CLTITHA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Clutha Leader, Volume XXV, Issue 1276, 6 January 1899, Page 5

CLTITHA COUNTY COUNCIL.

The monthly, meeting-of the above council ,W.. J3ay, D. A. WDa.enlaa, £. j3iaanelu, J. 'WMsil, »'■ ffP39ttfflS, "1)1 -EdUe/tson? *J. 'iW. Md^chellf acd!^bhh!irofepsfqa?l .?3iui*',9iO 1 sheet for half-yeal? to Jsepjenyaer ,30, ,duly certified to.— RedSvWWd M'deYea^to'WaJo*' rveriisefl iri'thejlclealjp'apersiv > vnjun to" 1 ! between Mr George M'Callum and himself, His being* tW ti§ v Was* feffcirig 'his^roperiyrwith rk<bbitrproo£(jrfettingi«f.<'Mr .MiCallUnis f .\yho, T !n'qy? : f!*as. ? the,3p,i))yi persop affected by the road, had no objections.-^-Application granted subject to usual eoifditStins."'; 1 y ' •"'»"»*• *■;■>>■' '-';/* " :^ T 7 ( MrAichibald -Anderson} iNugg<atißay f y wrote .foresW^t ( Nu gJ? et,^ay v on w^ch ; he had erected a smosehouse, ,etc. — Application 'granted,^ on : ! mpfi6ii] of n &esSfs Hay !) anfl Bradfieid.ru! in •■»{; p<?/; .ic.U r *hlt vff - ! Mivß. , ;B^Stansfiel4v£&tsflP.i«; w^e ilW^h whose jallo^vance^had been t stopped.." He strongly ' urged'that tHe'fassistanc'^ 'shduiabe 'cbntintted.^M^ Bi'adfieldi saidi the f >man f was a cripplejcanjcjioniy^one pi^hisj.famjjyj'fivag ti ab,le to do v w,prk\; vv If tae-t allowance, were continued r iov, 12 months pe miglii r d6 yritn6ut'''it «iter''ffiaif. ''He 1 ttfaF'th'e' Chafilfable "Aidi Bdlirdi 'be ' risked ;sto feoniiihue theiiaHotv;anoe^Seconded bys Mr BEay/aiid carried.) „.^ ..Th^Eubijp .Trustee notified, that an of 48J acres in the estate of James Weir' had been'solcf/to' v lssibella i)iack:pßeei9i'vea/ ! ' ; ? 'The Ooiriinissioner'dfJ C»6wh->iuands j?£oriwarded: a ' return of transaction^ J in» .G^rq^n landf ii^jil^q county dtujng^tlje ■m.o^tn;^|lo ( - yember. proper ties^ ' were ' ' dealt wiln, ivfo being 1 iieW seleciiops/ 'five for'feiiiard's^anfl tlie other atransfer.-^Becelved.'^ • sort! io ; - James Rodger^' TahatikPf.f \vfrpte a-equea^ng that , the by-law J with.; regard . to ,the wejig^t of loads to ,be carried by a dray be strictly en.'forc'ed; 'failing'^hich" he should 186k M t8 ( "-thfe cbuhbil ' for' cbmp'ehsatibn f o'r ' ' extra* i labour. -He ■ estimated; ithat ia, load pftithcee /tons/wb£ ' carried by one jcarter. ,0^ 2|,-inpb, ,|yres.— Mr Bradfield said what Kodger 'saicTwas true, but he haA never seen the 'party,' wh'b', by th f e . way was Morton, : cavt ;- in wet ; weather, which' was. a':great= matter- (asnaffeptipgj the roads.— The Engineer, p,n beipg .asked, said .the effect of such heavy loading was ( .t6 cut up ; the roads.— Mr Bradfield said that thef had; a' by law'and 1 if Was hti'tise having ifr unless ! it was to be abided 'by.! He .mbvedjthat.Mr ■ Morton be.given. nqtice ,tp disco(ntuiae' goading so heavily, otherwise f proceedings would' be i fakep against hini under' the by-la\v.— Carried. , •'' MrM; O'Conri'ell, PurekiS'eki, wroter2.rbad to his place; r stating ■ thai : sthe purchase.