COUNTY COUNCIL MEETINGS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3022, 26 November 1891, Page 2

COUNTY COUNCIL MEETINGS.

EAGL.VX COUNTY COUNCIL. A.T the annii'il meeting nf the Rigbn County Coiuici!, Itnlrl yesterday, them wore present: Cr-.. Wilson. Malhia.s, Calder, Books, McUuivk, WhiUwMo, Hill, and Cogswell, .Mr J. Li. Somerset, tliu cleik, being in the chair. Nkw CouNCtixoit. —Tim returning uilicor reported that Mr Charles Huttuii had resigned his seat as a member ot llio Council, :ind that Mr Cotrsu'ell hud been elected iu his place. Cr. Cogswell, who wan present took hi- so.-it. CiiAiHM.w.—Cr. Caldi'r niiivcd that tho retiring ch.iirm n>, C>. M -.lhias, be chair•ii:tn fii;- t.:,e ens .ing v.'ir. Secindod by Cr. Me-Nniil;, who spoke very highly ..f Cr. service. Cr.' Whiiesido iii.ivodasan anii-ndii.ont, tli.it CV. Wilson b, , clrimi-.i!.. 11,- sii.l that Cr. Wilson h;ul iiiiiny c!;.i:ir< n:i tliu C-mueil, and he i.U'i thiiii'ulit, vv 111!.! ii-n-oiu? with nil tint Cr. MeCMiil; li.-.i! s-M -ili.-.t, Cr. Matthias, ih.it thuv sluiiild ii'il, :i!w,iys run in the -•i mm; <:mV, i;i!!- <'|.'|M hi.i,i fr-sli chiirmi.iii. Hβ iliiiiit'hi ;h.\v v.-iirdd lind tliu vv'irk e-irrit'd nut (|'ii'.n ;is suhl. <:t'i: i!y under Or, Wileni us under Cr. Mathias. Thi.. was seeiiiid'.'d by (-'r. Thuru vntrtd fur thi) nmiindaient Crs. Hill, C.>ijsw.'!l, Wils'.n mid Whi^sidi! ; uiid aßaiiislit: Crs, Mc(inirl< mid Cihler, Ci. Miitliiiih renniniiitr iii;iit.r.il. The vulini; fnr the motion was »ico voisn, tliorolDro (_!r. Wilson was doclarfld dnlyelt>etvd. Hosi'iTAL Doaui). —Mr Meljuirk was iinanintDUsly ru-e!:cli'd revioseiitative tj the riiisiiila! liiKird.at.d n-iiirncd Ihanlcs. FINASL'E COMMITTKi:.— S'iMie (liicnssinll "ti-ned (ivpr the finance Goinuiiltee.— (Jr. \V"hit"rid3 iriiivod : "Tlintnn KinaiiceConimittec beappninted." He did not think it whs necessary, and said lli-il if «tiy hiisines« wanted doinK between the, inoftincs it should stand over till the noxt meeting.— Cr, Mathiax seconded the liiolimi pro forma to showCr. Whitesidc that a Finance C'imiiiittde was neci'ssury.—Cr. Brnokon moved as an amendment: "That the Finance Cnmmitteu con-ist of Or«. Wilson, Coßswell, and Dr.)«.k.-s."-Cr. Hiil sooiinded the amendment.—Cr. Wlitle.siJu alenn voted for the mntion, nod the rest <>E the C'luncil against it ; therefore thu iiiiiindnient was carried. TiIIKUS Co.MMri'l'H 1 : —Tho folhuvinu were appointed as Thirds Committee : Tho chairman and <Jr.-i. llrookes and C'v^well. CnisilUßs.-Cr.-i. C"iswoll airi Wilson were authorised to si(»n cheques. [L-ft sittinsl. ■\v.\ikaio coi;xTY '.ou.vcn.. Tile annual meeting ot the Wiiiknto County Council v/aa hold yc-terday. I'ru sent : Ci'b. I'nmrosi', ;Ji4himh), Kedduu, Coatev, Paton and Forrest. Ch.uhm.W.— On thi) motion of Cr. tSeddon, seconded by Cr. Furrebt, Cr. Primrdse was proposed as Chairman. - Cr. I'n'niruso tlmnbid hi.- proposers for tho eulogies, but rc-i"jiie.->led that a change might be nude tins year, but was finally petsiuided to accept the office. Miranda Coal Company.—lt wn." rosolved that the clerk should take legal opinion a.) to the parties to bv summoned f..r the rate of the Miranda Coal Milling Company now in liquidation. Roads. —A lette: , was read from tho Chief Surveyor relative to the roads through Mr Swanson'e property, staling that the roads wero perfectly legal.— The Engineer road a letter from Mr Mcßao, still throwing doubts on thu legality of tho particular road in question.—Cr. Johnson said Mr Mcßea wanted the piece of road to be provod illegal in order that the Council might bo forced into taking a road through Mr Muir's land. The engineer was instructed lo write such a letter to the Council as might be sent to the Chief Surveyor for hi.-, final opinion. Cr. Johnson wished to refer to the celebrated ll'tngiriri petition re tho Taniwha road, The chairman refused to

