INANGAHUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 38, 12 April 1878, Page 2

INANGAHUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Tho ordinary fortnightly meotinir of tho member* of tho Council wus held it tbo chambers, Broadway, op Wednesday laat. Tlio minutes of tho previous meeting wero rend and confirmed. Tho Olerk read copies of all corrospondouco despatched since tho Inst met t*. ing. , 9mt (pOBBK8?OHD*N(>B. from ifaf&irneas,' stating' that Antonios road crossod his land, nnd asking thp Council to fence ono sido of the road, Referred to E.ugi .cor to report. From T Shcohap, culling attention to a nujsnnoo at roor of his premises, Strand, lloferrod to. Engincor, and Executive empowered to deul with lhe mutter. From F Conrtncy, applying for £ U. 10, i balance of competition duo to him, for allowing road lo go throngh his lund. Resolved that tho am>unt bo paid, From Messrs Wynn and Co, calling attention to tbo fact that road survey lipo ,at Crushington, run through their- sec-* tions. Referred to Enginoer. \stoVt, Smifh and Melody, asking for permission to, conaliuot timber tram at Boatman's. Roferrod to Engineer for report, and Exceptive empowered to dca -.yith the matter. From W. Fox complaining of interference to tho Blaok\t Point Hond,. by traffic nnd suggesting that tho ro;.d should be ptiased in sect ion.. as il is completed. Engineer instructed to pass woJtk in sections as completed. Ijfrom— Stownrt,, reforring to. roucl woxks in Hampden Riding. **_Stcwqtft, ordered to furnish, estimates ot work.. From G. W. Moss, apd J.. Kilgour, nmniigers of the Dtiuntlers Extendetl Company, complaining of i" reicference wifh Company's ruco by contf}netor , 's on Mack's Point nnd Oru-diinglod rond* Fsom Provincial) Auditor, relative lo approaching nuilit cf the County Units.. From Minister i>f Lands, replying to, Icllcd- of Council ue mining lenses. I JVom su me, stnt big Hint JBGSIX rent of ' mitUKwr lenses accrued since Vt inn vary hodlpepp remitted to tho Council I Mr., ftnylield; i%oveir that a telegram bo fpi warded -to, the Coltipinl Tr,.*iisu)*.*i*,, acting forlh that, tbo Council had been i_jli.iidi.iing the Jornl Ilosnitiil-^iifc the rate >.*£... 000 p" nMJ»um» iipjj n^ing, t^jjtth „ isnmeh romi'tol In the Council, nqd seconded by Mr. CliiploHnnil can led.' Ifrom Colonial Treasurer,, stnfing thnt nlligold shipi'cd at .Vej-tporf, is declared tis Ihe produce of fhe Buller County., From A. Greenfield, ro dolny in tho issue of mi/line* lease*., nnd stating thnt no delay occur. . in the Nelson office; in, tho iasuo of mining hensos. Thnt tho tenses nro issued direotly Iho pinns aroroceivod, and concluded', by nuegcating thnt tho Resident Magistrate a* licofton. would do. well fo mnko himeelf acquainted with (he ; fuels of Iho case, beforo induling in ccn- ! Miro of tho Nelson lands, oflice., ; Mr. C_plos, presented a pot i lion from Iho residents of Innngnhun J'unotion urging upon the Council the impropriofy of grnnling protection, for ferry nt Tnnncn,* hun Junotion. After some discussing' it was resolved Hint the Council tako do action in tho matter. On tho motion of Mr. Bayfield, seconded by fho Chairman, tenders wore author.* ised to do calicd for forming tiaok between Ca'holio Church' and Mr. Beech's house. A discussion nroso upon tho motion to expend £100 in forming trnck nt SoU diors Creek, Rcsolvod thnt tho Enigoer report upon the work. Tho Clerb reported tho finnncinl position of tho County to bo overdraft. £2704... Amount duo on oonirnots. £05.52. Proposed by Mr. Cnplos thnt tondors be called, for tho formation of Chu-oh Stroot Capleston. Estimated cxnendiluro undor £ 4,0: seconded by Mr. I Colly. Tho resolution wns put nnd lost. Proposed by Mr Caplos that Iho sum, of £ 10 ompensation bo paid' to MrM'Call, for tho orootion of bridgo over Boatman's Crook*, The Enginoer ropor-t tod that iho bridgo was generally used by the public, nnd that tho elnim was a fair nnd roasonnblo one. Sooonded by Mr Felly. Carried. Moved by Mr Kelly, and seconded byMr Caples, that tho Enginoer proparo plans nnd specifications and oslimalos of horso trnoh*, in Hampden Riding, bntwoen Hampden and Lynoh's farm, and that tenders bo onlied for tho completion of tho work, upon doforrod payments "extending over nino months. Cost about £1100) Mr Kelly warmly urged the importanco of tho work upon the County, pointing out that tho amount yet cxpondod in Hamp-. don, was. not at all proportionate lo tho amount derived! from that Riding. Mr Eayliold, would support the resolution, in so fur as tho prpparation o? tho

pinns and estimates wero concerned. Mr Dick, trustod that spooial instructions wonld bo given to tho Engineer with regard to possible olaims for compensntion from landowners. Mr Bayfiold.suggostod that tho resolution, should bo confined to authori-:o tho Engineer to proparo plans and estimates. Mr Kelly, dooliuod to niter tho terms of his resolution, Mr Bayfield then put his suggestion in tho form of an amendment, ani being seconded it was nut nnd curried. Proposed by Mr Byrne, nnd seconded byMrKellv, thnt tenders bo culled for | metalling Broadwny tVom Mr Aikin's storo to Sinnaiuon si rect nnd thence to tho bridge. To infers fo clone on Wednesday l'i\\ instant tit noon. Proposed by Mr TC.'lly. U"d seconded hy Mr ByrnothutM.rS'V.vu't, be in«truefoil lo have tho main mid, from Lyoll Boundary lo Oxhan's opened for dray truffle at once. It wns resolved on tho motion of Mr Bayfeild, thnt, tondors bo culled for 'ho lonuntion of Noss and IC.'lli* -.streets, to I close on iho 17"h instant at noon. Tho tenders to lie dealt, with hy the .Executive. The Clerk was directed to oommnieUo with tho Defence Minislcr anp Superintendent df Police, ro nppointmeht of Inspector under fhe Dog Ao'. Moved by Mr K- Ily, un-l seconded by Mr Copies that n sum of £'25 he placed (othe credit of Mr Stewart, at the Hank so as to enable him to pny m**n for small jobs, which muy frnm timo to time ho required to lift done on the road. Carried* Tho CouncU then n-'jounicl. ■ ■) m ■ ■'■