- ,pf ■ landim^de byihim did n^igiye.hini-,^ road to hisprpnerty $s had been stated, and he again! requested' ' that he ' be' given 'a ''road''; to his 'piace.'^-Mi-' Bradfield said O'fconnell's pur-' chase did nofr : give him; -a -.rpad. O2Connellpay^ tha.jcostf ;ofi the.£in4,for | a road, and he .mpye'd that a road be made" as i requested^— Seconded ' ' by ""Mr'' Hay '" v aiid ' carried;' s '-. : - ' r !;f ' '■'■'"' "■''■ '' ; - ' "_■■■>'■■•'■"■ '•■:•-* ■ Mr William Guest iferiewe'd his application to purchase a. portion. _pf-.,-tlxe .laud -adjoining the county buildings. He stated that in the event of the council favourably, considering his application 1 at a reasonable ; pi?ic'e, he would ' be willing to alter ''the .'window; and put ill a skylight which -would. , supply, plenty, of , light, ', aricl^^es would, al^ remoVe the. .stable .free of ;j any expense tp 'the 'Cbuhcil/ ( 'BVgranftrig. his '; reijueyt it would render the pUce* s mu6h 'Safer i from fire, and 'also lessen thei -insurancesion j both, , -.buildings.— Mr : - ' MiNeil ,, , moved, \ .thajt the letter and'^tbajb the.' Council' resolve to. dispose 'of ! th£ > property.-rne woiild; say to Mr Guest f /but he 'did ; not know^if'that: would' be 1 agreeable to i the majority. --.-Efe. would mQve tbjat thp price be fixed an ; d ;that it be offered to, Mi» Guest ; on the conditions ; named.-^-Mr Hay seconded, the' moftpn pro forma.— Mr 1 Robertson'' 'thought the matter' should be done 1 by 'public auction ,6r tender.fThe Chairman. cpinckledr^-i-MrM'NeiLh^d no» feeling in . , the maMer but "he-- ', though' t Mr Guest's offer would' be 'the most advantageous to tb'e Couticili i f He 'a'griied tp'd'o 'C'ei-tain things which 'the' 'Council: could riot embody: in conditipns.-r-Mrliobertson.; had little doufyt that; Mr Guest's . offer , was a,d vantage ous fo the Council, bat ,the"y were" dealing with'public property!- -Mr Mitchell move^d'that t'en'dHrs b : e called foi-nc::t; meetirig.H-Se'cohded ,by 'Mr Bradfield. The amendment was carried'. (: . ; ,;. „;,,,,,. , ,KOAX)S AIfD.\VOBKS.. ..: ,. if . -y ' The llngirieer iri'.his monthly report enumerated the' works for which" 5 tenders hkd'bee'n called, and those- completed since l'dst'^indet-' i ang. Both* graders were i at, work.,}. The; pjd I ipno was forming the .unformed.pqrtipnSjOn^the! Clintpn-Tapanui road, ..and, it :w'ould ? a-ft^r--ward's grade' sbm'e' 1 of x the 'rb'a'ds' ih '^Waifuna ; arid Pomahaka Downs districts.* The! new grader was! working at Telegraph.Rpad,jGlenkenniQh.,. U) fj .. . f ;,.-..,,, ,- nrOJl ' Mr Hay reported that' he arid the Engine^ri had inspected rßad at r Nuggets,'and, consider-; ing that the road was in a dangerous condi--tioh and it : being bo near the holiday season,! he had arranged . f pi; tlie \yprJ^ to! be civile in- 1 stead of waiting to , call for tenders ( for' it. — i Action approved of /' r . '■'■"•"-■■^ •■'"' •Tenders' wei*e opened and; accepted as follows C-^-'l '.)■.'.(:'( -■■••,■■' i r,t;] A ■'<<,<. ;•; ,< •, ■ .;' , ;Contract , B'll— Metalling; ., six chaps ,on Kelso-Waikaka Road: Christie arid' 'JVl'Borie; r li4 ; a chain 1 ,! accepted- up ( 'to^bp; n ! ; *™ ■ : " , \ ' ! 