COUNTY COUNCIL.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 354, 21 September 1889, Page 3

COUNTY COUNCIL.

The Council met yesterday afternoon, when there were present: The Chairman (Mr Clark), and Crs Coleman, Tuohy, King, McPhail, Murphy, Orr, and Wethered. John Thomson wrote making a claim of £5O on the Council for the discovery of stone. The letter was received.

The Surveyor General wrote re GisborneMahia Boad, stating that a man could not at present be spared to survey off the road. Mr G. De Blaquire wrote applying for the position of Returning Officer tor the Waikohu Biding. The matter was left over, H, Rhodes wrote complaining about the way in which the Tologa Bay ferry was conducted. He said persons were kept waiting about for the ferryman and in one case he had to ferry himself across. Mr J. Trimmer sent in an explanation to the above statement, He said that Rhodes went straight to the punt and ferryed himself across. The man in charge was only about 100 yards away having his dinner. The Clerk said he had made particular enquiry into the complaints, and he found that all the settlers spoke highly of the way in which the ferry was conducted. Cr King said the Council could not consider a private grievance. Cr Murphy said that Rhodes' had been training the opposition publican’s horse. It was decided to acknowledge receipt of the letter.

The Patutahi Road Board wrote asking what amount the Council would be prepared to give in the event of the Board deciding not to strike a rate for the present year, and that should the Board accept the Council’s offer when the amount would be available, On the motion of Cr Murphy the letter was received. Mr Q. W. Williams telegraphed that the Government declined to reserve station 133, Patutahi, for travelling stock. - The Chairman i I am very glad to hear it,

Cr King thought it would be necessary t° try and arrange for the section to be kept for a quarry. Messrs "Nolan and Skeet wroteMr D. Malone has instructed us to demand from your Council payment for stone quarried by him at the Patutahi Quarry, and appropriated by Mr J. Mclntosh with the consent of and under the authority of your Council. As your Council is aware, Mr Malone is a serious loser by the removal, and unless the claim is settled amicably we will be obliged to take proceedings for the recovery thereof.” Both the Engineer and the Clerk denied giving the authority as stated.—Cr Tuohy proposed, and Cr McPhail seconded, that a reply be sent stating that the Council gave no authority for the removal of the metal. The police reported that the natives were stealing timber from the Makarika road The Engineer was authorised to sell the timber which was not required by the Council.

The Exhibition Committee wrote asking for £25 as a subsidy in aid of forwarding exhibits to Dunedin. —Cr Coleman moved and Cr McPhail seconded, that the request be granted, providing the Council could legally do so.—Cr Murphy opposed the proposition, and drew the Council's attention to the Tolago Riding, which had all the rates allocated, and he did not see where the money was to come from.—The motion was carried.

TENDERS— EAKaBAE BOAD. Mclntosh and Doleman, (sec, 87) £30812a, (sec. 88) £7810s; metalling per chain, £5 55., F. Hicks, («-c 87) £35417s 6d. P. McLoughlan (sec. 87) £267 18s 6d, (sec. 88) £B2 10s; metal £3. B. Knox, (sec. 87) £265, (sec. 88) £7O ; metal per chain £2 12s. R. Knox's tenders for both sections were accepted. KAIPABA BOAD. M. Boland (accepted), £5 15s; Wm. F. Stephenson, £7 15s; T. Goldsmith (informal), £B.

PAWIBSM, Accounts ware passed ae follows Taylor and Brownlow, £l2 12s ; H, Williams, £7 10a; J. Mclntosh, £ll7 IBs 9d ; Engineer’s men, £l2 12b; A. Muir, £3 Us; W 0. Sheet, £2 8s lid ; Borough Council, £4 10a; Library Committee, £l5 ; A. Devery, £3 l?s; Salaries, £4 8 16s 81; Gisborne Standard Company £2 19s. Gr King asked that tho stone in the Patutahi quarry bo carted to the depots on the roadsides, and that tenders be called for the work.—Agreed to, As the contract for the Waiaptt inland road expires at the end of September, it was decided that the balance of the grant and also the native rates be expended on the work for repairs, Cr McPhail drew attention to the culvert on the Waimata Road, which required repair, ing,—The Engineer was ordered to get the work done, Cr Orr said that some fascines were required for the crossing at Kaiteratahi.— The Council agreed to leave the matter in Mr Orr’s hands. Qn the siiggestion of Cr Coleman the Council decided to have tenders called for works on the Wainui hat, It was agreed to consider the works required on the Waiapu Roads, at the next meeting.