I'll.ivv tlie petition to be brought forward, ft h:id but'ii condemned as disru-;pi?cttiil ti the Council. Attention was alsn drawn to Mm stato of tin! M-'.tiihura road, r.;;ar Storey's. It was resolved to leave this matter over till the drier weather and tlio Council was in better funds,

Had 15itiPGE.—A letter was received frnin Mr (i. R»id tint the bridco near Douglas's, on the Waiifingi road, was broken and impassable for cnttlp, and statin,,' that he would contribute i'lo to the woik if done before the 31»t March next. The letter was favourably received, but Uiu question of doiutf thu work defurred fur want of funds.

owixi'iox to Ulmsivu a Kuan.—A letter was read from Mr A, McKae, statirfr that Mr Swinson would object to thu closing of liny ro.id through his property.

A Danoicr ■"Uμ Bhiiwk.— Attention wa> drawn hv a civmicrcial traveller to thu (iiiiih'oruiia' sii'if-o of tlid bu.-li betiveei) Huntly and Matalmra, and that his narrowly edcapod a brolsun le«.

Ta.mwua llq.U). — Ke thu Tauiwlu Road, the Kneineer slated tint liys bad giieu tho cletk the original spudtiuutious ut' thu work.—Tim Clurk denied tlnvt lie had received anything but a rough copy, unsigned and unstamped.— Cγ. Johnsou asked for the original specifications signed by the contractors.—Mr Sandes thon produced the memorandum of agreement between »bo contractor, Mr K. Wilson, nnd the clni'insn —Ci-. J"liiiki>!) protested njjainst till pi'iiriucti'in (if iuiv secondary papers, • rid want d the original civument. and aekp.il th't the ir.AttLT stand over for n month

