WAIPA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2965, 16 July 1891, Page 3

WAIPA COUNTY COUNCIL.

i Tim monthly meeting of the Waipa County Council was held at the Council Chambers. Ohaupo, on Tuesday. Present: Council- , lors Lang (chairman), Smith, Teasdale. ' Kusabs, Anderson, and Finch. Mr W. A. Armstrong, County Engineer, was also in attendance. Enginkbu's Report.—'The engineer in his monthly report stated the repairs to tho Waikato bridge at Cambridge have been completed. This work was of a more extensive character than was at first anticipated the whole of the piles of the bridge are affected with a species of dry rot, and five of tliem had to bo renewed as r well as the sheathing on the Waipa end. " The sheathing at the Cambridge end of tho bridge is mt in a very sound condition but 1 will last fir some time longer. The. der f.iclive portions of the remaining piles were n dressed oil and I ho whole surface coated £ with hot tar. The pipe culvert 011 the Kihikihi-Te Awaumtu road had been lifted and relayed. A fence has been erected on each side of tho embankment ' over tho buck culvert at What.awhata aud the clc.arinir of tho biiars from the County road through that township is in progress. 1 Tho c mtraetor for repairing tho Waipa s bridge at Alexandra has taken up the work - but owing to the dillieulty in getting the timber he has not yet. boon able to make a , start. The work of deepening and clearing ] the side drain on the Rotoraugi swamp is well advanced, and the sanding the road from tho Te Awnuv.;tu Hour mill to the f Mingapiko is being pushed forward, and if l " the weather keeps tino will soon bo finished, " A considerable number of small but necessary repairs havo been carried out ill various parts of the county during the month. — 1 Tho engineer stated that ho thought tho repairs to tho Cambridge would cost £70.— 1 The report was adopted. I'aymunt.s.—The following accounts wore passed for payment:—li. Dillicar, £3 10s; T. Jones, £13 lr.s ; cloik, £12 Is ; M. Fitzgerald, £1 lis; W. Mawhinney, £1 ; It. and e J. Drabble, £13 -Is: It. Waite, £(i lis; W. Wright, I'is; P. Cooper, £21; W. Ilearsley, £3 12s !ld ; T. Ihennnn, L' 2 Ids 3d ; J. Cumpton, £1 17s lid : W. Given, . 1.7s (id ; If. T. Sibley, 17s (id : engineer, I £l-"> Is; T.Cowley, L'S ISs !)d ; W. Patton, ,• t'o (Is ; Ivusabs Jbos., fli (is Sil ; Friar, Davios and Co., £1 !>.s 3d; A. Norton, os : J. Spragg, £'.) His ; Giles, £15 2s ; R. Cunningham, £2 Ss; D. Cronin, £2 12s (id. 0 J. Conn, £1 ; K. Morrison, £!) 2s (id. Considerable inconvenience is caused by con's tractors putting in their accounts on the morning of tho meeting and it was resolved that in future no accounts be paid unless they are recehed by tho engineer not later e than the Saturday previous to the meeting.—The clerk was authorised to deduct all rates due by persons drawing money from the Council. Funds.—The following statement of riding accounts for the period ending 14th July, 18£>1, was laid on the table by the 13 engineer :—Newcastle : Amount of vote, y £34 ; amount expended, £7o 13s Id ; over- " spent previous allocations, £218 its od ; II total expended to date, £324 4s (id ; over--10 spent, £2!>o 4s (id. Tuhikaramea : Amount of vote, £215; amount expended, £-11 3s 4J ; 1_ total expended to date, t'4l 3s 4d ; credit balance from previous allocations, £20 13s l t ilil; to expend, £5 10s od. Hamilton : S Amount of vote, £52 ; amount expended, :e £38 13s 8J ; total expended to date, £38 13s 10 Sd ; credit balance from previous allocations, £58 lis 8d ; to expend, £71 ISs. |f I'ukekura : Amount of vote, £8'.l; amount '■ expended, £14ii 4s -Id ; overspent previous allocations, £283 13s lOd : total expended to it date, £'I2!> 18s 2d ; overspent. £340 18s 2d. ■'> Mangapiko : Amount of vote, £!I2 ; amount expended, £109 0s lid ; overspent previous r t allocations, £32 IDs lOcl ; total expended to *" dnte, £112 0s 4d ; overspent, £.10 0s 4d. liangiaohia : Amount of vote, £'.13 ; ' 3 amount expended, £!ll 3s 5d ; overspent i" previous allocations, £18 18.s 3d ; total expended to date. £110 Is 8d ; overspent, £1.7 ' e Is 8d. —Expended on bridges and culverts : •*> Newcastle, £193 12? 7d ; Hamilton, £22 a 18s; I'nkekura, £310 'Js 9d : Mangapiko, ■'' £(i 2 7-s 2d.—The clerk reported that the 't County account was K"> 7s Id in credit, Y~ and tiie Alexandra Outlying District £28 ■ e 10s 3d, while the Hamilton Outlying Dis--1) trict is £17 17s lid in debt. u . Crown Lands.—Tho Commissioner of ?' Crown Lands at Auckland wrote as follows Lot 17(>a, Ngaroto, has beou 0 proclaimed as a recreation ground, and Lots 74 and 87, Mangapiko, as a public park and pleasure ground at Alexandra. ! e The Land Board decidcd to recommend the 1 Government to vest these reserves in your Council, and after this has been done the Council will have power to lease for periods of three years."—Letter received. ,•« Small Bihiis.—Ten ratepayers called the s, attention of tho Council to the great damage done to the crops by tho small iy birds, and asked the Council to supply them with a quantity of poisoned gram so e- as to t'nn them a little.— I Tho chairman said w he thought this lay witl.in the province of the Fanners' Club. Some years ago they

