INANGAHUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1230, 7 February 1883, Page 2

INANGAHUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

r*! — : — There not being a quorum "of memberpresent at the appointed time for the adjourned meeting of the above Council on Monday evening last, sth inst., the meeting adjourned for an hour, when there were then present :—C ouncillors Brennan (Chairman), Williams, Craig,'; Feehan, Irving, and Patterson. , /■.. .'. . i;. COERBSPOND-NCB, . The Chairman read a mass of correspondence whicb had passed between himself and Mr W. H. Hobby, in connection with the purchase of a diamond drill. The ipatter in dispute was, that the Council was under the impression that the drill would cost £1,500, while the charges made, amounted (not including commission), to £1,962 13s lid. It was resolved that Mr Hobby (who was present) should be allowed 'to make an explanation. 1 Mi- Hobby after detailing the prelimi-; naty 1 negotiations which -passed between himself and the Council, said that when , the order was given he didnot expect thb • drill to cost over £1,500. It was the duplicate parts which were ordered, in-order \ to make it suitable to the peculiar country in which ( it tw^uldi have^to bft worked... Had he fcriown what the additionaf outfit ' would be, he would have stated -it to themat the time. He had paid the money, to; the makers, and wcrald^-espectfully^'-sk the Council, to recoup him for the outlay, ', Tfi^'chaitirian said that Mr Hobbjr had ; first led him to believe that the drill would, $st £1,21)0 and axtraftttin^'^OO.; more. ! Thro/ugh' the actioii of* Mr Hobby, .the Council Was placed in "a false position, ; they -had "ibid the Government the drill would not cost more than £1,5 00, 'the Government would therefore only..no;w, pay £!750 as a subsidy, leaving the Council to pay theb^Janisflof v the£2,l6o.. .-,.- --1 After some diacu J siion^cQitesgondenoe ! ' , with Mr Waljefield, t^e„ Ui^der (Secretary ; of Mines, was rea_,Hii which it v/as stated ; that the Government drill cost £1,350, iand that the Government would{!pay_ hjsdf 'the. costof a diampftd drill, so long- as its j price did not exceed H,50Q,,, LjMr Hobbjr ''-'eifltaiiud; the difference. jbetweeTr^i^Government and that •imported \by.*hira;<3_e contended that {the one owned by the Government .would ■be useless. ltta-ch a-'distncV'as this. 'His -machine could be 'taken to pieces, ahit jaken anywhere. • The Chairman said that Mt Hobby had fisted. , thenar Mr., Hobby had Baid'^he would get the machine Jrora America, while the bills shewed it ways made in Melbourne, -a ,' • -'"* '■'■ --- ! - :i? '.■■■•*■■'.■ \ It. wa3jesplved,tha^,the; j n^tter.be leftin the hands of a comTnitjlee, consisting of ihe,:. whole Couticil," ? td"'meet' after the rising of the Council. j From Forsyth and Mastery at- [ tentioh to the state of the rear of their I preriiises in Reefton, whereby'they were unable to get goodsto thoir sheds. " The, chairman- thought a stop should be put to people building on the strand, and going counter to a,. resolution previously . passedbytheCo4inc.il. •■' '-'''■ '■■■■ . Cr. Williams thought a stop should have been put to building before this complaint was made. It would-be necessary to make a bridge across the creek before .Messrs Forsyth and ; Masters could get 'goods in by the back way. Cr. Patterson said that the fences placed there should be removed immediately, and moved a resolution to .that effect, which was seconded by Cr. Irving, and carried. The Chairman moved." That the Engi.neer report to the Council at the next meeting, the buildings erected on the strand, and that a date should then be i fixed when these buildings were to be removed. Seconded by Gr. Craig, and carried. From Mr Pollock, asking for an extension of time (one month), for the contract he'held to make a road from tho Oriental to" the Globe. The application was granted. * . .. From several residents of Black a. Point •and Crushington, asking the Council to erect a foor-bridge across the Inangahua, near the Globe works. The Chairman said that at their last meeting the Council voted L 35 s as a subsidy towards the foot-bridgo, understanding that the company alone would be benefitted, but now it would appear that it was required for public traffic. Resolved, that the Engineer report at the next meeting of the' Council, on the practicability of a track from the sito of the proposed bridge, to Overend's bridge, and that the new foot-bridge in the meanwhile be erected, the whole cost tor.be borne by the Council. - '■' ""•-"■ WATER SUPPLY. .. ..The-En^ineer'- report on the water. supply;for..fteeft6h, was read. He suggested:that,tha water supply bo .obtained from A'uld's Creek, which flowed at the rate of -140 gallons per minute, and as a flume would be required,, which might be •burnt, he would propose- that -a sm„_. rcstMJvoir be erected;' in which _-\two-day3 supW couid be kept. There was -an excellent place, for a dam. The water was excellent. - The Chairman said it would oe.nceessaiy for the Council to get a title to the land, which could be obtained. He urged on Crk :the necessity of obtaining a water supply for Reefton. The. report was recoiveci. " " Cr. Williams moved, , seconded by the Chairman, and carriod. That the water supply for Beefton be obtained, from .

