COUNTY COUNCIL.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 30, 1 March 1878, Page 2

COUNTY COUNCIL.

The ordinary moptin^ of tho Council, was hold all tho Chambers, Broadway, on *Vy"orlrto'Hclay last, 27-th inatatvt. Tlufyfi wcro present, tho Chninnaa and M^sm. Byrne, Irving, Ikyfpild, Kelly. Djok, a,hd .Davieu. Thd minutes of, tho, previous mpatin^ were rend'nnd confjUmod. . The, Clerk rond oopies of, all eorrosppn^ donco, forwarded aincetho last moetingj ; ' COJIREHFONDpNOX ! From -7 Liddta, Antonio* offering to widen 'road at Antonio's. ' ' ' ; '/ lioaolvod that Liddjo be infornjocUW. it is tho. iiitorition of tho Counajl to ntfako Ijhp road anjr wider at proj^ntj. From Mr Kno,wlc^ Undpr. Sporot»ry, intimating flint (lip sum, of £200) hiul boon plnodd tb thd crpdit of , tho Od.u.rifcil in ro tho of \p*t spasion for oom. pT<|tin« rond'fe^ffilantflatkm Uetwoenr R«»f- --* IW nfotiorif* otrMr^fw ftild, ficcpndod by Mr Cnplcfl, that in,* Qfc l rao(ioii4 bo aont to Mr Stovrart to fur* ntah tho Council qh early us possible with partipulnrs of whnt can bo done tovvardu moving roid from Lou/{ford to Oxnuini's for tho Rum of £2000. From John Rogiui asking for bompon». Bfitipn ( . Koaolvod on thpmpf-ipji, of Mr Oftples, . soqpndfid by Mr Bnyfpild, that £15 bo votod to Jiohn Ucgnn fop losses suqtainofl by Novcmbpr flpod. Clork also instructed t,o, notify. that tho. Cojn\oil would not iri fufuro ontprMpn auflXnpplloalions, From Trp]onr and IV^'ljau^hlin ro^road o,h Blnok'fl Point, loading to Oru^hin(?ton # A lopg fliscu.ssion ensued^ on to whether t/io complaints wore, ontijilod, to oppsidoration, if, bpinp; statod . thaj; Trolo^r. had fonopd, tho rond, Ifc was rosolvod on tho motipn, of Mr Byrno, Mocondod by Mr Kelly, thaj; tho Enginppr. n>ftkc somo Rljght deviation in tho road at JJlnc|c's Point to moot w,ith tjio. vip^a of thpoomplaintn. . Tho offpr of, Dn Bii and- party to finish tho end of,protootivo works w:asacooptod for £20, From Clork of Council, Lyolj, oneloaing lijit of, minor's righ,(is. From W. Fo* RtAlinß.hjs terras, £125, for keppinp Blapjc's Point, traqk, open for hprso traflSp, and £70,fpr foot track. Kcsolv ( pd that, tho offor bo not ontortajned, 110 Fern, Flat road, rc?olvpd thaj; tondprg bo, cal|(ul, to. oloso at nponi on tho 13th March, 'for making road over FornFirtt. J^ro^Ji J?t$ pinion ask ipj?, that ns tho Antonio's road his puddopkn, tho, Counpi| fpnop ono side of tho rend, Resolved, . tjioj; t,hp Qoupoi}, fpneo, pup ■fljde of tho rpad, lip EdncatiPn IScsorvoß. —Tho,, Clerk was iqstruptod {o, write to tho Chairman of the Edpoatjon, Board, requesting an answer tp Application for „ reservation, oo k of lar[d at From Mr M'G'rpßpr, Hampde^,; flfljeiug. for, a refund; of rates. . :, . . • lfoflolvpd.that tho Council ;hfiid.no power, to entertain, tho, application •., Ho tho plain),.of, Jp|in Williams, Forn F,ht, for componsatipn fpr land, tako^for, road, purpo^pfii.. Itosplved tlint, oompenßatipn bo awarded at tjie rate pi £76,|)0r aeror-«7O 8^ 9d— furthor t)iaf tho Clork writp-tojthe Waste Lunds Board, stating that Mr. Williams had boen flpttjod with, and asking that the land us^paid for bo oxcludcd i'rpi^^lio freehold. Lutter from Stowart ro, roads, Hampdpn, rel'orrod to tho Executive Cqmmittep with powprt to net. ' '