'CohtracV ' 815 -^ Metalling'-' ' feight chains,! AhuririFl'at ßb;ad! : R.'Gr'ay LSl j4s (accepted), J..EwartjL3^,,^V;. ( M.ulripe;^33 < ;3,7s9 j d.. ., .• | • Contract 820-TTFbrmation'p'n Little' t)waka' Road : : ' R*. ' Tap^ ' ;(acceptedy ; Ljs ( 10s 6d, J.i Ewart f ijl7 ! l9s, 'GhalmefS' and Sons lA^Ti.' Gr&rliniaM,:, < ,n ,»' ti\\, fi \ f .{ ', ...Contract. Bsl — Wjidening. .formation v pn; Tapp's Road: J. Ewart,Ll3s,R. Tapp 1i124; lbs Ida, ! J. iDonald and Co. M3l 14&, 1 R.j Gray (accepted}- LiiG-lOs ■(afad>-dulvertifa"g i ßdj /per foot).-: ■',;] i'f liv.-ii :•.! <J o;. r v ",:;<., \ ... , . 'Contract ; 822 T7 rGravell^ng .15. chains,,, Alju-j ■i-iri-Waiwera Road': R. Gray. %241,75,m! J. ■^n'ild'aiid/feoi't^fe'-sd/TJ'tlKalin^s'atldi Sons (a6c 1 e r pMd);M : 7'lk '-'"v/.jr J./ru .!•,,? } . : , '. Contract 823-4-rMaintenance; nietal, : 80yds,| ,on r Maui .Souths Bpad : •.R.(Gr.ay;;L2^,6s lf §d,' Christie, and M'Rorie •.(accepted) L2s6s'Bd.* , j ' : Contract^7B9'4Malh'ieHancV-meta(; !^ooy^s,| Mairi' Sb'uth Road s 'W.' Wilkin§oii'l(a6c'fepfeea)! 5s 6d per yard, T.\Bishop es'per yardi^. !fi'i ■ , .^Contract 824-yTrMain tenancy , metal JL7oyd,s :] Christie and M'Rprie,Lsl. i(^'' '.".:'j' M) "{ r .'ij | ■ JThe Engineer said he had tf with'draWn' the; ■advertisemenf; calling" i6r > tenders, for! that; worktill, jfche.;que^tipn a, s, tp, whether, had^o' built pneoncrefoor p ; iles w.asjsettled ;,ahd there was also the matter of bit^l'" !",'/' r'"'Mr M'Jtb'ii 1 hi^'hiind the" 'present! •site 'Was theOp'rbjier T site, -iort the 'hiHdge<to: (which there.Ayas'a gpo.d ; meta|ledi'oad / ap|i,ap ] preaches and it would be, absurd to, sa^ the' new bridge should be erecleu.'on a'neV'site pntailing heavy-aind-unwavrantable expense for approaches. It. had, been referred to.himf i J ib deci'de 'hsA. 'he deteided Iff fM6'uf of 'the oldi !^it6; fl a&d'<did flbt i ifeAow- -^hy iMessrs *John-| 'Stow and Cla.rkei could; think psjgr^fis,e>pl- ;w,hy| ; ,\hey ;■ .interfered,, o^ej ..^thou^Kij an^:j seigsib^et man would f deoide as he had done. , '". 1 Mr Clarke thought he .Stftf'Afe Mielfi :>tbW with the bridge as Mr M'Neil. On the pqw

site^th^ road^Gftildiberstraiglafened arid tljef thought it would be ill-saved; money to stick to the old site.- He w^^.'oJpMse^tpoWe^ ;®fflg>tieft ilPflteWd^itrf^Bs agreed to«;»3iles shftuJdtJJbefluseHj i itbiytA f ere < r.jerjeftsiti^ f fe J MWto 0 n ! s 1 a n iff fflifflP llte^a^'iß p¥eferfcblei aafdHlie?'fiaaitft)M cß!«*w.a!fnWS great deal .ooA'p^redhvitb itbei'ja^htsfee^i aO qecide the matter. , . ,^ v « r' • fße ytihm&dtf^- tfifwl iir Bft'i8 ft'i Wk*s^thMUhe<i-6ad^aßfcovere J d^MW«wmet{ifi timeioiofloodilhoo! httr, haoo*« hn.ft $Uun th&expense would be about the same on the /e'sf #de v 'af s Ml?>M^ On^W^lasFsm mf <iitti§ Wwwqaifta a^thl^rdJsit^o » • i Mnlil^Neilf^avijtherengiiaedr rwas^nj^lQadiog the council. Whe^ffi^inaW^flp^M^SBHvl^Way from ithe Jndae altogether. Th^ 4PkriWr9^«™ at f the old' biia^'! Mf wb^ld i stWnfl6ußly bsfjtekm hew! site^«feees*sf tafcifcg f as itiidid'tanpexpendrbeelmoEe? pleasinghto! th»keyettf Jtheriiroad ffjtf vgtrftij#it, n tok |tl?