COUNTY COUNCIL.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 599, 25 April 1891, Page 2

COUNTY COUNCIL.

An ordinary meeting of the above was held yesterday afternoon. Present: Ors dark, ’ (Chairman), Tuohy, Gray, Hepburn, and ! Orr. Messrs Corcoran and Co. spp ied for the ( extension of time by 15 days to complete > their contract, On the suggestion of Cr Tuohy it was decided to leave the matter over f until the completion ot the contract. Mr J. Kennedy, Waerenga-a biks, wrote calling attention to the continued spread of Bathurst burr, saying it was useless for the Council trying to keep it down unless the Road Beards and private indivi Inals kept it down, He suggested tbat a heavy penalty be : provided for, and a raogzr appointed tor certain months in the year.—Mr Warren said the by-law was defective ; they had to serve notice, but they would have to give notice every time a plant grew up.—Cr Gray said provision ought to be made, but the mischief was done tbie season.—The Chairman said it was hard upon a person who bad kept bis sheep clean to find that when driving them a lot of seed was brought along through the neglect of olbers, —It was decided to acknowledge the letter, Cr Gray saying he would give notice tor an altera ion of the by law. The Charitable Aid Board applied tor £338, subsidy for ensuing year, being £ll2 morp than that asked tor last year.—The Cbsirman : The matter is practically out of oaf hands. It is a ease ot pay, and look pleasant. Cr King wrote asking for leave of absence for six months.—Decided to grant leave for three months, subject to further considers, t;on. With regard to the road at Kaiteratahj the Engineer strongly urged the Connell to take the half-acre of laud offered by Mr Scott. It would make a far better approach to the bridge. The Engineer asked that a drain be out on the Wairoa road, about 20 chains, opposite Mr Oraill'e, and another 20 chains higher up. He mentioned that in all probability the Government would survey the Wairoa road and make the necessary deviations. It was decided that Crs Wethsred and Orr meet Mr Scott and make the best menu for taking over the land ; also to have the drains made. The Survey Office wrote stating that they would not examine any more plans tor the Council until the fees now due were paid.—. Decided to pay the amount, £3 10«. Accounts'were passed ao follows Fain, tahi Hall £4, transfers £525, T. Carroll 10k, G. li. Greenwood £7 ss, W, Byan £5 ss, R, Knox £6O, D. Malone £220, P. McLoughlin £B5, D. McLeod £4O 0s fid, J. Blain £ll 10s, Moore and Graham £7 ss, M, McLeod £9, It, Sinton £O, Corcoran and Co, £163, T. Daul, ton £3 16s CJ, sundries £2 Ils, A. Brown £9 18<, O. Dette £lfi, P. Bodgers £2ns, B. Gataly £lO 10s, W, Jones £fi, F, Hick £ll His, Weir and Sellars £BO3 14a, salaries £4l lbs Bd, Charitable Aid Board £4O, transfers £1295, G. Maher £8 6s Bd, W. F. Stephenson £3, Richardson Bros. £2, Audit office £5, Survey office £3 12s Od, Two tenders were received for the drain at Pakarae, viz., J. Bower £23 17s 6d; J. Mclntosh (accepted) £l2 10s. Messi's Currie and Hogan drew attention to the state of the road alongside the water trough.—Left to the Engineer to attend to.

Cr Gray asked that the bad parts of the Whutaupoko Road be formed. Measra poloman and Hicks had offered to form the worot portions of the road for «6S<l.“-»De-cided to have work done.