PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3051, 4 February 1892, Page 2

PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL

The above Council met at Morrinsville on Tuesday, at 11 a.m. Present : Crs. W. P. Chepmell (chairman), J. Bailey, A, lleanoy, J. S. Browne, W. IL Herrios, N. I. Hunt, M. Harrison, D. McNicol and H. Horrell. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Waiorongomai Tramway.—Mr W. MeLeod had found two sureties that were approved of, but the lease of the tr.imway had not yet been received from the Council's solicitor. Tlio cleric had done everything he could to hurry up the bnsines-, the delay resting solely with the solicitor. No delinitn reply re the validity of the bill of sale held by tlio bank over the tramway horses having been received, a telegram was sent to Mr Hiy asking for a deiimta reply. —Re this matter, Mr H. C. Wick, of Paeroa, wrote on January Bth : " I have received an ndvica from the Hank of New Zealand that an application, made by them to you for payment on account of certain horses sold by Mr H. H. Ad;urn t < you, has practically resulted in your refusal to recognise their claim. This directly affects me, as I hold the mortgage of the, property from Adams, and have transferred it t > the bank as a security. 1 have, therefore, to make demand on you for the payment of £40 for the tramway horses you recently purchased from Mr H. JI. Adams, and failing payment of this demand, by the 20th inst., I must of necessity tike steps to press your Council into a recognition of my title aid claim."—Pending a reply from Mr Hay, this matter was shelved. Towards the close of the meeting, the following telegram was received from Mr Hay's office: "Leases just received and forwarded by post to you to-day to Morrinsville." This being no reply to the enquiry, the Chairman was asked to reply to Mr Wick when he had seen Mr Hay regarding the matter. Alter the meeting had closed, the longdooked-for copies of the lease arrived by post, but She chairman and two councillors had waited to sign them, so Mr McLean will soon be in possession. Gold Revenue. —Replying to an enquiry re the amount of gold revenue that had been paid to the To Aroha Town Board, the clerk wrote stating that during 1S!IL, 10s had been received. The county cleik had written asking the secretary to the treasury under what A.ct such payments had been made, but no reply had been received. Taotaoroa.—The clerk of the Ta otuoroa Road Board write asking the Council to improve the ford at the foot of Brace's Hill, and take steps to restore the flow of water into the trough on the road between the Karapiro bridge and the Got ton gorge. It was resolved not to do anything to the ford, there being a bridge alongside the ford, and the Council thought those who used the ford should keep it in repair. The engineer was instructed to in-peet the spring near the water trough and cause the necessary repaiis to be ex'euted. Te_ Auoha.—Chas. Fugill wrote asking permission to lay a two inch iron pipe across the main road, to convey water from the upper side of the roivi to his house for domestic purposes. The request was granted subject to the work being dona to the satisfaction of the county engineer and on condition that they be removed, free of cost, at any time the Council may think fit to order such removal. The chairman and Cr. Bailey voted against the motion. Kaijiai Track.—Mr G. W. Ormsby >vrote : "I wish to draw your attention to the growth of underscrub which requires to be cleared along the CambridgeTauranga track, also some very bad places require levelling while there is dry weather." He also suggested other requirements. Cr. iieaney chought the manager of the station, Mr Rich, should have made the application instead of the shepherd. The letter was received. Cr. lleanoy said the track was in very fair order. The clearing that the letter referred to was on a track three chains wide that the Company had made to drive cattle and sheep along, and the Council could not be expected to keep that clear of undergrowth. It would be well to employ some one to patch the road before tho winter set in. It was resolved to attend to this matter during the autumn. Camrkidge-Tauranga Road.—Mr Wm. Heaney wrote calling attention to damage done by the r.un on this road. He thought £2 would jefray the c st if attended to at once, but if left till more rain came it would probably cost double that amount. It was resolved to ask .Mr Geo, Walker, of Mangawhara, to do the work at a cost nut exceeding £2. Okoroire Sanatorium.— Mr James Sherley wrote asking to have the road between the hotel and railway station repaired. Several culverts needed repairing and he suggested that fences should be erected on one or two of the hills in dangerous places.—The letter was received and tho members of the riding will inspect and report at the next meeting of the Council.— .Air Heaney said tho Council had only taken over the road from the Okoroire Railway Station (o the To Aroha-Lichlield road about six months, and about £100 had already been spent upon it.— A Petition.—A number of natives of NViiiliurukeka forwarded the following petition:—"We trie undersigned whose namos are written below, humbly pray for i road from the main road to the Thames river, through J. Orr's block, N\,. 23. He has stopped the road and we have got no way of getting to the main road. We therefore pray that you may have the said road re-opened, so that we can get to the main ivad. ' (Here follow the signatures) — Mr Pavitt said Orr had fenced across the road and had planted potatoes. He wanted the road altered, and was willing to bear the expense.—lt was resolved to inform Mr Orr that he must re-open the road. It was thought he could hardly be aware of the expenses attending the exchanging of land for road purposes, or he would nut have offered to defray the cost for such a slight alteration as he appeared to desire. Gouno.v Settlement.—Mr J. McLeod offered to bear half the cost of deepening the main road drain, for about 17 chains through his section, if the Council would have the work done. He estimated tho cost at £7.—His offer was accepted. Accounts.— The following accounts were pushed for payment:—lnterest on loans, £111 17s -Id ; audit department *"' • T. Wells, -Is 21; Thames Advertiser""£'3 10s ; W. Souter and Co., £1 7s • J. S Bund Ills 3d; I). McLean Wallace, £3 osVcl / Parr, £1 Ids ; S. Gavin, £1 H> s . Survey Department, £1 10s; tramway waws <■•-'%' 10s; B. Montagu-, £10 10s; J. Janlen £ilhackray and Xowsonv, £2; J. McL"od' 12s; C. Ahier, £1 .h ; J. Emmet, £1 s' s yj '. .WalU..., £3010.; To Kami, l 7 ; Cimle.' Bros., £2 12s; koli .-n and Pu!,a, £3 i" s ■ We hold over.n portion of „ur report.