WAIPA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2911, 12 March 1891, Page 2

WAIPA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Thk monthly meeting of the Waipa County Council was'held on Tuesday at 10.30 a.m. There were present : Crs. Lang, chairman, Anderson, Finch, Smith, Kusabs, Farrell, Exolby, Shepherd, and Teasdale. The County Engineer, Mr A. Armstrong, was also in attendance.

Esgiskkii's Rki'OUT.—The engineer in his monthly report stated that the forming and gravelling on the Te Rore-Tuhikaramea road had been completed, that the lonmnf, on the Whatawhata-Tuhikaramea road was advanced, that tho contractor for cleaning tha drains on the Hamilton-Whatawhata swamp road was making [rood progress, and that the bridge on the Frankton road had been replaced with pipes, Owing to the quantity of water the laying of the box culvert near Frankton and the cleaning of the drain near Dinsdale's had to be deferred. Cr. Shepherd being indisposed the engineer inspected the road between St..no s corner and Xgruawahia by himself. The piece of road is about I.', milos in length and has had nothing beyond a few slight repairs done to it for some years, and it has got into a vory bad state, being not quite safe for wheeled traffic at night. The road requires reforming and gravelling. Re the portion of the Hamilton-Ohaupo road from the old mill to Roger's, a distance of about miles, he recommended that some gravelling be done. The remaining portiou of this road also requires reforming and gravelling. He handed in a section of the. work he proposed at the Alekandra end of the approach to the Mangapiko bridge. Owing to the nature of the soil and conformation of the ground considerable cost would have to be incurred in making any great improvement, but tho proposed alteration as shown on the plan would reduce the grade from 1 in 10 to 1 in 1(1. In November last the Engineer reported that some of the piles in the bridge over the Waikat" at Cambridge were decaying and although they were not principal timbers he recommended that they be now repaired and when the work was being carried out he would have a better opportunity of ascertaining the condition of the remaining timbers in the bridge. In connection with tho report of the Engineer as tj the approach to the Mangapiko Bridge, a petition was leceived from 21 residents in and around Alexandra, asking that some attention should be given to this p'.ace, as in winter it would be impassable. Cr. Finch thought the amount required a largo one, and asked if part of tho work could not be done in a permanent way. so as to bo added to it some future time, —Cr. Smith smd ha

was in fiivntir of having tho whole (1 me at once, as tho patching was thrown away.Tho Etißinonr K.iiil th»i-e w-i-- no irnpoi t inL work outstanding in this riding.—The chairman pointed out that the liding f iititl =« w»ro very low, and if tho work was an important nno it could be gone on with, and tho amount deducted from tin; n«xt allocation.— (jr. Finch moved that the work stand over till it can be donrj without, overdrawing the riding account.—Seconded by Cr. Anderson and carried.—The ehiiinnau said the work in tho Newcastle riding was necessary, but pointed out, that the riding was considerably in debt.—Cr Smith m pved that the work Htand over until the spring of the year. Seconded by Or Kxelliy and carried.—(Jr. Kxolby moved that £30 bo expended on the Olmnpo- Hamilton road, from the old mill to Atkinson's gate, and for about a quarter of a mile from the Narrow's road, towards Mystery Greek.— Seconded by (Jr. Kusah.s and earriod.— The Engineer was instructed to get t.hn necessary repairs done to the Cambridge bridge, as mentioned in his report. Kimxc. Accounts.—The following statement of riding accounts was laid on the table :—Newcastle : Amount of vote, £34; amount expended, £31 V.h -Id; debit from previous allocations. £:UXosod; total expenditure to date, £2*3 Ss !)d ; over spent, £210 Ss !)d. Tuhiknramea: Amount of vot", £2l>; amount expended, tiil Ills Id ; total expenditure to date, £2!) Ills Id ; credit from previous allocations, £20 13s -Id ; to expend, £10 lis 3d. Hamilton: Amount of vote, £">2 ; amount expended, .t'S 10s; total expenditure up to date. £8 10s ; credit from previous allocations, £58 lis 8d ; to expend, £102 Is Bd. Pukekura : Amount of vote, £8!); amount expended, £20 Os 3d ; debit from previous allocations, £283 13s lOd; total expenditure co date, £309 14s Id ; over spent, £220 Us Id. Mangapiko: Amount of vote, £'J2; amount expended, £411 12s 2d ; debit from previous allocation, £32 l!)s 10s ; total expenditure to date, £S2 12s; to expend, £9 Bs. Rangiaohia: Amount of vote, £03; amount expended, £12 1os; debit from previous allocations, £1S 8s 3d ; total expenditure to date, £31 3s 3d; to expend, £01 10s OJ, The amount expended on bridges and culverts included in the above are Newcastle, £103 12s 7d ; Hamilton, £5 lis; Pukekura. £210 Is 3d; Mangapiko, £02 7s 2d.—The Clerk reported that the county account was £130 in credit. Ngahl-awahia - Whatawhata Road.— Cr. Shepherd here took his seat, He said that the settlers in tho Newcastle Riding recognised that the state of the riding account was such that the amount necessary be reform this road was not available. They thought, however, that if the rough places were filled up and the water holes cleared out, the road would be passable in the wot weather. Ho moved that £5 bo expended in carrying this woik out.— Seconded by Or. Smith and carried. Whatawhata Bkiimb. — Or. Shepherd called attention to the bad place at the east end of the Whatawhata Bridge, and it was decided to havo the repairs carried out. , . Sr.u-ciiTKU-ilousK Liokssk.—A renewal was granted to Mr J. Parrell, of Kilnkihi, for his slaughtering license, tho usual fees having been paid. Valuation - .—llr P. (-i-unii applied that the valuation of his property be reduced, his house, which he valued at £00, having been destroyed by (ire. It was decided to reduce tho valuation hy £30.