HcwprTAL Board — Mpsnrs Priinrra', v-tddoo, C-.Mt.."-, dad 0 A i'tvw "■■(.to

.loct.ul In |v|.ri>..M.t the C-'Uliri! MM til.' 11...pi!;,1 IV.Mirl.--Mr I'ri'n...- v.iid InWmulil 11..1 :nv.-|.( ..Ili.- Hill' -- ll- »■'- I"" 1 ten sliiUniuM f..r .-V..1-V tin,.: ho ~(I .-u-i — l Hi.: ri'iinhr H---*i.ii.il tin:;--, :w he ln'-,l iivttliMi three miles ti.itii tin- ll.i-|iiti!.— A|/reeil to. l>i)i; Fkfm.-H was ii-.lv,m| t.. fix tinf|..(r fci-i a' :;- iM f■■'• -I I'."" 1 |~" "'° ll " k '*' anil nil ..11,.-r .!■.-■-, :«. 'I'.M-I'lltl C.011i.K.-'l'h.' fi'.l'WillL' t.'ll'lll-S weie il.Mli with !...■ t !■.••!• an.l rr-ori'C-t.i..,ir,f ili.. f,nc-:,l tl.r TMiipirili.irni', »»«" ".I rli■ims • — (.'. 11. Smith, '.U |irr cliiiili ("icrci.t.'.H; Alli-'"l Mill, !»-■ !iil per chain; M irlin r.iMwn, 1 , - , - ii I nor ehain. t'.iM- .Minkh. —It »ms i«s..|vcil t" warn the M.--IS It.ll'h ii.it t.i intcifi.T.- willi cm! uii(l<:rtln: Ih-'-'il S.Mitli 11..1..1. W'AII'A ('.il'M'Y C'Ol.'.VCir,. Tim u-i'i-il iii.imMilv ni.'(-tiM«i.f tin- \V;«i|.i (,'mi.iil.V (;i.iiricil was )wl(l ;.t ill.. r«ui;i:il oli«iirl.'.<r-, Olianpii. Nt 10.H0 ".in. vc-N'r.l:,y. Tli. ii- wr.i I'U-.'tit : Cis. Jj.uk (■.', p iimi>), SmlHi, AM-i.'l-mi, l-.i. i.-11, Finrh, T.M-.1..1.-, K\..lby, Sh-i.ti.Til, Iviihli.v nivJ Knsih-. Mr A. Anii.-ii-i.iiu', Cmnty was n\ '.i in Ml t>:n'l;inc('. lln.iinkkh's Hki'OlU. —Iμ lii.- iimiithly rt|.Mit tli.- Knuini'f-r -tf.t,-(J thai. Hi.: cmtract for f.inimiK mi t 1 " , Maniilt'iti-Olitunio mad h.irl 1..'.: m cumpli'toil, aid hn rpcmnuiuiitluil that th« Ki-avel fur the work be lal;.ii fiMin Mr Kiviie-' farm. Suvi-ntv-twi' chains hail ht;«i) Fi.ririeiJ, but as funds will i.nly admit <if ;i purtinii ix-iiiu'pr:i\ulkil, it w.iiil'.l be necessary to say li..\v much ulioiilil buil.nif. Ci.ntract Xo. Hit, forming A l ;., throiiu'li Mr linttle's, n..t IwinK ciiiiijilutßil in turins of thn epeuilications, hu ili'ulinerl to pass the work or to ndvnncu any more inouuy on it till it was fini-hcl in ii nioro satisfactory niannor. With i-Rfnr-Riiuo to tliu iinpr.Heiiient of tli• t I'at.'ranaiOhiiupo road between tho railway briitae and tho Oli»iip» road. In) had taken the Invul* anil prepared a ncctuni, wliioh ho liiiiidcl in. HowKver, as thn cost w.'iild Lo itreMy in excess <>f the. mum Ijrevi.uisly siippcwetl, hu (lid not care to call for tenders for ttiti u.,rk b'.-furo Kuljinittinp the matter to the Council. Tho sharpest portion of i|i» (iresent orryd'j i" 1 in !t, and when altorcil a;i proposed, it would be reduced to I in 11 j. About (10 chains ot the Xan-ows Koad at this u;i|j(ir end, which has never been formed, is in a bad state. This road ohmild r.e refdim.jd, and, if travelled.— The ruport wile received.—lt was decided to gravel 'i't chains on tho Hamilton-Ohaupo iload.— With reference to tho iniprovnnie.nts mi tliu Ohau|i<i-['iiteranci Road, Cr. Teasd.ile. in.wed that, the work starsrl over to next nipc-tii)" , .— Seconded by Cr. Klrrifiley and carried. —It was resjlved to pot tho Narrows Road formed, the griU'cllinß licine left over for tho present.