«^ ha^. w.t^been^^en much into consideration , inT works in , the comity. »\i {s-wTfiißl m J>'i« In;* '"MFMa^cMaW rke Mrd'oßjectMHib 'anjre- , flectfonnbeihgcast^pnijtlie^ißngineeivpltrthey w^ e pfl9t ']ftatipA9 d *??J*h f l^m jljhe^n^^j^hat k9{i™> MifSfii hin^,^ c M- mence in the engineer. 'ua ui'.^jsq " ! Mr f M'N^il K &aia the oltt ?l sitk(h^%h"'e f i6r 40 years and'He'isaw no:reas6*nntqycnangetft A°>y>n;;The f p-na^ccpnjditionso exis^ nc!^ as M'HMi'teKW liid {; a irek[t 'de f al>nioi!e' l had: •b^n <saidf)thap:tbefehvas^anyioc^asionrfor. H* iWPMk w .as f rjghfc s«a ifftijias,' fos jappro^ch^ : : were cpneeyned, but the , old "site was a-very rte^feidge Htiip S nßuld ! 're'me'dy 'da^rs^if possible, especially when 1 •the''cps{hvould> not ■Wfffisd,#fcQfi-) IM a:a,isibg.of fefilrpijd .>y^ in- j cHide^ /in-ihe ; application, to,, the.gjqyemai,ent • . howe've^/W'lHnit'ffle'approUcliMW I on eachssjde. ».'"n» i ! s« •.•-';•_• A w»T . -Jvii ->f|. ; ;Me .Claire; >was, < tquite , jVilling; to i raise- the • r.o^d t?n chains , hack ; p,ut of, the • , „ ' «?? ? ay ~ tll ? lf S ll^ , theiie 'was reason '.in Mr • M'm.l's^bje'ctioV.'to the new site, Y an'd I; ai\ , additional expenditure of LSO in' 1 ibie a ioP«>ftpfrpSf!i{S l 'h? old-.sitel-hadldoheTfoDforty , years vi and he t did not know, it.h at there was any ; goad rea'son'wh'y theVshould shift/ : Mr M'Neil thought they 'should save mppey ■ 1 onstbis luxury,, 'njnda'f* they had 'any rtibUy to spend be, - : spent, Jon/^hev^tationia-oad;. i' which was very badly in nee f d. s of^mqtefmetal. ■ In fact he had intended moving, iii" that dirlc- ; tioAr The ehairnian/s'bljieciTon^o'tni old: siteswasibatfe-d'oh 'hfearsay ! evidehbe, tj aiid was not reliable., .: r: He,.i would'; move Ithrat^the .bridge bq erected pn the old- site.-., f , '.'} •, ■-„ Mr Hay seconded the motion., ' ." - ' '•' > - I Mr'-Mit p cßell '.jufetioiied' wße^Ke^'the' bVid'ge sriduld nbt bei erdcted ori tHe^station 'i'dtiA.'™ , j Mr Clarke said his objection to fa concrete . biidge>o ( n the ,9)^ site was, thpjt jitnwp,uld f last . for. ever antl be an eyesore and reproach for generations to come,. ■ ! ",'-'" :i;fJ! i J ''' i: : : -. s Mr 'Johhstdn pointed out 'that' ttie'ietf'site ;wpuldi provide..a;f ar ;better water^a>yi * ; • ' i ./Jhe^Epgipeer, in, reply, to Mr, M%gH jwho , took exception to that statement.isaid the, new ', bridge; wdulcV 'be ,20ft SviderV and therV^ouid ( b«/plenty"'water : -way'.i'' : " ' :!1V; , ,i*rt* '"■'■<■ ■■ 1 3 • -MivMsNeil drbjdetedto the approaches 'being J included,ip. I the , bridge.. ,. „ ... -„ , , ; , , ;< ■„ { , . The'Engineer said .that,in,dqing. i so,"b.e, had : carried out the.motibnbf the Obunou'.— itwas also shown .from ■ the minutes that Mr M'Neil's original motion applying, to the Government, for iassistance''provided i for bridge , and approaches. - , M ; r jM'NeU, said he did not, .know. .