NcAKLAWAHIA FEIIRY. — All aCCOUIIfc W.IS received from the N'garuawahia Town Board fur £15 17s (Hd, one-fourth of tho expenditure (£f>3 10< Id) on tlio ferry since April Ist, IWK), when it was vested in the Hoard. Several of the accounts, amounting to £9 lis OJ, being previous to the date when the Council was irade responsible for a share in the maintenance of this punt, the cleric was instrucojd to write statin;: that the C mneit do not recognise any liability in these amount-', and other accounts were refeired back for fuller particulars. Uatks.—The Clerk reported that proeecdings had been taken against a number of ratepayers at the last sitting of the R..M. Court at Te Awamntu, and that a largo iiinoiint of those rates were now paid.— He was instructed to distrain on those persons who are in a position to pay, but who, as he stated, keep staving him olf from tr.no to time, Tks'dbks.—T.lie following tenders were received and dealt with :—Contract No. r>l', sanding near Mr Millar's, on the oliaupn • Patorangi Rnad: Cmnin and Mnnro, sanding Hi* per chain, and clearing up the drains, &c. £1. The Engineer considered this tender reasonable, and it, being the only one received, was accepted. X , VV: Formation of the lCihikioi-Cam-brhge road, near Mr (Gilford's, W. Heatsley, formation, '.Is (U per chain ; W. Given, (is P"r chain. W. Given's tender was accepted. Nn. 121 : Formation and gravelling mi the Kihikihi-Cambridgo road, near Miauivale, W. Given, formation, (is par chain, travelling, £1. Os (informal) ; Fletcher and l'yke, formation 2s per chain, side ditches', Is Ud per cluin, oartmg and laving iiipes, 10s per set, and ••ravelling, 5; !)J per chain ; Giles and Vickers, "formation, '_'s <i 1 per chain, side ditches, os per chain, carting and laying pines. 2-' (id per set, gravelling, "s .'ld per cluin. Messrs Fictclicr and I'yke s tender was accepted. ~.,,, Wastk Lantis.—Cr. I'inch asked it thete were any means by which the Grown Lands round Alexandra could be opened for selection. The-.', lands were now only a breeding groan! for furze and rabbits, and' he thought that it would be better it tho Government would grant the land to free selectors, than opening up new lands, to which there were no roads. He moved that the Crown Lends Board be written to, siskins them to open up this land for selection —Seconded by Cr. Anderson and carried.—Cr. Shepherd said that at Whata-whata, where they were in ;\ similar position, application had been made, and the blocks were now being sold, Gkavhi.lis'i;.— Cr. Lang proposed that £2(j, more or less, be spent on gravelling the Hamiltor.-Ohaupo [road, from the Ohaupo Hotel.—Seconded by Cr. Finch and carried. Pliisck's CravßKT. -The Clerk was instructed to write to Mr J. Prince, asking if he intended to u>e the box culvert supplied by the Council, as if he did not the Council would have, it removed. Paymknts.—The following accounts were passed for payment:—C. S. McCalluin, £21 7s ; R. Drabble, 1-2.1 5s -Id ; R. Waite, £7 3s ; 11. Norrish, £3 7s; I), Bartles, £4 7s (Id ; H. Myers, 15s ; J. Kennedy. t!l 8s 6d; Engineer, £12 2s 3d ; H. T. Sibley, £4 5s ; W. Given, £0 Us ; R. Shaw, 15s; G. Giles, £•> 5s ; J. Tlyburn, £3 lis ; C. J. W. \\ arton £5 Ins ; J. Conn, £3 ; Treasurer, £13 Ills : Clerk, £0 ; H. Gleye, (is.