INANGAHUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1229, 5 February 1883, Page 2

INANGAHUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

» V , ■ ! ' ■ •1 •■:.-' *-THfc adjourrtod meeting* io&iih* -above Oouncil was hold in the Cnami bera on Friday evening; "at^fr o^clock. Present : Messrs. Brc'nnakv (Chairman), WiiH^n3)'€n»ig,- Feekaii, : Jwing, , ' BO4, and-'Bymes.. -i . .< . , r. .'I ■ -■. ■ ■ ■ OOB*E¥?PfpSB,ENCE. !• The Clerk read the inward correspondence. .; ;?i^- ;. ;«iW !l' ; ..Tho letter *of\the greatest importance contained aij abp^t^froj^jliatt, Cgpn |>y „ authoritipa 'toitaf |to9»go^ of tho.'.Na- • tional -^tk^'"a%kiiiig ; Y(ir'airovcrantftpf' * £6000 for thopui'i^feii -of'tarryiiig^iin- ■' n«fesftM7^u«R^Wg>W. *»*■*- rt>»W< \ 5 i ■ rJ l i^'»!^SMi|ißC^ißk4rtg th»-coiMftAß 3 of the County Co.uncil to. reniova the, V -!*>^><4K^Ohttteo fc^rl^d c ,tpthoir naiivMapd^wife\iefwwsMe*4he Qemctcry trustees, ;-. 1 ..■•;-». 3 . Froih Titos; ; tyhittom^cpmphuning that 3 the road now^bpijng mada'.t^mpgh.his IT jjand wag iiy^nng his jKpope^ noftßpsitatingMHy)dtttng% I n^eii(^JJs, f ' 1 " i" • J>Th<> thfe' • ■&)uaßU»tlt«t^ Mr nyhiltfek -pQi% jfc J swing -gate ho- would h»t fcetttilro t, , .flr^illiayWJ* said h«jt^«i)t<« ; »eyecJi»V)a 3 a3\i6oatiba the road had h*.jkhoughjl^ijt b would have done harm. Mr Whittem J : wb\ild move : " TMt^kfi Whitten) ' has no claim to consideration at the handd Q^ Council,' 1 - ;• .-. ,;>; i\-. t i •. . . : Seconded by Mr 'Craig, and carried' ' 5 " ; ,4 l ntfin ; 'thf; 'Mauager j of "'j'the f'HifeJfo|^^§o6S«: A -;i f*^* I From the Manager of the Wealts4>f f JJ#^*.^ I W;*> ißOfply twoheafiaof t 3^P^@f&# u^ n fo r » TO ters^piJ^^d 'Kp^ftoiJk Jpr the BUUI of i&SO per: annum- ***; The ~bnura;e*"wßß c^nai4eiea excessive, " aiid^was liofc entertained; ( ■■' : "".'.!, ' ■ • • Frodi the : -Manager of jHie HotnewajKl , Bound>Cotopatfy -asking 1 -lihe' Couiicy-lo i widen, the 'road from the termination of I the present contract in prder to ficilH»te i the carriage of the diamond drill to;tbojr mine.. .. . . •- ■ „% ' ( 1 The County Enginoor Jhought £300 1 would be flufficient jf«>r ttle^arpoae. Ke; terred to the Exeiotitive Opinihittee. ' From the Under-Secretary of Ooldfieldß,:in uep^y to an application'foi'^gubp sidies froa) thp.gold mine votes. : The t .^uiport.Tf thejetter was, that the Qo-, . vernmon^oonsid'ered the Cquncil ;had no; rfeKt" I t6''a'cjsept'. tenders for works oj| the; swefigth of receiving subsidies from the) Treasury, but the Government would' take the present application into its consideration. :■> • • • The: Chairman obaerjred ithat Mr Gordon, the Inspector of Mines had inspected: the roads for which the subsidies wore;" asked, and had approved of -the- money being granted. . *. '' ' . | Fi'ora the Commissioner of . Orowni Land< who eritjuirecf* wh«k the Ooa»ci| wanted to do with Pxenfiani'is ferry reserve.- '"'..." .. " " .... ' * : The Clerk was instructed tore^iythat! the Council desired to grant • Oxenhatn-. ali le.vse of fourteen yearaiof thp reserve, in Consideration' of the services he had rendered, the travelling public, and the im- , proveimehts made. cdiftpenaation lor Mir Lynch, o#ii%- to damage done to hia property through the carelesa manner in which, ..the road was iu'ade through hi 3 land, The compensation'asked for, was ip accordance with an agreement piade between- the County' authorities and Mr Lynch. ,"'■'■:'•'.:- •• The Engineer in xeply to;tho Chairman said tliat to-.the>»beßtj of his belief the Council was not liable. After a^lPng disoußsion, . the matter was left to be dealt with' 'by the' Executive Cpmniitjjee.) From Mv A Smith, offering to kepp a public, porind, provided Rb be allowed the feea aq fprn^orlj; fixed.- „ :.'. * ■ Thb bfifer was declined.' F.roqi Henry- WiHiams,' "ah inmate of theSeefUm Hospital, asking fdr r^harita,» Mtfwd, «^ffi9"to ! 'enaWß him to remove to so tha^ ,he/w»ght mdi Decome'a burden on the County. Tho sum of £20 was voted : for his use, provided after enquiries made by €rs. Williams and Craig, ho was found deserving of 'the monoy.

