Manawatu County Council.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 35, 10 August 1894, Page 2

Manawatu County Council.

The monthly meeting of the above was held at Sahson^on Wednesday. Present — Crs Ransom (chairman), Masters, Taylor, Bobinson, Hammond, , and Strong. ' After the minutes of the previous meeting had been read and confirmed, correspondence was dealt with and the following resolutions passed :— That the following alterations be made in the rate book— section 170, Sanson, f rom T. H. Edwards to J&roes Evans, and a number of sections at Motoa, near Foxton, from Allan Strong to John H. P. £ trong. . That Arnold and Lasenby be allowed, to transfer their slaughtering' license at Campbelltown to H. ATderson. That CrJ.Q. Wilson be granted . leave of absence from this meeting^ ; '&** , That James Hpoper be^^fek^to erect a gate on Severn SJ^^^^^^^l belltown, during the jri^^^^^^^^^^^ Council. /ej^^^^^^^^^^P That arrangement stablest rear of County office be made by the Chairman. That tenders be invited for forming .- twenty-five chains, and trimming thirty chains on Whale line, to be in by next meeting. That the request of the Sandon Small Birds Nuisance Club, for a grant ' of £10, be granted on production of the balance-sheet. That this Council agrees that the* Rating Act of 1882 be in force in the County of Manawatu, and that all assessments of property made under the provisions or sub-section 6 o£ clause 2 of the Rating Act Amendment Bill, 1893, within the said County shall be in. accordance -with section 2 of the Rating Act, 1882. The Chairman -reported result of meeting of local bodies .interested in the Awahuti bridge. He said they had agreed to raise and strengthen the present structure and extend it a&a truss bridge a considerable distance (400 feet) on the Falmerston side. . The cost would be something under £3000. The report was adopted. * Mr Hunter wrote, protesting against being included in the special rating district, for raising loan to protect bank of Oroua river' near Feildihg. . He said he had never been asked to ■ any meetings held by the settlers to discuss the matter, or consulted ateut^ tne affair in any other way. JThe . Clerk said he had written to;Mr ; . Whisker on the subject and would ■ await his reply before going on with the loan. ~'~ '-'•'■ ' " . Accounts amounting to JBsT7'lla 8d were passed for payment and, the . ;' Council adjourned until September . 12th. ■..':':. *'■■*'}? I At 2.30 p.m., a special meeting was . held to consider the offer of Messrs Stewart and Hunt, of Wellington, to * purchase the tramway for £6000, with a view to extending it to Greatford en' north and Levin on south. It was agread to accept the offer, , and make a "special order" in accordance with the Act, to take eißTect from 13t|i' September next. , It was explained that! ; the 'sale of the tramway hinges' upon' several contingencies, the formation of a joint stock company among others. In fact, . it is only an agreement giving Stewart \ twelve months to form a company in London. If he does" so before August, 1895, he must pay the Council £3000 within three months from jth&t date, and £3000 at the time the purchasers take possession. Unless the purchasers give the notice in writing, : and unless the joint stock company is registered on or before August, 1895, the agreement is hull and void, and things are in statu quo — the- Councilis no better or worse off. „'.■'" "'" This being all the business the meeting terminated. * i?