Auld*s Creekf %nd~ that the EngineerSurvey ther^efittnd^pVepaTe^afi, 'estimate -of-the costc-of*;'a' -reservoir capable of holding 500,000 gallons of water, for tlte T3upply of the town. '] ../ . . j?ng^:eer'.s jtEroß^.v . t \ \. ■ The tijamiec^s report," ljra& read ami .idbpted.'-^R suggested the making of the Big River track and pointed, out that- the bridges 'aiid culverts at* Murray Greek were ih^'dilapidated condition and required immediate attention. The, works m hand'tweiel #Binij steadily proceeded with. ' ' * .. .-•*<> „. iaKJtwVBR TRACK. The Chairman said that the making of this* track was urgently needed. The track was in a very bad state, and he believed the, Qoveratnent would grant a subsidy for ihfe work. ''.' - "■ Cr Williams moved : " That tenders be called for thß making of a pack-track from Quigley's twek to the Big River bod." ■■■■•■ ' '■ ■ ' • -■■='■ " ■'• • Seconded by Cr Craig and carried. .... MURRAY CREEK TRACK. The Chairman ' said that heavy machinery would.ajafifa here shortly forthe^ ftisher' ifiines situated ati Murray it was necessary that a dray-toad Bhould be made for con-; yeying it to -He thought' no time^sTSftGaTDe lost iii calling for ten- ; , dera for the' r top-section, and that new bridges Should 'be' 1 erected as speedily as 1 possible. It was resolved on the motion of Cr Williams, seconded by-.Or Irving : " That tenders be called for a dray road from Cement Town to. the Phoanix and Inglewood mineß : aTao, that specifications be prepared and tenders called for the construction of bridges up the Murray Creek track. ...[■■''■.■.. Cr Craig called the attention of the Council to*-, the state of the bridge vat 'Black's PoM. The ••Engineer was "instructed to get the bridge put into repair. MAIN ROADS. The Chairman thought the time had arrived when instead of keeping the main roads in repair by day labor, they should be let out in sections by contract. 'Along discussion; ensued on the subject. It wasr, eventually resojved on the motion' of Cr Williams, seconded by Cr Feehan :— f That the Engineer be empowered to prepare plans and specifications, for thp, kegujng in repair and maintenance ot" the main roads throughout the .County, $or; a^pjefipd of. : twelve. months* su<m speci^tions „t&be submitted to tho Executive Commi;ttee. for inspection, before telideWar^ -(failed for.. ->^i^SIKG-^j^R!t^#''6ij?tCEß. „_.Tbe..CJj.airinan said it was necessary to elect a Returning Officer to carry out th^r^visj^^^lq^sing Act. The elections had to take place this month. • On the motion of Cr Williams seconded by Cr Feehani>itpwas resolved that Mr Patrick* Monagnan fee returning officer for the. whole of the districts within 'the. County. % • t ./, A , M j „,: - ' ...■ iii '••'• y '!.• „t__^_lK^M_!TKBVA ( -i!l/ : ■*' C^';Pa-tterato^fe^'||te;^ to the Btateof the feHcn^^aft^e'cemetery. caused •by the recelilJ^fep 4 '_^e'fetJvea , :^■ ,4 That tendei?s be logs across the road, and putting up aBUbStJtntfaT fence round the cemetery." Seconded by Or Jrying an d carried. '.Recounts anidirtiiig. to LS^O 10s. 6d. were'p-ssed for*pay»iien_ . , ,'r j - ". ihe Council -then adj ourrt'ed;'