^hyj the: engineer should," try to' force the new site i updnHh'emi '" >: " '-"■•■■■'■■■"• s ' ; - i '"" : : ■'■■' ■'■ •■•• • • •'.■'jThe tßtigibeer-'said 1 he 1 ' was not drying to Iprce, any sjtei. : It was. alb'the same -to- him 1 y/h.ich,the.y.,had. ' „, >„...,,< \ •/!.'■!'■ ' Mr M'Neil' was unde'rstpod' toVsay that he| would see that tKe' Government' granf 'would : not:be got if it-was- to 'b'eiexpended 'at ttfe bew ; siteiin'makingaroadi! nu );.'Vih v-f-nii ,- ■ ', The,mptipr^ ? wa f «5 eventually cai-ried inthfe' form "That tenders be called for j( ti)e' erection . of a 4 ,pile ijr^dg'e' on' 'the old' site,". J^essrs ; ' Jdhn'^tonfand l Clarke ■ dissenting. ' ;: n■ ' •' ! : ! ■ (Ti." .}ft-.iyt'":l'"-MOTioSs.'-.:r' >h }"t -.["-a- ■;'■] i f T Mnfi^P.W ) B'i MptAOßS'ii^ei'e-, carried;:-^, Mpved by Messrs JohnsitqrKand, .Robertsonrr ; t «« l T.hat l> %ders lie callect ' f'pr cjir ting' timber •from Wait'epekaT 'station 7 tb' tlie ; 'old' f ßi'idgfe ; , : now dangeuous, on 1 the road dn^ffbnt of f .the! }#>$ ; Mr fLa>yson|s i ,;p,r : oper.ty;,, ! also ; for w the ' erection jof the, Bridget j, ... .. Mpve'd ; by ' Me'dsrst Hay and ' Pammi'ng'"'Ttiat ten'd'dK¥be':citlled r f6r ; rrletftllingslven chains on Cannibal Bay! load/ rieair-khe' school, .\ -tpibe-jcbaitged.agairist,' thiKlsjandifo,ur,t.hs.»?; '/ | ... ,Mpye.db7|.;Mpssra j .^j^][and. J Bradfieic] rr " That' about 'two '.chains' of . the' rp^dknown' as Monagan's b^ 'metal]'ed ri atU is junction Svilh ■ .Tefißbuka;main":.Toad'; > also' that thrtse^ch-ainsi .on-,Main Bai^lajt's.-JbonieSteald! ,entrance r be;rn^taUed • a,lsp, ,th,a^ tgncler^be; called for .supply of 50 yards maintenance! •m^tal'fbriHeTe'HqMa'Mainfbad I .'* 1 ' isU <>! ."•. Mo^ld 'i-byhM&ssxis Glarkei .'an v d f.',.y ; hat th,e«cha;ivrh.an j! maj|e applicat.ip,n=to th,e ; Minister,, f or iands,f or aythority ia f expend ; the vote oi'Hiootor tne Waiweya bndgel" u * Moved by Messrs Bradrreltt^dn'd^M'Brichlahi cailerfifbr fptn? 'Chains' met&iiaffMr J. MjN ; ut's iprdpeV^ty (Goyeterhpriti ! ' !Mb ved b,y " Messrs"' Clarke '; and *• M«Weill^"'that- t'eiiders 'b s e paired through CdmnritJß'B,' r tenders "to^be r ifti iinlk. ; (fq^p?gh^and;;,to!be;opepf3 3 byrchM.TOa|ii and [ . Moved. by Messrs Robertson and.^l'N^eil — '"; That' "tHe ( 'dogntax f rcr :J the' ensuing 1 year be; ffixed a f tM2s'6d, aii^d tenders called for! •'coilecitioilj.ipfii.dflg <tax,! and? al'sp^fpr sqpply v >rqf j9P n M^"H>r o,i U'.'A*?:<.;iio- l fl?.r)niii:') yiif i MISCBLLANKOUS. . , ■, * j Messrs Johnston, Clarke, and the'Engin'eer \ ?fepdrted. withUtfefeVen<M to th^pro^osediipur---pfeose i .pf( ! land^r,,av.cem,e:teiiy IMt1 Mt "Warnera. j Before doing atjythmg.they.iiequixe^ jfcp.kn^w 1 from the Waiwera Farmers^ ClubJhow 'manVi -^^re 7 pWparett \ trf 5 %)£4Hs ' al^rnßhts 0 !? the ! '>a ! ild»t(> 6Xtefiti tneftg&ttTefs^fin J ih^pdjist^ctjawe^i. prepared ']to jassfetiiinfithe' purchase.— Received and adopted. j The momTy-paTsHeeTalnloußing to L361 "-' " ! 1* f ft 11 i) If i