supplied poisoned (train, and when, two years afterwards, the caterpillars appeared complaints wero receiver! against, the destruction of the small birds.— Mr Teasdale spoke strongly against the sparrows, and said he would hi oner have the caterpillars fifty times over. He was in favour of supplying poisoned wheat.—Or. I'inch moved that the clork write to the Farmers' Clubs to ascertain their opinion on the subject.—Seconded by Cr. Teasdale and carried. Pukktk—Mr P. O'Brien again requested that the road bo made to his place at Pukete as soon as funds will allow, as he is unable tn get anything to market and tin had to borrow money to pay his rates—a poor return after paying rates for L' 3 years The clerk was instructed to give the adjoining owners notice to clear the furze on the road. Town Rkskiivks.—Uorata wrote asking on what terms the Council would let, for say five years, the town reserve No. 515, township of Alexandra, 13 ncros 1 rood, and also the reserve just vacated by I>. Cue.—The Clerk reported that a lot of the tenants of these reserves had fallen into arrears. —ft was decided that notice be given to the tenants that unless all rents are paid by next meeting, fresh tenders will be called for these reserves. Ri'KUIUA Drains.—Mr W. < Jardner, on behalf of Mes-irs Williamson Bros., agreed to contribute one-third of the cost of cleaning out one drain along this road, provided the cost does not exceed £1. —It was decided that if Mr Gardner agree to pay half the cost, the engineer be instructed to proceed with the work. A Nick Audit Okfick.—A circular letter was received from the Audit Ottiee, askiag the councillors to keep a watch on the collector and treasurer of the Council, as lately defalcations have ocenred, which the Audit OMice has no means of ascertaining.—Cr. Teasdale. moved that the Council being loreed to pay a (lovernment auditor, if that office is not a bio to do the work, the Council would bo glad to he allowed to appoint, their own auditors, who would do the work completely, and at le.s-i cost than at present.—Seconded by Cr. Anderson and carried unanimously. Manuaimko Uoad IlisTiircT.—Tho resolution passed on May IL'th merging the Mangapiko Itoad District into the Waipa County was confirmed, on the motion of Cr. Smith, seconded Ijy Cr. Finch. Pkacook's Road.—The whole of tho necessary forms having been carried out in connection therewith, the Chairman moved that a road running between sections 78, 70a, 7Sb and 70b, in the parish of To Uapa, be closed,—Seconded by Cr. Anderson and carried. Forming.—The engineer was instructed to inspect the road through Mr Buttles place, and call for tenders for forming the road, to be m by next meeting. Kkpaius.—Or. Teasdalo was authorised to employ a man for a week in repairing tho Frontier Road, between Messrs Bosanko's and Goodfellow's. Vailk's Schkmk.—Cr. Teasdale moved that a letter bo sent to the Premier and the Hon. John Bryce asking them to assist in obtaining a trial of Vaile's scheme. — Seconded by Cr. Smith.—Cr. Finch moved, as an amendment', that no action be taken in the matter.—There being no seconder to tho amendment, the original motion was put and carried, Cr. Finch dissenting. Uatks.—The Chairman gave notice that at next meeting ho would move that a general rate of :/d in the .£ be struck throughout the county, and separate rates of Ad in the t' in the outlying districts _of Hamilton and Mangapiko, ami a rate of :[d in the A! in Alexandra.