UmiNiJ ActOCNT. —Tln> following f,f;ite-iiii-.tit (if riding accounts for the period ending November 2.Jth, 1S!ll, w.is laid on the tiililu:-Nc\vcastp; Amount cf vote, Ml; amount expended, £100 Ilia Id: over spoilt pinviiiii.s allocutions, t'UI.S !ts i><\ ; total expenled to liii'H, £319 "i.-i (ill; over spent, f:'Mi ,"n liil. Tuhilviirainua : Amonnft 'if vote, t'2H; amount oxpfMirlor), £1!) 10-i ; totil cxpo»(lc<l to <l;iti\ i:l!l 10s; credit b.'il:\nci> from previous ;illnca!ions. t'-0 l."s 4d ; ovi-r spnnt, £2 10s Sd. Hamilton : aiii'Mint nf v<.!i', t52 ; amount cx|)oii(lpil, tBO 12i8fl; total expended to date, £80 12s 8d ; cie.dit balance from previoni allocati.His, ens Us S.i ; to ostend, £20 *.s*. PnUd:iim: iimonnt of vote, tS!l; amount expended, t':?l"i-1-2d : overspent previous nlldcation;. t'JSI! 13s 10,1 ; tufa! exivivlod to date, L'UIS 18s; over spent, £10!) 18.-. Mmipiipilco: amount of vote, £112 ; amount expended £125 0s (i<l ; ovo.v s|-cnt pruvions nllDCations, £32 ]»s 10d ; total expended to date, i-ir.H 0-< M ; <,v«r sppnf, £(j(i 0s 4d. llAiigiaolUii : amount of vr.to, KOU ; amount oxpended, t'lnij 11s -Id ; overspent previous iillocnti'-n*, t'lß ISa 3d ; total e\-pondrd to il.itu, £175 0< 7d;ovor spent, £H2 \U2I Expended '.!i biidi/i's and culver's: Nowoastlf, £103 12.S 7d ; Hnmiltmi, £25 IS <; T'l.ltekur.i, £3J7 3s lldj Mongnpiko. £02 7« 2d,

WIIATAWHAI >. KoAll DEVIATION.—AII- T. U. Sauries reported tliiit Irs survey of this road 111'] boen cuiiii'letnd, the work l>:ii>K approved by tho Survey r.fllce find thr> plans we.ro wit!) tlin 1.)i.-.triet Registrar nf Ji:iii<ls.~M> Cnwfor.l, who was present nn behalf (if tin n.ilives in-.'n-stec), Slid tlu-y would bo (initi! •s.-iti-fißfl to mko the |i.>rti> n of tins n> id closed, in lieu i.f tho portions fiK-.'ii by Hi-! pii>se:it road.— [t Wa-> dr-ci 1 d to pi-iil-.-i'-I wiili tin! t;!. tiinjr uiiijer the Public: Work.- Act. ISS'I.

AixxANOitA.—Mi -Tiiri (;. IWiv nrr* >, ;i.>!;i!i>: Unit li.t- MS, ."">', I, and ."£l. at the jiinc'i:in.-f l!>- W'.-.iuiMiid M-rr,'M'il< <■■'■■"■■■■ l>.:i.nt. tip ciL'i-.-r lor s-.lp '•!■ ;<\-.sc. 11. ~-si

imlli:.l :>M. •;;•;■;: t !'■„. f .'■: ill.l li'M! v s III) IDI'I to l.'l-. ." C-' I ■!! (i It O-lii Wit!l"llt tiv.,iii-siii.' on w,. lia of tin) iih.ivi) lie '»Ji>".\ if tl.n C .iincil c.inhl sue-r-st Ih.h liM uonlj s«;cure ;i fruntaif". to tlin Ta Ron: ruiiil, in , «'lse rivp him n run , l thron<,h tliusn si-utiii'i:. —Th>» cWk u'.-isi in<tnic't>;'l to apply f.iiloti .'UfanilTiH from thu (iivoninii'iil, and to r.'ply to Mr liorry to this e.fffiut, ;iinl nisii that n luntion of the otliurs utp' Icasril at present.

Soi.iiiKiis 1 ijiiiniJK. —Afessr-s (>n\ nn'l Mritsoii wint.fl a skin i: that soiuethiiisr hn ilonn at the Solij!yr-i' Bridgi! on tho H:ur.il-tiin-Nfj'iriinwuliin Rond. —Tin , nifitNii , was (lufiMTod till noxt inentiiiK the Knjjiiiftei , , and (j'r. Siii'pheid lo inspect thu iilami in tho meantime and report.