From F. Oourtuey, applying for paymont of oompo^Bation awarded by tbo la,(o Loo^l Jtovonuos Boa,rd. Roso|vod that tho umount, Mi bo paid. pouncU|hen ftdjpurncd, till p.m. Upon tvu Council ro|irniflß tyoro wore present' ;j^ pha^||in, n^d J^easrs Kolly, BbVfoijjj, Byrn^ tf)ick nnd Caples. Pe'titio^!, ro^l ff oni l Gilchrist and, others asking (ov ( tlio'; construction of fpaq.nour M>NoillVfnr<n. Koflolved on t^o potion p,f Ms Wiok socondod liy Mr Oaploa, that thp matter hoWorrodT fq MVFitz Waqrice «* report upon at tlil W$ mootinfi;. Tl^o pief'f feportpd the flnMieyil posU tion of thp, Cpuno.iL , ; . Tho Kii«lnofti' road, his report t^po'n tho ppouq (V^ty roacja and public works, Tho o ( vpr?P,ejs'B report witf yoa^ and Ko|o>sa;phVitho, Mot\oh,; of : .sfc Mr foild, flocoftdod byJV^r Byrno, tha^ tcn r do|rs bo. oallo.dfc/r diverting portion of rivof oojirso at/Hor|<r- J^ond ; , fT^udorV to, 6[q\s({ ol'i tho \hl\\ i March. ' ! • Tho OliftirrAan,Koallod attention, to tho not niotaUod 1^ foot wide: lio«ol,ved 01,111)19 mqj(ion of Mr Byrno, second,*^ by Mr tl\at tho oontro,c ' tovA on tho Groy road, bo.com.poUcd to KfavoV illb 1 road 1 f,r,ora ltep.ftoh to Dovory's Torrnoovto tho f^H width o/f 12 ,feet, and tbnt unj|sß wo,«Ud ; up; to ?peoi%ationa tho contract b bo tako^ from them. ttofloivod on tho motion of Mr Rick, seo.ondod by Mr Caploa, -tint tenders bo called, to cloao on tlio 18th Murcji, for; cutting 4i biF two omliankmoDts on* tho Saddle road. Kfißolvod oil tho motion of Mr Kolly, HocondofMiy Mi* Dick, tho offer of Lynch, for emotion of footbridrtd lit .LonkV for £7 10,s bo accepted, providod tho work is done according to spocificntiona to bo propa rp(| by, tho engineer. KcHolffld on tho motion of Mr Byrne, scooldedby Mjr Irving, that tho ovor,.soer; bo itHlructod to put ou',tt\on to cut v track 12 feet <vido Irom thp Hikamatua Jflain to Mossy Creek, a distance ot'oqo milo. Adored by Mr Ikyfoild, that a oomtnuniotfi^on bo sont to tho CommiHiiionor of WuHto-'Landfij üblaon, n^'ing ftroator punctuality in tho donling.of applications bfal^orlk of land in this district parti* oui'^ly pointing' out; ,th,o grqat loss of rccj^uo to this Uoiinty by (ho prejont ftlo*^ 'fir<)eeßß of 'dealing with, applicationa; Seconded by Ciiplos and car** .riodx //-!■•: Motcd,by Mr Trolly and, seconded by Jklr. paplps, that tho Oou,uty Solicitor bo iiiHtftidod to furnish the Council (it its nt'xfc mooting w>th tli^o noce«sary information tttfdo'.ho.w i|j hliulI •* pro'nned to* huro i itsi^f irti^ostod witl> iho functions of, t\ Uivcr \.ty A QfiV§? 4i , C^'ipd... •, fi J^posod' by -iijr Kelly, otiul so^ofiitod bs '-Mif V\ip)ca_, 'thattho En^iitber be in. slriiotod to propai'o plans, and .ipccifica* tion s for grading road from IV^'Downl's ttt 'he lipft-Jland, JJr;nr«ch to Oaploston, and to buvd tpndova cullod for tho work ftt onco. proposed by Mr Djclc, ard socondod by Mr Iv- V in,gi that temlcrs be called for forming and mobillin^ Andorson-itroot from MrsJVicholiiH's homo to llnm.iay'M Htoro.'tho full width. Tondera to close on; tho 15th Muroh. Proposod by Mr Kelly, nnd seconded by Mr Irvinir that tho Clerk bo instructed to mulco out a list of nil arrears of rates duo to tho lflto ]|ond Bourd 11s sot forth, in thp iate b.ookn when tho Board v^a^ ohungod into the county, nu-1 also lluit ho furnish nt each mooting of tho Ceunoil a list of nil ratoH rom^nin,' ap paid at tho. ; dute of ouq^ mooting. Carried. Tho following tendors wcrooponed for oonstruptipn of Cruahington road.

On tho .motion of Mr Diok, tho tender oN lf Williams, for 13ft road, £1254 bQ, neooptod. Carried. Several nooountu woro passod, and thp Council nrljiurned, . .-

£ n. d. Dalian ftnc\ Co. 10ft. ifilO lf> 0, ' 13ft. 2121 15 0 ! ... 16ft. 2831-12 0 Robinson • 10ft. 1248 7 * 3 SO. 1500 8. 0 16ft. 1978 H 6 Qoqhrano. 10ft, 1082 0/0 I,Bft, 1282 0 0 16ft. 1582 0 0, G,arvfln, 10ft. 078 40. 18ft. 1817 15 0 16ft. 2386 10, -0, Iftivino 10ft. „lp7l 0 0 , iflft:. 1338 15 b 16 fc. 1i392 0 0 Ropimji, 10ft. 1360 0 0 13ft- 1470 Q, 0 16ft. 1756 0 0 .1, Williams 10ft. 054 0 0 13ft. 1254 0 0 16ft. 1754 0 0