J!rom Gk Joyce, asking for a sura of money in order to make 12 chains of road to his place, on"wfiich he had erected a brick-kiln. . pji the nation Williams, secqnded ) by Cr C&aig, the'sikn bT £21 wp» voted 1 as w A-attbsidjr.* >'%l; •' • • ..- _• ' j v From' John "Gannon, applyii^f^or a renewal of his hal^-yearly license ond'aiso a free license. •:- "■ It was resttlved to remit £6 XOs of the £7 IPs. he paid last year for his accommodation license. Frbih^Reuben Wait, who described himseif as, the; fouodor of tho .West Onast goldfields, asking for a renewal of his license. , „ ! It was resolved, to. make a rebate of £9 for Wait's license for an accommodation house.. .; .-•..:' ' ' From John Walah compMning of the donduct of Mv Overen<} : as io the i road passing through Overend's property. After some discussion, it was ; resolved to communicate . with the Minister of Pi|l)Hc.W,prk.s -pntl ascertain whether the' 5 road in question ran through. Mr.Qverend's land." From the mauager of the Southern Crbss Mining .Oompanjf asking-, lhat. a. road should constructed up Boatman's Creek, soas to n«tke it paaaahl*:if«r tim--berand mining «oo(J^..lt was pointed' out the. outlay \yo.uld .J(e sjnajl. Reiferred %n thij .• .. . • . „ From tlie' inaiia^er of j the Imperial and Juat-in-Time' for a road,' up'Btmtinan's. Orbek, .wjuchiWo^la W 4 |is>ful in bringing" up the aiamond drill 'machinery. Referred to the Tngineer. , ... j • •From Bfr Hindmarsh, legal manager of tht T :GJobe :oomp»any f6r;£7O for the' erec'tibii of a 5 footbridge at" {/rushingfod.. The c^inpany was omploj|^ug a ]pt. pf 'nien^ and thd bridge waa'a' voty necessary one.' ' ' '•• „/" ;''.'* . '■■ The Chairman thought if" the ' Council Voted nalf ; thoßuniiv3 a subsidy .it would be Bufßciefit. If thdy parsed the. amount aaked for, similar applications would be ' made by other c6mpanies: ' He would direct the it attention to the state of the County f u'uds^ arid 1 waiii . th'ein ak to the rate they were'v<kmg away this money. Afte"! 1 ijoihe .disQUssbn, tho finginoev stated that &now bi ! it%o at Ovetend's was much required. ' '„.'.• It was resolved that the'suny of L 35 be ypted towards ' the, ercctioto : ' ; of a foot'tiridke to : j^iQ Globe 'Cbmpiinyy Works ; provided tficJja-idgjdifce'cpMst^cted under tfie of the County En•gineer. ' ; , '_ \ '['' '• " Fj.-om'^Jame^ , ; Dunn askiiigf"for the balance . of ijioney , duo hifn for' making a '^di^'BaiMimaiiVQraek.'' *' '''•'TSe'tfDiiSKterßron.of tluV lettecwas adidiSfed^^^ ™ n^ ■■/> , ir '-FrbtiVMr, W. H., Hobby seekihga 4ottfeoient or his a^urit I^jl^'for a diamfrnd*urjlL ' /,''••'' ■'■ .-.' . w TKe .diacußiiort 1 6h this . question was 1 ; • :l The /Council' adjourned 'kt 11.30 p.m., until Monday (tliißyovoning,'at'7^ 3o p.m.