I'.Ni.MKN'r or MnjiiiKit.-.. Ci , . lixelby liiuvcr] that thu menib-is shall bo p;iid I'm , travelliner cxpcnscH tln-po miles fr.iin pl-iuiMiF irt-iidnin:. , , He spoko in support ' 1 tin motion, p-.intiiu out tint it was tins iisuil thine in other counties.— M-jui.iidi:i| by (!r, Tfnsdalf. — Then) wi's roii-idtii-ilile discussion on tho (pipation, it Ijuiii)/ supiiortcri by tin* movor and seconder and Urs. Shoiihcrd, Klm-ley, and tint riiainiian. wliiln fir. Kin.-h s«i.l h.' wnnlri latlii.r that it hail li.-t-n broiiiiht forward befoiu Hi,-. )a<t ciitti'Ui, r.s he fi-lt some i|ualiiiH of ci)ii<i:icntu about tolciiiK tho uionuy, they hiixinj; been ci«ptud na lioiioraiy coiinci!loi. J , — The motion was tlinn put and caniod, tlin votinpr b'ing ns follow;*:— Vnv : The Chairman and Crx. Shephoid, Smith, Anderson, 'LVnstlulf, Klninlny and JvMjlby, Apainat: Crs. linoh iiml Ku.-abs.

Sellisi; tiii; Kau.uayh. —ln reply to a ui-cnlar from .Mr J, If. Withf ford ro sellintftliuriilu'sus to an lOnslisli coinpany, tho Ohairmm inovci) that I Ins t'ouneil is :>f

iipiuioii that tin: fil' , of the riilway is undasirablu.—Soc'iniind liy Cγ. Teasdale and carried unanimously.

AMOCATiex. —Thu following allojatior.s were ir.adi; tn tlin variom ridinps :—Xowcastlo, L'7l; Hamilton, till; Tuliikariimea, t3l ; Muiißunilcn, fes:i; I'ukekura, £LI,'J; Kinfriiiohia, KI'SS.

Tu\'iu:iw.—The following ternhn's wove dealt with ; — CJuntract N'o. 113, grading at Tuhikarame aat per yard: It. Lirabble and Sons, .IX'l IsS'.l, Tliis being the only tender, it was accepted.— N'o. lit, f'jr unit inn ou tlia I'atorangi Road, near Mr Kvburn's : ,F, McXnul, ffradinff Id per cubic yard, f inning lis per chain, laving pipes 15a ; C. S. McCalluui, 3d, Is and Hs. McNaul's tonder was accepted.—No. 115, grading on Kihikihi-Te Awaintitu Road : J. Kenedy, f.\'d per cubic yard : \V. Pattoti, (i.'.d. I'atton'a tender was accented. —A tender frc.tr .1. Krickson for ±'- l;is for keeping tho water courses in Ngaruawahia clear for one year was accepted. HorilTML IjOAIUi ltKi-BESKNTATI VES. — Th u same members, viz., Messrs Lang, I Anderson and Teasdale were reappointed oil tlio Waikato Hospital Hoard. Kmwnkkh and Oi.kiik.—Messrs Maunder and Armstrong were re-appointed clerk and engineer respectively at increased salaries of yiL'O and t'ISO. The nwon of this increase of salary was on iiccnnnt of the extra work necessitated by the outlying districts b"ing merged into the ;ounty. Accounts. — Payment of tho following accounts was authorised Pettv cash, ,t'3 ; clerk, .t'10: K. Fleming, £1! 18s 3d; C. Lilinnor, il? 18s; K. Carter, £S lis Sil ; Carder Bros.. £1 10"-'; K. Waite, £3.") 7s ; 0. Cowley, £!) Is 9 i ; S. Fletcher, ,t't> Os .'fd ; C'ronin and Co!in, £7 10<; T. iirennan, 10-<; W. Uearsley, I'll'Ss :W. Civen. i'fi ;W. Patton, CI l.is; U. Dellicar. lfis; J. llyburn, j;l Is; engineer, I'llt Ui Gd ; G. lilies, £5 od. ANNI.U, MKkrrrSfi. The annual meeting of the Waipa County Council was held at noon yesterday, the clerk lieing in the chair. Present : Cis. Lang, Shepherd, Finch, Smith, Anderson, Teasdale, Elmsley, Uxelby, and JCusalu. Chaiuman 1 . — Cr. Andeison moved : "That Cr. Lang liu appointed chairman." —Seconded by Cr. Finch, ami carried unanimously.—Ou taking the chair, Cr. Ling thanked the members for tho honour tliey had done In in by electing him chairman, and al.-o for the manner in which they had him in carrying out the work of the Council.