon as it was received from tho Commissioner of Lands. Sla l'i! i itkk-Hoi'sk.s. —The following applications for renewals of slaughter-house licenses were granted : A. Comes and J. Wood, Te Aroha ; H. Baskeville, Waiorougomai; D. Scelley, Matamata; T. Marshall, Morrinsville. A. Comes applied to have his license transferred to Jas. Hyde. Granted. Valuation Roll.—There having been no objections received to the applications for alteration of the valuation roll, submitted at the last meeting, they were ordered to be made. fc'i NANCE.—The Clerk had prepared a financial statement, which was read. The credit balance at the bank at date was £577 loa 3d, and it is estimated there will be a workable balance of about £700, on March 31st. Most of the roads—with the exception of the Cambridge-Oxford, had cost double the amount allocated, to keep them in repair. The Patetere riding account is £200 in debt, and consequently a separate rate will have to be struck uext year. Tk Aroha Special Loan.—Thero is £107 12s 2d due on this loan, and the clerk intends taking legal proceedings against all defaulters who have liot paid by tho 20th * ThkHili, Track.— Mr llugh McLiver applied to luvve certain repairs -lone at Diamond Gully, and on tho above track.—Tho Engineer was instructed to have the work done. _ r > •. CAMHItmriEOxKOKD RoALi.—Or. Lailey Bind this road needed attention. He thought a surfaceman should be employed upon it for the next three months. He was authorised to employ G. Wattam for the time specified, at a cost not exceeding £30. Taotaoroa. —The Taotaorua Road Board bad written the Councillor for their riding (Cr. Bailey), urging him to get the Council to erect a watering trough near Mr Cudworth's farm ; and also to gravel Bruce's hill before winter set in. It was resolved to expend £3 in erecting a trough at the placo mentioned. —Cr. Bailey moved " that Bruce's hill be gravelled," but tho motion was not seconded, and therefore lapsed. Ti: AuoHA-LictinKU) Road.—There being £5 12s of native rites, to be spent on tho Native Resorve, at, Waiharakeke,|it was resolved to supplement it by £4 Ss, and spend the money on improving tho road throughout the reserve. It was further decided to spend £30 in forming about 10 chains of tho road near Shaftesbury, and £20 in forming and repairing the road near the Wairaknu bridge.

Cambkiiii;k-T.\cuan>:a Roar—Tho or.(,'iiu'iir was autli«>rist;rl to r(!-enpiii?R Lo Kunri tcicli'iir the road through tho bush, from tho \Y r ;iiomu stream t r i tho county boundary, for one year, nl* similar teiiHH to last year, viz. £12. thMimmcKTAiTO Koar-U bailuy was authorised to expend fcS on this road between Paaroa and the Waipa stream. Tkndejw.—Thero were only two tenders rpepived for tho work on the Oxfnrd-Mati-.rnta road. viz. Ceo. Walker, £139 13s Cd ; and .fas. Shine, £!«J 2s. —It was thought •Shine must have made a mistake, but his tender was accepted, and we heai he intend? doing the work. The Thamway Wirk IvOI'K.-->o satisfactory tender having been received for the above, it was left in the chairman's hands to dispose of privately. Tub Katikati Tiuck.—lt was resolved to execute a few minor repairs on the abov# track at a cost not exceoding £2. This was all the business.